We’ll explore flavor, food, and art in a collaborative, hands-on setting. Each day features a new flavor and a mix of baking projects and art techniques to encourage creativity, curiosity, and confidence. We’ll cover a wide range of recipes and mediums – from cookies, tarts, and candy making to painting, printmaking, and graphic design!
While we focus on the same 5 flavors each week of camp, we will switch up the recipes for weeks 3 & 4 of camp (if you’d like to sign up for more than one week of camp, we suggest picking one of the first 2 weeks and one of the last 2 weeks).
In the kitchen we’ll be focusing on the baking and pastry projects, with wheat, dairy, sugar, fruits, vegetables, chocolate, and eggs playing a vital role.
PLEASE NOTE: if your child has any food allergies or intolerances, please contact us BEFORE registering to see if camp will be a good fit.
What to expect:
Kids will prepare and eat their own snack each day. Please pack a lunch.
This camp is for kids entering 6th - 8th grades in the fall.
Some time will be spent each day at nearby Piccolo Park and/or visiting the Cookshop Garden (each about 2 blocks away).
Sample Schedule:
9:00 - 9:30 am Kids arrive, settle in, go over plan for the day
9:30 - 10:30 am start first baking project
10:30 - 11:30 am start art project
12:00 1:00 pm Lunch and Park Time
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm finish morning baking and art projects
3:00 pm Pick up
About our Instructors:
Abigail is an illustrator, graphic designer, and educator living in Portland, Oregon. Whimsical illustrations fill her sketchbook on the daily. Currently, Abigail is an adjunct professor at Portland State University and substitute teaches within the Beaverton school district. When not teaching, you can find her traveling to the next destination, taking hip hop dance classes, and whipping up a batch of cinnamon rolls. You can find her work at artjaden.com.
Meredith Mortensen is a pastry chef and the founder of Cookshop, which she opened in 2018 to share her love of baking, sweets, and hands-on learning with the Portland community. She’s excited to guide campers through fun, creative baking projects and help them build confidence in the kitchen this summer.
Cancelation Policy for Summer Camps:
Cancellations on or after May 1: 50% of tuition is refundable
Cancellations on or after June 1: No tuition is refundable.