Best Time Ever

I can’t say enough about this place! We love it! Owners are super nice (and crafty) and always give great kid attention. The birthday parties are great and easy! They take care of everything before and during. My daughter begs to go to ‘the art store’. The projects are endless there. The best is there is no sitting fee. Pay by the project. Bring a coffee and relax while your kid paints and glitters up a project for however long it takes.

This week was my first visit to Best Time Ever and what a Great Find!
I had been eyeing it while I was next door at Kids U for some time now, but had never gone in before.
My daughter is 3.5 years old and absolutely LOVED it. She cannot stop talking about how much fun she had and how she wants to go back. There are art projects for all different age groups and skill levels and you really feel like a kid in the candy store –so many different choices of projects, paints, colors, etc.
It is a really nice environment for kids (and parents!) — the owner Adrienne was very down to earth and welcoming, and I couldn’t believe how reasonable the prices were. Had I known how inexpensive and fun this place was — I would have been here a long time ago. Plus, no need to get your house messy with your kids’ craft projects –they have full freedom to get things messy without all the clean up!
If you haven’t tried it yet, I highly recommend it. We will be coming often!!!

We have been loyal clients to BTE since the very first day of business! It is actually so well located — right next door to KidsU, that we end up going to KidsU and then BTE or BTE then Kids U!!! We’ve had a birthday party there… been to 3 birthday parties for other children, and even though we probably end up there 2 –4 times monthly, my kids are always BEGGING to go back! The alternative is several other studios which charge «studio time» on top of the fee for purchasing the product… which is ridiculous, considering my children are all younger than 8 years and they can sometimes take HOURS to finish a project… And at BTE you can finish your project and take it with you the same day. The other studios have to ship your work off to a kiln… and guess what? After paying an exorbitant fee for my 5 year old twins’ projects, I then actually forgot to pick the darn things up when they were ready one month later. Who can be bothered?
I was shocked to read Sarah W.‘s review. All I can say is she MUST have gotten the staff on a bad day, because, in my experience, the owner, Adrienne, and her staff could NOT be nicer or go more out of her way to help my kids and the zillions of other kids that attend parties there!
Trust me, you would not go wrong by dropping by during regular business hours and doing some painting yourself… or, heck, bring your kids along as well! Happy Creating!

I was so excited to be holding my daughter’s birthday party at Best Time Ever, the arts and crafts studio that opened up in Stamford CT in the summer of 2012.
The pluses: The parties are bespoke — you sit down ahead of time with a staff member who helps you to decide on the theme of the party. There are a variety of craft projects to choose from (you do 2 in total) and the staff help bring it to life. They provide all decorations and paper goods and can source pizza and drinks for you too. The studio is big, bright and attractive and there is plenty of space for parents to sit and relax.
The minuses: Maybe we got the staff on a bad day (maybe they were tired, it was the second party, towards the end of the day). I didn’t feel like there was much warmth or energy from them towards the kids and this wasn’t what I was expecting, given the positive experience I had had throughout the planning process with another staff member who wasn’t there on the day. I don’t think the kids picked up on this (my daughter really enjoyed herself), but it was something that the parents noticed. It seemed like they were going through the motions.
Overall the the party was a success but I didn’t get a great vibe so wouldn’t be booking a party here again.