List o' fun--Painting Pottery

There are paint your own pottery places in almost every city.  They are fun for both kids and adults alike.  Since K's birthday was coming up, I figured I'd take Little Man to paint her something.  It gave us something to do one of those evenings that I was having to stay the night.  He loves to paint, so I thought it would be a perfect fit.

After realizing that I was not going to let him paint a dinosaur for his mom's birthday, he quickly decided on a set of coasters.

He was really into it at first

After he painted the bases he was pretty much ready to go.  He just wanted to get home and play. :(

The lady came over and showed us our options for decorating.  There were these fine point bottles to use, stencils, stamps, and variety of brushes.  He really really wanted to use the fine point bottle.

He drew a picture of him and mommy.

It turned out to not be as easy as he thought it was going to be.

I'll be honest, I was losing my patience a little.  He tends to have a one track mind sometimes and I'm not sure this was the best choice for us to do.  If you do this with your child, make sure you go into it with an open mind and little expectation.  Also, it's best to let them paint something they like and let it look how they want it to look then to go for the gift idea.  That way there is less pressure!

Finally after some banter back and forth he decided on some stamps and stencils

We had to leave them there for a week.  Here's the finished product:

The drawing of Little Man and Mommy

A flower stamp (that apparently had too much paint on it)

A heart stamp--then I suggested adding a border around the EDGE...this is what we got!

Star stencils

Lots of these places have "Mommy and Me" events or other special days where you can come in and do something with your little one at a discounted rate.  There was a place right by his house in Ohio, but we never made it to the Mommy and Me sessions because of scheduling conflicts.  It's worth checking out.

The session fee at our place was $6 for kids.  This included all the paint and supplies you needed and did not have a time limit (some go by the hour).  Then you just have to pay for the piece of pottery you choose.  The set of 4 coasters with wire rim holder was $20.  Not bad for a birthday gift for mommy.