The Artistic Giraffe

You have to experience The Artistic Giraffe art studio to see why it is so amazingly awesome! If you have not done so already… Then just do it!

I LOVE the atmosphere here! The owner is amazing! She’s attentive and super friendly. I had a great time from the moment that I walked in to the moment that I walked out. She came around and gave me pointers. I would definitely go back again and again to paint more.

This is a five star all the way. I had my daughters 5^th birthday party there today. It had to be rescheduled from last Saturday the 23^rd because of the snow storm. Stephanie was there for me EVERY STEP of the way. From my anxiety about the storm and her reassurance that everything would be fine. She allowed me to reschedule with no problem. Stephanie was very flexible and ALWAYS answered my texts right away. Her communication was top class. She was GREAT with the kids and absolutely cares about her clients. Stephanie and her mom were the BEST!!! I can’t say enough good things about this place. You WON’T be disappointed. We are already planning another function there !!!

We had my daughter’s birthday party at this place. I had 20 kids from age 5 to 9. Although the painting part went well, I have to say that the venue is not ready for kid’s birthday party, and the owner only cares about saving every dime.
I checked with the owner multiple times beforehand and she said plates, napkins, and utensils are included, and she has a place for kids to sit down and eat their pizza and cake. It turned out that the place in her mind is on the FLOOR! When I refused to let my kids and guests sit on the floor, she reluctantly cleared out some tables, but said she didn’t have new table cloth and they have to eat on the filthy plastic covering full of paint drops and dust. I myself and a few moms ended up wiping down the tables and distributed items.
And the plates and napkins are of poor quality, especially the napkins. She didn’t have forks either which totally threw me off. Where am I supposed to get forks in the middle of the party? The napkins were in different size and texture and felt like being savaged from different places. Thank goodness I bought some napkins and plates.
She also charged $ 5 per kid for face painting and what she painted was no better than a smudge, definitely not the quality you would get at any street fair. I saw kid with a peace sign on the back of her fist, or a basketball on the cheek with no more than 5 strokes. Totally a rip off.
I regret going to this place and trusting the owner for her words.
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Updates from reading the owner’s response:
Wow! Being at so many birthday parties I’ve never seen kids ended up sitting on the floor to eat. There is always a designated clean area for them to sit down and eat — no questions asked. Over the phone or via email, you never mentioned about the floor being the first option and I would never imagine that either. Also doing 19 face paintings in less than 30 minutes really speaks about the quality itself. You said on the phone that you had a team to do the face painting with you. I did have high expectations from hearing your words.
You can argue anyway you want but I can only speak for myself. In my opinion improvement is needed if kid’s birthday parties are to be held at your place.
By the way thanks for telling the pizza delivery guy that my guest kids were screaming and parents were cursing at you because he was running late, but actually no one ever did what you said. My guest told me when she flushed, toilet paper and waste started to gush backwards from underneath. Kids do use lots of toilet tissue when they go and I have nothing to do with it. Falsely alleging that one guest purposely clogged your toilet completely showed your business philosophy. Enough said.

From the very first time I met the owner I knew we had made the right decision to have our women’s outing at this art studio location. They created an entire experience that was perfect for us. They were fun, accommodating and the ambience was wonderful. I will definitely come back to do another paint party here. Even the non-​painters enjoyed it. So good to have them in my neighborhood!

I took my daughter and her cousins here for a painting party. Stephanie, the owner, is very pleasant and accommodating. 1^st off all the kids picked their own picture, awesome. She took time to explain what to do first how to go about it. Gave out all supplies and turned on some music to the kids liking and off they went.
She was patient and available at all times to guide/​help whenever someone was stuck. All the kids loved this place. I’ll definitely will be coming back with my daughter and also will be checking out their adult painting sessions.

Newly located in the middle of the revitalization section of Main Street in Hackensack. Great place to have fun with friends and family at a B.Y.O.B. Paint Party. Unlike other places that force you to paint the same picture, here you get a choice to paint different pictures. Stephanie is not the typical owner. She’s a schooled artist first then a business owner second. She has been an artist for over 20 years. Prices are well below the others at $ 25.00 per person and you get at least 2 ½ hours of class time when others get you out in 2 hours or less. Just check the results of past participants on FaceBook. Please come and join for a night in a 1,800 square foot art studio that is located in the County Seat of Bergen County.