MakerCamps 2024
MakerCamps 2024
Summer MakerCamps 2024
Registration opens January 29
(@ The Little Bits Workshop unless otherwise noted)
Camps at The Little Bits Workshop are a collage of creativity, ingenuity, learning, upcycled projects, outdoor explorations and fun with friends. The underlying theme of each camp is to learn the necessary skills to create useful beauty and to be good stewards of the natural beauty all around us. Check out our CAMP GALLERY HERE.
June 17-21 is our annual MakerNature Camp, a partnership between the Forest Preserve of Cook County’s Trailside Museum and The Little Bits Workshop based
in the Thatcher Woods Pavilion.
This is the ultimate full-day camp! The Little Bits workshop is partnering with Trailside Naturalists at The Pavilion in Thatcher Woods for a week of making, nature discoveries and kayaking. Each camper will sew their own hammock and learn how to set it up to experience the joy of “hanging out” in nature with friends. $339 WAITLIST
Camps below are located....
@The Little Bits Workshop, 411 Park Ave, River Forest
(Except MusicMaker Camp which will be in Berwyn)
FULL June 12-14 Summer Cottage Camp ages 7+ 9am-noon
Campers will create their own miniature summer vacation cottage...like a little hideout. We have plenty of bits, but kids are always welcome to bring items from home. This camp is a skill-builder: measuring, designing, considering proportion, using hand tools and learning how to sew. $179 WAITLIST
Full June 12-14 Summer Cottage Camp ages 7+
AFTERNOON 1-4pm
Campers will create their own miniature summer vacation cottage...like a little hideout. We have plenty of bits, but kids are always welcome to bring items from home. This camp is a skill-builder: measuring, designing, considering proportion, using hand tools and learning how to sew. $179
1 spot just opened! June 17-21 Camp Runway 1,
(beginner sewers age 7-14) 9am - noon
This camp is ideal for kids with NO sewing experience.
Campers will learn how to make a simple garment and accessories using hand and machine sewing techniques. This camp will focus on measuring, following a simple pattern, cutting neatly, seam allowance and other basic sewing skills. All materials are included. The week ends with a fashion show. $280 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
This camp is for EXPERIENCED young sewers who have had sewing lessons using a sewing machine. Fashionistas will make and show their own outfit from start to finish while learning how to read a pattern and implement all the instructions. Patterns are included in the camp fee. Fabric and notions are not part of the camp fee. Prior to camp, an email will be sent regarding measurements and a shopping list. On the last day of camp, family & friends are invited to join us for a Runway Show at 1:30pm. $325 WAITLIST
(no camp on 4th & 5th)
Shabori-Furoshiki (Japanese tie-dyed Picnic Wrap),
Perfect camp for beginner and young sewers. Campers will first learn how to do Japanese Shabori tie-dye. Next they’ll sew a beautiful, clever, double-sided, traditional Japanese Furoshiki wrap which can be a bag, a table cloth, a picnic blanket, a back pack and more....SO many ways to fold, tie and wrap. $179
2 spots July 1-3 MusicMaker Camp, ages 4+ 10am-noon (no camp on 4th & 5th)
Olivia Mullins, founder of Joyful Noise Music and our beloved Jean Bacom are teaming up for the ultimate music camp held at the Friendly Music Community Room, 6729 W Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. Join us for a musical, storytelling adventure filled with a colorful array of instruments and an opportunity to develop one’s singing voice in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. We’re combining tunes and crafts as kids will decorate props for a show on the last day.
PARENTS, there’s a coffee shop next door!!! Come meet up with friends or get some work done on your laptop while kids have a blast! $125 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
2 spots opened! July 8-12 Hammock Camp 7+ 9am-noon
Campers will sew up a hammock and hit the trails to find the perfect spot in the shade! This is all about learning how to chill without a screen in our hands!! Campers can bring their favorite book to read and will also make a journal to keep with them for drawing and writing. $280
1 spot opened! July 8-12 Hammock Camp 7+ AFTERNOON 1-4PM
Campers will sew up a hammock and hit the trails to find the perfect spot in the shade! This is all about learning how to chill without a screen in our hands!! Campers can bring their favorite book to read and will also make a journal to keep with them for drawing and writing. $280
ages 8+ 9am-noon
Beginners welcome! Learn how to knit and crochet fun, silly summer projects like s’mores plus plant holders and fruit pouches to keep soft fruits from getting banged up on the way to the beach. Perfect for the lunch box too! $280
FULL July 22-26 Art Camp, ages 8+ 9am-noon
Campers will learn Printmaking, Batik & Sun Printing. $280 WAITLIST
2 spots NEW:: July 22-26
Quilt Camp, ages 8+ 9am-noon
FULL July 29-August 2 Camp Runway 3, (experienced sewers age 9-14) 9am - 2pm
This camp is for sewers with prior sewing experience in a class and familiarity with using a sewing machine. Fashionistas will make and show their own outfit from start to finish while learning how to read a pattern and implement all the instructions. Patterns are included in the camp fee. Fabric and notions are not part of the camp fee. Prior to camp, an email will be sent regarding measurements and a shopping list. On the last day of camp, family & friends are invited to join us for a Runway Show at 1:30pm. $325 WAITLIST
Campers will sew up a BIG bean bag, perfect for a bedroom or family room. All materials included. $295
ages 7+ 9am-noon
Campers will build their very own miniature shop using little repurposed bits from the recycle bin. This camp is a skill-builder that teaches kids to measure, invent, sew, sculpt and imagine! $179 WAITLIST
1 spot August 12-14 Little Village Shoppe Camp,
ages 7+ AFTERNOON 1-4pm
Campers will build their very own miniature shop using little repurposed bits from the recycle bin. This camp is a skill-builder that teaches kids to measure, invent, sew, sculpt and imagine! $179 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER