VA FAMILIES: Pottery Painting for the Whole Family

VA FAMILIES: Pottery Painting for the Whole Family

Date Jan 18, 2026
Time 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Cost FREE
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Pottery Painting for the Whole Family

Come in from the cold and join other post-permanency families at Pots + Palettes for an afternoon of painting pottery! In this fun family event, children can choose from a variety of pottery pieces to paint. Participants can select from a variety of pre-selected figurines — cats, dogs, sea creatures, butterflies, and more!

This is a private event, so our group will have exclusive access to the studio. The setting will be quiet and limited to 30 participants, making it a great option for children with sensory sensitivities or social anxieties.

Space is limited, so be sure to register your family today!

Sunday, January 18, 2026 | 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Pots & Palettes Inc.
10655 Spotsylvania Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
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Please note: Once you check-out on Eventbrite, you MUST stay on the site to answer the questions after the confirmation screen. Families who register without completing the questions will be unable to attend the event.

Pottery Painting

Please note that this is not a drop-off event – parents and/or guardians are required to be present. About a week before the event, more details will be shared by email with registered families.

This event is for household members only (family members who live with the adopted or kinship youth), and the adoptee or kinship youth must attend. To keep the focus on creativity (paint, not crumbs!), children will receive a snack bag to take home after the event. Any additional expenses (extra pottery pieces, souvenirs, etc.) are the family’s responsibility.

Thanks to our partnership with the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) this event is provided at no cost to families. For every family that attends, CHSVA will cover the studio fee and the cost of the piece of pottery for all household members, including all children and adults living in the home. Once they are fired, Children’s Home Society of Virginia will mail each family their completed work of art.

Have additional questions about this event? Please email Heather Beam, heather@chsva.org 

 


This event is hosted by Children’s Home Society of Virginia (CHSVA) and the Northern Post Adoption Consortium (NPAC) for families residing in the NPAC service region. This region includes: Frederick/Winchester, Clark County, Loudoun County, Warren County, Shenandoah County, Falls Church/Arlington/Fairfax/Alexandria, Fairfax County, Fauquier County, Manassas/Manassas Park, Prince William County, Page County, Rappahannock County, Culpeper County, Stafford County, King George County, Spotsylvania County, Fredericksburg, Rockingham/Harrisonburg, Greene County, Orange County, and Louisa County.

Families are eligible for this event and NPAC services if they reside in the Northern region of Virginia and are one of the following:
1. A family with a finalized adoption (or a signed Adoption Placement Agreement) of a youth between the ages of 0 to 18 years; families with young adults under 21 may be eligible
2. KinGAP families
3. State-funded kinship subsidy families

NPAC Partners

Heather Beam is the Post-Adoption Support Coach with Children’s Home Society of Virginia. Heather has worked in the human services field for years – first with the deaf and hard of hearing population and now in the adoption and foster care realm. Being an adoptive mom herself, adoption and foster care is near and dear to her heart. She and her husband met at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville where Heather got both her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and her Master of Science in Counseling. They moved to Richmond in 2000 after a pitstop in Raleigh. Richmond has been so good to Heather and her family. She and her husband have six kids (four biological and two who were adopted internationally). Adoption has personally acquainted Heather with the effects of trauma in a child’s younger years. However, the science shows that the brain can be healed through loving connections with adults. That hope is why Heather feels called to work with adoptive families and loves the mission of Children’s Home Society of Virginia.