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Kids Create! 2027

Kids Create! Summer Art Day Camp: Adventure on the High Seas

Novice Adventurers

For first-time kindergartners–offered all three weeks

Join our exploration of the Elements of Art: line, color, shape, space, and texture! During this 5-day morning camp, your young K5 beginner will discover the elements in the world around us, create his/her own art, plus embark on a sea adventure through games and activities.

Note: K5 campers must turn 5 years old by September 1, 2027

Fee (includes daily instruction, art supplies, and snack): Museum Members: $95 | Non-Members: $99

 

Seafaring Explorers

For rising 1st—6th grade (ages 6-12)–offered all three weeks 

Prepare to set sail as your elementary student embarks on an exhilarating journey through cultures in world history. We’ll unearth Viking hordes, trek Central American jungles with Spanish conquistadors, stow away on a Dutch merchant ship (Beware of pirates!), and explore uncharted islands with the seafarers of the Pacific! Not only will your young adventurer hear tales from this exciting age but will also make art reflecting the treasures that past world explorers found on their journeys.

Fee (includes daily instruction, art supplies, and snack): Museum Members: $95 | Non-Members: $99

 

The Age of Dragons

For 6th-8th grade (ages 12-14)–offered weeks of June 14 and 21

Middle School students will be transported to a bygone age—an era rich with world exploration and saturated with legends of mysterious creatures encountered along the way. Campers will learn about dragons, sea monsters, and other fantastical creatures from various past cultures. With their newfound knowledge, they’ll explore art media and techniques to create dragon collages and faux-bronze medallions.

Fee: $125 (includes daily instruction, art supplies, and snack)

 

Registration will open January 2027.

Find answers to parents’ and grandparents’ Frequently Asked Questions.

 

Location: Bob Jones Academy (on the campus of Bob Jones University)

Time: 9:30AM — Noon, daily

Camp Weeks for 2027:

  • June 7-11
  • June 14-18
  • June 21-25

Fridays:

Each week of camp culminates on Friday with a special speaker and an art exhibition showcasing the campers’ creative, beautiful works of art. Students, parents, and families are invited to attend the Friday Art Exhibition and Reception at the end of Kids Create! each week.

Time: Fridays at 11 AM (June 11, 18, and 25)

Location: Lobby of Rodeheaver Auditorium, campus of Bob Jones University

 

Kids Create! summer art day camp is part of Arts Encounter, M&G’s K-12 arts programming.

Kids Create! FAQs

If your child has a food allergy, please let us know on the online registration form. We would encourage you to send a suitable snack daily with your child.

 

Please contact us in advance of registering. An M&G educator will listen to your child’s needs and determine how we can best serve your child with the teaching and projects.

 

The K5 class is primarily for those students going into kindergarten. But it’s up to the parent to choose. If your child has finished K5, more than likely he is ready for the elementary camp. But if you feel your child needs more time with the younger ages (due to maturity level, concentration, etc.), then register for the K5 camp.

 

M&G orders project materials for the entire camp based on registrations. Your fee covers the materials costs, which are ordered in advance of the camp.

 

Should illness prevent your camper from attending during his/her registered week of camp, we would be happy to coordinate a way for you (or a designated representative) to pick-up projects/materials for your child to complete at home. Please contact us at contact@museumandgallery.org or 864.770.1331.

 

Once your registration is received, M&G will send an email confirmation. Two weeks prior to your child’s camp week, M&G will send an informational email with a map and specific helps for the first day of camp and the daily carline for drop-off in the morning and pickup at noon.

 

M&G’s Kids Create! will be held in the facilities of a partner organization: Bob Jones Academy (on the campus of Bob Jones University). Each day, campers enter and leave the camp on the parking lot side of the Academy Auditorium (AAUD) in the Collins Building. Parents will receive a location map with directions in your informational email two weeks prior to your child’s camp week.

 

Campers are divided into five separate groups specifically designed with age-appropriate lessons and art activities.

 

Campers are divided into five groups specifically planned with age-appropriate activities. M&G makes an effort to honor requests for a child to be placed in the same group as a friend; however, based on classroom size and age ranges, we cannot guarantee that all requests will be granted.

 

Kids Create! is a 5-day, morning camp. We run the same themed camp for all of the weeks in June. Each day, camp begins promptly at 9:30 AM, and sessions end at noon.

 

Absolutely! Every summer we serve children (often siblings and cousins) that have come to spend a week with their grandparents or whose grandparents have given the week to their grands.

 

Yes! You can either register the child yourself or make a donation to M&G in the amount of the camp fee and specify in the gift details that your donation is for a Kids Create! camper. Let us know on the giving form whom M&G should contact (the child’s guardian) and how to reach them (phone or email). You can make the gift here: www.museumandgallery.org/give-online/

 

We would be most grateful for your support of Kids Create! camp. Your gift will help us provide engaging and affordable arts-integrated instruction that inspires young people to think creatively.