Art-y Parties at Children's Art Lab

Birthday Party Policies at Children's Art Lab

Children's Art Lab birthday parties are creative, cozy, and above all fun!  We offer the opportunity for the birthday child to celebrate with a few close friends and family members, while our experienced staff handles set-up, clean-up and planning engaging activities.  

We offer parties that foster imagination and build lasting memories.  Our parties are simple, thoughtful, and driven by the desire to allow children space and time to create meaningful art with their friends and families.  Children will engage in simple yet inspiring activities such as making fanciful paper hats, decorating their own favor bags, painting on our big easel,and working with play dough and a myriad of "loose parts."  Each birthday child will leave the party with an artful memory book created by the party members.  Special projects will be determined according to the age and interest of the birthday child.

To schedule a party at Children's Art Lab please contact Benares Angeley at childrensartlab@gmail.com.

Policies

1.  Have fun!  Relax.  Forget elaborate party themes and over-the-top preparation.  Our parties are simple and child-centered.  Trust us, everyone will have a great time!

2.  Snacks, drinks, and dessert should be simple and easy to consume.  

--Here are some suggestions for snacks: hummous, veggies, fruit, crackers, chips, pretzels, cheese.  

--We suggest cupcakes instead of cake--it is easier to serve and easier for children to eat.  

--We do not have a refrigerator or freezer.   You may bring a cooler with ice for drinks, but you must dispose of the ice and clean up any spills from the cooler.

--You may bring provide water or juice for children and adults.

 We do not allow:

 --Nut products of any kind.  

--Pizza delivery, crockpots, chafing dishes, or any warming device.   

--Ice cream.

-- Soda.

--Cake smash parties.

--Alcohol.

This may sound like a lot of rules regarding food, but our parties are less about food consumption and more about art making.  

3. We do not allow balloons or piñatas for safety reasons.

4.  Children's Art Lab will provide single color plates, napkins, and utensils.  If you would prefer to bring your own, please let us know.

5.  The family of the birthday child may arrive 20 minutes prior to the start of the party to set up the food.  If your party begins at 10am, you may arrive at 9:40am.  If your party begins at 2pm, you may arrive at 1:40pm.

6.  Once your party time is over, we will handle the clean up!  You will have an additional 20 minutes to gather your belongings, gifts, food, etc.  if you go beyond this time, an additional fee of $20/15 minutes will occur.  All guests must leave promptly when the party ends.  If your party ends at 11:30am, you must be ready to go by 11:50am.  If your party ends at 3:30pm, you must be ready to go by 3:50pm.

7.  Party times are 10am-11:30am and 2-3:30pm.  All parties are held on Sunday.

8.  Please dress the birthday child in comfortable play clothes that you don't mind getting covered in paint.  Although we provide smocks and our paint is washable, Children's Art Lab is not responsible for any stains that may occur on clothing.  Let your child experience being a real artist and get messy at their art-y party!  Remind guests as well!

9.  The cost for a party is $250.  This includes a maximum of 10 children.  Children ages 12 months and up are counted in this number.  Additional guests can be added for $10/child, with a maximum of twenty total guests.  Adults are not included in this number.

10.  A non-refundable deposit of $100 is required to reserve a time for a party.  The remaining balance ($150+$10/additional child) is due the day of your party.

10.  Safety is always our priority.  Children are encouraged to have fun, but running or excessively boisterous behavior can not be tolerated.  Any child exhibiting unsafe behavior or misuse of tools/art supplies will be asked to stay with an adult for the remainder of the party.

11.  Children's Art Lab will provide party invitations and hand painted paper scraps that you and your child can use to personalize the invitations.  Please let us know if you would prefer to send your own invitations.