Vacation Camps

Vacation Camps are your plan B when schools are closed! Offered by-the-day on school holidays and early dismissals, we’ve got you covered!

Ages 5-12 | 9:00am – 3:00pm

Full Day Vacation Camp

When school’s out, we’re in! By-the-day Vacation Camps are your plan B when schools are closed! Preregistration is required online and space is limited, so plan early.

Get 10% off when you sign-up for 3+ Full Day camps! Extra Care options are available.

Join us for a full day of thoughtfully orchestrated, creative fun when schools are closed! Kids enjoy a robust program including studio time, lunchtime and outside playtime (weather permitting). Our stellar teachers inspire your child through engaging and diverse projects in drawing, building, sculpture, mixed media and more! Kids must be enrolled in Kindergarten to attend.

Need June through August coverage? Check out our Summer Camp programs.

Full Day Vacation Camps

View the Schedule + Register for full day Vacation Camps.

Get 10% off when you sign up for 3+ Full Day camps!

  • COVID-19

    Vaccination is strongly recommended. Cases must be reported promptly via email. Vaccinated protocol includes 5 days isolation and 5 days masked-to-stay. Unvaccinated cases isolate for 10 days. Our staff are vaccinated and boostered. We continue to notify classes of known exposures and report cases to the Health Department. Students who exhibit any one symptom will be asked to mask, or not to attend with two or more symptoms.

  • Extra Care

    Early Care and Late Care is available for Full Day Vacation Camps. Extend the arty-fun and reserve 8:15-9:00am and/or 3:00-6:00pm. (Please note, early care is not available at our Cherry Hill location.) Advance online registration is required and registration closes the week prior to camp. If you do not elect to add Early Care, drop-off starts at 8:50am. If you do not opt in for Late Care, pick-up is by 3:10pm.

  • Required Forms

    Enrollment forms are required for new campers only, and must be completed and emailed ahead of your program start. Returning families should log into their Art Center account and update all contact information, medical information and authorized pick-up adults to ensure accuracy.

    Kids Enrollment Forms

  • Email Confirmations

    After registration, you’ll automatically receive an email receipt. Please check that you’ve received it (it could go to your junk mail)! Several days prior to your camp day/s, confirmation emails will go out for each registered day, detailing important camp information. Please read it carefully and confirm you’ve registered for your intended day/s and location.

  • Discounts

    Our discounts are household-wide! Register for 3 or more Full Day camps and get 10% off! This goes for all kiddos in your household. Registration needs to be completed in the same transaction to receive the discount and doesn’t apply to half days.

  • Food at Camp

    Pack a non-refrigerated lunch in a labeled lunch bag along with a labeled water bottle. We provide a Goldfish snack. If your child may not eat Goldfish, please outline that information on an updated enrollment form.

  • What to Wear

    Part of the creative process involves getting messy! We provide art aprons but please ensure kids are dressed for mess and wear sneakers for outdoor playtime. No Croc’s or sandals please. Gear for inclement weather and cold temperatures are also important!

  • Have a Vacation Camp Change Request?

    In case of a change to your vacation camp registration/s, please complete this form.

    Change Form

    Changes can be made with 7 days prior notice and a $15 processing fee. We will follow up with full confirmation, after you submit the request; please be sure to include the date/s and location that you would like to change to.

  • Tax ID #

    Receipts for any and all programs can be pulled from your online customer account. Please look there first before emailing for assistance. Our Tax ID# is 20-5802628.

Ages 5-12 | 12:00 – 3:00pm

Half Day Vacation Camp

Half Day Vacation Camps are offered any day that the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) has a scheduled early dismissal. Pre-register online and drop off at the studio for camp from 12-3pm. 

If your child is currently enrolled in After School Art, and also registered for Half Day Vacation Camp, they’re eligible for half day school pickup! Half day pickup is a separate registration from After School Art and pre-registration is required. Registration closes the week prior to camp, or once full, so save your spot early! Late Care is not available for Half Day camps, unless it’s your registered after school day.

Half Day Vacation Camps

View the Schedule + Register for half day Vacation Camps.

  • Can my child be picked up from school?

    We are not able to pick up kids from school, unless your child is concurrently registered in the After School Art program. If your child is not registered for After School Art, please drop off at the studio at noon.
    We have a long-set safety protocol around school pick-ups and are only able to offer school pick-up to kids of families for whom that protocol is already in place. Thank you for your understanding!

  • Is Late Care available?

    There is no Late Care available for Half Day Vacation Camps. Attendees should be picked up by 3:10pm. If it’s your child’s registered After School Art day, they can stay till 6pm for their regularly scheduled after school art session.

  • Required Forms

    Enrollment forms are required for new campers only, and must be completed and emailed ahead of your program start. Returning families should log into their Art Center account and update all contact information, medical information and authorized pick-up adults to ensure accuracy.

    Kids Enrollment Forms

    Adult Enrollment Forms

  • Email Confirmations

    After registration, you’ll automatically receive an email receipt. Please check that you’ve received it (it could go to your junk mail)! Several days prior to your camp day/s, confirmation emails will go out for each registered day, detailing important camp information. Please read carefully and confirm you’ve registered for your intended day/s and location.

  • COVID-19

    Vaccination is strongly recommended. Cases must be reported promptly via email.Vaccinated protocol includes 5 days isolation and 5 days masked-to-stay. Unvaccinated cases isolate for 10 days. Our staff are vaccinated and boostered. We continue to notify classes of known exposures and report cases to the Health Department. Students who exhibit any one symptom will be asked to mask, or not attend with two or more symptoms.

  • Tax ID #

    Receipts for any and all programs can be pulled from your online customer account. Please look there first before emailing for assistance. Our Tax ID# is 20-5802628.

Philly Art Center is a single purpose business that provides art instruction for children and adults through a range of programs including classes, camps and after school. Philly Art Center is not a child day care center. Enrolled participants should demonstrate interest in creative learning.