Youth Glass Camps for Kids and Teens
Bring your children and your neighborhood’s children together for our glass blowing classes for kids in Minneapolis, MN! We offer a variety of classes based on age, type of glass produced, and material complexity. Whether students are experimenting with glass making for the first time or have done it before and want a more advanced challenge, our glass exploration camps for kids and teens in Minneapolis, MN, are the great fit! Individuals 14 years old and up are also eligible to sign up for our Core Classes.
Foci MGCA offers a full-tuition scholarship open to BIPOC and a need based half-tuition scholarship open to anyone with financial need. Apply for a scholarship here.
Prior to camp start date parents/guardians are required to submit a Minor Liability Release Form & Emergency Contact Form.
Masks are not required but strongly recommended. Disposable masks are available upon arrival.
“This is one of the only camps our child has been successful at! I think the fantastic teachers, camp spirit, small group, and engaging material were some of the reasons they were successful. We cannot tell you how thankful we are! We will be back!”
2025 Offerings
If the class is no longer listed below, please reach out to contact@mnglassart.org to be put on the waitlist and notified of openings.
Kids Camp: Fired Up! ~ June 9-13, 2025 Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
Kids Camp: Fired Up! ~ June 16-20, 2025 Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
Teen Glassblowing Camp ~ June 23-27, 2025 Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
Teen Flameworking Camp ~ June 23-27, 2025 Monday-Friday 1-4pm
Kids Glass Camp Fired Up! ~ July 7-11, 2025 Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
Teen Stained Glass Camp ~ July 7-11, 2025 Monday-Friday 1-4pm
Kids Camp: Fired Up! ~ July 14-18, 2025 Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
Kids Camp Fired Up! ~ July 21-25, 2025 Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
Teen Flameworking Camp ~ July 21-25, 2025 Monday-Friday 1-4pm
Kids Camp Fired Up! ~ July 28-August 1, 2025 Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
Teen Stained Glass Camp ~ July 28-August 1, 2025 Monday-Friday 1-4pm
Teen Glassblowing Camp ~ August 4-8, 2025 Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
Kids Glass Camp - Fired Up! (Ages 9-12)
This five day camp for ages 9-12 introduces students to the magic of working with glass through:
Glassblowing - shaping molten glass in the Hotshop
Kilnforming - designing and fusing colorful sheet glass in the Kilnshop
Flameworking - melting glass rods over a torch in the Flameshop
Participants focus on learning to safely use glass as an artistic expression and make a series of glass sculptures throughout the week. Our unique Summer Camps for kids use glass making processes to teach valuable skills such as team building, creative problem solving, and communication with peers and instructors.
Prior to camp start date parents/guardians are required to submit a Minor Liability Release Form & Emergency Contact Form.
Heat Warning: If the glassblowing studio is too hot to safely work, alternate kilnforming or flameworking glass projects will be made.
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm
$450/student
Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
June 9-13, 2025
Registration Deadline 6/7/2024
Priced per person.
Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
July 7-11, 2025
Registration Deadline 6/7/25
Priced per person.
Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
July 14-18, 2025
Registration Deadline 6/14/25
Priced per person.
Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
July 21-25, 2025
Registration Deadline 6/14/25
Priced per person.
Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
July 28-August 1, 2025
Registration Deadline 6/28/25
Priced per person.
Teen Stained Glass Camp (Ages 13-17)
This Stained Glass Camp for Teens ages 13-17 teaches teens to work with sheets of glass to create patterns for various stained glass suncatchers. They will learn how to cut and grind glass, piece them together, and use copper foil to line edges for soldering! This is a great way to stay out of the heat and learn the fundamentals of creating stained glass.
Prior to camp start date parents/guardians are required to submit a Minor Liability Release Form & Emergency Contact Form.
Monday - Friday 1:00pm-4:00pm
$375/student
July 7-11, 2025
Monday-Friday 1-4pm
Registration Deadline 6/7/25
Priced per person.
July 28-August 1, 2025
Monday-Friday 1-4pm
Registration Deadline 6/28/25
Priced per person.
Teen Flameworking Glass Camp (Ages 13-17)
This Flameworking Camp for Teens ages 13-17 introduces students to the limitless potential of forming glass with a torch. Teens will learn how to make glass beads, marbles, pendants, and sculptural animals, as well as collaborative networking projects! The process of flameworking can be less intimidating and physical than glassblowing in the Hot Shop and is a great introduction to the possibilities of working with glass.
Prior to camp start date parents/guardians are required to submit a Minor Liability Release Form & Emergency Contact Form.
Monday-Friday 1:00pm-4:00pm
$450/student
Monday-Friday 1-4pm
June 23-27, 2025
Registration Deadline 5/23/25
Priced per person.
July 21-25, 2025
Monday-Friday 1-4pm
Registration Deadline 6/21/25
Priced per person.
Teen Glassblowing Camp (Ages 13-17)
This Glassblowing Camp for Teens encourages students to explore their creative sides by making sculptural expressions with molten glass. Participants practice exercises in collaborative group projects as well as individual explorations to make a series of blown and solid forms over the course of the week. Our unique Summer Camps for teens use glass making processes to teach valuable skills such as team building, creative problem solving, and communication with peers and instructors. Prior to camp start date parents/guardians are required to submit a Minor Liability Release Form & Emergency Contact Form.
Heat Warning: Glassblowing classes are hot, especially over the summer! If individuals are particularly sensitive to heat, we recommend they sign up for classes exploring Flameworking, Stained Glass, or Kilnforming processes.
$450/student
Monday-Friday 1-4pm
March 31-April 4, 2025
Registration Deadline 3/12/25
June 23-27, 2025
Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
Registration Deadline 5/23/25
August 4-8, 2025
Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
Registration Deadline 7/4/25
Looking for our One-Day Glass Art Experiences? Check out our current Glass Discovery offerings here.
Minors ages 9-13 are allowed to participate with a parent/guardian who has also purchased a seat in the class.
Minors ages 14-17 are allowed to work independently with parent’s permission (signed guardian release form on file).
Open to adults of any age