Offering take-home kits, online options or small class sizes, the area's arts and learning centers are determined to offer an incredible range of opportunities to create and explore. Every kid's inclinations will find an outlet this summer!
1. Design a Dollhouse
945 Broadway, Fountain Hill | 610.807.9201 | theartestablishmentstudios.com
Summer camps at Bethlehem's The Art Establishment include bookmaking, pottery, candle making and more, but special mention goes to the Design a Dollhouse Camp where kids ages 6–13 can exercise their inner interior designer with a dollhouse in need of paint, décor and furniture!
2. Hot Glass Encounter
603 8th St., Whitehall | 610.264.1100 | warnerartglass.com
The transformation of supple molten glass into solid, crystalline pieces is one kids can experience firsthand at Warner Art Glass Center in Whitehall. The Hot Glass Encounter pairs kids one-on-one with a glassblower to walk them through the creation of a flower, heart or other shape. Parents are welcome to attend, help out a younger participant and take impressive pictures of the process.
3. Veterinary Apprentice
3145 Hamilton Blvd. Bypass, Allentown | 484.664.1002 | davincisciencecenter.org
Week-long summer camps for grades K through nine at the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown inspire curiosity and creativity with a huge range of subjects from coding to architecture, like this month's Veterinary Apprentice camp for grades four and five. Kids who love animals (a.k.a., all kids) can learn all about what vets do and even perform a dissection like a vet in training!
4. Black Rocket
3835 Green Pond Rd., Bethlehem | 610.861.4120 | northampton.edu
From cooking and mosaic-making to archery and archaeology, Northampton Community College has summer classes and camps for all ages and interests. Teaming up with Black Rocket's STEAM curriculum, they're offering activities this summer in Fortnite-style game development, YouTube content creation and Minecraft engineering.
5. Birds of a Feather
518 Northampton St., Easton | 610.253.4432 | nurturenaturecenter.org
The Kids Create and Learn program is back at Easton's Nurture Nature Center. This summer's theme, for kids ages 5–10 (with an adult): Birds of a Feather Learn Together. Engaging arts and crafts projects exercise creativity while teaching about the birds around us. Drop in for one or all five consecutive Wednesday sessions.
