Summer 2026
Art Camps & Book Club
REGISTRATION CLOSES
April 30, 2026

Ms. Mandy's Art Garage is back for another awesome summer of making messes, getting crafty, and learning how our creativity can help us be the best humans possible. For 6 weeks this summer, Ms. Mandy will transform her garage into an art studio for kids, ages 7-13 in the Highland Park neighborhood of Salt Lake City. This year, campers will meet Monday-Friday from 9:30 AM -12:30 PM. Enrollment is capped at 12 students each week to ensure that all students are able to get to know one another and complete all of that week's camp activities.

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NEW THIS YEAR, Ms. Mandy will be teaching two Book Clubs for Teens and Tweens. Book club will run directly after Art Camp from 12:40 PM - 2:00 PM at Ms. Mandy's Home, located in the Highland Park neighborhood of Salt Lake City. Students do NOT have to be enrolled in Art Camp to participate in Book Club.

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There is a $35 fee that will include a copy of the book, snacks, and note-taking supplies. During our sessions, students will practice reading, note-taking, and comprehension strategies. We will mainly discuss the overarching themes of the books we read together and the impact they have in our everyday communities.

 

The Teen Book Club will be reading My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope by Diane Guerrero. Feel free to click on the link to learn more about the topics covered in this biography.

The Tween Book Club will be reading Posted by John David Anderson. Please click on the link to learn more about this coming of age story. 

 

Enrollment for Ms. Mandy's Art Garage starts February 2, 2026. Registration will be open until April 30, 2026 ONLY!! There will be NO EXTENSIONS this year please make sure to enroll before classes sell out.

The last day to enroll will be APRIL 30, 2026!

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SUMMER 2026 SCHEDULE 

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WEEK 1: CREATIVE VIBES FOR TEENS, June 8th-12th

AGES 12-14 ONLY! | $160 per student | LIMITED TO 12 STUDENTS

This week is for almost TEENS and TEENS ONLY! Campers will design mosaic art frames & corkboard organizers to flex their organizational aura, swap laughs with a blind portrait exchange, and learn cozy-core granny skills with mini crochet projects. We’ll level up bookish aesthetics by building mini book tracker bookshelves, then finish strong with mini embroidery hoop necklaces. No pressure, no brain rot—just creativity, new friends, and art that meets the vibe check. Come for the creative vibes, leave with dope skills and drip.  

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WEEK 1: TEEN BOOK CLUB ADD-ON, JUNE 8th - JUNE 12th

AGES 12-14 ONLY! |$35 per student | LIMITED TO 15 STUDENTS

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This week we will read and discuss My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope by Diane Guerrero. A copy of the book, snacks, and a journal to support note-taking, vocabulary building, and comprehension skills are included. The selected book is an autobiography that addresses the topic of immigration at an age-appropriate level through the lens of a teenager who goes to high school only to return home to find that both of her parents have been deported.

Book Club is limited to 15 students to allow for meaningful discussion. Students may register for Book Club even if they are not enrolled in Art Camp.

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WEEK 2: 3D BESTIES, JUNE 15th - JUNE 19th

AGES 7-13 | $160 per student | LIMITED TO 12 STUDENTS

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At 3D Besties, Campers will build wild Pool Noodle Sculptures that are big-brain creative. Students will have the choice to mold Clay Candle Holders that are straight-up cozy vibes, or design Mosaic Coasters that are lowkey Gen-Z-coded. We’re closing out with Mini Graffiti Name Fences—think bold, expressive, and giving full street-art energy (don’t worry, all safe and approved). This week’s camp is hands-on, a little chaotic, and absolutely never boring. Because we are way too busy creating to play with boredom at Ms. Mandy’s Art Garage! If you know, you know.

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WEEK 3: PARTY ROCK ART CAMP, JUNE 22nd - JUNE 26th

AGES 7-13 | $160 per student | LIMITED TO 12 STUDENTS

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Party Rock Art Camp is basically a nonstop party while we make art. Campers will go full creative mode creating piñatas that are full of vibrant colors, designing faux cake boxes that look so real you will want to take a bite, and crafting colorful candy leis that are pure celebration energy. We’ll balance the sugar vibes with paper flower making and finish strong with floral painted bottle vases that are giving artsy centerpiece realness.

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Week 4: DRIP FACTORY FASHION WEEK, JUNE 29th - JULY 3rd

AGES 7-13 | $160 per student | GUARDIANS PLEASE SEE NOTE BELOW

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The Drip Factory is open again this year with a few new additions. This week in the Art garage, it’s time to level up your fashion game! Campers will be tie-dyeing tees, working in teams on a paper dressmakers challenge, customizing slippers with embroidery and beading techniques, OR designing sneakers, & making jewelry to upgrade your bling. End the week by strutting your designs in a student-led fashion show.
GUARDIANS: You will need to provide your kiddo with either house slippers OR plain white canvas sneakers for this week. I've linked these examples to help you know what will work for our projects. You may also use canvas shoes you already own. They will need to choose slippers or tennis shoes as we will not have time to complete both. 

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WEEK 5: G.O.A.T. ART CAMP FOR TWEENS, JULY 6th -10th

AGES 8-12 ONLY! | $160 per student | LIMITED TO 12 STUDENTS

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The Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T.) Art Camp for Tweens is low-key iconic. Campers will start off sculpting Clay Bubble Initials, design aesthetic Charm Frames giving main-character energy, and build Paper Mâché objet d'art that are straight up out of this world. This week will also include plenty of time for Open Maker Space where kids choose to slay their own adventure—paint, build, glue, remix, repeat. No cap, it’s all about creative freedom, diving into the process, messy hands, and trying wild ideas with zero pressure. On average, tweens will make about 6-7 projects. See what I did there? Not sorry, couldn’t resist. If your kid loves art, vibes with creativity, and wants a week that’s fire, this is the camp for them.

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WEEK 5: TWEEN BOOK CLUB ADD-ON, JULY 6th -10th

AGES 8-12 ONLY! | $35 per student | LIMITED TO 15 STUDENTS

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This week we will read and discuss, Posted by John David Anderson. A copy of the book, snacks, and Post-It Notes for vocabulary building and comprehension practice will be provided. Posted is a coming-of-age story that follows a group of middle schoolers as they learn the power of their words and actions on themselves and others in their lives.

Book Club is limited to 15 students to allow for meaningful discussion. Students may register for Book Club even if they are NOT enrolled in Art Camp.

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WEEK 6: IN OUR ABSTRACT ERA, JULY 13th -17th 

AGES 7-13 | $160 per student | LIMITED TO 12 STUDENTS

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This week, we are focused on embracing our chaos and finding our zen through balance, while we learn all about Abstract Art techniques. Campers will learn like the masters by creating 4 mixed-media acrylic canvases. They will play with color, texture, and layering techniques. We will explore a laundry list of mixed-media collage techniques, the power of line, and tools, and finish with a camper art exchange. This class will include plenty of open maker space to ensure that campers have the freedom to explore all of the tools, techniques, and mediums to tap into their creativity. 

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If you have any questions, please email Ms. Mandy at perezmorrisdesign@gmail.com with 'Art Camp 2026 Question' in the subject line. 

If your child hasn't attended before and you would like to see all the fun we've had in previous sessions take a peek at my Instagram page @perezmorrisdesign.