MakerCamps 2026
Registration for
Summer MakerCamps
is now OPEN
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.
2026 Summer MakerCamps
Camps offered in the afternoons are a repeat of the morning and cannot be combined to make a full day camp.
Campers will create an adorable little summer cottage complete with repurposed furnishings. They will learn hand sewing skills, how to measure, cut, sculpt and design their very own miniature space. $195
AM/PM June 15-19 MakerNature Hammock Camp 9am-noon & 12:30-3:30pm ages 7+
•••Held at the Thatcher Woods Pavilion 8030 Chicago Ave, River Forest
Each camper will sew and construct their own hammock and learn how to set it up on the trees. We’ll go hammocking, enjoy nature and fun times with friends. $295
AM/PM June 15-19 Jr Camp Runway, 9am-noon & 1-4pm ages 7-9
This camp is ideal for young sewers who want to learn how to make garments. They will learn cutting skills, following a simple pattern, seam allowance, and straight, even hand stitching. Young Fashionistas will also learn how to operate a sewing machine. $295
AM/PM June 22-26 Hammock Camp 9am-noon & 1-4pm ages 7+
Each camper will sew and construct their own hammock and learn how to set it up on the trees. We’ll go hammocking, enjoy nature and fun times with friends. $295
•••Held at The Little Bits Workshop, 411 Park Ave, River Forest
What could say summer more than a splash of color? Campers will make a variety of hand-dyed projects to wear and use...a beach bag, a bandana and kids are welcome to bring a few small 100% COTTON items from home too. $295
July 6- 10 Sew Beachy! 9am-noon ages 7+
This project is perfect for sewers of all ages! An extremely clever beach tote to carry everything opens up to become a beach blanket. $295
July 13-17 Camp Runway 9am-2pm ages 10+
Beginners and experienced sewers welcome. Campers will learn how to read and use a pattern to create a garment using hand and machine sewing techniques. The Camp will end with a Runway Show for family and friends on the last day of camp. Materials not included. Parents will receive pattern choices with quantities a few weeks before camp begins. Patterns provided. $389
AM/PM July 20-24 Extreme Knit & Crochet 9am-noon & 1-4pm ages 8+
Beginners and experience knitters and crocheters welcome. We’ll be making a variety of projects based on each campers skill level. Adorable amigurumi animals, pouches. $295
July 27-31 Camp Sampler 9am-noon ages 7+
Print-making, jewelry, sewing, painting, OH MY! Something for everybody! $295
August 3-7 Art Camp 9am-noon ages 6+
Campers will make their own large hand-bound book of art using a variety of mediums, techniques and skill. Each day we will make art based on nature, experiments and surprise with a little drawing, collage and print-making. They will also bring home a pack of hand made note cards with envelopes perfect for birthdays and thank you notes. $295
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