The Adult Crafts Revival: We are Falling in Love with Making Again

If you’ve noticed more friends proudly showing off their hand painted mugs, hand-built pottery, or personalised baby hand and footprint pottery gifts, you’re not imagining it — there’s a full-blown adult crafts revival happening. People everywhere are rediscovering the joy of slowing down, working with their hands, and creating something unique.

At Crafty Monkey Pottery Painting Studio in St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, we’ve seen this shift first-hand. In the past year, we’ve had a huge increase in adults booking hand-building pottery classes, pottery painting sessions, and creative events. And it’s not just individuals — more and more businesses are choosing us for corporate team-building days and work socials. Groups from Cambridge, Bedford, Peterborough and all the towns and villages in between are booking us for in house pottery painting sessions or travelling to our studio to reconnect, relax, and rediscover creativity.

Why Hands-On Creativity is Back in a Big Way

In today’s fast-paced, tech-heavy world, many of us spend hours glued to screens. The crafts revival among adults is a reaction to this — a way to disconnect, recharge, and enjoy something hands-on. Creative activities like pottery painting and hand-building:

• Reduce stress and promote mindfulness

• Boost mental health by lowering anxiety

• Provide a sense of accomplishment and pride

• Offer a chance to bond with friends, family, or colleagues

For busy adults, making time for creativity isn’t just fun — it’s self-care.

Adult Crafts Revival at Crafty Monkey Pottery Studio

At Crafty Monkey, we don’t just cater for baby footprints and children’s activities — adults are filling our booking calendar too! Here’s what we offer:

• Hand-Building Pottery Classes – Create your own gnomes, lanterns, and more using slab techniques

• Pottery Painting Sessions – A relaxing way to spend a morning, afternoon, or evening

• Corporate Team Building & Work Socials – Get your colleagues laughing and bonding over paint and clay

• Parties & Special Events – Hen parties, birthdays, sip and paint nights, themed pottery painting event nights and more

• Paint-at-Home Kits – Perfect if you want to enjoy the experience from your own living room

• Online Pottery Shop – For those further afield, we sell pottery that can be decorated at home with acrylic paints

It’s never been easier to jump right in and reap the benefits. Join the craft revival and rediscover your creative side.

Art, Crafts & Community Spirit

Another reason the craft revival resonates is that it brings people together. At Crafty Monkey, we love seeing adults and families chatting during their pottery painting sessions, or colleagues competing to see who can create the quirkiest mug. Craft is a social leveller — no “arty” background required, just a willingness to have a go.

And with customers coming from Cambridge, Bedford, Peterborough, Huntingdon and all across the region, it’s clear the craft revival has well and truly arrived in St. Neots.

Join the Adult Crafts Revival Today!

Whether you’re looking for a mindful solo activity, a fun night out with friends, or a memorable corporate event, now is the perfect time to be part of the craft revival. Book a class or session with us and discover why so many adults are embracing their creative side again.

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