Classes by Age Groups
Age Appropriate Fine Art Classes
We teach ages 18m to Adult! Scroll down - youngest to oldest - to find your age group!
Toddlers
Make & Play Art Club
Designed for toddlers and preschoolers age 18m – 5, and their favorite grown-up, this playful child-and-caregiver class celebrates the magic of creating together. Through sensory experiences, open-ended art, music, movement, and playful exploration, little artists strengthen fine motor skills, language development, confidence, and curiosity. Just as importantly, you’ll create meaningful one-on-one memories while nurturing a lifelong love of creativity.
Preschoolers
Make & Play Art Club
Designed for toddlers and preschoolers age 18m – 5, and their favorite grown-up, this playful child-and-caregiver class celebrates the magic of creating together. Through sensory experiences, open-ended art, music, movement, and playful exploration, little artists strengthen fine motor skills, language development, confidence, and curiosity. Just as importantly, you’ll create meaningful one-on-one memories while nurturing a lifelong love of creativity.
Preschool Art + Pottery
Preschoolers learn best by doing – and this class is filled with opportunities to explore, discover, and create. Young artists age 3.5 – 6 experiment with painting, drawing, sculpture, and pottery while strengthening fine motor skills, independence, problem-solving, and creative thinking. Every project encourages curiosity, joyful exploration, and the confidence that comes from creating something all on their own. It’s the perfect blend of artistic growth, sensory learning, and imaginative play.
Elementary Ages
Homeschool Art + Pottery
Designed especially for homeschool students and scheduled earlier in the day, this class blends drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, and pottery hand-building into one inspiring weekly experience. Professional art educators guide students through engaging creative challenges that strengthen artistic skills, creative thinking, and visual problem-solving. Every class encourages curiosity, independence, and joyful exploration while giving homeschool students valuable opportunities to create, collaborate, and connect with peers. Hand-building only. Pottery wheel is available in a Hand-building and Pottery Wheel class.
Pottery Hand-building + Wheel
There’s something magical about transforming a lump of clay into something completely your own. Young artists learn hand-building, wheel throwing, glazing, and surface design while creating both functional pottery and imaginative sculptures. Along the way they’ll strengthen fine motor skills, patience, perseverance, and creative confidence – all while getting wonderfully messy in the studio.
Mixed Media Art
At Small Hands Big Art, we’re not just teaching kids how to make art – we’re helping them become confident creative thinkers. Every week, students tackle engaging creative challenges that encourage curiosity, experimentation, and original thinking while exploring exciting materials and techniques. Along the way they’ll strengthen drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media skills while learning to trust their ideas, embrace mistakes, and discover that creativity is a skill that grows with practice.
Combo Art + Pottery
For kids who love variety, this class offers an exciting mix of two- and three-dimensional art. Students alternate between mixed media projects and pottery hand-building while exploring drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, and clay. Every creative challenge encourages imagination, problem-solving, artistic growth, and the confidence to turn big ideas into something they can proudly take home. Hand-building only. See our pottery classes that include wheel throwing.
Tweens & Teens
Pottery Hand-building + Wheel
Older students are ready for bigger creative challenges – and clay offers endless possibilities. This class builds on foundational pottery skills while introducing more advanced wheel throwing, sculpting, glazing, and surface techniques. Students develop craftsmanship, patience, creative problem-solving, and artistic independence while creating pottery they’re genuinely proud to use, display, and share.
Mixed Media Art
As artists grow, so should the challenges. This class encourages older students to move beyond step-by-step projects and begin making thoughtful creative decisions of their own. Through advanced drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media, students strengthen technical skills while developing confidence, perseverance, and their own artistic style. Professional art educators provide guidance while encouraging independence, experimentation, and creative risk-taking.
Combo Art + Pottery Hand-building
Older artists thrive when they’re given opportunities to explore and make meaningful creative choices. This class blends mixed media art with pottery hand-building, encouraging students to experiment with drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, and clay while developing artistic independence and confidence. Every project is designed to strengthen technical skills while encouraging imagination, originality, and creative problem-solving. Hand-building only. See our pottery classes for class that include wheel throwing.
Storymakers Studio
Some kids tell stories with words. Others tell them with pictures. This class is designed for young artists who love to draw, invent characters, and build imaginary worlds. Students learn cartoon illustration, comic design, visual storytelling, and character development while strengthening drawing skills, creativity, and confidence. Whether they’re creating graphic novels, comics, fantasy creatures, or illustrated adventures, every project encourages original thinking and brings their ideas to life.
Friday Night & Saturday Drop Ins
Creativity Crew
Creativity Crew is our elevated Kids Night Out for artists ages 4.5–12—a Friday or Saturday evening studio experience designed to feel a little like one of our half-day camps. Drop the kids off for 90 min or three creative hours filled with games, and art or pottery in a fun, welcoming studio environment. The 3 hour events include Pizza! Each event features a special hands-on project plus time to relax, create, and connect with friends as the week winds down. It’s the perfect blend of creative fun, weekend excitement, and a little extra breathing room for parents too!
