Summer camp 2025
Summer camp at Button Factory Arts is back! We have a great lineup of themed weeks perfect for anyone from kindergarten to grade 8 to get creative this July and August. Our summer camp has a high focus on visual art, craft, design and making. We make sure to include lots of outdoor activities, games and breaks when needed.
Online registration is now open:
Program Information
Camp Pricing
Full Day:
Week one( 3 days): $195 / $180 with a family membership
Week six (4 days ): $260 / $221 with a family membership
Weeks two to nine (5 days): $325 / $276.25 with a family membership
Half Day:
Week one( 3 days): $99 / $84.15 with a family membership
Week six (4 days ): $132 / $112.20 with a family membership
Weeks two to nine (5 days): $165 / $140.25 with a family membership
(no tax, no service fees, all materials included)
Camp Hours
Full Day camp
Camp will run 9:00 to 4:30.
Drop-off times: 8:30 – 9:00 am
Pick up times: 4:30 – 5:15 pm
Half Day Options:
We offer both half-day mornings and afternoons!
Mid-day drop off/pick up is between 12:00 - 12:30
Drop-off & Pick-up
Drop-off and pickup is at Button Factory Arts:
25 Regina St. South, Waterloo.
Parking: is available across the street, beside Paul Puncher in the city lot closest to Erb st.
Drop-off and pickup is upstairs on the second floor through the front door or elevator. Please bring ID for pickup. Please let us know if you have any accessibility issues and we will accommodate.
Our age groups:
We welcome any camper at Button Factory Arts who has been enrolled in a full-day school program prior to camp! Our age group divisions are set to ensure proper supervision based on recommended counsellor/camper ratios and to provide the best creative experiences to all our campers.
Junior Artists
Kindergarten - Grade 3
Senior Artists
Grade 4 - Grade 8
What to prepar
Snack and Lunch
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Campers are required to bring their own lunch and snacks
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There will be one snack break in the morning and one in the afternoon
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Campers have a thirty minute lunch from 12 - 12:30
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Please bring a labeled reusable waterbottle
Allergens
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Button Factory Arts is a nut-free and shellfish-free facility
Weekly Themes
Wednesday July 2nd - Friday July 4th
Junior Artists: Art Explorer
Get ready for play! This week campers explore all the different forms art can take on, both traditional and non-traditional. Campers will get the chance to experiment with all sorts of different materials and art forms themselves. From musical instrument making to printmaking, young artists get to explore them all!
Senior Artists: Art That Works
Challenge your thinking on what art can be! Learn about art, design, and how to make objects that have practical uses. This week is filled with drawing, weaving, printmaking, and more!
Monday July 7th - Friday July 11th
Junior Artists: Nature Art
Make art inspired by nature & imagination through drawing, painting, collage and found natural objects. This week challenges campers to re-imagine the natural world surrounding their home and beyond to consider how art and the natural environment connect!
Senior Artists: Puppets, Dolls and Performances
Make art that comes to life! Campers will write and present their own performances using their chosen medium! Explore the performing arts - from building sets and making shadow puppets to showcasing different ways to perform. Whether working behind the scenes or being on stage, this week promises lots of fun and hands-on experience for those who dream of theatre!
Monday July 14th - Friday July 18th
Junior Artists: Under the Sea
Dive right into art with us! This week we explore all sorts of art inspired by both the creatures that inhabit the water around us and the water itself. From creating watercolour scenes to our own jellyfish sculptures this week is bound it be a splash!
Senior Artists: Science Art
Boom! Don’t mind the noise, we were just experimenting… Would you like to join us for a week full of exploring the different ways art and science overlap? This week we experimented with paper flowers that bloom when watered, optical illusions and other fun activities that allow campers to explore through hands-on activities all the ways art and science work hand in hand!
Monday July 21st - Friday July 25th
Junior Artists: Global Art
From Australia to Nigeria, then back to Canada, travel around the world with us through art! Explore different cultural landscapes and the art that comes from them. This week we create art inspired by artists and traditions from all over the world!
