Paint It Pottery Shop

This was a fabulous experience and I HIGHLY recommend it!!! However, please keep in mind a few things like the ages and activity levels of your kids and the prices.
Here is my full review:
My 11 year-​old daughter wanted to do the whole paint-​your-​own-​pottery thing. I was VERY reluctant. However, I sucked it up because I really wanted to spend some quality time with her. I’m glad I did.
We walked in to the very clean shop. It had a nice atmosphere and plenty of space to work. Randy, one of the owners, greeted us. Even though it was after 4:30 and they closed at 6:00, we were welcomed to go ahead and paint. He walked us through our steps, which began with choosing our pieces.
As another review mentioned, this is a pretty pricey activitiy. At least it was sort of high for us, but we are on a tight budget (and Wisconsin Dells is not the place to go to save money.) My daughter and I decided to make mugs which we could actually use and cherish. They were about $ 10 each. (I think they were $ 9.90, not sure.) There is also a studio fee. I think you can look up the details of the cost.
Randy then showed us how to choose brushes, paints, sponges, stencils, transfer paper, ceramic add-​ons and all kinds of other stuff. We sat down and painted. It was really nice to just chillax next to my kid and chat between stretches of silence. I was pretty nervous about the time, but Randy assured me we wouldn’t have to rush.
Our pieces turned out great! We had them shipped and even though we didn’t finish until about 7:00 Sunday evening, here it is at 3:30 on Wednesday and we have our mugs in hand.
Thanks!

loved it! the kids had a great time. the staff was very nice and helpful. they let us help our little guys paint their items and didnt charge us as other places have done as soon as we had our hands on the brushes.
i love my new coffee mug and will gladly recommend this place.
our little guy was a bit young, but our 4 year old did great.

Me and my husband went there and had a wonderful time! they were very friendly and explained everything clearly cause it was our first time. i did an ice-​cream cone and my husband did a pinguin pencil holder. very nice way to build memories! by he way they have loyalty cards which can get you a discount in the future plus they have nice selection on sale. we spent 60 $ but the experience was great! definitely coming back!

Okay I only have one bad thing to say, and it’s an opinion only, so let’s get it out of the way. This place is expensive. I initially wanted to do a tea for one set but it’s $ 30! You can buy a professionally finished one for like $ 15. So the price of the unpainted stuff, plus a «studio fee», makes this an expensive activity. Also, why is the studio fee less for kids? Do kids’ stuff glaze at a lower temperature? Are kids somehow better at conserving paint than adults? Are they less messy and easier to clean up after than us? I doubt it.
Okay, cost aside, this place is great. The staff, April and another woman, are really nice and clearly experienced. They have a lot of finishing tools beyond paintbrushes and they know how to use them. April is really patient (though I’m sure she has to give the same speech a dozen times a day) and is good with kids. The place is clean, impeccably tidy, spacious, and AIR CONDITIONED. The glaze came out nice and the colors are vibrant.
Sure, they have magnets that you can paint for $ 1 (on top of the $ 8 studio fee of course), but how many adults want a magnet? We want something useful; a keepsake. If they lowered the prices on some stuff i’d come back much more often.
Oh this place has wifi. I don’t know if it’s free or for pay but it’s available here if you need it.