2022 Summer Camp Guide
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Note: Due to COVID-19 health events, summer camp dates and times are subject to change.
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Arts, General, Special needs, Age 14?ts=1600560894, Age 15, Age 17, $$$ - $275 and up, $$ - $151 to $275, Northwest/Oro Valley, South side, University area, West side
Dates: May 23-27; May 31 - June 3; June 6-10; June 13-17; June 21-24; June 27 - July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15; July 18-22
Where: Rita Ranch, Tucson, Marana/Oro Valley
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $225 for our weekly themed camps for ages 4 to 11/$475 for our performance 2 week camps including musical theater
Description: When school is out – Drama is IN! We offer different weeklong Tucson kids summer camps for acting and performing arts that are run on half-day and full-day schedules. Our summer camps help children develop fundamental skills that will benefit More..
Dates: June 15-17
Where: Oro Valley Community Center
Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $165 for the 3 days of camp, includes all supplies.
Description: Learn how to draw your favorite furry, feathered or scaly friends. Using pencils and charcoal, our focus will be learning about proportions, constructing the feeling of a 3-D form, value relationships, shading, and creating the illusion of the animals’ More..
Dates: July 6-8
Where: Oro Valley Community Center
Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $165 for the 3 days of camp, includes all supplies.
Description: Charcoal is a fast, expressive and forgiving medium, perfect for exploring and learning about the face and head. The concepts and techniques used for charcoal drawing go hand in hand with painting. More..
Dates: July 6-8
Where: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum at Mt. Lemmon
Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: $375 Members; $395 Non Members
Description: Kick back with Desert Museum staff under the shade of the pines for some exploration and quality time in the fresh air on Mt. Lemmon. We will study the flora and fauna of this unique Sky Island, gaze at the More..
Dates: July 20-22
Where: Oro Valley Community Center
Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $165 for the 3 days of camp, includes all supplies.
Description: Learn how to paint animals with acrylics! You will be led step by step through the painting process on the animal designs of your choice, you can even bring in pictures of your own pets. Discover tricks for More..
Painting Landscapes in Acrylics
Dates: June 1-3
Where: Oro Valley Community Center
Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $165 for the 3 days of camp, includes all supplies.
Description: Learn how to paint the landscape with acrylics! Discover how to create the illusion of distance, textures for nature and become an overall better painter. More..
Dates: June 29 - July 1
Where: Oro Valley Community Center
Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $165 for the 3 days of camp, includes all supplies.
Description: Come paint expressive and realist portraits in oil paint. You will learn how to mix all manner of skin tones with only 4 colors! And to create 3-D looking faces. You will also learn how to paint More..
Sewing Camp Creating with Fabric
Dates: June 27 - July 1
Where: Camp Giggle Stitch Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $280.
Description: Creating with fabric, inks, dyes, paints and more! We will have some fun getting our hands dirty creating one-of-a-kind fabrics, and then turning those fabrics into our own works of art! More..
Dates: June 20-24
Where: Camp Giggle Stitch Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $280.
Description: Have you always wanted to make a wushbunga? A minkado? Yes? Well then join us at Camp Design A Stuffie and you can do exactly that! We will learn some basic stuffie sewing and assembling techniques, and then we will More..
Dates: May 30 - June 3
Where: Camp Giggle Stitch Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $280.
Description: It’s All Fun and Games: Let’s have some fun … and games! We will create games and game pieces from fabrics and other materials. These toys and games are sure to be a big hit at any family game night More..
Dates: June 6-9; June 14-17
Where: Camp Giggle Stitch Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $240.
Description: This N’That: Boy oh boy, will we be having some fun! During this camp session we will be making a variety of fun and useful projects. We will start and finish a small project each day during this session, More..