Kids Art Spots

Tis the season to get out the finger paints, for sure, but when staying home another minute doesn't seem like a good idea, there are a bunch of spots around town for kids to paint over a different floor. The Children's Museum of Maine offers "Big Messy Art" a couple of times a week, plus other craft and art projects. (BMA is today (sunday) @ 2:30 and tomorrow (June 15) there is a Father's Day Craft at 11am)

Color Me Mine, in Portland, is a paint-your-own pottery studio... Monday is "1 child paints free" day and Tuesday is 2-for-1 day...

Clay Play, in Yarmouth, is similar, and is offering a 2-hour "class" for kids on Wednesdays in the summer, if parents need a bit of alone time midweek. (It starts at 1 so would be a perfect post-Stories by the Garden destination)

There is also the Pick and Paint Pottery Shop in Westbrook and the Paint Your Own Pottery studio in Old Orchard. Aly, our fabulous babysitter, took the girls to the Beadin Path in Freeport and managed to entertain them for a long time on about $10.00 worth of beads... they also offer some kid classes.

Also in Freeport, is Smudge, a drop-in art spot for kids (they also have summer camp). The Portland Art Museum has quite a lot for kids, on regular days, and offers a special grandparents program on Tuesday June 30th!