Clay Camp
Summer 2026: 1 week ceramic camps for kids ages 6-12 that turn imagination into lasting art!
Your child will create functional ceramic pieces that can be treasured for years.
Finished work can be picked up 2 weeks after camp ends. Each week features:
A unique ceramic theme that guides projects
Freedom for independent creative exploration
Indoor and outdoor activities
Small groups divided by age for larger camps
A park visit on the final day (weather permitting)
Children can customize their creations with underglaze decorations, with all pieces finished in clear glaze. While waiting for their fired pieces, kids will bring home drawings and other artwork.
Bring siblings and friends! We offer a 10% sibling discount.
CAMP THEME DESCRIPTIONS & DETAILS
Dates & Themes Mondays-Thursdays 9am-1.30pm
SESSION I: July 13th-16th: City Dwellers In this 4-day week (M-Th), campers will have the opportunity to build their world in clay and will explore what it means to live in a city! The main project for this week will include building a street to a city neighborhood as a group, each artist will be able to make their own room or a building structure, neighborhood animals, figurines of people and clay cars! As well, kids will imagine their ideal world and community and have the opportunity to project these bigger ideas into drawing.
SESSION II: July 27th-31st Wearable Clay In this 4-day week (M-Th), we’ll be pushing the boundaries of what you can typically make with clay! Kids will explore making wearable objects out of clay, including buttons, pins, wands, and other fantasy objects. Artists will have the opportunity to experiment with wire loops embedded into clay for making jewelry, keychains and masks. Kids will get to walk away with some fresh clay bling!
SESSION III: August 10th-13th Art & Archeology We go back in time as ceramic artists in the ancient world! This week is all about exploring clay’s rich history in ancient cultures. Before there was plastic, clay was the primary resource for making toys, and food storage vessels and decorations for important buildings like tombs, churches, and various cultural explorations in clay. Projects during this week include writing stamps, tile decoration, ceramic figurines and jars inspired by ancient cultures or relics.
SESSION IV: August 17th- 20th Art & Environment with Kingsland Wildflower In this 4-day week (M-Th) of clay camp, artists will explore clay’s relationship with plant life and the earth. Kids will have the opportunity to engage in projects that cultivate plant life at home and in their urban environment. Artists will learn about clay’s origins on earth and investigate different kinds of clay to build with. Projects include coil pot planters, seed sculptures and plant figurines. On Wednesday or Thursday (depending on weather) we will take a field trip to the Newtown Creek Alliance to visit their Kingsland Wildflower space for a day of programming!