27 Kids Arts & Crafts Spots Around Philadelphia

Butcher's Sew Shop offers weekend and after-school sewing classes for kids. Their structured programs give kids the skills they need to make their creative ideas come to life, from hand mending and embroidery to machine sewing and fashion design. 

Fleisher Art Memorial offers a very popular Saturday Young Artists Program in which budding artists can develop their artistic talents and their engagement with the arts all while improving their self-expression skills and building their confidence. Classes include painting and drawing, mixed media, fiber arts, sculpture, printmaking, art foundations, silkscreen, and digital photography.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts hosts art classes and drop-in museum programs for kids and families.

The Allens Lane Art Center has been a longstanding part of the Mt. Airy community. They offer classes in the visual arts, dance, theater, and music. Visual arts classes include ceramics, art, and water media.

The Woodmere Art Museum features Drop-In Family Art and Storytelling programs monthly for parents and children. Families will read picture books in the galleries and then create a special art project to take home.

Put on some clothes you aren't afraid to get dirty and learn the basics of working on the pottery wheel at The Clay Studio. In addition to ongoing classes, there are special family workshops that invite parents and kids or teens to create something together!

Drop in anytime during normal walk-in studio hours at Paint-a-Treasure (or make a reservation online). There's canvas painting, pottery painting, wood signs, and there's even wine glass painting available for interested moms and dads. Small studio fee includes the use of art supplies, as well as unlimited studio time.

All Fired Up features Drop-In hours for art creation for the whole family with many choices such as Pottery, Canvas Painting, Glass Fusing and Board Art. They also offer Saturday Morning Paint & PJs for pottery painting with discounts to kids who wear pajamas.

Offering walk-in mosaics, paint your own pottery, sculpting with clay and fused glass, Art Dept. Studios is a great place to bring your child for a fun and creative art experience.

Abington Art Center offers art classes and camps for kids that explore subjects like cartooning, clay and ceramics, jewelry, drawing and more.

Create Me has over 600 ceramic pieces and over 90 paint colors available! The studio fee includes tools, unlimited paints, painting time, and firing and glazing of the piece.

The Painter's Loft Art Studio offers open studio hours where kids and families can try paint your own pottery, fused glass and mosaics, board art or acrylic canvas painting.