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We list camps from across the country. You can filter the above list by location and other factors, but links below will take you directly to a list of pottery camps near you.

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Seven benefits of pottery camps for kids

Here are seven benefits and advantages kids gain from attending a pottery camp: 

Motor skills development and tactile therapy. There’s pounding, pinching, and poking. They squeeze clay, coil it, bend it, rip it, and flatten it. It’s a healthy outlet for them, as they learn new things they can do with their hands. 

They express themselves creatively. Kids get hands-on experience imagining and creating something. They discover their artistic side. Learn more about how camps explore creativity.

They meet kids with shared interests and gain friends. Camp brings together kids from the same city or area with the same interests. The freeform setting of camp leads to casual conversations and they discover more things in common. 

They grow in independence and other key traits. Camp is a safe space away from parents where they learn to trust leaders and others around them. The nature of the experience helps them grow in confidence and learn personal responsibility.

Sensory stimulation and time off screens. Kids work hands-on, actively creating items out of clay, ceramics, or other materials. Gaming and other screen-based activities have some value, but they encourage passivity and couch-potatoing, which is detrimental to physical and mental health. 

Problem-solving and intellectual stimulation. Building and creating leads to problems, solved by pottery camp kids working through them. 

A sense of accomplishment. Kids start with raw materials, learn processes for molding, and then take away end products that they themselves made. 

More camps you might like

Here are more camps that, similar to pottery camps, help kids develop their artistic side. 

Arts camps combine a variety of creative activities and include camps that teach everything from music to dance to theatre arts. 

Dance camps get kids active, moving their bodies. Like pottery, it’s expressive and artistic. 

STEM camps lend a creative angle to practical learning in science, tech, math, and engineering. Kids who love camp but not necessarily science, for example, might love STEM camp.

Aside from the parents’ typical choice of day camp, note that some March break camps teach pottery, as well as after-school programs, and PA day camps. 

How to find the right pottery camp

The best way to know a camp is right for your child is to meet with them face-to-face. And the best way to meet a lot of camps is at the Camp Expo, held every February.  

If you’re going to the expo or meeting camps at an open house or through some other means, here are 10 questions to start with: 

• How much focus is there on pottery? What are the camp’s other activities? 
• Are there any prerequisites for the camp?
• Does my child need to bring anything like special clothing or equipment? 
• How are campers grouped and how big are the groups? 
• What is the ratio of leaders-to-children in each group? 
• How are discipline and bullying handled at the pottery camp? 
• What are instructors’ qualifications and how long have they been teaching? 
• What are their certifications?
• What’s the final goal or takeaway for campers? 
• What are the drop-off and pickup times? (Consider how they fit your schedule.)

Combine this with more advice from OurKids.net:

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Pottery camps are there?
There are 4 programs offering ceramics , pottery as an activity. Use the filters to narrow by age and program type, then click on matched programs to see daily activities, dates, rates and registration information.

What are the fees to attend Pottery camps?
Fees for programs offering ceramics , pottery as an activity range from $400 to $900 per program (program types and lengths vary). Use the filters here to narrow programs by age and type.

Where can parents meet with Pottery camps?
Meet with program directors and staff at the Our Kids Camp & Program Expo. The Expo is held annually in February, and is a fun and informative day for parents, kids, and teens. Find event details and free tickets here.