Family Programs

FALL 2024- FAMILY POTTERY PROGRAMS

Museum Pottery: Family Halloween Hand-building Workshop

Scary season for ghouls and goblins, spiders, bats and ghosts! Have the kids come and make their own candy dish, jack-o-lantern, ghostly dish or spider web plate to store their Halloween loot. Very Scary indeed! Come and celebrate the Halloween season with us at Markham Museum! During this workshop we will create, decorate and paint their unique creations with our professional pottery instructor.

Prices includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing for 1 child and 1 adult, with additional adults or children $55.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants. Children attending must be registered with an adult.

 Age: 4+
Cost: $57.00 (Resident Rate)

Session 1
Date: Saturday October 5th, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00102906

Session 2
Date: Saturday October 19th, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00102911

Museum Pottery: Family Slab Building Ornament Workshop

Create up to 10 ornaments that are great for decorating for the holiday season. Keep them as a family treasure or give as holiday gifts. Use winter & holiday themed patterns, stamps and colours to create your own individual ornaments. Children attending must be registered with an adult.

Age: 4+
Cost: $57.00 (Resident Rate)

Session 1
Date: Saturday November 2nd, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00102912

Session 2
Date: Saturday November 9th, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00102913

Session 3
Date: Saturday November 16th, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00102921

Session 4
Date: Saturday November 23rd, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00102992

Session 5
Date: Sunday December 1st, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00103042

Session 6
Date: Sunday December 8th, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00103046

Museum Pottery: Family Classes

Museum Pottery: Family 5 Week Introduction to Pottery

Come explore the world of clay with your child! This 5-week course is designed to give your child a taster of the many aspects of clay. Participants will get to try our different hand-building techniques such as pinching, coil-building, and slab-building, everyone will also get a chance to try out the pottery wheel!

Price includes clay, glazes and firing. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $275.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants. Children attending must be registered with an adult.

Age: 4+
Cost: $285.00 (Resident Rate)

Session 1
Date: Sunday September 29th, October 6th, 20th, and November 3rd, 10th, 2024
(Due to community events that prevent access to the Museum there will be no class on October 13th and 27th
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Barcode: 00101954

Withdrawal and Refund Policy

-A full refund in the form of a credit will be provided for any “withdrawal and refund request form” submitted to the City of Markham before the start of the program (*some exclusions apply).

-Requests submitted after the start of the program, but before the third class/program will receive a refund for the remaining class/program, less a $10 cancellation fee. There is no $10 cancellation fee if the refund remains as a credit on your account. No refund will be provided for any requests submitted on, or after, the third class/program.

(* Exclusion) Specialty Programs: At least seven (7) days' notice is required for any transfer or withdrawal and refund request for the following specialty programs : Summer & Holiday Camps, Varley Art Gallery Courses, Museum Pottery Courses, Private Tennis Lessons, Markham Sports Leagues, Aquatic Leadership Courses, One-day Courses, or Adult Workshops. 
-Cheque payments will be reimbursed by cheque (approximately 4-6 weeks after approval).

-Any credit balances that remain unused on a client account for two (2) years will be cleared.