How our story
began
Founder, Lara Olson, started Kidcreate Studio after being discouraged by the limited art exposure her son was receiving at school. In art class, he found tremendous joy in the creative process and none of the frustrations he was experiencing in some of his other classes.
Lara understood this. She too gravitated toward art as a child. Lara believed in the power of art to teach, inspire and build self-esteem. She also understood that art makes learning fun and a fun learning environment was exactly what her son needed. Lara started a quest for art classes for her son. She searched in vain for an art studio designed just for kids that combined quality art education with a fun kid-friendly environment. Finding nothing that met her requirements, she decided to create it!
Kidcreate Studio was born!
Portrait of Lara, drawn by her 9 year old daughter
Our Teachers
Fun, nice, enthusiastic, super-smart, creative, silly, sweet, cool, positive, awesome; our students use many words to describe their Kidcreate Studio teachers! Our teachers bring with them strong backgrounds in art, education and a passionate love of children.
Diane GreenbaumKidcreate Studio - Alexandria
Ma Kainnayi Ko SunKidcreate Studio - Ashburn & Fairfax Station
Mufaddel Dahodwala and Khadija LodhgerKidcreate Studio - Bloomfield
Lindsey Danhauser & Allison DurkeeKidcreate Studio - Chicago (Lakeview), (Oak Park)
Kristen OloskyKidcreate Studio - Dana Point / Aliso Viejo
Lara OlsonKidcreate Studio - Eden Prairie
Makeeka HarrisKidcreate Studio - Fayetteville
Brian and Jennifer Collins Kidcreate Studio - Houston (Greater Heights)
Celina and Rocio ValeKidcreate Studio - Johns Creek
Vanessa CancelKidcreate Studio - Mansfield
Kenerly Wright Kidcreate Studio - North Miami
Karen deWysockiKidcreate Studio - Newport News
Lindsey Danhauser & Allison Durkee Kidcreate Studio - Chicago (Lakeview), (Oak Park)
Shannon SchumacherKidcreate Studio - San Antonio
Heather White Kidcreate Studio - Kansas City
Justin & Cheyenne CarrollKidcreate Studio - Broomfield
Aracely GonzálezKidcreate Studio - Brownsville
Falguni PatelKidcreate Studio - New Hyde Park
Alma LoyaKidcreate Studio - Albuquerque North
Karen PourshadiKidcreate Studio - Wilmington
Jeff & Isabel DobierKidcreate Studio - Woodbury
Simrat BainsKidcreate Studio - Fresno
Jasmin BeckKidcreate Studio - Denver South
Bekki Vonderohe Dube & Alaina DubeKidcreate Studio - North Metro
Diane Greenbaum
Kidcreate Studio - Alexandria
Diane left the corporate life when she realized her current goals no longer matched ambitions formed early in her career. It was time to blaze a new trail that would reward her business experience and balance work with family time. She enjoyed activities with her young son and saw an opportunity in the children's activities space. Instead of starting from scratch, she sought out a proven business and found Kidcreate Studio. Diane is excited to share her love of the arts with her son and the kids of Alexandria where making a mess is the best at the art studio (and better than cleaning up at home)!
Diane welcomes you and your children to visit the studio, put on an apron and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate
Ma Kainnayi Ko Sun
Kidcreate Studio - Ashburn & Fairfax Station
It’s all started with a simple visit to the local Kidcreate Studio. Being a mother of two, Kainnayi is always looking for creative and fun activities for her kids. After a visit to a local Kidcreate Studio, she fell in love with how the kids can enjoy making a mess and creating arts, and decided to make the franchise a part of her family. Together with her children and her husband, they hope to spread the joys of Kidcreate with everyone and open their studio doors to anyone in their community who wants to have a great time making a fridge-worthy masterpiece.
Kainnayi welcomes you and your children to visit the studio, put on an apron, and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Mufaddel Dahodwala and Khadija Lodhger
Kidcreate Studio - Bloomfield
Mufaddel decided to start Kidcreate art studio after discovering an unmet need for kids’ art education within the community. As a father of two art-loving daughters, Mufaddel fell in love with the exciting and engaging curriculum offered by Kidcreate Studio. With his close family friend and business partner Khadija Lodhger they look forward to encouraging creativity within kids and making ‘Tada’ memories.
The Dahodwala's and Lodhger's welcome you and your children to visit the studio, put on an apron and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Lindsey Danhauser & Allison Durkee
Kidcreate Studio - Chicago (Lakeview), (Oak Park)
Allison spent 12 years in a fulfilling corporate career, but she always dreamed of owning a business. After much research, she came across the Kidcreate franchise. She couldn't pass up the opportunity to get in touch with her creative side while making a difference in kids' lives.
