Event Detail

Summer Camp - Weird & Wonderful Pots
BIG KIDS Age 9-11
July 20-24
5 Sessions
10AM to 1PM

$180 per child nonmember / $170 with active *Family Membership

Scholarships available! Email fire@theclaystudioofmissoula.org for application materials.

Camps at the Clay Studio of Missoula are a fantastic way for kids to get creative this summer! Working with clay engages both the body and brain! We learn to think creatively while fine-tuning motor muscles, all while making something cool and having fun!

Handbuilding has endless possibilities to make fun and imaginative pottery. In this camp we’ll learn unique ways to build cool functional pots like doing slab origami, making funky geometric pots with pinch and slab, building sculptural mugs, carving or coiling baskets, and more! We’ll explore fun contemporary potters who make wacky handbuilt creations for inspiration! Who said pottery you can use has to be boring? Let’s make it fun!

Camps are divided by age range to group kids with creative peers they can make friends with! All camps are beginner friendly in that building methods will be covered to help everyone learn to make things that are sturdy and safe as possible for firing!

Camps at the Clay Studio also include a mid-class activity break to help kids stretch, move, and keep from burning out creatively. If weather permits, we take a walk a few blocks to nearby Westside Park, where kids can run and play awhile, and have a light snack to recharge.

We provide a single serving of a light snack to students in class - such as a serving of goldfish crackers, fruit snacks, or a piece of fresh fruit. If your child has a bigger appetite or normally eats lunch during the time camp takes place, parents are encouraged to send their child with a lunch or additional snacks. Every parent should send a water bottle with their child to ensure they stay hydrated when working with clay in hot weather.

*A Family Membership with your children as submembers is required to qualify for the discount. Individual memberships provide discounts for classes which the membership holding individual is taking, and do not apply to family members.

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