23 Kids Arts & Crafts Spots Around Boston

The Hopkinton Center for the Arts provides year-round classes in the visual and performing arts. Experienced instructors lead the classes, which are specifically designed for different age groups and interests. Kids can take classes to learn how to paint, knit, sew, make ceramics, and more.

Plaster Fun Time has several convenient locations and is a great place for kids to drop-in for some creative fun. All of the items painted are plaster which makes them easy to work with as the paint dries quickly and projects are ready to go home that day. Finished items are sealed with a polyurethane spray that creates the appearance that it has been fired in a kiln, but without the wait.

Brush and Easel Inc. offers drawing and painting classes for kids in 4 ages ranges. The youngest groups of artists will use pencils, charcoal, ink, pastels, collage, watercolors, and acrylic to explore the basic principles of visual composition and drawing in a fun and playful way. The next level of artists will use imagination, observation, and experimentation to work with different color mediums to complete both individual and group projects. The most advanced group will learn from hands-on creating, lectures, and critiques.

Check out the drop-in classes for fused glass art offered at The Glass Bar. When you attend a class you will first pick out the size of your project and learn how to cut and grind the glass as well as glass safety. Then, let the brainstorming begin and start creating your unique design to make a beautiful piece of art to treasure.

This super fun place offers a choice of drop-in activities for kids including plaster, pottery and canvas painting as well as candle making, clay impressions and mining for gems!

Nicole's Art Spot offers drop-in hours for kids who want to explore a variety of arts and crafts. Kids can choose from projects such as painting a silk sun-catcher, painting a tote bag, or hand sewing a stuffed animal, pillow or bag. Little artists can also learn to knit or paint with watercolor and tempera paints.

New Art Center offers a wide range of art classes for kids. They feature new projects each term. Class options include Sketch and Cartooning, Woodworking, Sketching and Painting, Arts Exploration, Art Around the World, and Ceramics.

Plein-Air-Academy offers a unique art experience for kids. Students in their classes will split their time between learning art outdoors in the beautiful parks around Boston and studying technique in the studio. Students will enjoy sketching, painting, collage work and clay, and other media.

The Eliot School strives to inspire lifelong learning in art and creativity. They pride themselves on offering small and welcoming classes for students ranging from beginners to advanced. They offer a wide variety of art and craft classes for kids. Classes include Adventures in Art, Comics, Drawing & Painting, Fantastic Photography, Woodworking, Sewing, and Young Fashion Designers.

Indigo Fire Studio offers classes, workshops and camps in pottery making. All classes run for eight consecutive weeks and are two hours long. You need to be at least 10 to use the pottery wheel and kids under 14 need to have an adult present. Once you start using the pottery wheel, you get "studio privileges." This means you can use the wheel to learn your craft anytime the studio is open.

Diablo Glass School offers kids the fantastic and unique opportunity to explore the basics of fused glass. They will use only pre-cut glass to create their masterpieces.

The mission of the Brookline Arts Center is to bring people meaningful experiences in the arts through classes and more. They offer tons of great art classes for kids of all ages. The youngest group of artists can enjoy classes such as Sensory Play, Art with Music and Movement, and Family Art Stations. Older kiddos will love Adventures in Clay, Art and Culture, Animal Adventures and Art in Motion.

This family-friendly paint-your-own pottery studio offers a relaxed atmosphere to encourage imagination and creativity in making your very own masterpiece.

Set in a beautiful 15th-century Venetian-style palace with 3 stories of galleries including a gorgeous flower-filled courtyard, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a unique museum with lots to look at and enjoy for visitors of all ages.

Saturday Education Studio Drop-in Art Activities offer kids the chance to participate in the hands-on creative process making various arts and craft projects.

The MFA offers several kids' programs centered around art. Junior Artists includes activities that look closely at art and making art for ages 5-8, Family Art Cart includes fun and educational activities that engage kids while touring the galleries for ages 4 and up, MFA Playdates is a themed story time followed by art making for ages 4 and under, Activity Totes is where kids become mini artists as they explore with a sketch pad for ages 4 and up and Drawing in the Galleries is listening to a teacher and then drawing live models which is open to all ages.