Step into a world of magic and imagination! Young artists will design their own fairy gardens, crafting tiny, enchanted worlds filled with charming details.

Join Chico Creative for a colorful, creative week of painting, drawing, and imagination! Young artists (ages 6+) will explore watercolor magic, bold acrylics, and expressive drawing techniques while creating vibrant masterpieces to take home. Led by artist Jessica Mae, campers will discover stories of inspiring artists, experiment with exciting materials, and build confidence in their own unique style. This camp is all about curiosity, color, and creativity — so be ready to make art, make friends, and make something amazing!

Get ready for a week that sparkles! Join Chico Creative on a dazzling adventure where kids will create their own beaded suncatchers and jewelry! Young artists will join art instructor Jessica Mae, as they design sparkling accessories, string together colorful beads, and craft beautiful suncatchers that shine in the light.

In this hands-on summer art camp, young artists are encouraged to use their imaginations to create faces, houses, sculptures, or whatever their minds can dream up. Using cardboard, found objects, paint, and supervised low-temp glue guns, campers will explore assemblage and three-dimensional art through playful experimentation.

Get ready for a week of ooey-gooey fun! In this hands-on camp, participants will dive into the world of slime and sensory-based art projects, creating a variety of textures, colors, and interactive experiments that ignite all the senses.

A relaxed, welcoming studio space designed for teens to create, connect, and be themselves. Teens will have access to felting, painting, clay, craft supplies, sketchbook journaling, collage, slime, and more—giving them the freedom to explore what inspires them. This open-structured camp encourages creative independence while offering gentle guidance and support along the way. More than just making…

Get ready to dive into paint! In this vibrant summer art camp, young artists will explore the exciting world of contemporary painters while experimenting boldly with acrylic and watercolor. Campers will play with color mixing, layering, texture, and expressive brushwork to create artwork that feels personal and full of life.

Design and build your own miniature dream house! In this 5-day art camp, students will create, furnish, and decorate their own miniature cardboard modular houses. Students will enjoy this workshop style learning environment where they can select the materials they want to bring their ideas to life. Emphasis on problem-solving and knowledge of materials and tools.

Does your child love fairies, gnomes, woodland animals, and nature? Join us for this magical immersive fairy garden inspired camp. During this 5-day art camp, students will create a living fairy garden-scape to take home with handmade figurines, live plants, moss, rocks, and fairy houses. Students will enjoy this workshop style learning environment where they can select the materials they want to bring their ideas to life.

Put on your sleuthing hat and join us for a week of mysteries and storytelling! Work together to investigate monsters hiding in a village, play as magical characters solving a crime in an enchanted forest, solve a mystery in a wizard’s tower, and create your own mystery game to share.

Unleash your imagination and connect with nature at this one-of-a-kind art camp! Each day begins with an inspiring outdoor journey to Bidwell Park where campers explore the beauty of nature to spark their creativity. Then, they’ll return to a working artist’s studio to learn professional art techniques and create keepsake worthy arts and crafts. Art projects are thoughtfully designed to evolve with each session, so artwork will vary depending on the week your child attends. This allows returning campers to enjoy a fresh creative experience every time!

Tie-Dye Camp offers the ultimate summer fun experience! Campers will begin by exploring color theory and experimenting with color mixing techniques of their choice. Next, they’ll dive into various folding and tying techniques, manipulating different materials through wet dyeing, dry dyeing, and ice dyeing methods. Each day, campers will create their own colorful masterpieces, which they’ll get to take home and share with friends and family.

Our Toddler Summer Camps for children ages 3-5, are led by our amazing, dedicated toddler staff and take place in our specially curated toddler classroom at the Dorothy F. Johnson Center. Each camp is filled with exciting activities tailored to fun themes from cooking to sports to science.  Don’t miss out on this unforgettable experience for your toddler!