Holiday Winter break camp 2025/2026

Winter break holiday art camp 2025/2026

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Vortex Studio- 903 Riverside drive, Wakefield Qc

9:00-3:00pm- Before and after care available for a fee 

Age 5-12

$79 per single day- All supplies included

To book see the website- www.vortexstudio.ca 

416 629 6504 

Come Spend the Holidays With Us at Vortex!

Join us for a magical, creative holiday season at Vortex Studio. We’re celebrating with all-new activities, brand-new toys, and a studio filled with cozy, festive fun. Whether your child loves painting, crafting, building, or exploring new materials, we have something exciting waiting for them. We can’t wait to welcome you into our creative space and make this holiday season unforgettable, imaginative, and full of joy.

Come get creative with us at Vortex! 🎨✨

🎄 Vortex Holiday Art Camp Schedule

🌟 Holiday Camp Quick View Schedule

Mon Dec 22 — Folk Art–Inspired Holiday Crafts & Creative Gifts
Tue Dec 23 — Glam Holiday Crafts
Wed Dec 24 — CLOSED – Christmas Eve
Thu Dec 25 — CLOSED – Christmas Day
Fri Dec 26 — Calming Crafts & Creative Wellness Day– Not available

Mon Dec 29 — Cozy Candle Making & Winter Villages
Tue Dec 30 — PJs, Soft Crafts & a Movie Day– Not available
Wed Dec 31 — Mixed Media Madness– Not available

Thu Jan 1 — CLOSED – New Year’s Day
Fri Jan 2 — 3D Mixed Media Masterpieces & felting

Mon Jan 5 — PD Day Camp: Step-by-Step Drawing, Painting & Pastels

MONDAY, DECEMBER 22

Folk Art–Inspired Holiday Crafts & Creative Gifts

A cozy, creative day filled with classic holiday crafts you can treasure year-round. We’ll explore natural materials, warm colours, and simple handmade designs inspired by traditional folk art.

Projects for the day include:

  • Handmade Holiday Cards – textured papers, stamps, collage elements
  • Dried Orange or Felt Garlands – warm, natural décor that smells amazing
  • Beaded Twig Christmas Trees – rustic, charming, and perfect for gifting
  • Nature-Inspired Ornaments – pinecones, wood slices, beads, twine, felt pieces

Projects focus on creative freedom, natural materials, and beautiful pieces you can display well beyond the holidays.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23

Glam Holiday Crafts

Get out the glitter—today is all about sparkle, shine, and over-the-top creativity! Kids will design bold, glitzy holiday projects perfect for gifting or adding some extra magic to the season.

Projects for the day include:

  • Bedazzled Ornaments
     Bright, bold, and sparkly—kids will decorate ornaments with sequins, gems, glitter, beads, and more.
  • Funky Family Picture Frames
     Colourful, patterned, and fully customized frames kids can give as a meaningful handmade gift.
  • Gemed-Out Holiday Crafts
     Over-the-top fun with rhinestones, sparkles, stickers, and every shiny supply we can find!

A joyful, high-energy craft day perfect for kids who love colour, sparkle, and big creative ideas.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26

Calming Crafts & Creative Wellness Day

A peaceful, grounding day where students explore how creativity can help them relax, reset, and express their emotions in healthy ways. Through gentle art activities and mindful making, we’ll learn simple tools to calm the body and mind—perfect for easing back into routine after the holiday excitement.

Projects for the day include:

  • Journaling & Scrapbooking for Wellness
     Personalized journals with collage, stickers, prompts, and pockets for thoughts and feelings.
  • Mandala Art & Pattern Play
     Soothing circular designs using repetition, symmetry, and calming colours.
  • Blind Drawing & Intuitive Doodling
     Fun, pressure-free exercises that build focus and ease perfectionism.
  • Abstract Calming Cards
     Mini artworks using soft colours and abstract shapes to create gentle, soothing, mindful designs.

