This was one of the best experiences I ever had at Painting with a Twist!! My friend and I are both not from the area, and were looking for something fun to do that was a halfway point for us. We saw the Painting and Drag Show and decided to sign up! They had assigned seating which I was super thankful for (we arrived a few minutes late, so I was afraid of it being too crowded and potentially not being able to sit together). They set up our easels so cute!! Our instructor was Emily, she was really sweet and helpful and was also cracking jokes with the other painters. All of the employees at this location were super kind and helpful! The painting that we did was super beginner-friendly (since I am not an amazing painter) which I greatly appreciated! My friend and I absolutely LOVED the drag show! The drag queens were super friendly and funny! My friend and I each got picked to do a game/activity and we won some prizes! My friend won a trucker hat and I won a drawstring bag with a fan, rubber duck, bracelet, etc! I posted some pictures from the event and all three of the queens commented on my Instagram post which was super cool! read more

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I attended a class for a friend's birthday. I was skeptical of the complexity of the painting and all through the painting process I was nervous it wouldn't come out nice but it actually did. Our art instructor Greg was great and kept us laughing the entire night. I would definitely go back for another project. I love the experience . read more

Painting with a Twist - My finish project. - Paint & Sip Near Me - Mt Laurel Township, New Jersey

I threw a birthday party for my 6 year old and 10 friends, ages 5, 6 and 9 at the Mt. Laurel NJ location. The actual painting portion of the party went well. Unfortunately, there were many things that went wrong - and I will never host or attend another event here. If you are looking for kindergarten aged party - I would not recommend based on attention span - the younger children painted for only about 30 min - and had a tougher time keeping up with the instructions - which in hindsight I should've expected. The older children, the 3rd graders, loved it and it was perfect for them - and they painted for about an hour. I would think 2nd grade and older would be about the right age to do one of these parties. --The issues I had-- I booked the party in mid-January for early March. There was a deposit and then a contract I briefly read. The contract was no longer available to me on the internet site the day after the party to follow up on what was said on party day. I was verbally told the day of the party that contract said only 5 adults were allowed to stay. I was told 5 minutes into the party. Any additional adult that stayed - there is a required to pay a painting fee on the spot. The limit on adults was not brought up in the conversations or planning. If I had realized - I would have never booked a party for a 5/6 year olds where I would have to ask parents to leave their kindergarteners in an unfamiliar environment with adults they don't know. I was told that they limit the adult spectators so that the children are not distracted by their parents. However, there was a painting class in the back room, and ~20 people at different intervals walked though my child's painting instruction time, which caused distraction. Other things that went wrong: 1. Front desk woman, was rude and unhelpful. She was annoyed when I asked questions. She did not introduce herself, just was overly unwelcoming and annoyed that children were there. 2. When booking I was told I could come early to decorate the space - however, you are NOT allowed to decorate on the walls - save your money and do not buy any banners. 3. I booked a time frame (1-3) so that I wouldn't have to serve lunch. I discussed this when booking. Party was to start at 1, painting did not start until 1:30. I was told by the Front Desk Woman that I was supposed to be feeding the kids between 1-1:30. 4. I found out the real reason that the party didn't start on time because there was not an artist to lead the class. 5. A new artist made it - and the class was awesome - but the artist to showed up also didn't introduce herself. It turns out it was the owner, I did not find this out until after tipping and mentioning I'd be writing a poor review but appreciated how well she ran the class on no notice. She then informed me who she was. 6. I did not ask, but I also was not refunded for the 30 min the party was delayed because there was no artist. The party that was supposed to be 1-3, was 1:30-2:45 - including cake time. I originally paid an extra fee to have the party for 2 hours - which proved to be unnecessary in the end. After finding out the art teacher she was the owner, she did calmly listen to my complaints at the end. I have suggested that she informs people beyond the contract about the adult limit - especially for younger aged parties. Would I throw a party at this location again? No, because of all the miscommunications. However, the actual painting portion of the party - the kids (all ages) all enjoyed it very much. Update: Response to the comment left by the owner below. I believe I gave a fair account of what happened, and even stayed positive and gave credit that the painting went well. If anything, during the "5 adult" issue - I kept my voice down to stop the other parents from finding out they would have to leave their children. I was actually in tears trying to avoid confrontation, rather than screaming. The other parents at the party were able to pull it together for me and figure out who would be allowed to stay. (It takes a village) I don't have a copy of the contact, and I went to review it to see how much at fault I was the day after the party, and my party paper work was no longer available. I wanted to take accountability as needed. But not everything that happened was related to the contract. The party started 30 min late because no artist was present - at the time I did not ask for a refund (as stated above) - but it's not out of the question that one should have been offered because the missing artist (regardless of reason). And, I did tip the artist that did show up late (the owner). I believe I was fair. I am glad that parties are for 8 and up now - no one should have to ask parents to leave 5/6 year olds - and yes, my language was to "kick" them out because this is how it felt to me. Thank you for adjusting your policies so future parties can run more smoothly. read more

