Potterby's

SUMMER SCHEDULE:

Friday, July 11th- noon-5pm.

Friday, August 1st- noon-5pm.

Cooking with Kristen. Have your kids make dinner using fresh herbs. We'll also glaze a piece of pottery and have plenty of laughs. $65 per session..

Campettes:

July 22-24 - Westford, private

August 4th-7th, 9am-noon - LITTLETON

Pottery Picnic. Cook, eat and make pots! This is through Littleton Community Ed. 486-3120 (Sharon Martel). $145

August 11th-14th, 8am-noon - GROTON (my home on Stonebridge)

Tasha Tudor recently passed away. She is one of America's (and my) most favorite children's book illustrators. She lived until she was 92 in Vermont. !e will spend the week learning about and celebrating Tasha Tudor. She loved her farm and herbs - how appropriate is that? $145

*** If you require afternoon care for the Groton campette, please email me for options.

***Theme based Pottery Camps

Due to the nature of clay, these camp-ettes build from

Monday-Thursday. The beginning of the week we're busy handbuilding

pottery that we decorate and use on the last day. For example, we may be making

a plate on Monday to use for a last day picnic on Thursday! Each

camp-ette has its own theme. Often we'll learn about the life and works of an

artist. My goal is to have the kids learn important and obscure things

about an artist that has been taught to them in such a way that they'll

remember it when they are 90 years old. For example - did you know Da

Vinci was a vegetarian? For our Da Vinci camp - we made vegetarian

snacks

all week!

I have some decent sized perennial and herb gardens. During

the summer camps, kids will pick their own herbs to incorporate into the

snacks we make each day. The kids get a chance to make snacks that push their

risk taking with food a bit. Kids that wouldn't go near a soft cheese with

herbs tend to gobble up their own homemade cheese with fresh dill from the

garden. All the gardening is organic so I also try to give the kids an

appreciation of nature.

The target age group of the camp-ettes usually end up with

mature 5/6-13 or so. It's a very welcoming environment and the kids who have

previously taken my camps always assist new kids. I've been so lucky

with all of my camps. For some reason, I get the best and nicest kids. I

think it's fair to say after all of these years of doing them - the kids

and *I* have a really good time.

Half Day cooking classes

During most of Groton/Dunstable's school district half days, I offer a "cooking" class out of my home in Groton. I designed these eons ago to be a win-win for parents who work, and those that don't (or at least don't get paid!). They make the mess at my house, have a fun afternoon and you don't have to worry about dinner! They're held immediately after school (you make arrangements to get your child or contact me and I'll give you a suggestion) until 5pm.

During the class, students learn basic cooking (washing your gross dirty hands, how to measure dry/liquid ingredients and such) and create a family meal to be brought home and cooked. I usually add a time period where students will glaze a piece of pottery which I will fire and make arrangements for pickup. The majority of the students end up being 8-13 years old, but I occasionally have older and younger as well. We usually use either store bought fresh herbs, or herbs from my garden in season. It's amazing what kids will try if they make it themselves. During our last class, we learned all about yeast being little bugs which made their french bread rise. Not sure if that was a good idea or not, but it did result in a lot of giggles


	SUMMER SCHEDULE: Friday, July 11th- noon-5pm. Friday, August 1st- noon-5pm. Cooking with Kristen. Have your kids make dinner using fresh herbs. We'll also glaze a piece of pottery and have plenty of laughs. $65 per session.. Campettes: July 22-24 - Westford, private August 4th-7th, 9am-noon - LITTLETON Pottery Picnic. Cook, eat and make pots! This is through Littleton Community Ed. 486-3120 (Sharon Martel). $145 August 11th-14th, 8am-noon - GROTON (my home on Stonebridge) Tasha Tudor recently passed away. She is one of America's (and my) most favorite children's book illustrators. She lived until she was 92 in Vermont. !e will spend the week learning about and celebrating Tasha Tudor. She loved her farm and herbs - how appropriate is that? $145 * If you require afternoon care for the Groton campette, please email me for options. Theme based Pottery Camps Due to the nature of clay, these camp-ettes build from Monday-Thursday. The beginning of the week we're busy handbuilding pottery that we decorate and use on the last day. For example, we may be making a plate on Monday to use for a last day picnic on Thursday! Each camp-ette has its own theme. Often we'll learn about the life and works of an artist. My goal is to have the kids learn important and obscure things about an artist that has been taught to them in such a way that they'll remember it when they are 90 years old. For example - did you know Da Vinci was a vegetarian? For our Da Vinci camp - we made vegetarian snacks all week! I have some decent sized perennial and herb gardens. During the summer camps, kids will pick their own herbs to incorporate into the snacks we make each day. The kids get a chance to make snacks that push their risk taking with food a bit. Kids that wouldn't go near a soft cheese with herbs tend to gobble up their own homemade cheese with fresh dill from the garden. All the gardening is organic so I also try to give the kids an appreciation of nature. The target age group of the camp-ettes usually end up with mature 5/6-13 or so. It's a very welcoming environment and the kids who have previously taken my camps always assist new kids. I've been so lucky with all of my camps. For some reason, I get the best and nicest kids. I think it's fair to say after all of these years of doing them - the kids and I* have a really good time. Half Day cooking classes During most of Groton/Dunstable's school district half days, I offer a "cooking" class out of my home in Groton. I designed these eons ago to be a win-win for parents who work, and those that don't (or at least don't get paid!). They make the mess at my house, have a fun afternoon and you don't have to worry about dinner! They're held immediately after school (you make arrangements to get your child or contact me and I'll give you a suggestion) until 5pm. During the class, students learn basic cooking (washing your gross dirty hands, how to measure dry/liquid ingredients and such) and create a family meal to be brought home and cooked. I usually add a time period where students will glaze a piece of pottery which I will fire and make arrangements for pickup. The majority of the students end up being 8-13 years old, but I occasionally have older and younger as well. We usually use either store bought fresh herbs, or herbs from my garden in season. It's amazing what kids will try if they make it themselves. During our last class, we learned all about yeast being little bugs which made their french bread rise. Not sure if that was a good idea or not, but it did result in a lot of giggles