Art Activities

Where big Dreams
Take Center Stage
Art Activities

A World of Creative Possibilities

Willow Lake's creative and performing Arts program combines expert instruction with lighthearted fun, helping campers build real skills and lasting confidence through the power of creativity. Guided by passionate specialists, our campers explore everything from full-scale musical productions to the precision of a potter’s wheel. Every camper has the opportunity to showcase their skills and discover a new passion.

Basketry
Beading
Candle Making
Ceramics
Cheerleading
Cooking
Crafts
Dance
Jewelry Making
Lanyard
Leather, Strings & Things
Legoland
Music
Painting
Soap Making
Studio Art
Super Science
Theatre
Tie-Dye
Wood Working
Yoga
Smiling young girl in a bright pink dress with arms raised, performing in front of a backdrop with large paper snowflakes.
Two boys smiling while mixing ingredients in a metal bowl at a table.
Two young girls engaged in drawing and coloring together at a table during an art activity.
Child with medium-length hair playing red drums with drumsticks, wearing a white shirt with a dinosaur and UFO design.
Smiling girl in a light blue cap showing a drawing of a red heart while sitting next to another person drawing at a wooden table.
Two boys smiling and holding wooden birdhouses they built outdoors.
Arts Facilities

The Atmosphere of Art

Our arts facilities are modern, clean, and fully equipped spaces that blend the rustic charm of our 35-acre campus with modern, state-of-the-art equipment. We believe that the right environment unlocks the most creativity, which is why our facilities are as varied as the projects created inside them.

Art Studios

Dedicated Studios for Future Masterpieces

From our professional potter’s wheels to specialized jewelry-making stations, the Art Program is a hub of creative discovery. These specialized spaces allow campers to immerse themselves in high-level techniques like ceramics, candle making, and woodworking.

The Art Corral complex featuring candle making, leatherworking, lanyard, and jewelry crafting.

Dedicated ceramics studio with professional potter’s wheels, hand-building stations, and kilns.

Shaded Art Pavilion used for fine arts, high level painting, coloring, tie dying, and more.

Woodworking shop equipped for model building and structural design.

Art Pavilion used for fine arts and collaborative creative projects.

Young girl smiling and crafting a bracelet with pink string while a female counselor watches and guides her.Smiling male camp counselor in tie-dye shirt with arm around happy young boy holding colorful tie-dye bundle at camp.Smiling young girl holding a colorful woven basket in a garden setting.Smiling boy painting with watercolors at a wooden table outdoors.
Performance Venues

Broadway-inspired Venues for Big Dreams

Our picturesque outdoor Amphitheater is a dynamic space where theater directors and musicians help campers bring full-scale musical productions to life.

Outdoor amphitheater designed for large-scale musical productions and camp-wide assemblies.

Tiered seating layout providing clear sightlines for the entire camp community.

Professional stage equipped with audio and sound capabilities.

Live professional piano accompaniment for rehearsals and performances.

Group of children performing a dance on stage, with girls wearing pink feathered costumes and one child in the center wearing an orange shirt and light blue pants.Children playing drums with wooden sticks outdoors, guided by an adult wearing a Willow Lake staff shirt.Group of children dressed in colorful costumes with arms raised, performing on stage with a stone wall background.Young boy with curly hair playing an electronic keyboard outdoors.
Dance Studio

Cool Spaces Built for Dynamic Expression

Our modern, air-conditioned studio provides a comfortable, high-performance environment for campers to master routines and choreography. Guided by expert instructors, this is where technique meets teamwork in a space designed for non-stop energy.

Air-conditioned studio with spacious floor area dedicated to dance and cheerleading instruction.

Professional sound system used for choreography and routine rehearsals.

Floor-to-ceiling glassless mirrors allow campers to practice, refine, and master their movements.

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Specialty Areas

Where Arts and Imagination Meet

Whether they are measuring ingredients in our professional cooking studio, performing experiments in our STEM-inspired Super Science program, collaborating on outdoor builds in Legoland, or striking a pose on our covered Yoga deck, campers explore creativity in many forms. These unique environments are designed for every age group, fostering curiosity through investigation, sensory play, and hands-on skill building.

Professional, air-conditioned cooking studio equipped with everything campers need to create amazing dishes.

Outdoor shaded Legoland area featuring oversized building blocks and a creative play space.

Hands-on Super Science station designed for experiments and discovering how our amazing world works.

Covered, shaded Yoga deck led by a professional instructor where campers practice movement, stretching, and meditation.

Outdoor science activity with multiple soda bottles erupting foam fountains while children and a camp counselor watch and cheer.Three young boys gathered around a table with two metal bowls, one boy stirring inside a bowl while the others watch.Children and adults using wooden sluices with water to sift through soil and rocks at the Willow Lake Mining Co activity area.Three boys outdoors conducting a colorful science experiment with test tubes filled with liquids on a wooden table.

From Blank Canvas to Center Stage

Our arts program is where creativity runs wild and every camper gets their moment to shine. Let’s make this summer unforgettable.

Close-up of a vibrant tie-dye fabric with swirling patterns in blue, pink, yellow, orange, and green.