Kids Clay Camp
Our Summer Ceramic Club is a creative week-long program where children explore ceramics through hand-building, decoration, and functional design. Each child creates their own unique ceramic pieces to take home (after firing).
Children will learn new skills while building fine motor coordination through hands-on clay work, developing focus and patience, and exploring their creativity. Guided projects and group activities encourage planning, decision-making, and self-expression.
Kids Summer Ceramic Club — Weekly Plan
9:00–12:00 | Ages 7–15
Monday | Breakfast Set
Handmade breakfast set:
- 1 mug or bowl
- 1 plate
Introduction and start with basic hand-building technique
Decoration and painting with favorite colors, animals, symbols, foods, or patterns
Tuesday | Treasure / Secret Box
“What would your secret box protect?”
- Build a personal treasure box with lid
- Learn slab-building and assembling techniques
- Sketch ideas inspired by favorite animals, cartoons, hobbies, magical worlds or favorite objects
Wednesday | Decorate the Secret Box
Bring the secret box to life with sculptural details and painting.
- Add decorations and sculptural details to the treasure box
- Create textures, patterns, figures, or symbols
- Paint and personalize the final design
Thursday | Photo Frame
- Create a handmade ceramic photo frame
- Decorate with favorite animals, flowers, names, stars, textures, mini sculptures
- The photo frame can have different forms, adaptable to all ages.
- Paint and personalize the frame
Friday | Finish touchings & Final Creative Project
“What object would make your room, bathroom, desk or everyday life feel more special?”
- Create one final object
Kids can choose one idea:
- toothbrush holder
- soap dish
- pencil holder
- little planter pot
- jewelry dish
- cereal bowl
- keys / bag decorative chain
All ideas are welcomed!
Teacher & Experience
The course is led by a trained ceramics teacher with experience in children’s education, including teaching in private schools (ages 6–17), studio-based classes, and creative kids workshops and events.
All sessions are held primarily in English. However, our teacher can also provide support in Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian when needed.
Pricing
Our Summer Ceramic Club offers flexible booking options:
- Full week (5 mornings): CHF 360 per child
- Single day option: CHF 80 per day
We also offer a siblings / friends discount of 10% when booking more than one child.
This discount is valid only for the full week (5-day) camp option.
Materials & Safety
- All materials are included in the course fee
- We use only safe, non-toxic ceramic materials
- Decoration is done with underglazes (made from clay + natural pigments)
- All materials are water-based and safe for children
Note: All materials are washable, but we recommend comfortable clothing that can get messy.
Additional Information
Drop-off is available from 08:30, and pick-up is until 12:20.
Late pick-up after 12:30 will incur a fee of CHF 10 per 15 minutes.
During the camp, scheduled breaks will include snacks, fruit, and small treats. Please inform us in advance of any allergies or dietary requirements.
Booking conditions
-No refunds are issued for cancellations
- Changes to bookings are possible up to 7 days before the start of the camp
- After this period, bookings cannot be modified
- No-shows cannot be refunded or rescheduled
- Missed sessions cannot be made up or refunded
- If the minimum number of participants is not reached, the camp will be cancelled and all families will be notified 7 days in advance with a full refund issued.
Children are expected to behave respectfully and follow studio instructions. If a child’s behavior is unsafe or disruptive, we reserve the right to end participation without refund.
Please note that we are not equipped to provide one-to-one support for children with special needs.
Pick up the pieces
Please note that ceramic work is a slow process. After the camp, all pieces will be dried, fired, and glazed twice in our kiln. Finished works will be ready for collection approximately four weeks after the last day of the camp.
We will notify you by email when the pieces are ready for pickup during studio opening hours.
Looking for Summer Camps or Day Camps for Kids in Zurich? Try our Pottery Camp.