It's that time of year again - annual retreat for work!…read more Last year was our inaugural retreat and as 2024 Retreat Planner I created an immersive arts n crafts Afro futurist healing experience. I was really amped that our ED continued that tactile, creative vibe this year by booking us some time at the pottery. The last time I sat at a potters wheel was in 8th grade and my mom STILL has the flower pot cum remote control holder 32 years later. I was psyched to get back to it. Here's the rundown: A LOT is possible in a little over an hour. Our instructor Karen was phenomenal. A former teacher, she had a real knack for instruction and worked well with our group of adult learners. So much so that she glossed over our 12 yr old giggles about the ahem "shapes" all of the pottery wheel clay starts as. IYKYK. And if you don't, you'll find out. We had the opportunity to make 2 pieces: one from the wheel and another from the table. Once the pieces are done and colors selected, Karen will fire in the kiln for pickup at a later date. The space is gorgeous - yall know how I pine for my college days in New England. Close your eyes and it's like you're in the verdant forests of Vermont. The space is clean and well-lit with enough room to move around. It's easy to lose childlike wonder and fearlessness as we age. I love places where adults can explore, make mistakes, and fall in love with a new craft or hobby. And Karen has a wonderful way of making you feel confident, artistic, and determined as you learn something new. I definitely see myself coming back here alone or with friends. I can't say enough wonderful things about this experience!

The owner is lovely, she treats all of her clients with respect and she handles your finished work…read morewith care. You will get back a finished product glazed properly, that is still in the shape you left it in. So these items can be given as gifts later on.

Fun place for a rainy day Mother's Day! They have lots of workshops to do - knitting, woodwork,…read morejewelry ect. We opted for jewelry stamping because all other ones are 3+ hrs long and we didn't want to do something that long. Jewelry stamping was fun and definitely has a learning curve to it! We had a choice to make bracelets or necklaces. Most of the class was practicing how to stamp before making your own.

I was here last night with 7 friends and we had a great time! I'm usually not into craft projects…read morebut this one was different. We ordered online and they were ready for us. It was all really well done, well organized and thought through. Julie worked with our group and did a wonderful job helping each of us, splitting her time well so all of us were taken care of. She had good ideas that she shared with us but was not pushy. It was nice to work on projects together but not have to all do the same project. We could all pick something we would want and use in our homes. We all decided we will come back!

My husband and I had a lot of fun and created beautiful, useful objects. The website has so many…read moregreat projects to choose from. Plus, once you're there you can further personalize through your choices of stain and paint colors. Sabine expertly explained the process and choices and was very helpful giving us tips to guide us through tricky bits. I plan to go back with friends sometime.

Great staff extremely helpful. Lots of fun we had a big group and everyone's project came out…read moregreat! Like that's it's BYOB!!!!

I left a previous review. A photo is attached. This review is for their response. Instead of…read moreapologizing and trying to right the wrong they doubled down and are now gaslighting me. I'm being told the paint in the ponytail was not faded and running. And yes they did have other things at the event. I was not looking by for a full refund. But it is a PAINT PARTY and the painting was ruined. Now I understand why they only have 3 stars.

We attended another successful event at Hammer & Stain! It is now in a new location, on Stangl road…read morenear the Flemington Black River & Weatern Railroad. This area seems to be building back up and I really hope it is!! There is so much opportunity here for a place that is great for day trips. The event I attended this past time was a Mommy and Me painting event. I took my 6 year old and we had a good time. The instructions were easy enough for him to follow and there was a basic outline that helped us paint in the right areas. After painting the kids were able to stuff their own penguin plushie which they really enjoyed! As we finished up the plushies, the cotton candy machine came out which all the kids were super excited about. The cotton candy was bigger than their heads and everyone got a real kick out of it. It was a really well executed event and we had a lot of fun. It was a nice way of getting out and avoiding screens on his day off from school.

Cute place for a kid's bday with lots of sports-centric amenities. They have an astroturfield, lots…read moreof tables and a big arcade with prizes for the kids. You bring the food and they provide the drinks. There were some flies and black flecks (yikes!) in the water and lemonade so I hope they clean the ice machine because I believe that's where it stemmed from. Otherwise, cute place to celebrate a kid.

Came here with my daughter for a friend's birthday party first time here and I was amazed with the…read morefacility so many options to choose from so many games in arcade with many choices. I'd say come here on a boring Sunday when you have nothing to do and leave fun happy not to mention your kids will thank you forever or at least for the week.

This is a very good dance school if you want your child to be part of a competition dance troupe…read more My daughter has taken dance classes at other dance schools and we always expected the recital to be around 2-2.5 hours long. This dance school was the exception as their recital lasted over 3.5 hours and was followed by 20 minute speeches from various adults thanking everybody, then followed up by handing out individual awards to students on stage. We arrived at the recital at 3:30pm (show started at 4pm) and finally got in our car at 8pm. There was a 15 min intermission in order to stretch our legs and get the circulation moving again. The recital consisted of 52 dance performances. Out of the 52 performances about 30 if not more of them were performed by their competition dance troupe. The dance troupe did a beautiful job, and they all are very talented dancers. It was a joy to watch them dance from large groups, small groups and individual dances. Not sure why they needed to perform over 30 different dances as they should have performed a lot less in order to give us a preview of what they are all about. I also found out during the show, my daughter did not get to see any of the performances as she was sitting in a room and watching a movie with her group.

They couldn't teach my son a thing. aggressive sales tactics he sat most of the class. I don't…read morerecommend. New teacher every few classes. nobody here gives a damn. Pricey.

My kids had a great experience with Chris but a scheduling conflict switched them to a class with…read moreJulia who they really didn't like. She is not very professional, several other parents had some issues including language being heard from her in her conversations with other instructors during classes. The manager, another Julia, couldn't care less. I have since found another swim instruction for my children. Any friendship going on in the workplace should not supercede professionalism.

Many thanks to the teachers and staff for doing your best to keep the children safe and the school…read moreclean and sanitized, especially during these trying times. I truly appreciate your efforts.

I sent 3 yr old son to this school during the summer for their camp program. I was really…read moreimpressed with how wonderful everyone at the school is. The owner Kathy is personally invested to every child enrolled and takes every concern seriously. Kim was my son's lead teacher and she was wonderful! Kim was Very warm and engaging. My son does not warm up to people quickly but immediately felt comfortable with Kim!