Vancouver Island

For the wooden items we use Premium wood. woods can be sanded if you would like to leave a natural look and easily painted. If you would like to leave your project outside we recommend the use of a wood sealer or varnish so that the wood does not absorb moisture (we do not provide this).

The paint is a water-based, non-toxic, fast drying acrylic paint. For use in general arts and crafts, stencilling, ceramics, school projects, home decor, decorative painting and many other surfaces. Shake well. Intermixable, use water to clean up promptly. Adult supervision is recommended, do not ingest paint.

Please note: Acrylic paint is water based and can be removed from most non-porous surfaces before the paint dries, but it may not come off all surfaces or fabric. Once the paint dries, it can be very difficult to remove if it comes off at all. We always recommend setting up your crafting area by wearing crafting clothing, covering your surrounding area and any furniture around you. Once the paint dries on skin it will come off by scrubbing with soap and warm water.

We make these kits in house. We laser cut all the pieces, with our amazing team of artists including packaging and shipping. We also use local print shops for the printing of instructions. We are a family run community art centre in North Saanich, BC on Vancouver Island.

Each kit is unique and includes everything needed to create your custom piece. For example the 3D Bear kit and the 3D whale kit come with multi layer laser cut wooden pieces, resealable acrylic paints, 3x brushes, wood glue, colour mixing guide and colour instructions. If you have any questions about a kit you can send us an email to admin@mctavishacademy.ca we are happy to assist.

Orders are typically processed within 1–2 business days. Delivery times vary by location, but most orders arrive within 3–7 business days. You’ll receive tracking details once your order ships.

First of all, thank you for your order! With our small but mighty team we are working on the creation of your order. We do our best to have orders ready for pickup/shipping within 24-48 hours Monday-Friday.

For local pick up order, we will send you an email as soon as your order is ready with all the pickup details. We have pickup Mon-Thur 9-2pm OR if there is a day that works best outside of those hours please let us know and we will place your order in the outdoor covered pickup area to the right of the front doors. For all pickups if you can please let us know in advance of arriving so that we can ensure to be there to help get you all set with your order.

If you would like to request a rush order/shipping, alternative pickup time or have any questions please send us an email to design@mctavishacademy.ca and we are happy to assist. Thank you for supporting local, we hope you have fun creating!

We accept returns within 30 days of delivery on unused items in original condition. To start a return, contact our support team and we’ll guide you through the process.

We are located at 1720 McTavish Rd in North Saanich, BC on Vancouver Island. The former Mctavish Rd School.

All of our kits are created for all ages 5-99+ Although we do not recommend the art kits for kids younger than 3 due to small parts, younger kids have lots of fun creating with these kits with some help from a parent or guardian. We are happy to help with recommendations for a specific person or event, just send us at email to admin@mctavishacademy.ca!

For bulk order discounts please send us an email to admin@mctavishacademy.ca, we will be happy to help!  It is helpful to include how many kits are you looking for, which kits you would like and where they are shipping to. Thank you, we look forward to creating with you!