Afterschool Programs

Materials Kit to Your Door

We mail a curated  box of high quality materials directly to each student with everything they need to get creative.

Year-Round Programs

We offer after school classes during the school year as well as special camps during holiday breaks and summer.

Themed Art Experiences

Choose from dozens of themed art projects in cartooning, jewelry making, painting, tie dye, macrame and much more! Our Art Instructors create a fun, social environment that really feels like camp.

Available in Any Time Zone

We provide after school art enrichment across ALL time zones. No, really!

Experienced in Art Education

Dragonfly Designs has over 16 years of in-person teaching experience and we’ve perfected our virtual model to have the same energetic and engaging format.

Skilled Artists

Our Art Instructors are passionate about teaching children, specialize in art mediums and many hold advanced degrees! Did we mention they are super fun, too?!

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Our popular Art Classes and Afterschool Enrichment programs are available to students directly through our site and local Parks & Rec organizations across the U.S. We believe all children should have access to holistic art education and artistic expression! Our thoughtfully designed and time-tested curriculum provides an engaging, tactile and rewarding experience that is critical to healthy cognitive and emotional development.

Dragonfly Designs instructors are college-educated, many with advanced degrees in the arts and love working with kids! Our goal is to create a welcoming, inclusive space where children can connect socially with their peers and feel the freedom to explore their individual creativity. With classes offered in Jewelry Making & Design, Textiles & Fiber Arts, Cartooning, Watercolor, Painting, Tie Dye and Drawing, there’s a class theme to appeal to every interest!

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Testimonials from Customers

My daughter just finished a week at this camp and she loved it! She got to make so many different pieces of jewelry: a chevron necklace, multiple chokers, and earrings. I love that the designs seemed complex, but my 8 year old was able to make them successfully. I really appreciated the teachers giving extra support when a child needed it to finish something. Another cool thing about the camp was that kids had a yoga break each day! They also had access to a beautiful backyard for breaks. I'm so glad we found this camp!

Michele B.

My daughters just finished a week of shibori tie-dye camp with Dragonfly – we LOVED! The instructors were so positive and helpful, encouraging students to be creative and individual in all that they did. We were all sad that the camp came to an end. Can’t wait to do more Dragonfly in the future!

Emily G.
Emily G.

"Our daughter loved this camp. The instructors were great and best of all she got inspired to keep creating outside of class too. We will be back for more! "

Jenny B.

Thank you for working with us to make the experience great for Nina.

Peter L.

We loveeeee Dragonfly Designs! The craft projects are beautiful and well thought out. The supplies and kits are high quality materials. The Mandarin Chinese craft camps and classes are stellar. Teacher Susan is wonderful, patient and fun!

Paula S.

“I went to the Abstract from Nature art camp this week with Dragonfly Designs. We created a set of four paintings: two abstract and two realistic. I had a lot of fun learning about art terminology, colors and painting techniques from my teacher, Minh. Everyone was so encouraging and friendly. Thank you so much for this wonderful experience!”

Laura J.

Wow, these camps are fantastic! My 10-year-old daughter has done the Ocean Floor painting camp and the Beading Basics camp, and we have been thrilled with how well done they are. She learned amazing watercolor techniques in the first one, and beaded some lovely pieces in the second one. The teachers are outstanding, the kits are wonderful, and I only wish there were adult classes available! I can't recommend these camps highly enough!

Erin S.

Lucia truly loved her camp Good Enough to Eat with Mr. Minh! We loved his instructions and creativity, and all of the little projects! He was patient, and very talented. I'll highly recommend your camps to everyone, who's interested. Thank you for organizing these for the children!

Anoush T.

“Minh was incredible. He was absolutely fantastic with our 11-year-old son. We cannot thank him enough for his kind teachings, encouragement and helping our son to love drawing and sketching.”

Brooke T.

I just wanted to reach out to say that both of my girls loved your class. This was their first jewelry class, and it is amazing how diligent they both are at sitting down and putting those tiny, tiny beads on. Thank you again for your diligence to make this happen this past week. Warmly, Kathryn

Kathryn

Sophie loves creating! Dragonfly Designs does an amazing job of laying out projects for the week and sending the needed supplies in advance. It all really works well. For the jewelry classes I like how each class focused on a new technique so the kids learned something new while practicing things they already know. Sophie learned new things and enjoyed each day! Thanks.

Helene K.
Helene K.

The Beading Basics and children's jewelry classes were a lot of fun! My 6-year-old daughter looked forward to the sessions each day, and by the end was able to make her own jewelry without any adult help! All the materials for the class were provided and shipped directly to our home, including a container to sort the beads. My daughter was thrilled to be able to make “real” jewelry for her family and friends.

Felice S.

“I was searching for a jewelry making summer camp for my 7-year-old who is a beginner but has been tinkering on her own. Dragonfly's Beading Basics class seemed to be just what she needed to learn the lingo, tools and basic techniques. On all fronts, the Dragonfly Designs team has been spot on - from outlining the offerings and what is needed to seamlessly navigating the technology, and managing the instruction with clarity and care. She enjoyed making bracelets, earrings, and an anklet in this week-long, 60-minute daily class. Thank you!"

Soma Samanta

Hi! We are having so much fun with this camp! Last night we looked on your website and my daughter even signed up for ANOTHER session next week - that means she will be in THREE classes with you next week because she was already signed up for Macrame and the Beachy Beads classes! We talked about how much time it will be in one day...but she insists that will be ok for her. I think she should be fine, but if you are concerned, let me know. Thank you for making this all happen via Zoom. I also want to mention that my daughter specifically said she loves the teacher. My girls don't give me that much feedback so the fact that she called it out means she is having a really great experience with the teacher. Thank you!!!

Stephanie W.

We learned about Dragonfly Designs while on our local recreation center website looking for a virtual class my daughter could take over the summer. She had a blast in her Groovy Rainbows class! She loves doing art on textiles, so learning how to batik on a t-shirt was so much fun for her. She also loved getting to paint her own tote bag and learning how to embroider on it. Supplies needed for the class were shipped right to our door! Emily is an awesome instructor who was very kind and patient. She gave clear directions that made it easy for an 8-year-old to follow along with little assistance from me. Emily lives across the country from us and it was great for the kids to hear about what it was like in a different state. The class was an hour a day for one week, which was a perfect amount of time to work on a project without students losing focus. We look forward to checking out the other class offerings and will definitely be signing up with Dragonfly Designs again!

Tamara M.