• Kids have plenty of opportunities for arts and crafts in Frisco, Texas.childs pottery image by Jeanne Hatch from Fotolia.com
  
  Kids love getting their hands messy, creating some kind of craft or piece of art that comes from their imaginations. Families in Frisco, Texas, will find a wide variety of kids' arts and crafts programs that allow kids to paint, sculpt, draw, cut and glue, while creating a colorful keepsake to take home.
  
  

Painting with a Twist

• Kids can learn how to paint either during a painting party or a family night project. Painting with a Twist is a franchise business that provides all the supplies you need to paint a picture, including the art instructor who will lead you through the steps so you can take your picture home at the end of the two-to-three hour class. Make advance reservations for parties, which require a minimum of 10 kids (or a mixture of kids and their parents) at $25 each. Bring your own refreshments and arrive 30 minutes early for set-up. When making reservations, select from Painting with a Twist's available pictures for the one you'd like your child's guests to paint. The store occasionally holds family project times as well.
  
  Painting with a Twist
  4112 Legacy Drive
  Frisco, TX 75034
  469-362-6636
  Paintingwithatwist.com
  
  

Michaels

• Pick up projects in the store to do at home or enroll your child in one of the kids' craft classes to create their own project to take home. The craft class sessions are generally held on Saturdays. Michaels also offers craft birthday parties during which you child and his or her friends will do a pre-selected craft that then becomes the guests' party favor. Tell the store's party planner at the time of registration
  
  Michaels
  8700 Preston Road, Ste. 107
  Plano, TX 75024-3321
  972-377-3339
  michaels.com
  
  

KidsNArt

• Children are exposed to all sorts of art at KidsNArt through age specific classes, camps, Parents' Night Out and art parties. Toddler classes introduce the children to arts and crafts as well as songs and games, all with the in-class involvement of the parents. The older the child, the more involved the classes, which touch on all forms and media of art. The pre-teen and teen students also learn about art history and other more advanced art-related subjects. KidsNArt also offers private instruction for ages 6 and up.
  
  KidsNArt
  3221 Preston Road
  Frisco, TX 75034
  972-821-8643
  kidsandart.com/Frisco
  
  

Color Me Mine

• Kids can express their creativity on a piece of pottery at Color Me Mine. Sign your child up for special Spring Break or summer classes, drop them off for Kids Night Out (held one Friday a month for ages 6 to 14) or schedule your child's birthday party at Color Me Mine. Preschoolers (age 2 to 6) can participate in the weekly "Paint Me a Story" story time followed by a related paint project. Reservations are required for all activities at Color Me Mine in Frisco.
  
  Color Me Mine
  3401 Preston Road, Ste. 10
  Frisco, Texas 75034
  972-668-6201
  colormemine.com
  
  

IKEA

• The popular furniture store, IKEA, seems an unlikely place to find craft opportunities for kids in Frisco, Texas, but the store does offer craft classes for kids. IKEA hosts a free kids' craft activity the second Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7 p.m. Kids visiting IKEA can do crafts such as decorating a flower pot or picture frame. The store provides an online calendar of kids' events.
  
  IKEA
  7171 IKEA Drive
  Frisco, TX 75034
  972-712-4532
  ikea.com