Children's Art Party

Luxury Kids' Art Party with floral decorations & high tea



3+ years & Adults     1.5 hours Class size 10 to 50 guests       $65 (PayPal Pay in 4 available)

A beautifully styled kids' party with art, floral decor, photo backdrops, high-tea catering, and a relaxed parents’ lounge. Hosted by ARTea.
This is not your standard kids' party. ARTea’s Garden Tea Party (bespoke themes optional) experience is a thoughtfully styled, hosted celebration where children create, and celebrate — while parents relax and enjoy the experience too.
Designed by Melbourne’s leading creative events team - Melbourne Event Florals - our parties combine art with luxury styling, and high-tea catering in a space that feels calm, beautiful, and effortless. From floral installations and photo-worthy backdrops to grazing platters and a dedicated parents’ area with tea and coffee service, every detail is considered.
The Experience 1.5hr
Only $650 for up to 10 guests + $35 for extra guests
2hr $750 for up to 10 guests + $35 for extra guests
Children enjoy a professionally hosted party featuring:
  • A guided arts & crafts workshop
  • Beautifully styled tables and celebration spaces
  • A magical garden tea party moment with friends
ARTea Parties — Art Activity Menu
Ages 3–5 years (Early Creators)
Focus: sensory play, colour, confidence, short
* Messy Paint Party
* Bubble Painting
* Playdough Sculpt & Decorate
* Under the Sea Sensory Art
* Rainbow & Unicorn Art Play
* ️ Handprint Keepsake Canvas
Ages 5–7 years (Junior Artists)
Focus: guided creativity, skill building, confidence
* ️ Canvas Painting Party (theme-based)
* Unicorn / Dino / Superhero Art
* Flower Crown Decorating
* Air-Dry Clay Creations
* Tote Bag Painting
* Mask Making & Decorating
* Slime or Sensory Science Art
* ️ Guided Drawing + Painting Combo
* Fantasy Creature Design
Parents enjoy:
  • A dedicated parents’ area with tea & coffee service
  • A relaxed, stylish environment (no chaos, no clean-up)
What Makes ARTea Parties Premium
Styled Photo Backdrops
Perfect for birthday photos, cake moments, and memories parents actually want to keep.
Floral Decorations & Garden Tea Party Styling
Soft florals, curated décor, pretty tableware, and a cohesive garden tea party aesthetic.
High-tea Party Platters
Beautiful grazing-style platters and elevated kids' party food — not basic party fare.
Parents’ Lounge with Tea & Coffee
A calm space for adults to relax while children celebrate.
Fully Hosted & Stress-Free
We manage the flow, activities, food, set-up, and pack-down — parents simply arrive and enjoy.
Venues
Available at:
  • South Melbourne (3-14yr olds)
  • Alphington (3-14yrs)
  • Bentleigh (8+ only)
BYO cake welcome
Optional Enhancements (Available at Checkout)
  • Face Painting
  • Eco-Friendly Glitter Bar
  • Lolly Bar or Donut Decorating Station
  • Thank You Party Bags
  • Floral Mocktail Drinks Bar
  • Art Thank You Bags
  • Adults' Platters
Why Parents Love ARTea Parties
  • Beautiful, calm, and well-organised
  • Enjoyable for both kids and adults
  • Elevated styling you don’t get at play centres
  • Everything included — no running around, no mess at home
What you'll get
Every child and parent attending an ARTea Garden Tea Party Experience will enjoy a thoughtfully curated celebration designed to feel special, relaxed, and beautifully styled.
For the Kids:
  • A professionally hosted party by ARTea’s experienced creative team
  • A choice of:
  • Guided arts & crafts workshop or
  • A beautifully styled Garden Tea Party celebration
  • High-quality art materials (where applicable)
  • Elevated kids' party food, served in a calm, seated moment
  • A dedicated cake moment (BYO cake welcome)
  • A fun, joyful atmosphere where every child feels included
The Space & Styling:
  • Styled birthday photo backdrops for memorable photos
  • Floral decorations and soft garden-inspired styling
  • Pretty tableware and coordinated décor
  • A cohesive, premium look you won’t find at play centres
For the Parents:
  • A dedicated parents’ area within the venue
  • A relaxed, stylish environment to enjoy while children are hosted
  • No set-up, no clean-up, no stress
Food & Drinks:
  • High tea style catering for children (selection of ribbon sandwiches, fresh fruit, popcorn, fairy biscuit, mini cupcake)
  • Water included
  • Optional upgrades available:
  • Floral mocktail drinks bar
  • Lolly bar
  • Donut decorating station
Knowledge required
All activities are designed to be fun, age-appropriate, and confidence-building, with guidance from ARTea’s experienced hosts every step of the way.
  • Suitable for complete beginners
  • Step-by-step instruction provided
  • Activities adapted to suit different ages and abilities
  • Encouraging, supportive environment where creativity is celebrated
Children are free to explore, create, and enjoy the experience — there’s no “right” or “wrong” way to participate.
What to bring
Please Bring:
  • Birthday cake (if you wish – we’ll style and serve it for you) or select our Birthday Cake activity - guests decorate the cake
  • Clothes suitable for art and movement (Aprons are provided, but creativity can get messy!)
  • A sense of fun and celebration
Optional:
Camera or phone for photos at our styled backdrops or organise one of our photography sessions (Perfect for capturing special birthday moments)
No Need to Bring:
  • Plates, cups or cutlery
  • Party food or drinks
  • Decorations or styling
  • Music or entertainment
  • Clean-up supplies
We handle all set-up, hosting and pack-down — so parents can relax and enjoy the experience alongside their children.
Add-ons available for this class
  • Extra guests ($35)
  • T-shirt ($10)
  • Real skateboard deck ($18)
  • Decorate your own bday cake ($125)
  • Art thank you bags ($5)
  • Piñata ($50)
  • Adults platters ($65)
  • Painting (Free)
  • Pottery (Free)
  • Terrarium (Free)
  • Kinder Art (Sensory) (Free)
  • Glitter Bar (Flat rate per group) ($50)
  • Face painting (flat rate per group) ($60)
  • Tea + Coffee (flat rate per group) ($45)
  • Lolly Bar ($6)
  • Mocktail Bar (Flat rate per group) ($35)
  • Add 30mins extra (more creative time) ($100)
  • Add 30mins (disco + party games) ($100)
You can add these when you book (optional).
Suitable for

