The next time you’re looking for something unique and creative to do with your friends or the little ones, consider booking an afternoon at Potteryland Studio. This bright, colorful art studio in The Woodlands hosts social painting classes for visitors of all skill levels, so it offers a great opportunity to get creative and try your hand at something artistic.

Choose a handmade pottery piece from the studio’s wide selection of bowls, plates, animal statues, and piggy banks, and then choose from the wide variety of paint colors to create your own customized masterpiece on the surface of the pottery. In addition to pottery painting, Potteryland offers glass fusing and traditional canvas painting classes.

Potteryland Studio is open seven days a week. The studio fee is $4 for kids and $6 for adults, plus the cost of the pottery piece.

Potteryland Studio
25166 Grogans Park Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77380
(281) 419-7965
www.potteryland-studio.com

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You can rest assured that anything you eat at Grub Burger Bar in The Woodlands has been carefully crafted in-house from fresh ingredients. That begins with its patties, a blend of chuck and brisket that the kitchen team grinds each morning. The burger buns take even more manpower, as they're pulled piping hot from the oven every single hour. Chefs create their own sauces and salad dressings, slice their own cheese, and generally tackle every other task they can on-site.

According to Yelp reviewers, you can taste the hard work in every bite. Even the skinny fries that accompany Grub's juicy burgers win rave reviews. Still, the burgers play a starring role at Grub. Try the classic Front Porch burger if you're only interested in the essentials: lettuce, tomato, mustard, and mayo. For something a bit more lavish, order the OMG. It's actually topped with the skinny fries, as well as a healthy portion of Texas chili, cheddar, chopped onions, and mustard.

Grub Burger Bar
2417 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77381
(281) 907-9001
www.grubburgerbar.com/woodlands.html
www.yelp.com/biz/grub-burger-bar-the-woodlands

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When you’re out and about in The Woodlands and looking for a casual place to stop for lunch, Hubbell & Hudson Kitchen will make your midday meal easy and delicious.

This laid-back eatery serves a casual menu of new American classics, including mostly soups, salads and sandwiches made with fresh, creative ingredients. There is a large salad bar filled with healthy toppings, as well as a wide variety of burgers in styles to suit anyone’s tastes. Sandwiches like the Seoul pork and turkey Brie make unique lunch options, while eggs Benedict and French toast make equally tasty choices for breakfast or brunch.

Hubbell & Hudson Kitchen is set up a bit like a market on the inside, with a coffee bar, a fresh produce section, to-go soups and sandwiches and even a gelato counter that makes the perfect dessert once you finish your healthy lunch.

Hubbell & Hudson Kitchen
4526 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77381
(281) 203-5650
www.hubbellandhudson.com
www.yelp.com/biz/hubbell-and-hudson-kitchen-the-woodlands

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