About Us Kidcreate Studio - Aliso Viejo
About Us Kidcreate Studio - Aliso Viejo
Meet the Owner
Kristen Olosky
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!
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!
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 art classes 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
Classes
Weekly classes, no school day camps, summer camps, single visit workshops, and homeschool classes at our studio.
Parties
Studio and At-Home Birthday Parties, as well as, Private Parties for moms groups, play groups, and scout troops.
Mobile Studio
On-site classes for Daycares, Charter and Private Schools, Preschools, Community Programs and more.
Read Our Rave Reviews
Kidcreate is absolutely wonderful! They do an amazing job of kid-focused, entertaining, interesting teaching of art! Their employees make this place shine especially bright! Highly recommend a birthday party here, as they take care of everything and the kids have a blast!— Kirsten Zanze, Posted March 9th 2026 on google
We had a birthday party for our 5 yo son and his friends, and it was amazing, kids loved it and the staff went above and beyond to help us.— Vadym Kovalenko, Posted March 2nd 2026 on google
My friend and I took our 2 year olds to an art class for the first time. The staff was incredibly warm, patient, and kind to everyone. Hayli was our art teacher and she really went above and beyond to help both the parents and kids. We will definitely return!— sarah gausepohl, Posted February 17th 2026 on google
My daughter thoroughly enjoyed her birthday party at the Aliso Viejo studio. Everyone loved making their clay project and being able to take goodies home. As a parent I was looking for something stress-free, and this was a fantastic choice! The entire process of planning the party to cleaning up went so smoothly, becau...— Alicia Meade, Posted January 13th 2026 on google
We had our daughter’s birthday party at Kidcreate and it was wonderful. The staff was friendly, organized, and great with the kids, and the art activities kept everyone engaged and excited. Everything ran smoothly and was completely stress-free for us as parents. Our daughter had an amazing time and the kids loved th...— Lauren Acosta Hicks, Posted December 29th 2025 on google
Absolutely love Kidcreate studio. We had a wonderful experience celebrating our daughter's party. The staff was so kind, organized, and made sure every child felt special and creative. The kids had so much fun with the art projects, and the space was so beautiful and welcoming. It was truly a memorable day — thank yo...— Febyolla Goss, Posted June 9th 2025 on google
Thank you best birthday experience so far! You guys are amazing 🌺— Shadan Khazaie, Posted May 19th 2025 on google
(Translated by Google) We celebrated our 6-year-old son's birthday there, and it was amazing! The place was lovely, and the teachers were very enthusiastic and friendly. I highly recommend it 😁 (Original) Le celebramos el cumpleaños a nuestro hijo de 6 años y salió increíble!! Muy lindo el lugar, las profesoras...— Dominique Guralnik, Posted April 30th 2025 on google
I had my daughter’s 5th birthday party at Kidcreate. Literally everything was handled by the amazing staff and teachers. My daughter and her friends cannot stop talking about how incredible the party was. I will be attending summer camps and other classes for sure.— Sarah-Jayne Bedford, Posted March 31st 2025 on google
Excellent place for children to break away from the stress of electronics. It’s a very well run creative outlet for kids and a fun place to host a birthday part with face painting.— Tracy Kiggen, Posted March 31st 2025 on google
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this place if I could I would rate it 10 stars, it’s clean, it’s fun, it’s creative. It’s everything you want for your child. They can get messy and love it! The owner is amazing she puts so much detail in every week. We have become regulars at least 2 times a month. You have to come and see yo...— Ryan & Daisy Grunau, Posted September 16th 2024 on google
Super cool studio, visit recently for birthday party. It would like take my son here for more craft.— Iva Kralova, Posted January 31st 2025 on google
We had my son’s 7th birthday party at KidCreate in Aliso. It was a wonderful experience from start to finish. The kids had a great time doing their project (my son chose the narwhal project). The parents of party guests enjoyed shopping/dining in Town Center while their kids were at the party.— Kati Lander, Posted December 5th 2024 on google
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