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 3 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids (the adult may observe for free).

Location

2 Alfred Place, South Melbourne VIC

Children's Art Party location
Verified reviews

ClassBento loader icon
Your teacher

ARTea Art School
ARTea Art School

4.5 (509)
female Women-owned

ARTea is a vibrant art studio offering dynamic activities for adults who love to create or to celebrate a special occasion.  ARTea is a large chic private warehouse available for exclusive hire ideal for low-key intimate events to large family get togethers (capacity 120). We offer simply venue hire (blank canvas) to fully styled events. ARTea offers unique events that give you the opportunity to interact with family & friends in a creative, entertaining, and relaxed environment.
Working with our sister company Roxy’s Entertainment, featuring an Art Deco influenced cocktail bar, is an unexpected treasure. With its own fully stocked bar showcasing a premium spirit selection, this is the perfect addition to your event. From a casual cocktail party to a more formal event including birthdays, milestones, family social catch ups and celebrations.
ARTea organises everything in their large chic warehouse studio space in South Melbourne or a venue of your choice (office, community centres, wedding, event venue). (Functions are available 7 days a week and times are flexible.
ARTea’s Creative workshops -
Are you looking for fun and creative Hens activities in Melbourne? Join ARTea Art School in their beautiful chic converted warehouse offering exciting sip and create workshops and create a masterpiece!
No experience is needed as their professional artists will guide you every step of the way until you have created an artwork to be proud of.
Classes include paintings based on famous contemporary artists, pottery, flower crowns & arrangements, terrariums, cocktail making, cooking and much more. Professional artist, teacher and founder of ARTea Art School Helen Pollard will guide you step by step to completion. She has over 15 years of teaching experience and loves inspiring minds to create.
Grab a glass of wine or a cocktail from their Art Deco inspired bar and your favourite people (connect with your friends and family that you have not seen in a while) for a creative fun evening to reconnect and socialise!
ARTea is an ART school nurturing creativity and celebrating special events! Our beautiful venue is located in Port Melbourne for your next ARTea event. Our art school also offers a wide range of professional programs for children (pre-school – STEAM, 5-12 years, teens, holiday) & adults (classes, social art events, mothers groups, Creative Hens/High Tea & Corporate Team Building). We now offer programs, parties and events online.
We specialise in parties, we offer a range of packages and activities for all ages, girls & boys from baby keep sake prints, sensory play, painting like your favourite artist, clay sculpting, t-shirt fashion design, skateboard graffiti art and much more!! We can tailer the art activity to cater for the interests of the birthday person. Then we finish off the party with party games (pass the parcel, Pinata) and a disco!!
We can organise the party of your dreams, whatever the budget we can sort it out for you!! From very simple venue hire to fully dresses Mad Hatter’s High Tea party, with your ideas, ARTea party can make it into a reality! We hand make our decorations and we love a challenge so add a theme, any is possible. The venue is very versatile so invite your favourite superhero or a fairy, pet your favourite farm animal, mini pets, reptile or pony dress ups and bop to your favourite song at the disco.
We can also visit you, simply leave the work to us and we will look after all planning and preparations. Invite us to your next birthday party, event, fete, festival, christening, corporate function, wedding or any celebration. We bring all the equipment and materials and host the activities.

verified_user

ClassBento has verified that ARTea Art School has a valid Working with Children Check clearance.


Book on ClassBento and enjoy exclusive perks:


  • Earn loyalty points
  • Money-back guarantee* for peace of mind
  • Local support from our Sydney-based team, rated 5 stars by customers
  • Public liability insurance included for your protection
  • ClassBento donates $1 to Dementia Australia with every paid booking
2026-06-12 15:00:00
class V48I01Z33L 34c052b7f77f35dccea660a6ce51910d production melbourne Melbourne VIC AU melbourne