Birthday Parties

Celebrate your favorite little person turning a year older with a Birthday Party at Making Waves!

To request a party please email: katie@makingwavesartstudio.com with desired date and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours!

We host most of our parties on Saturdays and Sundays from 2 pm - 3:30 pm but can sometimes accommodate other dates/times.

*Our summer party dates are very limited due to our busy camp schedule and several off-site events we have booked, but we have SATURDAY, 7/13 + SATURDAY, 8/10 available for sure!

Party Packages

Option 1: Make & Play Party

Price: $425

Ages: 2 - 4

Package Description: Toddler birthdays at Making Waves are a blast! Attendees spend one hour creating at our art and sensory stations and a half hour snacking and celebrating with friends. Package includes one Making Waves party instructor, one hour and thirty minutes of party time, set up and clean up, party table cloths, choice of party theme, a surprise art supply gift for the birthday kiddo and a $10 gift card to Alice, Ever After Books (our amazing next door neighbor).

Theme Choices: Dinosaurs, Rainbows, Animals, Under the Sea, Unicorns

The Stations: The 5 Art & Sensory Stations will look something like this! 

  1. Water Table

  2. Sensory Table

  3. Playdough Table

  4. Painting

  5. Collage

*Stations are subject to change as we are always trying out fun, new ideas.

Details:

  • Maximum of 10 children total (an additional 1 or 2 children can be added for a fee of $20 per child).

  • One caregiver is required to stay with each child.

  • Birthday family is responsible for providing treats/snacks/paper products, etc. We highly encourage treats or snacks as opposed to meals due to the short time frame of our parties.

  • Birthday family may arrive 20 minutes prior to the start of the party and may stay a maximum of 15 minutes after the party ends.

  • Kindness toward our party instructors is a must :)

  • Party fee is due at the time of booking. As we are a new small business, we cannot provide refunds under any circumstances.

Add Ons:

  • Custom Theme - $100

  • Siblings/Older Kids Art Making Table (for up to 4 kids) - $100

  • Making Waves Party Bags (contains a set of OOLY paintsticks, a small stack of paper, and a pack of stickers) - $12 each

Option 2: Make & Play MINI Party

Price: $325

Ages: 2 - 4

Package Description: The same awesome Toddler Birthday Package as above, but with a maximum of 6 children - because sometimes small is best!

Option 3: Studio Art Party

Price: $425

Ages: 5 - 12

Package Description: Kids birthdays at Making Waves are SO much fun! Parties start with a collaborative birthday banner making experience. Then we move into a 30 - 45 minute guided art project and finish with thirty minutes of snacking and celebrating with friends. Package includes one Making Waves party instructor, one hour and thirty minutes of party time, party table cloths, choice of art project, a surprise art supply gift for the birthday kiddo and a $10 gift card to Alice, Ever After Books (our amazing next door neighbor).

Project Choices: 

A) Ice Cream Sundae Sculpture - sculpt a delicious (looking) ice cream sundae using model magic clay

B) Bracelet Bar & Jewelry Box - string your own beaded bracelet and design a jewelry box to store it in

C) Puppy or Kitty House - adopt an adorable plush puppy or kitty and create a house for it to live in

D) Dinosaur Sculpture - paint your own wooden dinosaur and embellish with a variety of fun art materials

E) Mermaid Backpack - color your own mermaid backpack using fabric markers and/or fabric paints

F) Unicorn Piggy Banks - paint your own colorful and sparkly ceramic unicorn bank

Details:

  • Maximum of 10 children total (an additional 1 or 2 children can be added for a fee of $20 per child).

  • Birthday family may decide to have caregivers of guests stay or to have a kids only party. Kids only parties are encouraged. One adult from the birthday family must stay :)

  • Birthday family is responsible for providing treats/snacks/paper products, etc. We highly encourage treats or snacks as opposed to meals due to the short time frame of our parties.

  • Birthday family may arrive 20 minutes prior to the start of the party and may stay a maximum of 15 minutes after the party ends.

  • Kindness towards our party instructors is a must :)

  • Party fee is due at the time of booking. As we are a new small business, we cannot provide refunds under any circumstances.

Add Ons:

  • Custom Art Project - $100

  • Siblings/Younger Kids Make & Play Stations (for up to 4 kids) - $100

  • Making Waves Party Bags (contains a set of OOLY paintsticks, a small stack of paper, and a pack of stickers) - $12 each

Option 4: Studio Art MINI Party

Price: $325

Ages: 5 - 12

Package Description: The same awesome Kids Birthday Package as above, but with a maximum of 6 children total - because sometimes small is best!