Art for kids near San Francisco, CA

Participants engage in a five-day photography course, mastering manual camera settings and creating stunning images. With hands-on guidance from a professional photographer, they explore iconic Bay Area locations, enhancing their skills and creativity.

Join us for a program of arts, dance, yoga, theatre, acrobatics, crafts, and French!​ Day camps, After-school programs (ASP), Summer camps. Petits Pas runs kids camps throughout the year! Camps are held in a gorgeous location! Large indoor and outdoor spaces (including a stage & an art studio) plus a patio with green lawn surrounded by typical Mission-style architecture.

Teacher-created play space offering activities that promote early childhood learning, social and emotional development, and fine motor skills. Includes art, sensory activities, imaginative games, dramatic play areas, and a rock climbing wall.

Poekie Nook is an after-school sewing studio (with summer camps) where children ages 6-12 learn to hand-sew Poekies (a.k.a stuffies). We foster a safe and nurturing environment where kids are allowed to thrive: emotionally, socially, and creatively. Unbeknownst to them, they will also be learning life-long skills and enhancing their cognitive development.

10-week class for children ages 3-5, focusing on coordination, musicality, collaboration, and independence through ballet.

Experience engaging traditional and specialty camps with 9 dynamic weekly sessions. Participants explore unique activities, develop new skills, and create lasting friendships in a vibrant, supportive environment that fosters personal growth and creativity.

Youth engage in dynamic activities that foster development through sports, arts and crafts, nature exploration, and STEAM projects. These experiences cultivate creativity, teamwork, and critical thinking, empowering participants to thrive in diverse environments.

Randall Museum has classes for all ages in science, nature and art. Whether you want to submerse yourself in learning a new skill, or drop in for an hour with your young artists, there are classes in art, science and applied design to pique your curiosity.

Experience engaging traditional and specialty camps with 10 dynamic weekly sessions. Participants explore unique activities, develop new skills, and create lasting friendships in a vibrant, supportive environment that fosters personal growth and creativity.

Founded in 1993 by professional dancer Annie Rosenthal Parr, RoCo programs 175 classes weekly for adults and youth. In their two locations within Marin County, RoCo attracts the Bay Areas finest instructors and master teachers. Classes include all levels of Modern, Jazz, Contemporary, Ballet, Hip Hop, Breaking, Brazilian, Zumba, Pilates and more.

A week-long program incorporating singing, choreographing dance, exploring new instruments, forming a pop-rock band, music theory, arts and crafts, language infusion, and a final music video.

Finding the right martial arts school can be challenging, right? At One Martial Arts, our purpose is to serve you and/or your children to help live your best lives. Our dedicated teachers are here to learn your goals, and help you achieve them in a fun, exciting, and welcoming environment.

Urban youth engage in creative activities like stop-motion animation and wooden pinball machines, fostering equity and inclusivity. Co-taught by staff and local teens, sessions blend artistic expression with science and engineering concepts in a collaborative environment.

An intense music camp where boys refine their music skills and have fun with friends. The camp focuses on music and vocal education for boys with unchanged voices.

Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring camps focusing on gymnastics, games, arts & crafts, and other sports like soccer and volleyball. Activities include bars, tumble trax, beams, and padded floors.

Dynamic and supportive music lessons for kids, including guitar, bass, drums, vocals, and more, enhanced by live performances at real events and venues.

For over 30 years San Francisco Shakespeare Festival has been offering Shakespeare camps for children of all experience levels, ages 7 to 18. Camp sessions range from 2 to 4 weeks and are held in venues across the Bay Area, typically on weekdays during summer break, with a few weekend and spring and fall options as well. Our teaching artists are working actors, stage managers, directors, and designers. In each session campers engage with each other in activities ranging from games and basic acting skills to more specialized training and deeper exploration of the themes and language of Shakespeare, culminating in a live performance attended by family and friends.

The joy of ballet begins with Pre-Ballet classes at San Francisco Ballet School. We introduce young children to the fundamentals of classical ballet, focusing on proper body alignment, basic ballet technique and terminology, and musicality. As part of the SF Ballet School family, your young child will learn much more than ballet. Exposure to dance reinforces important life skills like creativity, discipline, and team participation—all in a safe, fun, and nurturing environment.

The arts celebrate our differences, yet offer people of all ages and backgrounds a way to share experiences and insights. Through the arts we explore the meaning of our lives as individuals and as members of our communities.

Experience engaging traditional camps with 10 weekly sessions, fostering creativity, teamwork, and personal growth. Participants enjoy hands-on activities, build lasting friendships, and develop essential life skills in a supportive and fun environment.