I was really disappointed in Painting with a Twist. The big problem is that our instructor, Joe, was not good. He was a nice guy, very personable, but when it came to instructing he didn't provide anywhere near enough information to actually paint anything remotely nice. I knew that mine wasn't going to look like the example on the website, but I expected to be getting at least some guidance as to technique. We got it for a couple parts of the painting (particularly palm trees), but the rest of the time he was no help. He'd say things like, "Add clouds." That's not helpful. When he had us add stars to our paintings, he told us what to do and soon the classroom was full of people saying some variations of, "It didn't work. It messed up my painting. There are big globs of white paint everywhere." More than once it became apparent in retrospect that I should have done something differently, but I didn't know until it was too late because I wasn't given clear instructions in the first place. For the price, I expected to receive more actual art instruction. Did I think I'd come home with a masterpiece? No, but I did think I'd receive some guidance towards a halfway decent painting, and honestly, mine was pretty much average and middle-of-the-pack for the class. The model used in class wasn't as nice as the model on the website, and then Joe's wasn't as nice as the model, and mine wasn't as nice as his. So if you're considering going to an event here, keep that in mind. Also, there wasn't enough time to let some layers dry which really needed to dry, resulting in blending colors which look weird. When you blend yellow sunset into blue ocean which hasn't dried, you get green. I've never seen a green sunset. The highlight of the class was our comradery over the ways we all thought our paintings were coming out horribly. My husband, who agrees that Joe wasn't a good instructor, still managed to enjoy himself more than I did, but suggested I include in my review that the price was simply too high for what we received, and should've been no more than 2/3 the cost. He says it was clear Joe didn't know how to teach. One and a half stars. read more

We had a bachelorette party there and all the staff were awesome. Thank you for a fun time !!

A very nice way to past the evening and relax, the instructor were fun and kept the class fun. The two hours flew by...if you want a relaxing and fun evening, try painting with a twist. read more

Went ro celebrate my niece's birthday. We had a blast!!! The instructors were awesome and the music was great. We will be making a reservation to go back real soon. read more

This place is AWESOME! The instructors are very chill and gave great instruction. I've been to other byob paint places around the US (military) and this is one is definitely top 3. I seriously would want to go back and paint any of the paintings on the wall it's that good! They have an extensive schedule of painting classes for adults and children alike. Fun, laid-back atmosphere, what more could you want? I'm definitely going to be a repeat customer! read more

The staff here is so friendly, the first time I went was with my daughter's girl scout troop, the painting teacher was very patient with the girls, they all had fun and they all did a great job painting their snow men. The second time I went for a girls night with my sister in law. We laughed a lot, and had a great time painting. Only wish is was longer so I could have made a few last minute adjustments, but they offer a free night once a month to bring back your painting to work on, I just may take them up on that! Thanks for a great experience. read more

Excellent painting experience! The price is affordable and it's a great way to relax and have fun with friends.