Summer Camp Workshop

Redefine creative experiences in your summer camp program!

LIVE: Wednesday, April 30, 4:30 pm EST (USA)

Summer camp is a unique opportunity to foster deep creative engagement, but too often art activities become routine, adult-directed crafts with predetermined outcomes, leaving children and adults frustrated and uninspired.

This workshop invites new and experienced educators, camp directors, and program leaders to rethink their approach—moving beyond step-by-step projects to design experiences that nurture curiosity, imagination, and child-led exploration.

Through hands-on examples and practical approaches to designing the environment, with loads of inspiring ideas, participants will learn how to incorporate open-ended materials, process-based art, and play-driven learning into their summer camp programs.

$25.00
One time

Join us for this live workshop filled with inspiration, ideas, and actionable strategies to redefine creative experiences at your summer camp program.

✓ Price increase to $45 after April 30
✓ Unlimited lifetime access
✓ Downloadable PDF of presentation

Enroll in our Summer Camp Workshop

Note: This is an individual registration. Email us for schools & groups.

Key takeaways from the workshop:

  • Redefining Creativity in Summer Programs: Shift from frustrating structured crafts to dynamic, open-ended art and play experiences that engage children in deeper learning.

  • The Power of Open-Ended Materials: Discover how to curate a selection of accessible, low-cost materials that invite innovation, storytelling, and exploration.

  • Facilitating Meaningful Making: Learn strategies for fostering creativity without over-directing, allowing children to develop confidence and problem-solving skills.

  • Art as Play: Explore how hands-on, sensory-rich activities support social-emotional learning, collaboration, and a sense of wonder.

  • Designing for All Ages and Abilities: Adapt activities to different age groups and developmental levels while fostering inclusive, engaging experiences.

  • Practical Implementation: Leave with a toolkit of ready-to-use ideas, flexible structures, and inspiring prompts to transform summer camp into a hub of creative possibility.

 FAQs

  • This workshop is ideal for anyone ready to shift their focus from crafts to more open-ended, process-based art, and play-driven ideas in their summer program. Everyone is welcome — teachers, administrators, camp leaders, parents at home, and anyone who needs fresh inspiration for summers with multi-age children.

  • Yes, this workshop will be recorded and available for those who have registered for the series in a password-protected portal. We will also provide you with a PDF of the slide presentation, and links to materials and resources covered in our workshops.

  • Once you register for the series, you will receive an invitation to create an account or log into your existing TCP account. The recording will be posted in your portal within 48 hours of the live event. You will have lifetime access to your portal.

  • We ask that you purchase one registration per educator, please. If you plan to sign up more than 5 educators, please email us for a bulk discount code. We’ve made this series and all of our products incredibly inexpensive and offer discounts whenever possible. We appreciate your support in our work!

  • Yes, please email us with documentation and we will provide a discount code.

  • This series will be in a webinar format without cameras on for attendees. We feel that this is a more relaxed way to spend the hour for attendees. There will be a chat feature open during each workshop so that we can answer questions in real time, and we will save time at the end to highlight and discuss recurring themes from the chat.