We recently spent a perfect Friday night at Color Me Mine pottery paint studio in Norfolk. We walked in about 6:00 and were greeted right away. The hostess helped us pick from their wide variety of pieces, including piggy banks, Lego and Minecraft characters, animal figurines, dog bowls, trays, mugs, and little statues. Pieces are about the $20-$40 range depending on what you pick.
From there you'll head over to the paint wall. The hostess explained to us that we needed three coats to make the color pop and showed us different painting techniques. There were all size brushes, sponges, trays, droppers, and everything else you can think of.
We picked our colors and got to work. I'm shocked to say that all three active boys sat for an hour and half working while laser focused. We chatted about art, resilience, making mistakes, and it was heartwarming to see the boys helping each other out. While I wasn't sure about taking three wild guys into a shop where everything is breakable, they were calm and easy going the whole time. Everyone was asking to come back and picking out their next pieces to paint before we even finished with what we were working on. (There is a book vase is calling my name!)
They are open daily from 10-9. The studio fee is $10 no matter the size pieces you pick, but check their calendar because there are Military Monday specials some weeks, nurse and teacher days, ladies nights, mini Mondays, and family fun days where the studio fee is cheaper. There are also summer camp, birthday party, and Kids Night Out options, so if you have an artist at home, be sure to head to their website. You'll leave your item for about a week and they will call when it's ready to be picked up. Super easy, you just show up, paint, and head out!
