I used to go to Paint the Town every month or so with my 5-year old daughter. We have more pots, plates and cups from their studio than I know what to do with. It was a great way to spend a rainy afternoon. But then they changed their pricing to the "No Studio Fee" method - i.e. the charge out the nose for EVERYTHING you want to do there method - it just got way too expensive to be able to justify. What used to be a $25-$30 outing when I too got to paint something while my daughter painted 2 pieces is now a $50 outing where I don't get to paint anything and she gets to paint alone while I watch. It's too expensive for the additional $20 for me to paint too. I've gone back twice since they switched their method, but it's not much fun just watching and spending $40-50 for an outing for one of us to have fun. I'm looking for a new place/thing to do now. Paint the Town? OK if you have a LOT of money.
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