Throughout the day we’ll include breathing breaks, small movement moments, and creative reflection, giving every student tools they can use anytime they need a calming pause.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29

Cozy Candle Making & Winter Villages

A warm, hands-on creative day filled with cozy crafts and charming winter scenes. Kids will explore texture, colour, and design while making projects they can proudly display at home all winter long.

Projects for the day include:

  • Hand-Poured Candles
     Safe, kid-friendly candle making with soothing scents, dried oranges, botanicals, or sparkles.
  • Image Transfer Candlesticks
     Create beautifully customized candlesticks using simple image transfer techniques for a unique, wintry look.
  • Mini Winter Villages
     Build and decorate whimsical cottages, snowy trees, and tiny details using mixed media.
  • Snowy Mixed-Media Art
     Layered paint, collage, and textured materials to create beautiful winter landscapes.

A relaxing, tactile day perfect for kids who love building, designing, and getting cozy with creative projects.

Tuesday December 30th

PJs, Soft Crafts & a Movie Day

A comfy, creative day where kids can wear their coziest pajamas and dive into soft, tactile crafts perfect for relaxation and imagination. We’ll craft throughout the day and unwind with a relaxing movie while they enjoy their handmade creations.

Projects for the day include:

  • Needle Felting Creations
     Simple, safe needle-felting projects using soft wool to make tiny animals, charms, or winter figures.
  • Beginner Sewing Projects
     Felt pillows, soft ornaments, mini plushies, or simple stitched accessories.
  • Friendship Bracelets, Beading, or Crochet
     Bracelets, keychains, zipper pulls, calming pattern-based beadwork, or beginner crochet options.

A gentle, hands-on craft day filled with soft textures, warm colours, and cozy fun — the perfect mid-holiday break reset.

Please Note: Kids must be able to use needles independently or be calm and focused enough to learn safely during sewing and felting activities.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31

Mixed Media Madness

A high-energy, creativity-packed day full of drawing, painting, cartooning, and anything-goes mixed-media fun! Kids will experiment with colour, texture, and bold ideas while creating unique, expressive artworks in tons of different styles.

Projects for the day include:

  • Cartooning & Character Creation
     Draw wild, funny, expressive characters—animals, people, creatures, anything they can imagine.
  • Mixed Media Painting
     Layer paint, collage, textures, markers, and more to create vibrant, dynamic artwork.
  • Drawing Games & Art Challenges
     Timed prompts, silly drawing games, and collaborative art activities.
  • Creative Freestyle Stations
     A mix of drawing tools, paints, papers, and collage materials for open-ended creative play.

A lively, imaginative day perfect for kids who love to draw, make art, laugh, and create without limits.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 2

3D Mixed Media Masterpieces with Stella

A dynamic, hands-on sculpting day where kids get to build big, bold, three-dimensional creations! We’ll explore texture, structure, balance, and creativity through a series of fun 3D projects.

Projects for the day include:

  • Spray Foam Sculptures
     Create whimsical abstract forms, creatures, or textured structures using safe spray-foam techniques, then paint and embellish them.
  • Hanging Snowflake Sculptures
     Layered, multi-dimensional snowflakes made with sticks, wire, beads, and mixed-media details.
  • Beaded Sculptures & Wire Builds
     Kids design and bend wire into shapes, forms, and characters, adding beads and decorative elements to bring their sculptures to life.
  • Needle Felting Creations
     Simple, safe needle-felting projects using soft wool to make tiny animals, charms, or winter figures.

A bold, imaginative day perfect for kids who love building, experimenting, and making art that pops off the page!

MONDAY, JANUARY 5 — PD DAY CAMP

Step-by-Step Drawing, Painting & Pastels

A guided, skill-building art day perfect for kids who love learning new techniques! We’ll explore drawing, painting, and pastel work through calm, step-by-step projects that build confidence while still allowing creativity, play, and personal style to shine.

