Free Neighborhood Camps

What is REACH Neighborhood Camp?

Started in 2004, to connect with the surrounding community, REACH Neighborhood Camps offer 2 weeks of free art camp activities to children and their families who attend or live in the Lansing School District. This program is made possible by support from the Arts Council of Greater Lansing Young Creatives Grant. Children aged 4-5 must attend with an adult, and children 6-15 are welcome to attend. Interested students can sign up for a single day or a full week. Students and guardians enrolled in REACH Neighborhood Camps agree to the REACH Terms of Service.

Call or stop by REACH to enroll (517) 999-3643. You can also enroll below:

Neighborhood Party

Monday, July 7, 5:00-7:00 pm

Families are invited to join us in the REACH parking lot for a drop-in art activity and food!

2025 Camp Dates & Programming:

Week 1: July 8- 10

Tuesday, July 8, 1:30-3:30: Hip Hop Elements

  • REACH will be partnering with Lansing’s AOTA Hip Hop Academy to teach campers about breaking, DJing, and lettering.

  • Wednesday, July 9, 1:30-3:30: Felted Geodes

    • Led by former REACH Education Coordinator, Margo Barber, campers will explore fiber arts by creating a fun felted geode using wool fiber.

  • Thursday, July 10, 1:30-3:30: Garden Art

    • Join REACH Teaching Artist Erika Noud in a garden-inspired art project, and leave with your very own potted plant.

Week 2: August 11 - 14

Monday, August 11, 1:30-3:30: Make a Mural

  • Join REACH Executive Director, Melissa Keeley, in the creation of a community mural project.

  • Tuesday, August 12, 1:30-3:30: Upcycle Art

    • REACH's Program Coordinator, Sofia Gentil will help campers make unique art by upcycling found materials.

  • Wednesday, August 13, 1:30-3:30: Watercolor Three Ways

    • Participate in three unique watercolor art projects led by REACH Program Director, Bekah Pumphrey

  • Thursday, August 14, 1:30-3:30: Tie-Dye

    • This camp is to dye for--create your own tie-dye shirt with REACH staff.