Hen Parties
Celebrate the Bride-to-Be with Crafty Monkey Pottery Studio in St Neots
Going Away for the Hen Party?
We've got you covered. Take the fun with you and order a Pottery Painting Take Out Kit!
Why Crafty Monkey for a Hen Do?
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Inclusive Fun: Ideal for all ages and abilities.
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Good Vibes: Relaxed and friendly atmosphere
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Guidance: Full instructions given and help is on hand
Whether you’re looking for a relaxing morning or afternoon activity to kick off the hen do or you want an evening creative experience, pottery is a great choice to bring your "I Do" crew together.
Creative Hen Parties
In Our St Neots Studio or Elsewhere
Looking for a fun, creative and memorable hen do activity? Skip the usual hen party clichés and celebrate your bride-to-be with a relaxed pottery experience at Crafty Monkey, St Neots.
Pottery painting and pottery making are ideal hen party activities, bringing together friends and family of all ages. As everyone gets stuck into their own creation, the pressure of small talk disappears, making it easy for guests to relax and enjoy the celebration from Miss to Mrs!
Read on to learn more about Crafty Monkey hen party offerings
Pottery Painting
Hen Party
Pottery Painting Highlights:
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Large Pottery Choice: Choose from a wide range of ready to paint ceramic blanks, from trinket dishes to ceramic hens. Something to suit all!
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Suits All Budgets: Guests can choose their pottery and spend. We have items starting at £5 for those on a tight budget going up to statement items around the £25-30 mark and everything in between.
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Bonding Time: It’s a social, seated activity that allows everyone to chat while they paint.
How Much is Pottery Painting?
The price of pottery painting in our St Neots studio is the cost of your chosen ceramic, plus a £4.50 studio fee per person.
Browse our ready to paint pottery blanks range in our online shop along with information about our take out kits if choosing to celebrate elsewhere. You can also get more info on our Pottery Painting page.
Pottery Making
Hen Party
For a hen do with a twist, get hands-on with a Crafty Monkey pottery making workshop at our St Neots based studio! Learn to hand-build from clay. Our team guide you to shape, mould and decorate your creation. It’s tactile, rewarding, and a great way to spend time together.
Choice of Pottery Classes
Check out our pottery making workshops including our popular Boob Pot Making Workshop.
Bespoke Pottery Class
If there's something in particular you want to make we may be able to put on an exclusive hand building with clay workshop for your hen party activity.
How Much Are Your Pottery Classes?
Our hand-building workshops start at £35 with most between £40-£45 per person.
If interested in a pottery making experience, and your hen party is 6 or more people, fill in our enquiry form.
Collective Gift for the Hen
Whether you choose pottery painting or pottery making, create a personalised piece of pottery for the bride-to-be.
Choose a plate, vase, teapot, ceramic hen, or any pottery item and decorate it with the bride's and hens' fingerprints. We can transform fingerprints into hens, bees, flowers, and more! Prefer to create your own design? You're welcome to create one yourselves. We're happy to help bring your idea to life.
Price: Cost of pottery item + our fee for fingerprint artwork and personalissation (from £6).
Browse our gallery for inspiration
Flexible Hen Party Options
We offer several ways to host your creative send-off, whether you want to visit our studio or have the fun delivered to your door:
Hen Party Ideas & Inspiration from our Blog
Good To Know
Please allow at least 2 weeks for glazing and kiln firing of your painted pottery and 4-5 weeks for items made at a pottery class.
If not local you can opt for postage (extra fee applies)
Plan Your Arty Crafty Hen Party
Make your bride’s day extra special with a fun, creative activity. Whether you’re painting or making pottery, enjoy creativity at a Crafty Monkey Hen Party!
How Many Can you Seat in the Studio?
Party Table: Seats up to 10-12 adults (a snug 12). Studio Capacity 30 people.
Larger Groups: Additional guests can be seated in our studio area.
Exclusive Use: Book an out-of-hours party* and have the studio exclusively.
When Will Our Pottery be Ready?
Pottery Painting: Allow 2 weeks or you can opt for our speedy service which takes 3-5 days subject to an additional fee.
Pottery Making: Allow 4-5 weeks as we need to allow your makes to fully dry before we process through the kiln
Is There a Minimum Number of People?
Pottery Painting: The minimum number for our party area is 7, however smaller groups can book a table in our studio area.
Pottery Making: If you want us to put on an exclusive class for your group we require a minimum of 6 people.
Can You Post Our Items?
Postal Service: We can post most items for an extra fee but take no responsibility for what happens in the postal service. We wrap items well and breakages are rare but can happen. Some items made in pottery classes are too delicate to post.
Do You Offer a Mobile Service?
Pottery Painting: Yes we can bring the pottery painting fun to you depending on location and group size.
Pottery Making: We can only offer certain classes as clay sculptures are fragile until hardened See more info below.
Hen Party Food & Drink Policy
We Sell Soft Drinks: Refresh with our range of soft drinks.
Bring Your Own Bubbly: Raise a glass (or two) to the bride to be!**
No Food Allowed: We don't allow food in the studio unless exclusive use
*Suject to an out of hours opening fee ** If coming during our opening hours we can only allow alcohol in our party area. ***If booking the studio out of our opening hours or for exclusive use we may allow you to bring food subject to discussing it with us first.
Ready to plan a hen do that’s fun, creative, and totally unique?