Lindsey worked in community art for over a decade. After graduating from the College of Visual Arts with a BFA and St. Mary's University with a MA in arts and cultural management, she worked in a few different galleries and art centers before deciding her passion was in community art and bringing high quality art education to kids and families. After working with the Eden Prairie Kidcreate Studio for almost 10 years she and her partner Allison decided it was time to open their own studio in Chicago.
Allison and Lindsey welcome you and your children to visit the studio, put on an apron and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Kristen Olosky
Kidcreate Studio - Dana Point / Aliso Viejo
Kristen is a mother of three and a longtime business manager, having worked in corporate marketing, management consulting, and nonprofit fundraising. She is also a passionate supporter of the arts and quality education.
Through Kidcreate Studio, she is excited to bring fun, friendly, accessible art education to the children of South Orange County. She owns and operates studios in Dana Point and Aliso Viejo, and works with partners throughout the area through her mobile art business.
Kristen welcomes your children to put on an apron and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Lara Olson
Kidcreate Studio - Eden Prairie
Lara Olson started Kidcreate Studio after experiencing frustration over the limited art exposure her children were receiving in school. She searched in vain for an art studio designed just for kids that combined quality art education with a fun kid-friendly environment. Finding nothing that met her requirements, she decided to CREATE it! And KIDCREATE was born!
Lara welcomes you and your children to visit the studio, put on an apron and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Makeeka Harris
Kidcreate Studio - Fayetteville
When US Army Veteran Makeeka Harris exited the military in 2016, she had two goals: become an entrepreneur and spend as much time as possible with her family. After extensive research, she discovered Kidcreate Studio and was immediately drawn to the fun, family friendly concept. Makeeka enjoys seeing kids having fun, and learning in a positive environment.
Makeeka welcomes you and your children to visit the studio, put on an apron and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Brian and Jennifer Collins
Kidcreate Studio - Houston (Greater Heights)
Brian and Jennifer Collins are a dynamic duo! Both are wearing the many hats a working couple and parents of small boys wear. Like many other parents, they feel the key to any successful home and fruitful future is to plan.
That is precisely what Jennifer and Brian did when it was time for their two boys, Preston and Mason, to begin Elementary School. After Brian received his Executive MBA from Rice University, his entrepreneurial desires ignited. They began to explore further the idea of owning a small business in their community. They decided to combine Jennifer's superpowers gained from 13 years in corporate America, four years as a Preschool Director, and years of motherhood to open Houston's first Kidcreate Studio! The two are an excellent fit for this adventure; each of their strengths blends well together. Jennifer is the creative master, handling all the Studio's operations. Brian uses his Airforce, International Corporate experience, and MBA to fine-tune Jennifer's ever-growing imagination.
Translating their passion, personalities, and energy into their Kidcreate Studio will come naturally for the Collins', allowing kids to learn through fun experiences and art with enthusiastic teachers.
Collins' welcome you and your children to visit the studio, put on an apron, and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Celina and Rocio Vale
Kidcreate Studio - Johns Creek
Celina and Rocio are Mother and Daughter. After many years managing a company together in their home country, they decided to start a new life experience and join together to dedicate their time to what they love the most, children! Rocio has two children, Agustin and Virginia and they inspired this change. "In Kidcreate Studio we are sure that we found the perfect place and are eager to introduce the community to it. Each day will be filled with great smiles and unique teachings, while the children get to enjoy mess making and creating. We know it will be rewarding!"
Celina and Rocio welcome you and your children to visit the studio, put on an apron and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Vanessa Cancel
Kidcreate Studio - Mansfield
After 24 years of managing restaurants, Vanessa Cancel felt it was time to make her dream of having a work/life balance a reality. Finding a franchise that allows for that and also lets her go back to her childhood dream of working with her creative side is frosting on the cake! Kidcreate Studio allows her to check off all the boxes. Vanessa and her kids cannot wait to get messy with paint, clay and slime at the studio - and being able to provide a fun place for kids in their beloved town of Mansfield, Texas is just heaven!
Vanessa welcomes you and your children to visit the studio, put on an apron and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Kenerly Wright
Kidcreate Studio - North Miami
Kidcreate Studio's customer base, unique business structure, and steady growth is why Kenerly Wright chose to make the franchise a part of her family. As a mom, she quickly realized exposing children to the arts, as well as, giving them the chance to develop their craft, could help them in the classroom and allow them the opportunity for more enhanced learning experiences.
Kidcreate Studio - North Miami has afforded her the fulfillment of knowing she is giving back to the community in a big way, by fostering creativity in kids. Not only does she get to work with her family but also have a passionate and gratifying business. Best of all, she gets to work with the best customers ever, KIDS!
