De Klomp Wooden Shoe & Delftware Factory — Attraction in Holland Charter Township

This place! Pretty cool! They actually make wooden shoes there at the first shop area, right where you can see every process!! From the shaving/carving of the shoes to who paints them! She is quite talented. You can also find pairs for yourself too! Some already made, where you measure your size and pick them out, and have them decorated out buy the pre-decorated ones. Even special order your own! I bought a ton of souvenirs there, because they have the TULIP festival there in Holland! They grow them at this place too, see the postcard picture. I missed the tulips by 2 weeks, they had already bloomed and were done by Mother's Day this year, the owner said. However, the owner was kind enough to tell us about centennial Park there in holland, about big red lighthouse and the beach at lake michigan! She was phenomenal just a huge help we were very excited! Anybody who loves tulips and cute souvenirs should stop at this store! So...

Maybe it's better during peak spring flower season but in the off season prepare to be incredibly underwhelmed. The shoe and pottery "factory" is pretty unkempt and the anthesis of family friendly. Stuff is pretty, but ludicrously expensive. I grew up near Fenton Glass and even they didn't have the gall to charge $12+ for mass made Chinese importated magnets. $25+ for a basic Christmas ornament!?

I wish I could have captured my reaction when I pulled up at how bad it was. If you're traveling with older people, they'll probably love it. Not worth taking your kids to and it's not a stop I would add to my regularly...

We really enjoyed watching how they made the wooden shoes and the delft pottery. Would have loved picking up a memento or two of our trip, but the prices were prohibitive. The items were nice, but we could not justify the prices. Every cup, bowl, plate started over $30. We looked at a kids tea set that would have added up to over $100. I certainly wouldn't buy a tea set for that price to give to a 2 and 8 year old. So I think they should price...