2025 Super Awesome Cool Pottery Camp @ Leu Gardens
An epic pottery adventure where creativity and nature have no limits!
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Join us for a garden-inspired Clay & Canvas Camp at Harry P. Leu Gardens! Each week features unique clay and canvas projects, plus two potter’s wheel experiences. Campers will explore the gardens daily, sketch nature, sculpt with clay, paint on canvas, explore the Origami in the Garden exhibit, and try their own origami, all inspired by the nature around them. Every camper will get hands-on with the potter’s wheel to create two small bowls.
We look forward to a Super Awesome Cool Summer with your child at Harry P. Leu Gardens!
DATES & THEMES
June 2 - 6 | Under the Big Top
Clowns, elephants, lions and exploding popcorn - Oh My! What fun you will have painting canvases and building sculptures of what happens at the circus.
Register | June 2 - 6 75% Full
June 9 - 13 | A Pirate's Life for Me
Join us for an artistic adventure that will include building a kraken out of clay, making your own pirate flag and have fun swabbing paint on canvas to create pirate themed masterpieces!
Register | June 9 - 13 75% Full
June 16 - 20 | All About Hobbies
Make art that celebrates fun things we do! Create sculptures and paintings of horseback riding, magic tricks and more.
Register | June 16 - 20
June 23 - 27 | Fun in the Summertime
Warm days, swimming, and watermelon make summertime memories special! We will have a good ol’ time creating summer themed sculptures and canvases together.
Register | June 23 - 27
June 30 - July 3 | Sweet Life (Four (4) day camp. No camp on the 4th of July.)
Sculpt and paint delicious desserts all week! Have fun creating a yummy cake, ice cream sundae, donut and other mouth watering treats.
Register | June 30 - July 3
July 7 - 11 | The Art of Inventions
Create fun and functional clay sculptures including a pencil holder and amplifier! We will also paint some very artistic canvases too!
Register | July 7 - 11 50% Full
July 14 - 18 | It Came From the Swamp
We will explore and recreate what is lurking below the water and above! From alligators to osprey your sculptures and paintings will show what is living in the swamp.
Register | July 14 - 18 60% Full
July 21 - 25 | Once Upon A Time
Together we will create the legendary icons from story books! Join us to sculpt castles, crowns, dragons and paint royalty.
Register | July 21 - 25 75% Full
July 28 - August 1 | All About Planet Earth
Sky, land and sea. Hot and cold climates. Through sculpting and painting we will explore what makes mother nature special!
Register | July 28 - August 1 75% Full
August 4 - 8 | Nature Around the World
Creatively explore every continent of our planet! Paint the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights), sculpt Zebra from Africa. We will have a great time trekking together!
Register | August 4 - 8
TIME
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day for rising 1st through 6th grade participants.
TUITION
$350/week. Gardens members receive 10% off.
DETAILS
What’s Included with Tuition: Daily instructional workshops and activities with qualified and screened educators, before and after care if needed, a camp t-shirt, and all supplies and materials.
What To Bring: Lunch, two snacks, water, labeled water bottle, hat, and sunscreen.
What To Wear: Camp clothes that can get a little messy and closed-toe shoes.
What To Know: Camp tuition is non-refundable. Campers are placed into classes based on grade level. Before care begins at 8 a.m., and After care ends at 6 p.m.
FAQ
Why are camps broken down by grade level?
Our camp is design to provide our campers with a fun, safe and developmentally appropriate learning experience. To provide the best experience for our campers, please register based on the grade level your child will be entering in the fall of 2025.
Will my child be inside or outside?
Both! Campers should be ready to explore the garden but will be completing many art activities indoors.
Is before and after care included in the cost?
Yes, starting no earlier than 8 a.m. and pick-up no later than 6 p.m. A fee of $2 is charged per camper/per minute after 6 p.m.
How do I get my child's pottery?
- Fired pottery will be mailed to campers 8+ weeks after camp ends.
- Parents, please provide an email, cell phone number, and mailing address for pottery delivery with your registration materials.
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