Is your kid always longing to create a masterpiece in the studio or kitchen? We’ve got tons of ideas for creative arts kid’s birthday parties, where the guests can express their taste and creativity:
Arts and Crafts Birthday Parties – Ideas in the Minneapolis-St Paul area
Artlet26Â
2327 Wycliff St Suite 100, St Paul, MN 55114
Recommended ages: Grade School
Price: $380-$520 (10 children max)
Details: Guided art activities in a variety of mediums and themes.
Verified: March 2026
ArtStart ArtScraps
1459 St. Clair Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105
Recommended ages: 5-12
Price: $225 for up to 10 children plus $15 for extra children (12 children max). $25 non-refundable reservation fee included.
Details: Hosts and guests can celebrate a special birthday making art on Saturdays, either from 10:30am-12:30pm or 1:30-3:30pm. All supplies and an educator are included.
Verified: December 2025
ARTrageous Adventures
2121 W 21st St, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Recommended ages: All ages, preschoolers-adult
Price: $225 base price for 10 guests.
Details: Kids’ party packages include customized art activities and games in studio or creative ideas brought to you.
Verified: December 2025
Cadenza MusicÂ
149 Snelling Ave N, St Paul, MN, 55104
Recommended ages: 1-6 years
Price: $300 includes up to 12 guests (and adults)
Details: Two-hour party in Studio 20 includes a 30-minute guided music class and a 30-minute dance party. Add-ons can include a bouncy house, face painting, live music, refreshments and more.
Verified: May 2025
CAMP
Southdale Center, 10 Southdale Ctr RM 1310A, Edina, MN 55435
Recommended ages: 3-8 years
Price: $18-$55/guest; Party Room $150-$250
Details: Party options can include a craft activity or access to a Magic Door show. Add-ons can include cupcakes, party favors, face painting, an additional craft activity and party rooms.
Verified: December 2025
Simply Jane/Artable
3805 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Recommended ages: All Ages
Price: $150 + price of paint projects ($15-$25/canvas)
Details: One hour of instruction with a professional artist followed by one hour of open party time. Choose canvas designs like animals, flowers, peace sign, fairy, unicorn, etc.
Verified: January 2026
Textile CenterÂ
3000 University Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Recommended ages: Any age; some programs best for ages 12+
Price: $240-$600/6-30 guests.
Details: Themed textile-arts Make-and-Take Experiences can be booked to celebrate a birthday. Instructor time and supplies included in the price.
Verified: July 2025
Birthday Parties – Ideas in the Minneapolis-St Paul North Metro
Rumriver Art CenterÂ
2665 Fourth Avenue, Anoka MN 55303
Recommended ages: All ages
Price: $210 & up (plus teaching fees)
Details: Nine different art mediums are available. Please make reservations 4 weeks in advance
Verified: March 2026
Birthday Parties – Ideas in the Minneapolis-St Paul South Metro
Crayola ExperienceÂ
Mall of America, 300 South Avenue, Bloomington, MN 55425
Recommended ages: All ages
Price: $339
Details: Package includes party supplies, decor and a private party area.
Verified:Â December 2025
Eagan Art House
3981 Lexington Ave S, Eagan, MN 55123
Recommended ages: 6+
Price: $240-$275
Details: Two-hour party where kids can create art projects — Clay, Eco Art or Tin-Foil Doodles. A half-hour is set aside for a family-lead celebration.
Verified: July 2025
Birthday Parties – Ideas in the Minneapolis-St Paul West Metro
Mess Hall Art Experiences
906 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Recommended ages: All Ages
Price: $395-$475 (with add-ons available)
Details: Participants will learn paint techniques and create with acrylic on canvas. 1-1.5 hours.
Verified: June 2025
Minnetonka Center for the ArtsÂ
2240 North Shore Drive, Wayzata, MN 55391-9347
Recommended ages: 5-12
Price: $275 & up
Details: Instructor-led art parties. Bring your own snacks, cake & ice cream, decorations and gifts. Party guests will have 45 minutes after the art activity to celebrate the special occasion.
