ClayTime

I have been here several times… for the most part — we have had wonderful experiences here. We have had two birthday parties for my daughter here in the past and were impressed with the teachers. The kids had a great time. We’ve been just to go as a family date and paint… again, wonderful time. The reason I scored only 3-​stars was an incident that happened last summer. They offer summer camps. We signed our daughter up for two camps (each lasting a week). The first camp that she was signed up for was mid-​July. The Friday before the camp they called mid-​day and left a voicemail stating the camp that my daughter was due to arrive on Monday morning was canceled because they didn’t get a big enough turnout for enrollment. This put me in a tough position as I now I had no childcare lined up for the week and they gave me such short notice. I explained this to the employee on the phone — her response was «oh, you work?» The camp was from 9−3…I was able to flex my work schedule to get my daughter to and from the camp… I found this incredibly unprofessional to assume I didn’t work and this camp was just to get my daughter out of my hair for a week. I also found it unprofessional to call me mid-​day on a Friday to notify me that the weeklong camp that was due to start Monday was cxl’ed.

We planned my little sister’s 10^th birthday here and made reservations ahead of time. The day of there was a snowstorm in the morning. I called and left a voice mail in the morning to see if they were going to be open in the afternoon. Since the snow was supposed to end around 3 pm, I didn’t think it was going to be an issue. Never heard back. I called again around 2 pm (and by this time the snow had already subsided) and this girl answered the phone to tell me that she was leaving and they were closed. Very rude. Nobody ever called me to let me know that they were planning to close, not even after I called and left a voice mail.
The person who answered the phone said she was going to let the owner know and that the owner would call me back to reschedule and give me a gift certificate — NEVER HAPPENED. This is not how you run a business. I feel bad for the little kids who were looking forward to go here and celebrate.
I understand if you have to close down because of a snowstorm, but you have to let your customers know ahead of time (especially since they had all of my contact info) so that way we can plan accordingly. Poor management and very irresponsible.

Great experience every time! I like that they let me bring a bottle of wine as well. Great location for a ladies night!

Nicest owner, employees, facility, selection, supplies, yadda yadda I could go on forever. This please is the absolute best. I am extremely happy that I found it. A friend of mine and I go every other weekend.

Best place ever! My kids love it here and we have some very precious memories that we have created together in this place. We will keep going back!

Wonderful place. The staff is incredibly friendly and gracious. They genuinely want to help you create something beautiful. It’s fun for kids and adults and they have a crazy selection of projects to choose from. This is a really great business to have in our area.

My daughters and I have been here multiple times. The staff are so friendly and make you feel at ease even when you have NO clue what you’re doing. It’s a great place for a date night or girls night out. BYOB on certain late nights as well.
Totally recommend this place

I found Claytime by Googling and reading reviews. My husband and I went one Friday for date night, never having been to any shop of this type.
We thought it was great! They had shelves and shelves of unpainted pottery to pick from (reviews for some other places often said the pottery was very limited). I picked a large mug and my husband picked a small flower pot.
The staff was beyond helpful. They were great about answering all our newbie questions and giving us recommendations about paint color, technique, etc.
There was a kids’ party at the same time, but they were upstairs in a function room and it didn’t bother us at all.
If I recall, the price was per piece, not per time. So you know up front how much it will cost, and you can pick your pottery according to what you want to spend. Then you can take your time creating it.
When I picked up the pieces 2 weeks later after they fired them, we were both thrilled with how they came out.

Although I haven’t been to the Claytime Studio, I was volunteering at a local elementary school and a girl from Claytime came to do some after-​school pottery painting with the kids. I got to paint a piece of pottery too. I had so much fun doing this and when I got the bowl back a few weeks later… wow. Just wow. The colors were bright and fantastic.
I have heard that Claytime is BYOB and it looks like other reviewers before me have confirmed that. I will definitely be going to the studio soon. What a great relaxing way to spend a weekend evening with a date or a few friends. Havin’ a glass of wine, painting pottery, talking and just chilling out. I’m really looking forward to checking out the studio.

Went here with a group from my church. I called ahead to make reservations and we got a nice table for all of us. The place is very big and can accommodate small and large groups or kids or adults, which is very nice. We came on a Friday night when they are BYOB, so we brought beer and wine and food. We each got to pick out a piece of pottery to glaze, and they have lots of variety… mugs, plates, bowls, serving platters, margarita glasses, vases, figurines, etc etc. We picked out a dog treat jar to do. The people working there teach you how to do it and will even show you how to do different techniques. They have tools and colors to do most anything. When you are done, they will fire it and you can pick it up in a few weeks. Prices were decent I guess… for us it was $ 30 for the jar and half of that to paint, so $ 45 total. They have cheaper pieces of pottery to do so you can spend as little or as much money as you want. We printed off a $ 1 off coupon from their website. My only concerns with this place were the fact that all the pottery was «made in china» –ughhhh, and it’s in a weird location off Rte 9 with a small parking lot. Had a fun time though, so I’d probably come back with another group.

We had our daughter’s 6^th birthday party here last week. The «event» rooms are upstairs… I believe there are two. if you were going to bring a group or have a party.
Once you guests arrive, you will receive a tutorial on how to decorate your pottery… the instructor was clear and patient with the little kids. Then the paints are put out for sharing and everyone digs in. The kids love painting and I think that since they knew they were going to keep the end result, they were even more excited.
There is a catch and you need to know this… we were not told when booking the party… Once the pottery has been decorated, it takes about two weeks before you can pick it up. As the host, this may be good or bad but we liked it because there were parents present who we had never met before and really enjoyed… a nice way to further connect with them as we will deliver each child’s art work to their home.
Aside from that, we supplied the cake, the drinks, the pizza was delivered and Clay Time provided all the paper goods and utensils.
So, all in all I give it two thumbs up…
I actually went downstairs to check out the more adult projects that were going on… some pretty impressive stuff. I may be back with my iPod for quiet art time myself… would be tre-​kewl to make some pottery and give it as gifts to family and friends…

I wish that there was a place like this that was just for adults. Though most places put aside an hour or two for adult and alcohol it’s not enough.
I’ve come to Claytime a few times on weekday nights and a couple Saturday mornings. They offer a good selection of pottery to color along with a moderate selection of paint to choose from. Basically you walk in, choose your pottery, grab your paint and away you go. There is no time limit but at times when groups of children come in you want to move along faster so you can leave.
When it comes to organization finding what you need can be tricky. Most of the fellow painters will take whole tubes of paint and keep them at their table with no consideration. Often this leaves you hunting for a color you really want to use and asking the staff if they have more. If staff is not available you are welcome to go to the back and help yourself to what’s there.
The few times I’ve been here my girlfriend always gets compliments from the staff and other customers. Last time we were there we made mosaic picture frames which was great! It took use about 3 hours to complete and when we picked up our work 2 weeks later the results were awesome! The only downside with mosaics was picking out the right tiles to use.
It’s a good alternative to Plaster-​Fun-​Time and a nice find if you live close by. I wouldn’t say it’s anything worth driving out for if you’re coming from a distance.