Happy Time Summer Camp is back in 2025!
We are thrilled to expand our partnership with the City of Issaquah by offering summer camp on the grounds of the Issaquah Community Center!
This helps us double the number of camps we can offer, providing more variety for arts immersion, and more space to accommodate more campers for more creative fun!
If your child is someone who simply can’t get enough of making things, writing things, and creating in general, this is a one-of-a-kind experience to help them on their artistic path.
There will only be one session of camp, running July 14 through July 25 (yes, it’s two weeks long)
Families can choose half day or full day options, including lunchtime as an optional add on.
Detailed descriptions and registration can be found on the Issaquah Community Center website at the links below.
MORNING CAMPS (9am-12pm)
Guitar and Songwriting Camp with the music of Taylor Swift
LUNCH HOUR (12-1pm)
AFTERNOON CAMPS (1-4pm)
Poetry and Creative Writing Camp
2024 Summer Camp Recap
Wow, we had such a fun summer!
As with our year-round workshops, summer camps at Happy Time focus on helping campers gain new artistic skills, form new relationships rooted in shared interests, and learn the benefits of a daily practice routine.
Here are some of the lessons we learned:
In a session that is two weeks long, campers make personal connections - otherwise known as friends!
Kids who come in not even knowing how to hold a guitar can leave strumming songs, and playing and writing melodies!
Campers with big imaginations find a LOT of satisfaction in sitting down to write songs!
Printmaking is a great way to try out a lot of different artistic mediums and tools - drawing, painting, collage, stencils, ferns, rollers, string, and of course, bubbles!
Humor and collaboration make music and art really fun!
Below is archived information from 2024. Information for 2025 will be posted in the winter.
Each session is two weeks long, and each session has a half day morning music camp, and a half day afternoon visual art camp. Kids can sign up for a half day or a whole day experience, depending on how much creative immersion they’re looking for!
There is a 90 minute break over lunchtime, and we can provide supervised care during that time for $20/day, including trips to the nearby park when weather permits. We hope this is every day, but we cannot guarantee it.
2024 summer camps are for kids ages 8-12, but teens are welcome, and if interest is mainly in the teen age group, we can shift in that direction. So, if you have a teen that would be interested, please reach out - the earlier we know, the better we can try to accommodate!
Frequently Asked Questions
What camps do you offer? In 2025 we will offer music, literary, and visual art camps for ages 8-13
Why are sessions two weeks long? We believe this amount of time is necessary to generate meaningful relationship building opportunities as well as meaningful creative and artistic skills.
Does my child need to know how to play guitar in order to join a songwriting camp? It is always better for a songwriting camper to have a musical foundation and yes, it’s also easier when they know how to play a few guitar chords and are comfortable playing for 5-10 minutes at a time already. If your child does not have this level of experience, they can still join in and learn as a beginner! Our camps are very tailored in order to preserve the ability to customize for each person in the room.
Does my child need to be experienced at drawing and painting to join an art camp? This camp is a good fit for artists of all levels and experience.
Do you have guitar and songwriting camps for high schoolers? Please reach out if you are interested in signing up a high schooler - we will make every effort to arrange that upon request!
How do I sign up? Please use our contact form and we will respond quickly with updates on available spots and any other answers to questions you may have.