Family Painting Class

Join this fun art class with your kid in Melbourne!



1.5 hours Location Blackburn North Class size 1 to 10 (public classes), 10 to 30   $55 (Afterpay available)

Family Art Class – Parent & Child
Looking for a fun and creative way to spend quality time with your child? Join our family painting class in Melbourne and enjoy a relaxed and joyful art experience together.
In this workshop, both parent and child will paint on separate canvases, allowing each of you to create your own unique artwork. The class is designed to be enjoyable, engaging, and suitable for all skill levels.
No previous painting experience is required. The teacher will guide you step by step throughout the session, and a child-friendly design will be carefully selected to suit your child’s age and ability.
By the end of the class, both you and your child will complete beautiful artworks to take home and proudly display.

Upcoming dates for Family Painting Class

Times are Melbourne time. Dates and prices as of 23 Oct 2026, 10:31pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

3 upcoming dates between 5 Nov 2026 and 3 Dec 2026.

  • Thu 5 Nov 2026, 5:30pm-7pm
  • Sun 15 Nov 2026, 12pm-1:30pm
  • Thu 3 Dec 2026, 5:30pm-7pm
What you'll get
  • All painting materials are provided such as a canvas, easel, acrylic paints, brushes and an apron.
  • Both of you will take home your own finished artwork on a 12×16 inch stretched canvas.
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Knowledge required
No knowledge and skills needed.
What to bring
Bring your favourite nibbles and drinks, we provide all glassware and bottle openers for a wonderful evening.
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or hens party.

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 7 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids, and must pay for a separate ticket.

This experience would also be a fun gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

65a Katrina Street, Blackburn North VIC

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Recent reviews of Family Painting Class

  • 5/5 from Simone Baxt, attended Aug 2026: Effy was fantastic; Guiding my 7 and 10 yo (and me!) to produce gorgeous pieces. So patient and clear in her guidance, to everyone in the class. What an absolutely delightful way to spend time with my daughters and help cultivate some art skills. Thank you
  • 5/5 from Melissa Scadden, attended Mar 2026: My 12 year old son and I did a class with Effie and loved it - she's a great teacher and it was so lovely having some quality time with my son that didnt involve sports or a screen! Highly recommend.
  • 5/5 from Maggie Cardoso, attended Jan 2026: Enjoyable and relaxing! It turned out to be a small class which was pleasant.
  • 5/5 from Melanie McVey-Di Lazzaro, attended May 2025: Absolutely loved the whole experience! Took my daughter and her friend, they loved it and want to start art classes now. The teacher was so helpful and provided lots of assistance. Such a great way to spend a relaxing afternoon.
  • 5/5 from Ching Ng, attended May 2025: Wonderful afternoon for the whole family. Effie was very kind, understanding and accomodating. She helped us to create a special memory as a family. Both kids and adults had a great time.
  • 5/5 from Crystel White, attended Jan 2025: Fantastic teacher & an amazing class with my son. Very relaxed and calming experience
  • 4/5 from Linda de Cieri, attended Jan 2025: We enjoyed the painting class although it was expensive for what we received. The artist was professional although we needed to request support a couple of times. No snack break. Limited selection of painting samples.
  • 5/5 from Suzanne Fatchen, attended Nov 2024: Tawny and I loved our time painting together. It was a lovely way to have some Nanny and granddaughter time. Our teacher was kind, encouraging and listened to my requests to show rather than do Tawny’s work. Thanks
  • 5/5 from Natalie Swain, attended Jun 2024: We went to the family painting class today in Blackburn and it was fantastic. The teacher was great and guided us throughout the class. We walked away with amazing paintings, our families were blown away.
  • 5/5 from Tami Thanan, attended Jun 2024: My daughter and I had a great time. Effie was amazing at teaching us the skills. She took us through the steps with such ease. She made everything very simple. We were so pleased with our final product. We will definitely be back for more.
  • 5/5 from Aaron Steinmetz, attended Jun 2024: Good fun, relaxed atmosphere and learnt a few things along the way. Looking forward to next time.
  • 5/5 from Liz Hamilton, attended May 2024: Was given a choice of painting choices, good step by step guidance, understanding of children at different levels. Venue was convenient, very happy with our paintings.
  • 5/5 from Melanie Jones, attended Jan 2024: My daughter and I had a great day out. Everything was supplied & all we had to bring was the snacks & drinks. We selected a picture each of an icecream & snowman and then started our session. Effie was absolutely lovely and gave some really helpful tips along the way. She was incredibly supportive and positive. The venue was easy to find and presented beautifully. We would love to come back again. We both thoroughly enjoyed it and loved the finished results. Thanks again Effie.
  • 5/5 from Joanne, attended Oct 2023: My family enjoyed this new experience. My daughter loved it and my husband was amazed as to how he was able to do it! Daughter is bugging me to return. I'll save up to come back! I thought the activity kind of relaxes the mind. Thanks to Effie for guiding us along the way.
  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Oct 2023: Such a friendly environment with lots of help and guidance. My 14 year old daughter and I had a fantastic time and will be back again. Thanks for a great day!
Your teacher

Mentative Art
Mentative Art

4.9 (184)
female Women-owned

Mentative Art strives to bring up imagination and creativity in our studio by helping students create beautiful art. You are most welcome to join us to explore your talent, you’ll find a blank canvas awaiting you where the world is your oyster. We opened our doors in 2018 and have been creating art and forming artists since.
Art Lessons
“Mentative Art” runs a variety of art classes for kids, teens and adults.
Professional Drawing, Painting, Mixed-Media, Collage, Hand-building clay and lots of fun art activities are available at this school.

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