When Picasso said, “Every Child is an Artist” he echoed the heart of creativity beating at Hello Art Studio, located in the center of the downtown Arlington Heights, Chicago, Illinois.

Hello Art is a vibrant, upbeat art studio for kids that hosts weekly classes in different age ranges. Little Artists Explore is a class for ages three to six years and is an interactive experience for you and your child (those aged three require an adult to participate with them). During class, all materials are provided and unique themes are visited. Your child will bring home a little masterpiece to adorn your refrigerator.

Art Start classes are for children ages seven to thirteen years and introduce children to more than just the crayons and the finger paint. Various art mediums, including clay, chalk, and charcoal are utilized to enhance the art experience. Students focus on longer-term projects that will be yours once the session is completed. This allows children the opportunity to create, to reflect, and to honor the journey of art appreciation.

Drawing skills classes are centered around the tweens - for ages nine to thirteen - and develop sketching skills with a focus on shading and symmetry. This class is a must for young artists to “enhance their doodles.” Students are welcomed to each sixty- minute session with a choice of a sketch to emulate, complete with instructions and hands-on teaching.

Hello Art Studio also offers school break camps which are well organized and thoughtful in their timing and topics. For example, my daughter attended a camp the week prior to the Christmas holiday when school was already out of session. In this particular week, the instructor created art projects centered around each individual student’s holiday traditions.

We have attended several birthday parties at Hello Art and each one was unique and special to the celebrant’s personality. We love attending parties at Hello Art Studio and cannot wait to book our own for the upcoming 9th birthday in our house!

So do check out the KidFriendlyVenues app provided by this website for all the information needed to visit this great art studio. Under the category "Arts, Crafts and Music" you will find there is a five star rating guide given by moms,  distance measure from your home, GIS location for navigation and contact phone numbers. I gave them five stars!!

Dana H