Arts and Creative Activities for Summer Camps
12 Activities
Overview
Bring creativity into your summer camp planning with arts and creative activities that help youth express themselves through hands-on learning. These flexible activities make it easy to spark imagination and confidence across different art mediums—music, drama, arts and crafts, design, and creative expression.
Grades K - 2
Double the Puzzles, Double the Fun!
Arts
Grades K - 2
Double the Puzzles, Double the Fun!
Mizzen Education, Inc.
K - 2
45 Minutes
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Logos and Lemonade
Career and Future Readiness, Arts
Grades K - 2
Logos and Lemonade
Mizzen Education, Inc.
K - 2
45 Minutes
Learners step into the role of young creators as they dream up their own lemonade stand and bring it to life through a bold, imaginative logo. Using colors, shapes, and descriptive words, they turn their ideas into a design that shows what makes their lemonade one of a kind.
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S.INQ Sound Vibrating Musical Instruments
STEM, Arts
Grades K - 5
S.INQ Sound Vibrating Musical Instruments
OregonASK
K - 5
30 Minutes
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Grades 3 - 5
Make a Spinning Selfie
Social and Emotional Awareness, Arts
Grades K - 5
Make a Spinning Selfie
Rediscover Center
K - 5
45 Minutes
In this activity, students will make a selfie (self-portrait) that spins!
This project was inspired by The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin, written by Julia Finley Mosca and illustrated by Daniel Rieley. Dr. Grandin is an incredible scientist, animal rights advocate, and spokesperson on autism and neurodiversity.Discover Activity
Simple Clay Animal Figures
Arts, Social and Emotional Awareness
Grades 3 - 12
Simple Clay Animal Figures
OregonASK
3 - 12
30 Minutes
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Making Instruments for a Music Jamboree
STEM, Arts
Grades 3 - 5
Making Instruments for a Music Jamboree
Mizzen Education, Inc.
3 - 5
45 Minutes
Learners explore how sound works by creating their own instruments from everyday materials. Then, they bring their creations to life in a fun, whole-group music jamboree playing a familiar song.
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Open Scenes (Grades 3-5)
Arts, Literacy
Grades 3 - 5
Open Scenes (Grades 3-5)
Mizzen Education, Inc.
3 - 5
45 Minutes
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Grades 6 - 8
Improvisation: Fictional Characters in Daily Life (Grades 6-8)
Arts, Literacy
Grades 6 - 8
Improvisation: Fictional Characters in Daily Life (Grades 6-8)
Mizzen Education, Inc.
6 - 8
45 Minutes
Learners jump into the role of fictional characters and act out how they might handle everyday situations in surprising, creative ways. Through playful skits and improvisation, they explore the power of play, while building confidence, storytelling, and performance skills.
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Paper Sculptures (Grades 6-8)
Arts, Literacy
Grades 6 - 8
Paper Sculptures (Grades 6-8)
Mizzen Education, Inc.
6 - 8
45 Minutes
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Surprise Talent Show (Grades 6-8)
Arts, Social and Emotional Awareness
Grades 6 - 8
Surprise Talent Show (Grades 6-8)
Mizzen Education, Inc.
6 - 8
45 Minutes
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Create Hanging Door/Wall Signs
Social and Emotional Awareness, Arts
Grades 3 - 8
Create Hanging Door/Wall Signs
Rediscover Center
3 - 8
1 Hour
In this activity, students will create hanging door signs based on a traffic light. What are signs made for? What purpose do they serve?
This project was inspired by The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan by Joan DiCicco, and illustrated by Ebony Glenn. A tale of heroism and inventiveness, Garrett Morgan invented the Safety Hood that firefighters and wartime heroes adapted for use to this day. And if you rode in the car lately, you will have benefitted from his invention that created our modern-day traffic light. In this activity guide, we are taking inspiration from the traffic light to create signs that can indicate a student’s mood or set boundaries.Discover Activity
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Grades K - 8
8 Hours 30 Minutes
Overview
Grades K - 2
Double the Puzzles, Double the Fun!
