Shannon Schumacher, Kidcreate Studio - San Antonio

Meet the Owner

Shannon Schumacher

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!

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!

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Portrait of Lara, drawn by her 9 year old daughter

Read Our Rave Reviews

Great place. We stopped in a couple of times prior to registering our grandson in his first class. Oliver was incredibly helpful and provided plentiful information. She answered all our questions with patience and was very professional all the while being quite pleasant. Our grandson will attend his 3rd class this next...
— Mindy Payne, Posted October 31st 2025 on google
The kids had a blast! So fun!
— Noa Alexander, Posted October 20th 2025 on google
Such a great experience. Ms. Avery was very nice and patient. We loved the activity and look forward to more!
— Alyssa Garcia, Posted August 26th 2025 on google
I want to express my sincere gratitude to Kidcreate for generously sharing their space, staff, and supplies to support the Kinetic Kids art program. Although my son’s attention span is short and he occasionally has silly outbursts, the kindness and patience shown by the Kidcreate staff were truly remarkable. The fac...
— William Roth, Posted August 6th 2025 on google
We hosted my daughter’s surprise birthday party at Kidcreate Studios last Saturday, and it was such a wonderful experience! Michelle and Cassandra were incredible — they guided the kids through their art projects with so much patience, even helping redirect the extra-excited little ones so everyone could stay engag...
— Nya Starr, Posted August 6th 2025 on google
Our daughter loves arts/crafts so she came and asked us to find an art camp for this summer. We had no idea where to look so we googled a few area near us and Kidcreate Studio popped up with many variety of camps even though we are towards the end of summer. The camp was 4 days long and 3 hours each day and our daugh...
— Jose Martinez, Posted August 4th 2025 on google
We love all the different camp options offered at Kidcreate Studio! The drawing camp, in particular, was a wonderful way for our son to grow in both his love for art and his drawing skills. He’s really into it, and we appreciate how Kidcreate gives him the opportunity to explore different mediums and build his confid...
— Tanya Eustace, Posted August 1st 2025 on google
My 8-year old LOVED the summer camp! Will definitely be returning!
— crystalpistol66, Posted June 14th 2025 on google
My child love the slime making class and just the overall experience!
— Caroline Garcia, Posted May 4th 2025 on google
My granddaughters loved their afternoon learning about Monet!
— Malinda Lyda, Posted November 7th 2024 on google
Had my daughter’s 6th birthday party here yesterday and she absolutely loved it ! The staff were so kind and helpful. Everything I asked for was exceeded from the perfect apron to the touch of pink requested ! Looking forward to getting her into some workshops soon! Thank yall so much .
— Imani Gary, Posted October 28th 2024 on google
My child absolutely loved his class here.
— Erika Sites, Posted October 21st 2024 on google
Ms.Cece was great! My four year old loved making art and new friends. Definitely recommend
— Lizbeth Fuentes, Posted September 10th 2024 on google
My daughter attended a summer camp for a week and had the absolute best time. The staff is amazing with the children. My daughter came home with 3 different art projects each day and a smile on her face. We will be back!!
— Allison Laughinghouse, Posted June 22nd 2024 on google
We love love love kid create. It’s such a nice time for the kids , they enjoy the activities. Kid create really gives a great atmosphere
— Abigail Zakar, Posted May 30th 2024 on google
My child and I recently had an amazing experience at Kidcreate! This place is a gem. Ms Lily is incredibly talented, patient, and amazingly kind and caring with my son. She knows how to engage kids of all ages, making sure each child feels confident and excited about their art projects. My child loved using watercolor...
— Kevin Subra, Posted May 26th 2024 on google
Fun classes and teaching team... my son enjoyed going to class and getting to explore. The team was flexible to meet the needs of a 2yr old. Plus I live the art keepsakes 💙
— A Pallares, Posted May 24th 2024 on google
We just hired Kidcreate Studio for our son’s 3rd birthday party, and it was a hit with adults and children. They brought all of the art supplies for the project, and took care of cleanup as well. They arrived on time (few minutes early, to set up), and cleaned up before leaving. When I asked my son what his favorite ...
— Cory Barham, Posted May 22nd 2024 on google
Absolutely wonderful class! Teacher was so wonderful with my 2-year old daughter and all the children. My daughter had a fun time painting, coloring and gluing!
— Lauren John, Posted March 29th 2024 on google
Great friendly atmosphere! My son had so much fun!! Will be going back for sure!
— Crystal Kapici, Posted March 18th 2024 on google
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