My partner and I had a lovely date night at Clay Dreaming!! We had a reservation and were welcomed…read morein as soon as we arrived. The employees showed us around and made sure we knew where everything was and how to paint our pottery. There was a wide range of items to paint, so there's something for everyone's interests and budget. There was also a wide range of colors and paint brushes. I've done pottery painting a few times and I typically feel a little let down when I get the finished piece back... but not this time! Clay dreaming's instructions and tips for painting helped my piece to turn out just how I wanted it. Thank you to clay dreaming and I recommend this place for a wonderful date night!

Painting my pottery was a great experience and I was very happy with the outcome after it was…read morefired! I am a little bummed, I forgot to add my name to the bottom of my piece and so when they added it themselves they spelt it wrong. I know this is partially my fault, however my name was on the reservation and that was not cross referenced. Still a beautiful place to paint and I would go again

The kids had a great time playing games going on the slide just fun for my four year-old grandson…read more Snacks were fine and had a great time. Enjoy yourself when you're there.

Grandkidz and friendz had a blast at the birthday party, lots to keep them entertained on a rainy…read moreafternoon!

My granddaughter had her 5th birthday party yesterday at Imagine Art & Play. Convenient location,…read moreshared parking lot. There were about 15 little ones, aged 6 months to 7 years old, at the party. They all seemed to have fun. Many rooms to explore and do pretending and playing. Dress up clothes are available. There's a little theater area to put on a show which was popular with this group. Other rooms had kitchen play and fire truck play. There was a long table for the kids to sit. My daughter brought plastic tablecloths and snacks and drinks for the kids. She had pizza delivered and brought the birthday cake from home. The young ladies at the reception desk were friendly. I would recommend Imagine Art & Play, even if you just need to occupy your kids for a while. One note- everyone is asked to remove their footwear when entering, so I suggest bringing slippers.

A local art center that provides children's classes as well as adult ones. They range from painting…read moreto ceramics to stained glass, with a lot of one shot deals (book making or Raku (which looks totally cool)) I took the stained glass class and it was great. You buy a few supplies, but most of it can be found at the center including a lot of scrap glass that is perfect for your first projects. I made an owl panel, a ghost, a Patriots logo, a frame, and two maple leaves in the course of the class. You go at your own pace and everyone is fairly nice. Lots of parking, right by the All things Sicilian store that I always meant to go into but never have.

My children took classes for a couple of years. Mostly the children enjoyed them a lot. The last…read moretime we signed up was when the teacher threw out a bunch of ceramics within a few days of the class ending and without warning that we would not even be able to return on the regularly scheduled day to pick them up. I don't know why the kids did not receive all their ceramics to that point or why an email or flier wasn't given to the parents telling us the deadline but the communication was completely absent. After that I figured we would stick to different art centers.

I was so impressed with the care, commitment and flexibility of the center directors (Courtney and…read moreJen) as well as the classroom teachers. Kindercare provided all daycare for my infant as well as afterschool care for my kindergarten aged son. I will admit I was initially a little wary of having my baby at a "chain" daycare center because I thought he might not get his needs met as attentively as at a smaller daycare (and I had had a short but negative experience with my older son at a different center). But Kindercare was completely different! I should also mention that I am very Type A and had very specific methods for parenting (cloth diapers, breastfeeding, babyled weaning). From the beginning the infant teachers (Becky, Jasamin, Amanda, and Natalie) took time to understand our routines and goals and cultivated a partnership in caring for Davey. Whenever I picked up or dropped off there were several adults in the room interacting with the babies. At pickup the teachers were quickly able to give me a verbal summary of Davey's day without just reading from the communication log (unlike the daycare center my older son had attended). When Davey had an off day or seemed to be going through a new phase (i.e., not napping), they offered helpful suggestions and were willing to try ideas I suggested. When my older son was having difficulty adjusting to getting off the bus for afterschool care, the director, classroom teachers, and other staff offered support with sweet/smiling greetings, special jobs for him, and facilitating visits to see his younger brother. And when I needed to switch days because of schedule changes, they were always willing to check, and often could make it happen. My only constructive feedback would be that the tuition is on the high end of the Portsmouth daycare range. But honestly it was well worth it for the assurance and trust I had that my children were being well taken care of and if anything came up they would work with me to figure it out. Thank you, Kindercare!

We have had only great things to say about KinderCare since our daughter started here. We were at a…read moredifferent care center previously and our daughter used to cry at every single drop off. From the first day here she would say hi to everyone and barely care that we were leaving. She just waves and runs in to her room! The communication here is amazing. They use an app to send you updates through the day including pictures and what the kids did that day. They provide healthy snacks. There's always a few fun activities every month for the kids. The teachers are great. The outdoor space is amazing. They are one of the few care facilities that could give a SOLID start date- not just a "when there's a spot open." If I had to come up with any things to improve on- the inside of the building could use sprucing up- some areas are pretty worn- but still clean and taken care of. I'd also love for them to provide the option of school lunches. Take a tour, see how much the kids are enjoying it there.

We have two kids (3yr and 18m) and they both LOVE Milestones…read more They have been attending 3x/week for just over a year and we have been incredibly impressed with how much our kids are learning and having fun. I appreciate that they use the Brightwheel app consistently to keep us updated throughout the day, and you can tell by the activities they plan that they value developmentally appropriate learning and socialization. Milestones welcomed our Early Intervention provider into the classroom consistently and took her recommendations seriously, which was instrumental in meeting our son's goals. Our Early Intervention provider also expressed how impressed she was with Milestones flexibility and willingness to try her recommended interventions. I wholeheartedly recommend Milestones to any family looking for a safe and supportive program for their little one/s!

My son did not do well with two women, one named Mackenzie, to the point where he was screaming…read morewhen he came to daycare every day when he saw her. He did great whenever he was out of her room and with someone else. In spite of this, management refused to move him away from this person. As a result, he began to stutter. I definitely do not recommend this daycare.

Fun with open art on Tuesday nights .. lots of creativity fun :)…read moreGreat people, learning new ways of creating, everyone is very supportive and encouraging. Love hanging and doing art at creative community space. Vandy and company do a great job .

My toddler started at Knoll-Edge in October after a recommendation from another local family and we…read morehave had a fantastic experience! The staff are warm, kind, and extremely responsive to any questions we have. We love being able to see pictures of our child doing his activities throughout the day via their app. The activities are educational and very creative (music, art, science experiments, nature walks). I appreciate the emphasis they put on learning through nature. We highly recommend Knoll-Edge!