About Us Kidcreate Studio - Mansfield
About Us Kidcreate Studio - Mansfield
Meet the Owner
Vanessa Cancel
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!
How our story
began
Once upon a time,
There was a kindergartner who was frustrated by spelling, but loved art!
So it 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
We finally got the opportunity to celebrate my daughter's 4th birthday party at KidCreate. We love the staff. I am so thankful for Vanessa and Erika in helping us create some of the best memories.— , Posted April 15th 2022 on facebook
My children and my two nephews absolutely love this studio, Ms.Vanessa and all the teachers. They are the just the best. We do the parents night out classes just about every month. Thank you for having such a wonderful creative place for the kids.— tevi tevi, Posted March 6th 2025 on google
Our son took a weekly class at Kidcreate studio and we are impressed!! We are signing him up for a new one and he can’t wait to come again! Ms. Alexa is super creative and patient!! Couldn’t recommend enough! :)— Tatiana Taylor, Posted October 14th 2024 on google
So much fun! Reminds me of painting with a twist but for children. Our daughter and her friends had such a great time with their project/activity planned/picked out for her birthday. Such sweet staff and very attentive. They handled the entire class! All I did was chat with parents and take photos 😊 100% recommend...— Cindy Alvarado, Posted September 15th 2024 on google
My daughter had her 7th birthday party here and it was wonderful! Super easy-they took care of everything. I brought cake and ordered pizza delivery. The kids all loved the art project. Highly recommend!— Sheri Puffer, Posted September 9th 2024 on google
My daughter celebrated her birthday there. We all had an amazing time. Thank you to Mrs. Vanessa and her staff. ❤️— Darline Mendoza, Posted May 11th 2024 on google
This is the place to have your kid’s birthday party! The staff went wayyyyy above and beyond our expectations to make it the easiest, most fun party our kids have had. I have never had to do so little work for such reward! Everywhere else you have to bring in EVERYTHING. This place, you show up 10 minutes beforehand ...— R Hahn, Posted March 2nd 2024 on google
Wonderful and amazing party! My daughter had her 6th bday party here yesterday. We loved the owner and her daughter, they are so patient and great with the kids. They took 14 kids and helped them stay on task, have fun, and make amazing work. The facility is clean, again the owner and her daughter are great, and the pr...— Renee Aviles, Posted January 14th 2024 on google
First of all, I teach here, which may make my feedback biased. However, in spite of it, I am willing to give the place a five-star rating and that should speak by itself about what place it is. I honestly believe that the studio serves the community. It offers kids and their parents and grandparents a unique experience...— Adriana Allen, Posted December 17th 2023 on google
Kidcreate is a fantastic place to have a birthday party! They make it so easy for the parents and fun for the kids. I highly recommend a birthday party (and classes!) there!— Meggan Fletcher, Posted December 9th 2023 on google
If you’re thinking of having a birthday party here, do it! We had our daughter’s 9th birthday here and I cannot say enough great things. This was the most enjoyable birthday party I have hosted for any of my kids. There are tons of fun art projects to choose from. The staff was absolutely wonderful. They were so pr...— Whitney Cyrus, Posted December 3rd 2023 on google
Amazing facility! We had our child’s 4th birthday party at Kidcreate and she had an absolute blast! The craft was so fun and all the kids loved creating together! Staff was so wonderful with the kids! Definitely recommend! 🎨👩🏼🎨✨— Chelsea La Fond, Posted October 16th 2023 on google
My daughter and her friends really enjoyed their time at Kid Create! They had fun making a cute little hatchimal project. They were all so engaged and curious about how to do their project. Miss Vanessa and Mya helped additionally by cutting cake and helping the birthday girl pass out goodie bags. Thanks so much for a ...— Kimberly Griffin, Posted September 3rd 2023 on google
We had my daughter’s 7th birthday party here - 13 kids total. I was extremely pleased with everything from start to finish. The project list is extensive so it was great to see so many options. My daughter picked a mixed media project that was a hit for both boys and girls that attended. Vanessa and her team are thou...— Pam Greene, Posted August 6th 2023 on google
I did my daughter birthday recently. It was a wonderful exoerince, staff is super helpful and efficient. They did a great job. Definitely recommended.— Saima Amjad, Posted June 29th 2023 on google
We did a mother, daughter and granddaughters class. We had a wonderful time.— Roxanne Anguiano, Posted May 12th 2023 on google
We celebrated our daughter’s 7th birthday here yesterday! The owner and her daughter are amazing hostess. They did a wonderful job with the kiddos and helping them create beautiful art! We will definitely be back!— Krystal Boyd, Posted March 27th 2023 on google
Our 6 year old son took the clay class earlier this month and we were very happy. He learned a lot but also had a great time. The staff was very friendly and kind. We were so happy that we have already signed him up for the Harry Potter camp next week and we will continue to attend camps there. VERY PLEASED!!— Jennifer Dvorak, Posted July 19th 2022 on google
My daughter loved having her 8th birthday here. The staff and especially Miss Katie did an awesome job. We will definitely do more parties for our kiddos here. Thank you for making her birthday so special— Tiffany Price, Posted May 22nd 2022 on google
Vanessa and her staff are so nice. The kids at my daughter's party left feeling like they were artists. The facility is clean and well kept. Super affordable for the carafts that we did and we got to take them home same day. I would definitely recommend KidCreate Studios to anyone.— Cassie Collier, Posted May 1st 2022 on google