Projects for the day include:

  • Step-by-Step Drawing Lessons
     Fun guided drawings where kids learn shapes, proportions, shading, and expressive lines.
  • Acrylic or Watercolour Painting
     Layering, blending, texture tricks, and guided subject matter to help them create a finished painting to take home.
  • Soft Pastels & Chalk Techniques
     Explore blending, layering, and mark-making to create bold, colourful mixed-media pieces.
  • Mixed Media Add-Ons
     Use collage, marker details, pen outlines, or texture tools to bring each artwork to the next level.

A relaxed, playful, and creative PD Day perfect for all skill levels—from enthusiastic beginners to experienced young artists.

Please Be Mindful

Vortex runs a fast-paced, creativity-focused ART camp designed for the child or tween who truly loves making things. We spend about 75% of our day creating fun, unique art projects, exploring mixed media, and diving into hands-on activities. We don’t schedule a lot of “free play,” and we don’t go outside very often, as most of our campers prefer to stay indoors creating art.

We do have lots of fun toys and games available during breaks and free play moments, giving kids a chance to relax, reset, and connect with others between projects.

Please keep this in mind when registering your child to ensure our art-centered program is the right fit.
We can’t wait to see what everyone creates! 🎨✨

Things to note:

Note – We don’t have an exact lesson plan to share for each day yet as it will strongly depend on the students that sign up, age range and preferences they have for projects. Our courses are fluid and as we are such a small community Stella knows most of her students and does programming based on them.
**Please make sure to dress in messy clothing as paint gets everywhere!

Vortex Studio – What to bring to winter camp and general information Packet 2025/2026

Thank you so much for your interest in Vortex Studio Camp. We apologise that it is so long but we would like to ensure that everyone is on the same page. This is our way of keeping your children and our staff safe. 

Please see info below about 

  • Camp hours, location, contact info..
  • What to bring to camp,
  • Camp rules,
  • Pick up and drop off
  • Art pick up
  • Before and after care
  • refund policy

 General information

Location:Vortex Studio – 903 RiverSide Drive – In studio

Time– 9:00am-3:00pm 

Before and after care: available for a fee – Start time 7:30am – 5:30pm 

Cost- $375 per week or $79 per day Supplies included – Note we do not issue R24 forms we can provide tax info upon request

Camp age– 5-12

  • Contact info–  artatvortexstudio@gmail.com 
  • call 416 629 6504 http://www.vortexstudio.ca​
  • FB & instagram: @vortexstudio —> Want to see what we are doing at camp during the
  •  Follow our stories on instagram to see all our cool projects @vortexstudio 

When booking camp we will require that you fill out

  • -A child emergency contact form- see link on website please email it to us ASAP
  • -A before and after care form if needed– will note if you need it or will not need care for the week of camp. emailed
  • -Child pick up form if relevant emailed
  • Medical information form – If relevant- In the case the child needs to take medication, epipen, inhaler

We must have your signed “Emergency contact form” to hold a spot

  • within 48 hours of booking.
  •  This form must be filled out with all your child’s information so we can review it and file it before camp starts. 

Pick up and drop off:

  • We will have a pick up and drop off at the front door of Vortex Studio outside. We ask that parents try not to come inside as its a tight space. 
  • We ask that you wait in a line when picking up your child to not overcrowd the entrance area. Your child’s name will be given to the JR counselor and they will notify our staff who is to come and meet their parents. Or we will be outside playing and we will bring the artwork & bags out to you.
  • Drop off in the morning will be between 8:55 and 9:05.
  • PLEASE do not drop off your child before 8:55am unless you have before care scheduled. We will not have staff ready to care for your child before this time.
  • If you require before care this can be arranged for a fee and we request that you set it up beforehand by sending the before and after care form.

Parking-​

Please DO NOT park in front of the studio door as families need to come in and out. Please drive slowly in the parking lot as children and animals might be present. Please note that the parking lot might be icy.

Vortex Camp Rules and guidelines
Vortex takes safety and respect very seriously. Please go over the rules with your child before attending camp.

