Eden Prairie Community Education

Come discover and learn about the wonders of camping and the environment around us. Enjoy different classroom stations that are packed with games, puzzles, books, and arts and crafts all related to camping. In the dramatic play area, your little camper can explore a camping environment complete with a tent, camping equipment, play food for grilling, and toys for a full camping experience. 

In this fun, hands-on class we’ll make animals, pinch pots and even famous characters with different sorts of air dry clay. Have a blast as you pinch, hand build, and sculpt amazing projects to bring home.

Join us in this exceptional camp that combines art and yoga.  We'll have fun starting our day with yoga poses followed by amazing art projects where we'll draw, paint, collage, sculpt with clay and more.  Each day we will play yoga games, use breathing and mindfulness techniques and have a great time unleashing our creativity!  Bring a beverage, nut free snack and recess attire.

Art has never been so fun!  We'll use all sorts of materials to create fabulous masterpieces every day of this fun-filled camp.  We'll get lost in mess making mania as we make delicious-looking marshmallow fellows, painting of horses, board games, bobbleheads and more!  Your artist won't be able to decide which wonderful work of art is their favorite.  

What does it take to be a spy or detective? We learn cool spy skills, complete secret missions, solve mysteries, follow clues and create awesome gadgets and inventions! We will use our detective skills to figure out who is the villain and use our spy skills to save the world! Join us for a fun week of games, mysteries and discovery.  

Join the craze for unicorns in this creative and amazing camp where we'll create several magical unicorn projects like an adorable unicorn stuffie, a unicorn charm and even oopsie sparkly slime.  We will paint on canvas and create a whimsical collage.  Bring a beverage, nut free snack and recess attire.

Creating with clay and painting on canvas - it just doesn't get better than that!  In this class, your child will get to experiment with many different types of art while learning simple step-by-step painting and clay techniques.  They will make 3D bears, owls that glow in the dark, a scratchboard painting of a cat and much more!  A great way for your child to explore the incredible world of art!

Animal lovers rejoice! Students will learn pastel drawing and texturing techniques to illustrate whimsical bees, a fanciful army of frogs, a striking owl and more artistic critters filled with detail.  Challenge your creative kids by introducing them to the world of pastels, a guaranteed favorite summer tradition for every artist.  

Action and intrigue surround this week’s Spanish camp! Using stealth strategies of cracking codes, overcoming obstacle courses and treasure hunting for clues will all contribute to solving a puzzling mystery abroad. Campers will work together to beat the clock before time runs out by utilizing immersion strategies of games, music, movement and teamwork. All language levels are welcome!

Spend the week making fondant, frosting, and other creative embellishments. We’ll practice our decorating skills on cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. You’ll get to bring your masterpieces home each day.  Please be aware that this camp may contain items that include ingredients with nuts, dairy, soy, meat and eggs.

Spend the week chopping, stirring, and learning about exciting foods from the garden. We’ll make a Brocolli Forest Salad, No-Bake Apple Tarts and much, much more! Please be aware that this camp may contain items that include ingredients with nuts, dairy, soy, meat and eggs.

If you are crazy about Fortnite, this is the camp for you! Use your creativity as we make our own Rainbow Smash Pickaxe, paint a Cuddle Team Leader and create a Loot Llama as well as our own Boogie Bomb. Fun and exciting Fortnit projects!  All time favorites and tons of new projects in this amazing and popular camp.  Bring a white t-shirt, beverage, nut free snack and recess attire.  

If your gamer can't get enough Fortnite, we have the perfect camp for them. We'll create art inspired by some of the most popular skins of the game and we'll use all the best "mats" of the art world: clay, paint, and so much more. We've got Brite Bomber, Durr Burger and P.A.N.D.A Team Leader...and we'll even make a Liteshow that really glows in the dark! There will be no need for "heals" of any kind in this camp. This is a weapon-free zone and there will be no depictions of violence in our art.

Do you love girly things?  Then this is the camp for you! Rainbows, hearts, kittens and more are part of this amazing camp.  In this girls only camp we'll paint on stretched canvas, make colorful paper mache hearts, sculpt clay owls, draw cute cats, and make cool necklaces among other amazing projects.  Along the way we'll listen to girly music, paint our nails and have lots of fun!  Please bring a beverage and a nut free snack.  

What rules supreme in your child’s world? Art projects that glitter or glow-in-the-dark? No need for your child to choose when you sign them up for this art class! We will work with a variety of art supplies including clay, glow-in-the-dark paint, and of course, lots and lots of glitter! The kids will create snow globes that glow-in-the-dark, butterflies that shimmer and glimmer, an Eiffel Tower with stars that twinkle, and so much more. Glitter and glow… here we go!  Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child. 

Glitter and slime are oh so fine! Come explore the messier side of art in this fun-filled class. We will roll up our sleeves and make a mess as we mix up a batch of glitter slime and create an oh-so-silly jar to store it in.  Making a mess is the best, especially when you leave the mess with us!

These projects will ROCK your child's world long after the lights go out at night. You guessed it, all the projects we create in this camp will glow-in-the-dark! How cool is that!? We will be working with a variety of different art supplies including clay, paint and luminescent materials to create masterpieces your child will be ready to show off in the dark! 

Unleash your creativity and have fun in this amazing hands-on class!  Our unique process uses three basic shapes to make animals, pinch pots and famous characters with different sort of air dry clay.  Have a blast as you pinch, hand build, and sculpt amazing projects to bring home.  

Kids, have you ever wished you were better at drawing cartoons?  During this class, we'll guide you step-by-step through the creation of super silly (and cute) animals!  From cute, cuddly puppy dogs to happy hedgehogs, you will be impressed with how great your drawings turn out!  Each child will receive their own How to Draw Cartoon Animals booklet to take home.