{"id":2359,"date":"2013-08-12T16:36:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T21:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activityhero.com\/blog\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2022-03-16T20:56:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T03:56:59","slug":"painting-classes-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahblog.activityhero.com\/painting-classes-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Masterpiece in the Making: Parents Guide to Drawing &#038; Painting Classes for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2359\" class=\"elementor elementor-2359\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66e2434c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66e2434c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f73ccfc\" data-id=\"1f73ccfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294ebabf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"294ebabf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"slideshow-content-body\">\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_2033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2033\" style=\"width: 737px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2033\" alt=\"The Anti-Athlete: 5 Activities for Kids Who Aren\u2019t Into Sports\" src="\&quot;https:\/\/www.activityhero.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/anti-athlete2.png\&quot;" width=\"737\" height=\"492\" title=\"\" srcset="\&quot;https:\/\/ahblog.activityhero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/anti-athlete2.png" 737w, https:\ \ ahblog.activityhero.com\ wp-content\ uploads\ 2012\ 07\ anti-athlete2-300x200.png 300w, https:\ \ ahblog.activityhero.com\ wp-content\ uploads\ 2012\ 07\ anti-athlete2-720x480.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \ /><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Flickr user Ernst Vikne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<strong>What they&#8217;ll learn:<\/strong> Art is an activity with a great deal of benefits across the ages.\u00a0Children especially\u00a0can\u00a0gain a great deal from expressing themselves through art as their\u00a0communication skills are still developing. When creative thinking like\u00a0visual art\u00a0is introduced early in life,\u00a0it can help kids relate to the world around them. Artistic expressions such as painting and sculpting help develop fine motor skills.\r\n<strong>Ages: <\/strong>2+\r\n<strong>Time Commitment: <\/strong>1 hour per week\r\n<strong>Cost:\u00a0<\/strong>$20 per class\r\n\r\nKids art\u00a0instruction usually begins around age 2 with basic instruction and simple\u00a0tools like fingers,\u00a0sponges\u00a0and thick brushes.\u00a0More advanced instruction\u00a0begins around\u00a05 years of age where they\u00a0begin to explore different mediums, tools and styles.\r\n\r\n<a href="\&quot;http:\/\/www.activityhero.com\/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;search_string=Drawing+and+Painting\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find Drawing &amp; Painting Classes for Kids on ActivityHero!<\/a>\r\n\r\nLooking for more activities? For the time strapped parents who want a one stop shop\u00a0to plan and book kids classes and camps\u00a0check out\u00a0<a tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"http:\/\/activityhero.com\/\" href="\&quot;http:\/\/activityhero.com\/\&quot;" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ActivityHero.com<\/a>. Find camp and class\u00a0schedules and ratings, sort by ages, prices, proximity, and co-plan with other parents &amp; kids.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What they&#8217;ll learn: Art is an activity with a great deal of benefits across the ages.\u00a0Children especially\u00a0can\u00a0gain a great deal from expressing themselves through art as their\u00a0communication skills are still developing. When creative thinking like\u00a0visual art\u00a0is introduced early in life,\u00a0it can help kids relate to the world around them. 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