Verified: December 2025
Plymouth Community Center – Art Party
Plymouth Community Center, 14800 34th Avenue North, Plymouth, MN 55447-1482
Recommended ages: 5-12
Price: $250 for up to 12 kids
Details: two -hour party includes 90 minutes for a project theme chosen together by the family and instructor and a half hour of party time.Â
Verified: October 2025.
Birthday Parties – Multiple Minneapolis-St Paul Locations
Bach to Rock – Music Parties
13030 Riverdale Drive NW Coon Rapids, MN 55448
4783 County Road 101 Minnetonka, MN 55345
4345 Nathan Lane N Plymouth, MN 55442
Recommended ages: Ages 4-7+
Price: $275-$325 for 12 guests (additional guests $12)
Details: Party themes include Rock City, DJing, Rock Band and Karaoke.
Verified:Â December 2025
Color Me Mine – Eagan, Maple Grove, Woodbury
3324 Promenade Ave, Eagan, MN 55121
12155 Elm Creek Boulevard North, Maple Grove, MN 55369
9140 Hudson Rd. E511, Woodbury, MN 55125
Recommended ages: All ages
Price: $125 plus cost of ceramic pieces (studio fee for 10-20 people)
Details: Paint your own ceramics for a perfect party in studio. You could also purchase ceramics to-go for a party at home and return them to the store for glaze. Groups may bring refreshments into the studio.
Verified:Â December 2025
Kidcreate Studio
7918 Mitchell Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
1785 Radio Drive, Suite F Woodbury, MN 55125
Recommended ages: 3-12
Price: $349-$464 for up to 12 guests (add-ons available)
Details: Customized art birthday parties with hundreds of projects to choose from. Kidcreate also offers at-home parties.
Verified: December 2025
Kiddywampus – Chanhassen, Hopkins, St. Louis Park
1023 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
860 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, MN 55317
Recommended ages: 4+
Price: $399 & up
Details: 90-minute themed weekend Kiddy Parties include themes like unicorns, LEGOS, crafts, and live animals. Party hosts bring their own food/supplies.
Verified: December 2025
Theater Birthday Parties in the Twin Cities Metro
Stages Theatre CompanyÂ
1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Recommended ages: All Ages
Price: Group tickets start at $10.50/pp. Room rental $25-50/2 hours.
Details: Group tickets combined with a room rental through the Hopkins Arts Center make a fun and unique birthday celebration idea. Combine this with cupcakes from nearby Amy’s Cupcake Shoppe.
Verified: July 2025
DIY Theater Party:
For a DIY Party for theater lovers and young actors, invite friends over for a costume party or a dress-up party. Let them plan and perform a show. Videotape the final performance. Then make it into a movie night and watch the video of the show before popping in a favorite movie! Or let the kids put on a fashion show for their parents. Grab a camera. You can be their fashion photographer, so they can take home a memory.
Cooking & Baking Birthday Parties
bakehouse
4615 Excelsior Blvd St Louis Park, MN 55416
Recommended ages: 12-17
Price: $300-$400
Details: Enjoy pizza making, cupcake decorating, or build-your-own cake. Parties are 2-2.5 hours. 8 guests, and 2-4 adult hosts
Verified: December 2025
Way Cool Cooking School
16544 W. 78th Street, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
Recommended ages: 4-15
Price: $400 for 10 kids
Details: Over 30 themes to choose from, including Trolls, Super Hero, Star Wars, LEGO, Llama, Harry Potter, Nailed It & more. Includes teen parties.
Verified: December 2025
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These are such creative ideas and really good places for kids to unleash their vivid imagination and dive into it! Thanks so much for these. Last year for my little cousin’s birthday party we rented from this wonderful party rental business in Minneapolis.
That’s amazing to hear, Jagrit! You are a party-planning Rock Star! Seriously. I love when kids get to spark their creativity and have epic adventures, even if it’s just in their own backyard. And renting from a fabulous Minneapolis party business is the key to unlocking all sorts of fun possibilities. Did your cousin have an unforgettable party with that rental? I’d love to hear all about it! It might even spark some inspiration for others reading this.
And of course, if you ever need more ideas for unleashing little imaginations, whether it’s for another birthday party or just a rainy afternoon, check out these kid-friendly art studios around the Twin Cities! The artists who run these studios are always thrilled to share the joy of creative play, and — bonus — they clean up afterwards, so you don’t have to.