Last month, we did a family trip to Blue Mountain. It was a hit, and I hope we can continue do to this throughout the years. Aside from skiing, swimming in the pools and skating there were other family oriented activities in The Village. One of those activities was painting pottery pieces at Crock a Doodle. Unfortunately, we visited the shop on the Sunday of the long weekend, and they said anything painted that day would not be available until 4 pm on Monday. We were leaving Monday morning, so we did not paint. My daughter was extremely distraught over this decision.
Fast forward to March Break in Oakville. I looked online to find some pottery places in the Oakville area. There happened to be a Crock a Doodle in Oakville, about a 15 minute drive from my parents. There was also another pottery place 5 minutes down the road, in downtown Oakville, called Crackpot. Both places were offering two hour morning camps for $25, but my daughter was more interested in just painting something herself. She had her heart set on a moon with a person (she must have seen one at Blue Mountain), so we went to Crock a Doodle because I figured they would have a better slelction.
They did not have any moons, but my daughter settled on a little unicorn. The piece was only $12, and it was detailed enough it took us about 1.5 hours to paint. They give you a selection of paints to work with, and you can spend as much or as little time as you would like painting your piece. Some of the larger items can be pricey, but Christmas globe ornaments are $10. If you were to buy a personalized ornament at a store, or craft sale, you would probably pay more than $10. Even the mugs, or cups and saucers were decently priced.
I went by myself with my daughter because my husband did not think our son could focus on the task. I saw some young kids there, and they painted plates or car or planes. It does not matter how you paint your object, it will get glazed and kilned. Someone broke a piece, and the owners were very easy going. They said it happens all the time. There were no angry parents or tears from the kids since everyone was laid back about the incident. I will likely bring both kids next time.
We were lucky to have rescheduled our painting date to the Monday, however. Blue Mountain has a fast trun around at one day, but most Crock a Doodle shops will have your piece ready within the week. I figured my parents would have to pick up the finished unicorn. Because we showed up at the beginning of the week, they were going to have our piece ready for us on Thursday. In fact, it was ready on Wednesday. The Oakville Crock a Doodle is normally closed on Mondays, but they were open for the March Break.
It all worked out for us in the end because we came home with a finished unicorn, even if it does look like it killed something and stamped in its blood. My daughter chose red for the horn and hooves. Lol.
I think I might want to check out Crackpot because they have workshops with actual clay, and the older kids can learn to use a pottery wheel at their camps.
http://www.crackpotstudio.com/
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