The Pottery Stop combines story time with creativity
Who is a unicorn fan?”
All of the children sitting with their legs crossed in front of Maegan Supple raise their hands.
“Can you count the unicorns?”
Supple, owner of The Pottery Stop on Baltimore National Pike in
Ellicott City, kept the children engaged by asking them to count and
describe colors of characters in the book “I’m a Unicorn” during the
shop’s story time painting event.
The next step combined learning with creativity as the children were
given a ceramic figurine of a unicorn that they could decorate as they
saw fit.
“It’s really fun,” said Natalie Kuban, 5, of Catonsville.
“I liked finding the unicorns and I really like picking the colors.”
Johanna Kuban, Natalie’s mother, said it was their fourth time
attending a story time at The Pottery Stop and that she likes how it
combines creativity and learning.
“We both like to do arts and crafts and we love to read so I thought it was the perfect fit,” Kuban said.
Supple and her staff pick a book and character to feature each month
and hold one session on a Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. and another on a
Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
The sessions last about an hour and are offered at a
If you go
The Pottery Stop, 9050 Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City, will
hold story time painting events during the fall. For dates, times and
themes: 410-480-0111 or thepotterystop.com.