Art Parties

Have your next party with us

Art parties are a great way to celebrate a special day with friends and family.

Art Parties usually happen on the weekends; either Saturday afternoons (3-5pm) or on Sundays (mornings or afternoon).

Art Parties are not limited to children's birthday parties. Anyone can have an Art Party, including adults on a Friday evening.

How it works

What is an Art Party?

An Art Party is generally a two hour Art workshop and celebration held at Primary Colours Art School in Northcote Naarm.

What does Primary Colours provide?

Primary Colours will design a series of Art activities that are engaging and age appropriate. The activities can vary depending on the interest of the client or preferred mediums.

Other provisions

All Art materials and the use of Art making equipment and space
Extra tables for food and drinks
A “Chill Zone” that includes a couch, books, and toys
Use of the kitchen including: fridge, stove, plates and cutlery
Toilet with hand cleaning basin
Parking space in the rear with easy access to the kitchen
An extra staff member will be employed on the day to assist with preparation, running, and cleaning up after the party
A birthday greeting or other celebratory message on the blackboard
Boombox stereo that can be remotely accessed via Bluetooth

What should you do?

Meet with Primary Colours beforehand to discuss the party and possible theme
Agree to the quoted amount and pay Primary Colours at least 24 hours before the party is scheduled to start. Payment of a 10% deposit will guarantee your booking but is generally not necessary.
Provide all food and beverages for the guests including snacks and birthday cake - if appropriate
Arrive at least fifteen minutes, but no longer than thirty minutes before the party to set up food and drinks
Create a music playlist for the party - this is optional and a generic playlist can be used from Spotify
Supervise children at the completion of the party
Ensure that all party guests leave within fifteen minutes of the conclusion of the party
Clean all food preparation utensils including cups, plates and cutlery that belong to Primary Colours and have been used at the party

It is strongly recommended that a fruit platter or similar finger foods be brought along on the day of the party to provide partygoers with a sustenance break. A two hour party workshop can be tiring for younger clients. Food to graze on during the workshop is another option.

NOTE: additional adult supervision is not required at children's parties. Parents of the celebrant, and immediate family, are of course encouraged to stay and get involved. It is appreciated if parents of invited guests leave the studio for the duration of the party to minimise distractions and interruptions.

Pricing

The standard cost of a two hour party for up to twelve children is $300.
Additional guests will be charged at $25 per child. This extra fee can be paid on the day of the party.
A maximum of sixteen children is the capacity of most parties at Primary Colours studio. Numbers beyond this figure need to be negotiated with Primary Colours prior to the event.
These quoted prices include all Art materials used in the workshop and the use of art making equipment
Full payment needs to occur before the party date for us to proceed

Contact Primary Colours Art School for a quote, check availability, or just to enquire about Art Parties.

primarycoloursartschool@gmail.com

Some of our favourite Art Party activities

Birthday Cakes

Creating birthday cakes are a great collaborative activity that the kids love. Think of it as an Art Party version of The Great British Bake Off. Children work in small groups of 3-5 and decorate the prepared cakes with paint, markers, streamers and more.

You can take the cakes with you or leave them with us to enjoy.

Cardboard Collage masks

An independent Art activity that allows kids to experiment with shapes and colour. Using the already prepared cardboard head as a framework the kids add the features by glueing cardboard shape on and adding colour with paint. Popular themes are Kawaii, animals, and humans.

All kids get to take their mask home at the end of the party to display at home.

Polymer Clay Keyrings

This is a great activity where partygoers get to create their very own keyring, or bag tag, using polymer clay. At Primary Colours we only use premium polymer clays like Sculpey and Fimo. Children create a small three dimensional object out of polymer clay that will be baked and added to a keyring chain to take home at the end of the party. Popular themes are heads, animals, flowers, and food.

A Field of Flowers

Borrowing from the Hervé Tullet playbook, this collaborative activity is both fun, and beautiful. Partygoers are given instructions on what and how to paint a large mural made up of smaller boards. They drop paint and apply with brushes under the strict, but playful command, of the instructor. It is not until the end of the process that the image reveals itself.

The painting is deconstructed at the end of the session and everyone gets a piece to take home. They work nicely as small abstract Artworks in their own right.

Dice Monsters

This is a very fun drawing game that is often used when there is not enough time for one of the longer activities. Partygoers create a drawing of a monster whose features are decided by the roll of a die. The eyes, noses, mouths, ears, legs and arms, are added to the basic shape of the monster, but the quantities of the features are left to chance.

Great fun for all ages and a good game to take home to play again and again with the family.

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Air Dry Clay Mini-Sculptures

DAS air dry clay is coloured with acrylic paint in this engaging, and educational, activity. Partygoers will learn how to create basic forms and join clay as they build their own mini-sculptures. Because the clay has been coloured in advance no painting is needed. And as the clay is air drying it does not require firing in a kiln. You can take it home right away.

Small wooden based stands are provided. Popular themes are animals, plant life, Kawaii and cartoon characters.

Mini World Diorama

An open ended activity for older party goers that requires the full time allocation to be completed. Every reveller is given a hand crafted 'stage' that they then decorate and fill to create their own mini world. It could be a room, a park, a jungle...whatever they like. All the materials are laid out for them to play and construct. Such fun with impressive results.

Picture Board

A great memento for the celebrant to take home. A generic landscape is painted onto a board or canvas. Everyone contributes characters which are cut out and stuck onto the background by Primary Colours staff. A quick activity that looks wonderful.

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Badge Making

This is a fun quick activity often utilised when there is not enough time for a longer session. Partygoers simply draw their designs on the pre-cut paper which is turned into a badge by Primary Colours staff using a badge making machine. Two sizes are available: 3cm and 5cm diameter

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Box Town

This is a popular holiday workshop is available as an Art Party activity. Also known as The One Box Challenge, partygoers are provided with a single box and whole lot of other stuff to play with. They can paint, draw, and add details to their box to transform it into whatever they like. Popular themes are houses and shops, but we've also seen castles and jails! Windows and doors are drawn on the boxes by the kids and cut out by a responsible staff member so that there is no risk of injury.

This is a longer activity and will probably be the only activity at the party if selected.

Polymer Clay Wands

Using a length of dowel, or a chopstick, and polymer clay, partygoers design and create their very own magic wand. Primary Colours uses SculpeyIII polymer clay for this activity which includes many bright colours, is easy to mould, and even includes a glow in the dark variety.

Once the wands have been created, baked and cooled down, children can decorate them with bejewelled stickers.

It's magic!

Tie Dye T-Shirts

This is a great way for children to personalise their clothes. Using a tie dye kit, children prepare their shirts by folding and tying with rubber bands before squirting coloured dye onto them in plastic tubs. They could even draw on their shirts before dying them with permanent markers to really create a unique look.

Once dyed, shirts are returned in plastic bags to avoid staining. Care instructions are provided that include letting the dye set for 24 hours before rinsing.

NOTE: please advise guests to wash new garments before bringing them in for dying to remove the sizing.

Sparkle Jars

This is a variation on the snow globe and is a great longer activity. We first make an object to go into the jar out of polymer clay that is then baked in the oven. Meanwhile we fill the base with plasticine before adding water, glitter, and the main character. They look great and are a wonderful keepsake of the day.