Family Clay Date: Creative Pottery Workshops for All Ages

A Screen-Free Weekend Activity for Kids and Parents in Westchester

 Slip Studio is a top-tier activity for couples in Westchester County.

Unplug and create: a screen-free Sunday for the whole family. Bring the kids to the studio for a tactile, hands-on experience. Our Family Clay Date is designed for parents and children (ages 8+) to connect through the messy, joyful art of handbuilding.  Family Clay Date is a 2hr clay workshop for you and your kids to do together!  

• Sun March 8th, from 1-3pm - Dog & Cat Bowls - Create a one-of-a-kind, food-safe stoneware bowl for your furry friend. Add your pet's name and personalized decorations.

• Sunday April 12th from 1-3pm - Build a Mug - Hand-build your own food-safe mug using the coil-building technique. Add handles, shapes, and anything you like for a perfectly personalized everyday mug.

Family Clay Date is a great family activity!

• A project-based workshop, suitable for kids 8+ and their caregivers
• Work on separate projects, kids, teens, and adults working at their own pace and skill level
• Learn the basics of hand building in clay: rolling coils, pinch pots, and slab building technique
• Paint, decorate, and personalize your pieces for keepsake memories
• Get messy and creative with your kids
• Connect off screens, laugh, and have fun as a group
• Tickets are sold separately, per person.
• All materials, clay, and tools are included 
• This workshop will last 2 hours

Your pieces will dry slowly, then get fired and glazed, ready for pick-up 4-6 weeks later.

Our studio is small, and space is limited to a maximum of 12 guests (unless otherwise specified).

Parking is free and plentiful. Bathrooms are clean and across the hall. Please come dressed and ready to get your hands and maybe even your clothes a little dirty.

Please arrive on time so that we can start the project with enough time for completion. If guests arrive more than 30 minutes after the start time, they may be unable to finish their project. Ariella will do her best to accommodate for lateness and skill level, repairing work when she can to ensure the highest likelihood of survival through the kiln process.

Workshops & Family Clay Date cancellation and refund policy: 50% refund with written cancellation up to 1 week before the workshop. Cancellations received less than 1 week before will not be refunded. Rescheduling due to illness is permitted only once.

PLEASE NOTE: There are NO guarantees in pottery!

While working in clay is calming, pottery comes with many unknowns. Pottery is unpredictable and sometimes unforgiving. While Ariella will do her best to walk you through each step of the process, sometimes cracks and issues present themselves along the way. Either in the soft and malleable stage, or as the piece dries and hardens, and even into the bisqueware stage, clay moves and shifts. Even the best potters cannot predict the outcome, so please keep this in mind! Working in clay is meditative and gratifying; however, it is also humbling, as there are many factors out of our control.  This is the magic of ceramics- learning to let go and allowing for the process to guide you, and accepting that we are not always in control. This is the beauty of clay.  So enjoy the workshop, class, or private event, and remember that the experience IS the best part of pottery!  The final product is just the icing on the cake:).

Looking for fun family activities in Westchester? Join Slip Studio for a Family Clay Date! Our 2-hour pottery workshops in White Plains are perfect for parents and kids (8+) to unplug and get creative. From handmade pet bowls to custom mugs, create lasting memories and functional art together. Space is limited—book your Sunday family adventure today!