Kids & Art Amaeyzing Programs
Kids & Art Foundation, 1443 Howard Ave, Suite 218, Suite 218, Burlingame, CA 94010
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Kids & Art Amaeyzing Programs offers hands-on art activities such as glass art, painting, working the clay wheel, and embroidery. The workshops are held on the first Sunday of every month.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Workshops are held on the first Sunday of every month.
• Price: All our programs are free for pediatric patient families.
Kids & Art is a 501(c)3 California nonprofit organization supporting pediatric patients with cancer and other critical medical conditions, their siblings, families, and support teams using the power of art and creativity. In the last five years, Kids & Art has come a long way under the leadership of Purvi Shah, founder of Kids & Art. Kids & Art works with professional artists and care centers, including hospitals such as Stanford Children’s Hospital, Kaiser Permanente in San Jose, UCSF children’s hospital in San Francisco, and the California Pacific Medical Center, and workshops have been held at companies like Google and Pixar.
Amaeyzing ArtKits @Home is a subscription program that sends two independent art experiences each month to a participant's home, each containing all supplies needed and access to a pre-recorded instructional video. Destination Workshops allow participants to create in-person in inspiring settings with professional artists, other patients, survivors, and siblings. Custom Art Experiences can include individualized online workshops with a professional artist, programs for a child’s classroom or community group, or family creative sessions where legacy pieces are made for a patient in hospice. Amaeyzing ArtKits @Care Centers (Patient ArtKits) are designed to offer independent art experiences as creative arts support during treatment and include all information and supplies needed plus access to a pre-recorded instructional video, and each Amaeyzing ArtKit @Home and Patient ArtKit contains all supplies needed and access to a pre-recorded instructional video. Artists-in-Residence are arts professionals who come to care centers on a weekly basis to work directly with patients during long wait times, working 1-on-1 or in small groups in waiting areas, bedside, or community spaces. Participation in artmaking helps ease the stress, anxiety, and trauma endured by children in treatment while also allowing for joy, creativity, and self-expression. All programs are funded through foundation, corporate, and individual support, and Kids & Art uses art for healing, to empower, encourage, and create memorable experiences.
Parent and volunteer feedback includes comments such as a parent describing destination workshops during treatment as a great opportunity for their son to do art and relax, and that he looks forward to Kids & Art workshops and going to places like Pixar and Google. Another parent of a pediatric cancer patient said their daughter was extremely anxious about her blood draw but the art project relieved her anxiety immensely, and another called it a wonderful opportunity to feel normal during a difficult time. A parent of a pediatric cancer survivor shared that it was their first time at the hospital and the volunteers made their experience of being scared not so scary. One parent said Kids & Art had brought joy to their daughter for 5 years and that now, at 12 years old, she asks to stay at the hospital after her appointment to work on more art. A volunteer artist at a hospital workshop described how making artwork with a six-year-old opened up a channel for the child to talk about and process her feelings. A donor stated, “I wish every kid on earth can have the chance to be inspired and healed by art!”
Last updated June 19, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Workshops are held on the first Sunday of every month.
• Price: All our programs are free for pediatric patient families.
Kids & Art is a 501(c)3 California nonprofit organization supporting pediatric patients with cancer and other critical medical conditions, their siblings, families, and support teams using the power of art and creativity. In the last five years, Kids & Art has come a long way under the leadership of Purvi Shah, founder of Kids & Art. Kids & Art works with professional artists and care centers, including hospitals such as Stanford Children’s Hospital, Kaiser Permanente in San Jose, UCSF children’s hospital in San Francisco, and the California Pacific Medical Center, and workshops have been held at companies like Google and Pixar.
Amaeyzing ArtKits @Home is a subscription program that sends two independent art experiences each month to a participant's home, each containing all supplies needed and access to a pre-recorded instructional video. Destination Workshops allow participants to create in-person in inspiring settings with professional artists, other patients, survivors, and siblings. Custom Art Experiences can include individualized online workshops with a professional artist, programs for a child’s classroom or community group, or family creative sessions where legacy pieces are made for a patient in hospice. Amaeyzing ArtKits @Care Centers (Patient ArtKits) are designed to offer independent art experiences as creative arts support during treatment and include all information and supplies needed plus access to a pre-recorded instructional video, and each Amaeyzing ArtKit @Home and Patient ArtKit contains all supplies needed and access to a pre-recorded instructional video. Artists-in-Residence are arts professionals who come to care centers on a weekly basis to work directly with patients during long wait times, working 1-on-1 or in small groups in waiting areas, bedside, or community spaces. Participation in artmaking helps ease the stress, anxiety, and trauma endured by children in treatment while also allowing for joy, creativity, and self-expression. All programs are funded through foundation, corporate, and individual support, and Kids & Art uses art for healing, to empower, encourage, and create memorable experiences.
Parent and volunteer feedback includes comments such as a parent describing destination workshops during treatment as a great opportunity for their son to do art and relax, and that he looks forward to Kids & Art workshops and going to places like Pixar and Google. Another parent of a pediatric cancer patient said their daughter was extremely anxious about her blood draw but the art project relieved her anxiety immensely, and another called it a wonderful opportunity to feel normal during a difficult time. A parent of a pediatric cancer survivor shared that it was their first time at the hospital and the volunteers made their experience of being scared not so scary. One parent said Kids & Art had brought joy to their daughter for 5 years and that now, at 12 years old, she asks to stay at the hospital after her appointment to work on more art. A volunteer artist at a hospital workshop described how making artwork with a six-year-old opened up a channel for the child to talk about and process her feelings. A donor stated, “I wish every kid on earth can have the chance to be inspired and healed by art!”
Last updated June 19, 2026.
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