Sketch, draw, paint, mold, sculpt, and more! The benefits are endless for instilling a love of art and creativity in your child at an early age. Fortunately, if you’re in Tinley Park, there are plenty of places to help them hone their craft.
Arts & Crafts Studio by Mucci World
- Address: 7913 171st Street, Tinley Park
- Cost: Starts at $22/class
- Best for ages: 2 and up
Arts & Crafts Studio by Mucci World is a one-stop-shop for creative expression. Unlock your child’s artistic potential in an engaging drawing and painting combo class for kids, where they’ll discover the fundamentals of art in step-by-step fashion. Looking for things to do with your energetic toddler? The studio also offers a toddler scribbler class, where they’ll enjoy scribbling with paint in the splat room. They can also free scribble on paper and on a chalkboard.
Beverly Arts Center
- Address: 2401 W. 111th St., Chicago
- Cost: Starts at $171/session
- Best for ages: 5 and up
Beverly Art Center’s School of Fine Arts offers seasonal classes for kids that range from pottery and jewelry making to comic book drawing. Older kids and teens can enjoy specialized classes like hand-sewing, anime and cartoon drawing, and ceramics and fused glass making.
Vogt Visual Arts Center
- Address: 17420 S. 67th Court, Tinley Park
- Cost: Starts at $25/class
- Best for ages: 6 and up
The Vogt Visual Arts Center is an award-winning, historic facility that offers a chance for kids of all ages, all levels of proficiency and interest to come together and enjoy a variety of Fine Art classes and workshops. Popular classes offered include youth watercolor, drawing and painting with acrylic colors, clay workshops, and more. Children can also marvel at a gallery of showcased works of art done by local and well-known artists on display.
Bloom Art Studio
- Address: 11110 Front Street., Mokena
- Cost: $35/class
- Best for ages: 5-15
Bloom Art Studio hosts several drop in classes a month for young Picassos! In each class, children will paint on canvas following step-by-step instruction to create a rabbit, fish, unicorn, and more. The class teaches kids how to learn to work with mixed media, and when applicable, provides information about artists behind the famous pieces they may recreate.
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