Activities for Kids

All Fired Up: Six Spots to Paint Your Own Pottery

If you're looking for a fun indoor activity, we’ve rounded up six places to paint your own pottery (with some glass fusing and crafting thrown in for good measure).

By Erin Cranston August 5, 2014

So far this summer you’ve splashed in the spray parks, mulled over museums and frolicked at farms, and now the kids need hands-on down time. How about an art project? We’ve rounded up our area’s best places to paint your own pottery (with some glass fusing and crafting thrown in for good measure). Click through the gallery to find out where to get your art on this summer.

Color Me Mine

How it works: This cheery spot in the Mill Creek Town Center offers you and your tots (all ages welcome—they even have high chairs for the Littles) the chance to create a pottery masterpiece in a fun setting. Studio fees are only $6/kids and $8/adults, and pottery averages $14, plus you can come back as many times as you want to finish your creation with no additional fees (perfect for moms of wee ones who can only handle an hour of art time). Just pick up your glazed and fired piece in a week’s time and you’ll have a keepsake to treasure for years.

Events: Although their summer camp is over, there are still tons of fun, kid-friendly events at Color Me Mine this summer. Every first Friday from 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m., drop your budding artists off for Kids’ Night Out. Kids 4-15 years can do art, play games, make new friends and eat pizza and drink lemonade while you shop the Mill Creek Town Center, have a date night, or just take a kid-free breather. Price: $25/kid, includes pottery up to $15.

Time to celebrate: Party time at Color Me Mine makes your kiddo’s next birthday party a snap! Kids ages 3 and older can choose from three party packages, ranging from a Basic Package that includes two hours of studio time, a $14 piece of pottery per kid, face painting and balloons to the Super Deluxe Package, which offers two hours of studio time, a $14 piece of pottery per kid, themed decorations, pizza and drinks, face painting, goody bags and a Birthday Plate for your kiddo. The staff provides all the set up and clean up—you just provide the guests and the cake. They even offer online party invitations. Birthdays are a snap at Color Me Mine!

Important party details: $23-$34/kid depending on the package; 8-22 guests. A $50 deposit is required at time of booking.

Good to know: Color me Mine has a calendar of events chock full of fun. From Tuesday 2 for 1 specials to Saturday PJ Nights, where you get free popcorn and studio time if you wear your PJs, this is the place to be for art-tastic summertime fun!

15603 Main St, #105
Mill Creek, Wa 98012
425-338-0401
Online: millcreek.colormemine.com

Where is your little artist’s favorite spot to paint pottery? Let us know in a comment below!

-Erin Cranston

Photos courtesy of: Allison Sutcliffe, Studio2You website, Emerald City Fired Arts, Color Me Mine-Mill Creek Facebook page, Mudhouse Pottery Facebook page & Paint Away Facebook page