Art & Painting Fun for Kids

Camden County

All Fired Up! (Collingswood) - painting pottery, story time, & more

Art, Painting & Craft Programs for Kids

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Check out Art, Dance, Music & Theater Schools, Music & Writing, Painting Pottery,
other Creative Arts or Enrichment Programs for young kids
NOTE: The offerings vary from informal drop-in "paint your own pottery" to art schools

Multiple Locations

Abrakadoodle - art classes for ages 20 months to 12 years old; New Jersey locations including Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester and Hudson counties
Art Kids Rule - offering workshops, art camps, after-school and library programs and Creative Art Events for kids 7 to 14 at locations within Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris and Union counties
Color Me Mine - painting pottery, special events & more; several NJ locations
KidzArt - KidzArt classes for age 2 through grade 9 are available at various facilities in New Jersey; summer camp programs in various NJ locations; call 609-918-1300 or email the KidzArt Office
Free Crafts for Kids - every Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm at Lakeshore Learning Center (NJ locations in Cherry Hill, East Brunswick & Hackensack; check with a local store for more information
Young Rembrandts - has a North Jersey (Hudson & Bergen Counties) headquarters with classes offered at various locations in Bayonne, Clifton, Hoboken and Jersey City

Bergen County

Creatively Yours (Ridgewood) - Ceramics & glass; kids' events

Essex County

Montclair Art Museum (Montclair) - children's classes & workshops for ages 3 to 12 (broken down by age group) as well as a summer camp program for children ages 5 – 12 and Studio Classes and Workshops for Teens and Adults; family learning lab as well
I Love Little Scoops (Cranford) - events include make-and-take crafts
The Messy Artist (South Orange) -introductory art classes for 18 months to 5 years and fine art classes for pre-K through 6th grade

Mercer County

That Pottery Place (West Windsor) - paint your own pottery, glass fusing; offer kids' classes including art classes in sketching, drawing and painting and Preschool Picassos offering an introduction to art and clay

Middlesex County

Zimmerli Art Museum (New Brunswick) - Drawing Club in the spring and fall for ages 6 to 8 and 9 to 14; Teen Drawing Society in the spring and fall for ages 14 to 19; week-long summer program for ages 7 to 14

Morris County

Morris Museum (Morristown) - Open Art Workshops on Thursdays 3:30 – 6:30 p.m.; appropriate for all ages; different projects; Drop in anytime during the session to participate.

Somerset County

Raritan Valley Community College (Branchburg) - youth programs starting for kids ages 4 & up in programs including science, computers, fine & performing arts, math, robotics and more; sessions in the spring, summer and fall/winter; also summer sports camps
Kreative Kids (Hillsborough) - art lessons for ages 3 & up, singing & drama classes for ages 4 & up & cooking classes for kids 8 & older; Open Kreate sessions for kids of all ages every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm (pre-reg required); also special monthly events
Wagner Farm Arboretum (Warren) - Art at the Arboretum includes classes for kids in 3rd through 6th grade; also a summer camp

Sussex County

Peters Valley Craft Center (Layton) - classes for ages 6 to 16 in ceramics, jewelry, weaving, painting, drawing & sculpture; also a summer camp for ages 7 to 17