The existence of prehistoric pottery shards paints a clear picture of ancient artisanal practices and highlights ancestral clumsiness. Leave behind traces of your own civilization with today's Groupon to Pottery Works. Choose between the following options:

For $15, you get a Mommy and Me pottery session (up to a $31 value total). The Mommy and Me session includes:

• One hour of adult studio time (a $6 value)
• One hour of child studio time (a $5 value)
Two small figurines (up to a $20 value)

• For $10, you get $20 worth of paintable pottery and studio time.

Pottery Works is stocked with a staggering collection of more than 500 unpainted pieces awaiting brush-wielding hands to enliven them with vibrant glazes and paints. Amid the purple walls of the open, expansive studio, adult-and-child duos select uncolored trinkets from the shelves and then, like an artist in ancient Rome, re-envision the featureless pieces with bold colors, luminous golds, and missing arms. Equipped with stencils, stamps, and brushes, kid-parent teams artfully accent plates, tiles, or their clothing with color combinations cultivated from more than 75 glazes.

Once pieces are saturated in the lead-free and food-safe pigmentation to the pair's content, the experienced staff fires the handiworks in kilns and finishes them with a shiny, clear glaze. After seven anticipation-building days, craftsmen can pick up their mini masterpieces, which will be ready to grace tabletops, adorn mantels, or transport ambrosia.