  • Respect of yourself, our staff, the studio, the art supplies
  • Safety – Never put yourself or others in harm’s way, do not:
  • Run with scissors
  • Aimlessly wander around the studio because of the art supplies it can be dangerous
  • Play by the pond
  • Kick on the swings
  • Play by the road or leave the camp area
  • Squirt others with paint
  • Play with a hot glue gun when its on
  • Do something continuously after another camper or staff requests that you stop
  • You MUST stay in the camp zone at all times unless you are being picked up or dropped off by a guardian. Or unless the group with team leaders is with you. We will not tolerate children leaving the space unattended or hiding. 2 strikes and we will have to send them home for the day.
  • ●  Cleaning. Always clean up after yourself after you are done a project. Leaving the space as you found it. You must clean up all of your food garbage
  • ●  Inside Voices. Always be respectful of others. We must use inside voices when we are in the tent. No yelling please. When asking a question or making a comment please raise your hand.
  • *Always eat in view of a buddy. You must always be sitting when eating so as to not choke.
  • ●  Keeping our hands to ourselves. – Never hit, push or be unkind to ourselves or others
  •   Pets. Please do not pick up the pets.
  • -> Vortex now has a 3 strikes policy before a child will be sent home. If we do see unkind or disrespectful behaviour we will notify parents. If a child is sent home for the day we do not issue a refund.
  • ●  first time – though email
  • ●  second time – phone call
  • ●  third to pick up the child for the day.

★ This is to ensure a positive and safe environment for all our campers, animals and staff

What to bring- please pack everything on the list

– CLOTHING THEY CAN GET MESSY! Paint and dirt ALWAYS finds its way to nice clothing. Please note we do use acrylic paint and it DOESN’T come off clothing.

 An extra set of clothing in case something gets wet or dirty – this happens a lot.

Slippers or indoor shoes. we won’t have boots on in the studio as its to wet.

At least 2 – Snacks for break time – Note we will not be able to heat up food.

A lunch

A water bottle

Outdoor appropriate clothing- Hat, snow pants, gloves, scarf

Optional – Noise cancelling headphones or a personal headphone music device such as an iPod to aid in personal focusing if you think it would be beneficial (Note we will not be giving access to wifi. We will also not tolerate devices being used as a toy or games being played. Devices used as a negative distraction will be taken away for the day and returned at home time. It is a focusing tool only.

  • Up to 2 small personal calming items in a bag for quiet time such as a book, sketchbook, IQ game, dolly, toy, polly pocket ect.. This is what they will have access to when we have relaxation time.
  • After care children should bring items to play with at this time as we do not do art projects facilitated by staff. Please also pack extra snacks.

Thank you so much for reviewing all the information. – The Vortex Team 

Covid 19 and Refunds

Refund policy

  • Cancellations: We will be offering 100% refunds minus the booking fee ($10) up to 4 weeks before camp. 
  • 3 weeks before camp we can offer a 75% refund. 14 days before camp we can offer 60% Any time after 7 days before camp we are unable to offer a refund or credit. 
  • We do not offer credits or refunds due to missed days in case of illness or sick children. We can however offer a designated art kit.

We kindly request that you do not send sick children to camp. If they are showing any signs of, flu or other illness please refrain from sending them to camp.

Please call us with any questions at all prior to booking. Please refrain from emailing questions. Stella- 416 629 6504

Before and After Camp Child Care.

  • Before and after Camp Child Care will be available but we strongly request that it is booked ahead of time.There will absolutely be no staff present to watch a child unless booked ahead of time unless it is an emergency. 
  • Before and After care is $15/hour PER Child and must be booked TWO WEEKS before their care date. You must pay for the full hour regardless if you pick up halfway through. 
  • Before Care is available starting at 7:30am
  • After Care is available until 5:30 pm
  • -> If booking Emergency Care (same week) of camp it’s $20/hour per child (we cannot guarantee this will be available as groups cannot be mixed because of covid regulations and staffing is extremely limited and is not guaranteed). 
  • If childcare is needed same day without notice it is $25 an hour. We will consider this emergency care.
  • Sibling after care prices are listed on the after care form listed in the forms section
  • We will settle up for care the week after care via email.