Kenerly welcomes you and your children to put on an apron and create with Kidcreate. After all, making a mess is the best with Kidcreate!
Karen deWysocki
Kidcreate Studio - Newport News
Kidcreate Studio of Newport News is the promise Karen deWysocki made to herself two decades ago. Karen started her professional career as a Photojournalist in the Washington DC area before moving back home to Newport News, VA. To meet the needs of her growing family, she transitioned into corporate sales and training. Although she enjoyed advancement and career successes in the corporate world, returning to creative work was always the goal. Kidcreate Studio is the perfect fit for Karen's promise. Additionally, she believes Kidcreate Studio will contribute to her community and the education of the Peninsula's children.
Karen welcomes you and your children to visit the studio, put on an apron and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Lindsey Danhauser & Allison Durkee
Kidcreate Studio - Chicago (Lakeview), (Oak Park)
Allison spent 12 years in a fulfilling corporate career, but she always dreamed of owning a business. After much research, she came across the Kidcreate franchise. She couldn't pass up the opportunity to get in touch with her creative side while making a difference in kids' lives. After opening the Lakeview Studio in 2019, Allison is excited to bring Kidcreate Studio to Oak Park!
Lindsey worked in community art for over a decade. After graduating from the College of Visual Arts with a BFA and St. Mary's University with a MA in arts and cultural management, she worked in a few different galleries and art centers before deciding her passion was in community art and bringing high quality art education to kids and families. After working with the Eden Prairie Kidcreate Studio for almost 10 years she and her partner Allison decided it was time to open their own studio in Chicago.
Allison and Lindsey welcome you and your children to visit the studio, put on an apron and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Shannon Schumacher
Kidcreate Studio - San Antonio
After the birth of her second child, Shannon Schumacher planned to take a year off from her 10-year career in Employee Benefits to stay home. However, after that year was up, she was not sure she wanted to return back to the corporate world. While making slime one day with her oldest daughter, she thought wouldn't it be great if there was a place where kids could go and make slime, paint masterpieces, and flex their creative muscles without fear of making a mess? This small seed took root and continued to grow in her heart. After much research, she and her husband, Stephen, discovered Kidcreate Studio and fell in love with the fun atmosphere, educational concept, and the flexibility it could provide for their family. With San Antonio's artist culture and abundance of young families, they know that this is the perfect place for a Kidcreate Studio and cannot wait to have kids come get messy! After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Heather White
Kidcreate Studio - Kansas City
Heather comes from a real estate background and has spent the majority of the last 20 years in her field as a realtor, Investor and designer. She is a mother of four children who all love everything art and love spending their days creating masterpieces. After many years in a busy industry, the decision to slow things down and be a part of some thing that helps children find and nurture their creativity was a no-brainer. Heather is so happy to be a part of it a company that puts children first and helps foster creativity with a fun, messy learning experience!
Heather welcomes you and your children to put on an apron and create with Kidcreate. After all, making a mess is the best with Kidcreate!
Justin & Cheyenne Carroll
Kidcreate Studio - Broomfield
After a combined 20 years in the Air Force, Justin and Cheyenne wanted to pursue a new business adventure while still having plenty of time to be with their children. They discovered Kidcreate Studio when researching business opportunities and immediately fell in love. The opportunity to own a Kidcreate Studio fulfilled both of their passions, entrepreneurship and children's education. They look forward to bringing a positive, fun-filled, and creative experience to the children of Broomfield.
Justin and Cheyenne welcome you and your children to visit the studio, put on an apron and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Aracely González
Kidcreate Studio - Brownsville
Like most new parents, Aracely González’s life was turned upside down and inside out when she became a first-time mom. Anyone that knows her will tell you Aracely loves her career. However, with a little one in the mix she soon discovered that work-life balance was not the life she envisioned as a mom. What Aracely and her family needed was work-life integration—and Kidcreate was the answer!
Kidcreate combines Aracely’s passion for arts education in a family-centric atmosphere while allowing her to continue engaging her entrepreneurial spirit and filling a need in the community she loves. After fifteen years away from her beloved Brownsville, Aracely decided it was time to come home to the community she loves. She brings her husband, their daughter, and Kidcreate with her.
Aracely welcomes you and your children to visit the studio, put on an apron and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Falguni Patel
Kidcreate Studio - New Hyde Park
Falguni is a dedicated Respiratory Therapist and loving mother of a wonderful boy. The intricate balance of caring for other’s respiratory well-being and managing the pressure of the medical field has led her to discover the therapeutic power of art. Falguni’s passion for painting and arts & crafts inspired her to pursue a dream of opening an art studio for kids in her community to foster creativity and artistic expression. Combining her medical expertise with her love for the arts, Falguni aims to create a vibrant space where children can explore their imagination, and share the healing of creativity with young minds in New Hyde Park.
