Monday 25 May 2015

Pottery Painting

This is the first time I've blogged in a while. I've had writers block. The only thing I've written in six weeks is a poem... About not being able to write!

Hopefully that's behind me now. There's a blog about pottery painting in my head - hopefully it's about to make its way to the Worldwide Web.

Pottery painting has to be one of our favourite craft activities. It gives Munchkin the opportunity to be creative whilst creating a memento - which usually gets given as a gift. Over the past year, we've made a plate with hand prints on, a couple of mugs and a menagerie of unusual animals.

Up until recently, we've done our pottery painting at Mambo Jambos in Squires Garden Centre, Washington. This week, we went to Kingsley Craft in Ferring, since it's a bit closer to home. We enjoyed both and found the prices similar. Kingsley has the advantage of a cafe and toilet (with toddler seat) in the same building. Mambo Jambos is better equipped for messy children, with plenty of aprons, and a step next to the sink.
Two of Munchkin's Pottery Painting Efforts

Pottery painting is so easy, anyone can do it. You choose your object, wipe it down, then paint it. The studio then glaze and fire it. It's ready for you to collect around a week later. Our most recent effort - which I don't yet have a picture of - was a medium-sized unicorn. This cost £14.50, including the £2 studio fee.

We have also tried decopatch at one of the studios, but Munchkin got bored, so we're sticking with the pottery painting for now. Some studios have party rooms so I'm bearing this in mind for future birthday parties.

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