27 Kids Arts & Crafts Spots Around Philadelphia

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design offers instructional and inspirational art classes for kids. Youth classes are offered in fall, spring and summer sessions, and include drawing, painting, printmaking, 3-D art and more. Most of their classes require no previous experience and are designed for the eager beginner.

Drop in to paint your own pottery, create a canvas painting, make a fused glass project, and even tie-dye different clothing items. They also offer art workshops throughout the year.

Drop in at one of Pinot's Palette's convenient area locations and paint till your heart's content during their Open Studio Hours on select days. Your family will choose what you want to paint and all materials are provided. You are welcome to bring your own snacks and beverages, too.

Darlington Arts Center offers classes in drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery, mixed media, cartooning, jewelry making and more. They feature small class sizes and experienced and talented instructors. Beginners are welcome in all classes!

Color Me Mine has a stocked studio of pottery to choose from (e.g. coffee mugs, plates, boxes, figurines, etc). Simply walk in & pick a piece to paint. They'll fire it up & you'll have a lifelong keepsake ready to retrieve in a week.

Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio offers a variety of family friendly drop-in arts & crafts activities at several locations in the Philadelphia area. There's clay painting, mosaics, paint-your-own pottery, board art (very cool!), clay hand building, and more. Check out their Kid's Camp options for those particularly artistic little ones!

The Creative Clubhouse is open to the public on select Friday afternoons for kids to enjoy painting, crafting, tactile and building opportunities. Children will use their creativity and activities will be geared toward their developmental age group.

The Main Line Art Center holds drop-in family programs with unique hands-on art experiences, plus art classes for kids that explore different materials, artistic concepts, and techniques.

At the Mudroom Studio in Ardmore, you and your family can create to your heart's content. The paint-your-own-pottery activity is the main attraction, but you can also create mosaics or take on a glass fusion project! The studio is well-stocked and bright which makes for the perfect environment to get creative!

At Crazy Aaron's flagship store, kids are welcome to get crafty with their vast supply of materials and create their own custom mini tin of thinking putty for free!

Black Sheep Pottery welcomes children and adults with Drop-In hours daily. You can create your own clay or pottery masterpiece or paint your own pottery. You can create mugs, bowls, ornaments or your own unique creation! They also feature children's pottery and art classes as well as Summer camp.

Engage Art Studio features Drop In Artsy Afternoons Open Studio to create unique ceramics, crafts, and sculpture projects for children and/or with their parents. Each week features different projects but kids can also choose from a wide selection of clay pieces, paintings, and our multi-media creations. They also feature art classes throughout the year as well as summer camp.

Philadelphia Woodworks is a state-of-the-art, professional grade wood shop offering a range of woodworking classes, lessons & workshops. While the majority of classes are geared towards adults & some are specifically just for kids, older teens are welcome to join the adult classes.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art features Drop-In Family Arts programs with a wide range of themes such as holidays, nature, landscapes, still art and more for families take part in activities such as art creation, music and gallery walks. Your child will use different art tools and media such as paints, drawing, paper crafts and more to bring home their own unique themed art creation.

Philly Art Center offers a variety of art classes for kids that explore drawing, painting and mixed media. There are also drop-in art playgroups, and art and story time sessions with sensory stations and age-appropriate manipulative play.