Family Programs
Fall 2025 – Family Pottery Classes
Museum Pottery: Family Classes
Museum Pottery: Family Slab Building Ornament Workshop
Join us to create up to 10 unique holiday ornaments using festive patterns, stamps, and colours. Keep them as family treasures or give them as special holiday gifts — a keepsake you’ll enjoy year after year.
Price includes 500g of clay, glazes, and firing. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, 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: $59.00 (Resident Rate)
Session 4
Date: Saturday, November 22nd, 2025
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00230618
Session 5
Date: Sunday, November 30th, 2025
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00230620
Session 6
Date: Sunday, December 7th, 2025
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00230622
Museum Pottery: Family 5 Week Introduction to Pottery
Come explore the world of clay with your child! This 5-week course offers a fun introduction to the many aspects of working with clay. Participants will learn hand-building techniques such as pinching, coil building, and slab building, and everyone will also have a chance to try 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: $295.00 (Resident Rate)
Course 2
Date: Sunday November 16th, 23rd, 30th, December 7th, and 14th 2025
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Barcode: 00230626
Winter 2026 – Family Pottery Classes
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: $295.00 (Resident Rate)
Course 1
Date: Sunday January 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th and February 1st, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Course ID: 261537
Course 2
Date: Sunday February 8th, 15th, 22nd, March 1st and 8th, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Course ID: 261538
Museum Pottery: Family Workshops
Museum Pottery: Family Chinese New Year Lantern-building Workshop
Happy Chinese New Year! Come join us for this two hour workshop, where we will use clay to create your very own Chinese New Year themed lantern.
Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, 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: $59.00 (resident rate)
Session 1
Date: Saturday January 24th, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Course ID: 264889
Museum Pottery: Family Easter Hand-building Workshop
Preparations for Easter are underway! Come join us in our pottery studio to make and decorate your very own ceramic Easter eggs and Easter bunny!
Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, 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: $59.00 (Resident Rate)
Session 1
Date: Saturday March 7, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Course ID: 264893
Museum Pottery: Family First Day of Spring Hand-building Workshop
Spring is almost here! Celebrate the new season with a day of making in our pottery studio. Make your very own flower pot or spring themed utility bowl!
Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, 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: $59.00 (Resident Rate)
Session 1
Date: Sunday March 21st, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Course ID: 264895
Withdrawal and Refund Policy
Registered Specialty Programs
- Registered Specialty Programs include: 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.
- A full refund will be provided for any withdrawal and refund request form submitted to the City of Markham more than seven days (exactly 168 hours) before the start time of the first class of the program. Clients can withdraw online, no withdrawal and refund request form is required.
- For example, Sebastian is registered in a Summer Camp that starts at 9 AM on Monday July, 15. Sebastian is eligible to receive a full refund if they withdraw online before 9 AM on Monday, July 8.
- No transfers, withdrawal or refunds will be provided for any requests submitted within seven days (exactly 168 hours), on, or after, the start time of the first class of the registered specialty program.
- Cheque payments will be reimbursed by cheque (approximately four to six weeks after approval).
- Please note that the registration system does allow a client to withdraw from a course online within seven days (exactly 168 hours) of the start time of the first class of the program but will not provide a refund or a credit. If this occurs, please contact the contact centre for assistance. The policy for registered specialty programs as indicated above still applies when this occurs.