SPLAT Summer Art Camps 2026 | Creative Art Camps for Ages 6–14 in Hershey
If your child loves creating, experimenting, painting, sculpting, stitching, splashing, and generally making glorious artistic chaos, SPLAT Summer Art Camps are bringing the color all summer long.
SPLAT's 2026 Summer Art Camps in Hershey offer a huge variety of hands-on, process-rich creative camps for kids and teens ages 6–14. Each camp includes the art materials fee, and every session is designed to let young artists explore new media, build skills, and leave with projects they are wildly excited to show off.
These are drop-off camps held at SPLAT, 1669 East Derry Road, Hershey, PA. Camps run in three-day sessions with both morning and afternoon options, which makes this lineup especially dreamy for families who want flexibility without sacrificing actual fun.
IMPORTANT CAMP DETAILS
- Location: SPLAT - 1669 East Derry Road, Hershey, PA
- Ages: 6–14
- Format: Drop-off art camps
- Camp Length: 3-day camps
- Morning Camps: 9:30–11:30 AM
- Afternoon Camps: 12:30–2:30 PM
- Tuition: $155 per camp
- Materials Fee: Included in tuition
Please dress for a mess and wear closed-toed shoes. No sandals or flip-flops in the studio.
Campers are welcome to bring a water bottle and snack, and all personal items should be clearly labeled. SPLAT also has a fenced outdoor learning area, so sunscreen should be applied before arrival on nice-weather days.
Drop-off begins 5 minutes before camp. Prompt pickup is requested, and a $1.00 per minute late fee may apply.
LUNCH BUNCH BONUS
All-day camper bonus: Artists enrolled in both the morning and afternoon camps during the same week automatically get to stay for Lunch Bunch at no extra charge.
During Lunch Bunch, kids enjoy an hour of eating, games, and creative fun from 11:30 AM–12:30 PM on camp days.
If your child is only enrolled in a half-day camp, they can still join Lunch Bunch for $15 per day or $39 for all 3 days.
- Families provide lunch
- Disposable bags/containers are recommended
- All lunches should be labeled
- When registered for Lunch Bunch, morning pickup shifts to 12:30 PM and afternoon drop-off shifts to 11:30 AM
This is the kind of practical little bonus that makes life easier for parents and makes kids feel like they are living their very best art camp lives.
2026 CAMP THEMES BY WEEK
Week One - June 9–11
- Captain’s Cardboard Cruiser - 9:30–11:30 AM
- Board-Built Buddy - 12:30–2:30 PM
Week Two - June 16–18
- Pet Portrait - 9:30–11:30 AM
- Pattern & Paint Playground - 12:30–2:30 PM
Week Three - June 23–25
- Mind-Craft Mosaic - 9:30–11:30 AM
- Dip-n-Dot Design - 12:30–2:30 PM
Week Four - June 30–July 2
- Freedom, Fairness & the Future - 9:30–11:30 AM
- Liberty Lines & Landscapes - Printmaking - 12:30–2:30 PM
Week Five - July 7–9
- Warp, Weft, & Weave - 9:30–11:30 AM
- Burlap & Bobbins - 12:30–2:30 PM
Week Six - July 14–16
- Tasty Trio - Watercolor Food Fun - 9:30–11:30 AM
- Splat & Splash: Textured Watercolor Creations - 12:30–2:30 PM
Week Seven - July 21–23
- Tales on Tails: Clay Animals - 9:30–11:30 AM
- Summertime Sculpt - 12:30–2:30 PM
Week Eight - July 28–30
- Felt & Flourish: Canvas Banner - 9:30–11:30 AM
- Fuzzy Felted Fun - 12:30–2:30 PM
Week Nine - August 4–6
- Wire & Whimsy Workshop - 9:30–11:30 AM
- Copper Creations: Faux Enameling - 12:30–2:30 PM
Week Ten - August 11–13
- Pet Drawing - 9:30–11:30 AM
- Doodle Draw Discovery - 12:30–2:30 PM
Week Eleven - August 18–20
- Campfire Creations - Mixed Media - 9:30–11:30 AM
- Tic-Tac-Toe - Game Creation - 12:30–2:30 PM
WHY FAMILIES WILL LOVE THESE CAMPS
SPLAT’s lineup is wonderfully varied, which means your child can try:
- Cardboard sculpture
- Canvas painting
- Printmaking
- Mosaic art
- Pottery painting
- Clay and polymer sculpture
- Weaving and fiber arts
- Wet felting
- Wire sculpture
- Drawing and watercolor
- Mixed media art and creative game-making
Basically, if your child has ever covered your kitchen table in scissors, scraps, paint water, beads, yarn, or a suspicious amount of glue and then declared it a masterpiece, SPLAT may be their summer happy place.
A few camps involve ceramic or clay projects that require kiln time, so some finished artwork will be available for pickup at a later date. Families should refer to SPLAT’s studio hours for pickup timing when noted.