The studio will become a sanctuary for young artists to unleash their creativity, cultivate a love for the arts, and, most importantly, create cherished memories that will shape their growth and confidence for years to come.
Falguni welcomes you and your children to visit the studio, put on an apron and create. After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Alma Loya
Kidcreate Studio - Albuquerque North
Alma Loya, a proud Albuquerque native, has always been inspired by the vibrant culture and art that thrive in her community. Her journey in the world of art took a unique path as she channeled her creativity into hairstyling, transforming her passion into a career that allowed her to bring joy and confidence to others through their appearance.
Becoming a mother provided a new vantage point for Alma. Her children, inheriting her passion for art, sparked a new mission in her life: to enrich the lives of the children in Albuquerque with opportunities that blend fun and education in the world of art. It was this drive that led her to Kidcreate Studio, a place where she saw her dream reflected in its mission to provide quality art education in a kid-friendly environment. For Alma, joining Kidcreate Studio was not just a career move; it was a step towards fulfilling a personal and community goal. She is excited to bring her vision to life, offering opportunities where children can express themselves creatively, explore different art forms, and most importantly, have fun. Through Kidcreate Studio, Alma aims to contribute to her beloved Albuquerque by nurturing the next generation of artists and creatives.
Karen Pourshadi
Kidcreate Studio - Wilmington
After enjoying a 30-year career as a journalist and marketer, Karen decided to pursue a new business adventure that allowed her to pursue her passion for art while still having plenty of time to be with her family.
Sharing her energy and enthusiasm for art with her son led her to discover Kidcreate Studio when researching business opportunities, and she knew it was the perfect opportunity to marry her artistic passion with entrepreneurship and children's education. She’s excited to bring her positive, fun-filled, creative attitude to the children of Wilmington, Burlington, Woburn, Lexington, Andover, and other surrounding communities.
Karen will be bringing her on-the-go art studio to communities near you and she encourages your kids to put on an apron and get messy! After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
Jeff & Isabel Dobier
Kidcreate Studio - Woodbury
Jeff and Isabel are a father and daughter team starting their first business together.
Jeff spent 27 years as a finance professional, but always wanted to be an entrepreneur since he was a kid, and later to be involved in a family business with his daughters. After much research, Jeff and Isabel found the Kidcreate Studio franchise, which was a perfect match for both of their interests. He has two adult daughters and two grandchildren and loves seeing how they show their love and creativity for art and science, and wants to bring that to kids and adults everywhere.
Isabel managed a clothing store and a salon for a few years after she graduated high school in Saint Paul, but she has always been interested in pursuing a career in art. She has a passion for creativity and loves to spend time with kids, including her niece and nephew. Isabel is ecstatic to have the opportunity to share her love of art with the community that she grew up in.
Simrat Bains
Kidcreate Studio - Fresno
Simrat has a background in IT and education. She loves working with kids and wants to bring ART into her community. She has a passion for ART and feels that KIDCREATE can provide a fun-friendly environment and enrich kids with art education. She strongly believes that ART can open a world of culture, creativity, and imagination for the kids. She is ready for FRESNO kids to experience the magic of ART and get messy!
Jasmin Beck
Kidcreate Studio - Denver South
After 14 years in healthcare, Jasmin felt it was time for a change. My passion for creating art and crafting with my two young daughters inspired me to pursue a new path. Finding a franchise that aligns with my love for creativity and allows me to spend quality time with my family is a dream come true. Kidcreate Studio offers the perfect blend of work and fun, and my husband Kyran and I are thrilled to embark on this new journey. We can't wait to dive into the world of paint, clay, slime, and science with the kids in our community, bringing a vibrant and joyful space to our bustling city.
Bekki Vonderohe Dube & Alaina Dube
Kidcreate Studio - North Metro
Bekki began working with children in high school and fell in love with their excitement to learn. She began her first business when she was 21, teaching children dance and gymnastics. During this time, she graduated from Augsburg College with a degree in education. Then, in 2008 her family opened a Primrose School, where she continued her passion for educating children. Both of her children attended the school since they were 2 and 1 years of age. Her daughter, Alaina, now 18, will join her on this Kidcreate journey! Art is Alaina’s passion and she works in the child center at their church. They are thrilled to bring Kidcreate to the children of their community!
Bekki and Alaina will be bringing her on-the-go art studio to communities near you and she encourages your kids to put on an apron and get messy! After all, making a mess is the best at Kidcreate!
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