We finally got the opportunity to celebrate my daughter's 4th birthday party at KidCreate. We love the staff. I am so thankful for Vanessa and Erika in helping us create some of the best memories.— , Posted April 15th 2022 on facebook
My children and my two nephews absolutely love this studio, Ms.Vanessa and all the teachers. They are the just the best. We do the parents night out classes just about every month. Thank you for having such a wonderful creative place for the kids.— tevi tevi, Posted March 6th 2025 on google
Our son took a weekly class at Kidcreate studio and we are impressed!! We are signing him up for a new one and he can’t wait to come again! Ms. Alexa is super creative and patient!! Couldn’t recommend enough! :)— Tatiana Taylor, Posted October 14th 2024 on google
So much fun! Reminds me of painting with a twist but for children. Our daughter and her friends had such a great time with their project/activity planned/picked out for her birthday. Such sweet staff and very attentive. They handled the entire class! All I did was chat with parents and take photos 😊 100% recommend...— Cindy Alvarado, Posted September 15th 2024 on google
My daughter had her 7th birthday party here and it was wonderful! Super easy-they took care of everything. I brought cake and ordered pizza delivery. The kids all loved the art project. Highly recommend!— Sheri Puffer, Posted September 9th 2024 on google
My daughter celebrated her birthday there. We all had an amazing time. Thank you to Mrs. Vanessa and her staff. ❤️— Darline Mendoza, Posted May 11th 2024 on google
This is the place to have your kid’s birthday party! The staff went wayyyyy above and beyond our expectations to make it the easiest, most fun party our kids have had. I have never had to do so little work for such reward! Everywhere else you have to bring in EVERYTHING. This place, you show up 10 minutes beforehand ...— R Hahn, Posted March 2nd 2024 on google
Wonderful and amazing party! My daughter had her 6th bday party here yesterday. We loved the owner and her daughter, they are so patient and great with the kids. They took 14 kids and helped them stay on task, have fun, and make amazing work. The facility is clean, again the owner and her daughter are great, and the pr...— Renee Aviles, Posted January 14th 2024 on google
First of all, I teach here, which may make my feedback biased. However, in spite of it, I am willing to give the place a five-star rating and that should speak by itself about what place it is. I honestly believe that the studio serves the community. It offers kids and their parents and grandparents a unique experience...— Adriana Allen, Posted December 17th 2023 on google
Kidcreate is a fantastic place to have a birthday party! They make it so easy for the parents and fun for the kids. I highly recommend a birthday party (and classes!) there!— Meggan Fletcher, Posted December 9th 2023 on google
If you’re thinking of having a birthday party here, do it! We had our daughter’s 9th birthday here and I cannot say enough great things. This was the most enjoyable birthday party I have hosted for any of my kids. There are tons of fun art projects to choose from. The staff was absolutely wonderful. They were so pr...— Whitney Cyrus, Posted December 3rd 2023 on google
Amazing facility! We had our child’s 4th birthday party at Kidcreate and she had an absolute blast! The craft was so fun and all the kids loved creating together! Staff was so wonderful with the kids! Definitely recommend! 🎨👩🏼🎨✨— Chelsea La Fond, Posted October 16th 2023 on google
My daughter and her friends really enjoyed their time at Kid Create! They had fun making a cute little hatchimal project. They were all so engaged and curious about how to do their project. Miss Vanessa and Mya helped additionally by cutting cake and helping the birthday girl pass out goodie bags. Thanks so much for a ...— Kimberly Griffin, Posted September 3rd 2023 on google
We had my daughter’s 7th birthday party here - 13 kids total. I was extremely pleased with everything from start to finish. The project list is extensive so it was great to see so many options. My daughter picked a mixed media project that was a hit for both boys and girls that attended. Vanessa and her team are thou...— Pam Greene, Posted August 6th 2023 on google
I did my daughter birthday recently. It was a wonderful exoerince, staff is super helpful and efficient. They did a great job. Definitely recommended.— Saima Amjad, Posted June 29th 2023 on google
We did a mother, daughter and granddaughters class. We had a wonderful time.— Roxanne Anguiano, Posted May 12th 2023 on google
We celebrated our daughter’s 7th birthday here yesterday! The owner and her daughter are amazing hostess. They did a wonderful job with the kiddos and helping them create beautiful art! We will definitely be back!— Krystal Boyd, Posted March 27th 2023 on google
Our 6 year old son took the clay class earlier this month and we were very happy. He learned a lot but also had a great time. The staff was very friendly and kind. We were so happy that we have already signed him up for the Harry Potter camp next week and we will continue to attend camps there. VERY PLEASED!!— Jennifer Dvorak, Posted July 19th 2022 on google
My daughter loved having her 8th birthday here. The staff and especially Miss Katie did an awesome job. We will definitely do more parties for our kiddos here. Thank you for making her birthday so special— Tiffany Price, Posted May 22nd 2022 on google
Vanessa and her staff are so nice. The kids at my daughter's party left feeling like they were artists. The facility is clean and well kept. Super affordable for the carafts that we did and we got to take them home same day. I would definitely recommend KidCreate Studios to anyone.— Cassie Collier, Posted May 1st 2022 on google
We finally got the opportunity to celebrate my daughter's 4th birthday party at KidCreate. We love the staff. I am so thankful for Vanessa and Erika in helping us create some of the best memories.— , Posted April 15th 2022 on facebook
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