Arts
Grades K - 2
Double the Puzzles, Double the Fun!
Mizzen Education, Inc.
K - 2
45 Minutes
Discover Activity
Logos and Lemonade
Career and Future Readiness, Arts
Grades K - 2
Logos and Lemonade
Mizzen Education, Inc.
K - 2
45 Minutes
Learners step into the role of young creators as they dream up their own lemonade stand and bring it to life through a bold, imaginative logo. Using colors, shapes, and descriptive words, they turn their ideas into a design that shows what makes their lemonade one of a kind.
Discover Activity
S.INQ Sound Vibrating Musical Instruments
STEM, Arts
Grades K - 5
S.INQ Sound Vibrating Musical Instruments
OregonASK
K - 5
30 Minutes
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Grades 3 - 5
Make a Spinning Selfie
Social and Emotional Awareness, Arts
Grades K - 5
Make a Spinning Selfie
Rediscover Center
K - 5
45 Minutes
In this activity, students will make a selfie (self-portrait) that spins!
This project was inspired by The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin, written by Julia Finley Mosca and illustrated by Daniel Rieley. Dr. Grandin is an incredible scientist, animal rights advocate, and spokesperson on autism and neurodiversity.Discover Activity
Simple Clay Animal Figures
Arts, Social and Emotional Awareness
Grades 3 - 12
Simple Clay Animal Figures
OregonASK
3 - 12
30 Minutes
Discover Activity
Making Instruments for a Music Jamboree
STEM, Arts
Grades 3 - 5
Making Instruments for a Music Jamboree
Mizzen Education, Inc.
3 - 5
45 Minutes
Learners explore how sound works by creating their own instruments from everyday materials. Then, they bring their creations to life in a fun, whole-group music jamboree playing a familiar song.
Discover Activity
Open Scenes (Grades 3-5)
Arts, Literacy
Grades 3 - 5
Open Scenes (Grades 3-5)
Mizzen Education, Inc.
3 - 5
45 Minutes
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Grades 6 - 8
Improvisation: Fictional Characters in Daily Life (Grades 6-8)
Arts, Literacy
Grades 6 - 8
Improvisation: Fictional Characters in Daily Life (Grades 6-8)
Mizzen Education, Inc.
6 - 8
45 Minutes
Learners jump into the role of fictional characters and act out how they might handle everyday situations in surprising, creative ways. Through playful skits and improvisation, they explore the power of play, while building confidence, storytelling, and performance skills.
Discover Activity
Paper Sculptures (Grades 6-8)
Arts, Literacy
Grades 6 - 8
Paper Sculptures (Grades 6-8)
Mizzen Education, Inc.
6 - 8
45 Minutes
Discover Activity
Surprise Talent Show (Grades 6-8)
Arts, Social and Emotional Awareness
Grades 6 - 8
Surprise Talent Show (Grades 6-8)
Mizzen Education, Inc.
6 - 8
45 Minutes
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Create Hanging Door/Wall Signs
Social and Emotional Awareness, Arts
Grades 3 - 8
Create Hanging Door/Wall Signs
Rediscover Center
3 - 8
1 Hour
In this activity, students will create hanging door signs based on a traffic light. What are signs made for? What purpose do they serve?
This project was inspired by The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan by Joan DiCicco, and illustrated by Ebony Glenn. A tale of heroism and inventiveness, Garrett Morgan invented the Safety Hood that firefighters and wartime heroes adapted for use to this day. And if you rode in the car lately, you will have benefitted from his invention that created our modern-day traffic light. In this activity guide, we are taking inspiration from the traffic light to create signs that can indicate a student’s mood or set boundaries.Discover Activity
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Copyright © 2026, Mizzen Education, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to empower, uplift and support out-of-school time educators.