Arts & Crafts

Arts and crafts instruction, workshops, classes and camps. Also see: “Museums.” For additional resources, see our current issue.

Anaheim Community Services Department

Learn about visual arts through hands-on projects with Art in the Park, a free program held at various parks in Anaheim. Classes are available in acrylic painting, beginning drawing, cartoon drawing, ceramics, and pencil and pastels.

Averyboo Arts

A creativity center and gallery for children (2-9 yrs) that offers affordable art classes for toddler to elementary aged kids. They also offer Open Studio time, where children can explore various creativity stations.

Boys and Girls Club of Garden Grove

This year-round program encourages artistic expression among Club members ages 6 to 18 through drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, mixed media and sculpture displayed at local and regional exhibits.

California Arts Center at OCHSA

Offers two twelve-week sessions (grades 4-8) on Saturdays during the school year in various areas, including painting and drawing. The “Evening Arts Program” (13+, Mondays), offered throughout the year, includes classes in ceramics.

Cypress College Kids’ College

Cypress College Kids’ College is offering children’s art classes in arts and crafts, drawing and painting, origami, ceramics, costume illustration, photography and fashion illustration that range from $20-60.

Just Think Art

Weekly art classes for children, young adults and adults covering mediums like watercolors, acrylics, charcoal, oil pastels, oil paints, colored pencils and more. Also offering instruction in different subjects.

Lakewood Recreation and Community Services

Lakewood is offering ceramics and knitting classes for kids, such as Creative Clay (5-12) and Mom and Me Knitting / Crocheting (7+). Kids can create pots on the wheel and by hand or tackle basic knitting projects that make excellent gifts.

Life Without Limits Pediatric Center

Art classes for children and teens with developmental disabilities. Classes are offered in gymnastics, drawing and painting, yoga, dance, martial arts, and music. All instructors have worked with children and adults having a variety of disabilities.

Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine

Feed your child’s imagination and creativity. Long Beach parks are offering arts and crafts classes on a drop-in basis. Expanded programs like Young Artists (6-12) and Basic Sewing (9-16) are also offered during the summer.

Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA)

MoLAA offers free drop-in workshops on the second Thursday of each month. Artists of all ages are invited to participate in a hands-on workshop facilitated by an art educator. Limited to 20 participants.

Pacific Conservatory

KinderARTS is a visual and performing arts program for 3-5 year olds that covers all the major artistic periods. Introduce your children to music, art and drama through musical instruments, singing, dancing, poetry, storytelling, and art history.

Paint ‘N’ Glaze

Paint ‘N’ Glaze allows you to paint figurines, bowls, glasses, coffee mugs, plates, picture frames, skateboards and surfboards in a variety of colors. Make custom gifts for mom, dad, grandparents or special friends.