Senior Artists: Global Art
From Australia to Nigeria, then back to Canada, travel around the world with us through art! Explore different cultural landscapes and the art that comes from them. This week we create art inspired by artists and traditions from all over the world!
Monday July 28th - Friday August 1st
Junior Artists: Art Within the Pages
Join us as we look at the artwork inside our favourite books! We’ll create our plasticine paintings inspired by Barbra Reid, we’ll imagine ourselves as wizards, we’ll even create our own stories! This week we delve into the hidden world of art in the stories we read!
Senior Artists: Print-a-palooza
Spend a week exploring the many forms of printmaking! Plus, we’ll explore fun projects such as comic book creating, illustration, and mini-magazine (Zine) making! During this week of camp we’ll learn various types of printmaking including lino block, silk screening, cyanotype, and more! Plus fun activities including book making, comic book drawing, and making mini magazines!
Tuesday August 5th - Friday August 8th
Junior Artists: Let's Get Messy!
Join the chaos with us as we explore how art can get messy! This week we look at splatter painting inspired by Jackson Pollock, chalk pastel art inspired by Jean Paul Basquiat and more as we push the boundaries on what art can look and feel like!
Senior Artists: 3D Art and Sculpture
Do you love building, making, and creating? Let’s work with sculpture and 3D art! Campers will get to explore a variety of physical media that are shaped and combined to create new art forms. Abstract paper sculptures, clay creatures, and plasticine painting this week offer hands-on activities that will jump right out!
Monday August 11th - Friday August 15th
Junior Artists: Following the Greats
Ever curious about the artists of the past? Spend a week creating art inspired by artists who pushed the boundaries and set art standards! Explore how they created art, why they did and most importantly, what it changed! From artists of the past like Van Gough to more contemporary artists like Banksy, we try them all!
Senior Artists: Following the Greats
Ever curious about the artists of the past? Spend a week creating art inspired by artists who pushed the boundaries and set art standards! Explore how they created art, why they did and most importantly, what it changed! From artists of the past like Van Gough to more contemporary artists like Banksy, we try them all!
Monday August 18th - Friday August 22nd
Junior Artists: Mythical and Magical
Do you know someone who loves stories of fairies, wizards and superheroes? From making magic wands to storybooks, this week is perfect for those who love going on fantastical adventures!
Senior Artists: Cartooning and Comics
Are you crazy about character design, storytelling, and cartoons? This week, get creative in 2D drawing and illustration using coloured pencils and markers. Develop a deeper understanding of design and learn the basics of creating art for cartoons and comics!
Monday August 25th - Friday August 29nd
Junior Artists: Best Of
End summer with a bang! Try a little bit of everything this week as we look back at the camps prior and create only the fan-favourite art! Physical media to painting we explore it all!
Senior Artists: Best Of
End summer with a bang! Try a little bit of everything this week as we look back at the camps prior and create only the fan-favourite art! Physical media to painting we explore it all!
Registration
How to Register
Remember to purchase a Family Membership to save 15% on registration!
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Registration for Summer Camp can be made online, in-person at Button Factory Arts, or by phone at 519-886-4577 when registration opens.
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Completing your purchase reserves your camper's spot.
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Please follow the link provided in your confirmation email to fill in the mandatory registration form for your camper(s).
Have questions or want to learn more?
Contact our Youth Program Coordinator by email: Youth@buttonfactoryarts.ca. Please contact us for any questions regarding accessibility and how we can accommodate your child.
Policy
Camp Cancellation Policy:
Change of plans? It happens. Please contact youth@buttonfactoryarts.ca as soon as possible.
Refunds are available for any reason with a minimum of 3 weeks notice to the start day of the camp week, MINUS a 10% holdback to cover charge and refund credit card transaction fees.
With less than 3 weeks notice, please still contact us. If we have a waitlist and can fill the spot, you may still be eligible for a refund. But this can be hard last-minute as many parents make other plans. No refund is possible after the start of the week.
Emergency and compassionate exceptions can be granted on a case-by-case basis. Please contact youth@buttonfactoryarts.ca if your circumstance should be considered.