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Cloud 9 Workshop
Where creativity meets confidence through hands-on art, tinkering, and maker camps for kids and families.
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Where creativity meets confidence through hands-on art, tinkering, and maker camps for kids and families.
Cloud 9 Workshop is a vibrant creative space in Milwaukee that inspires kids and families through hands-on art, tinkering, and maker activities. We offer summer camps, after-school programs, birthday parties, and open studio sessions where children learn skills like sewing, weaving, and building while embracing mistakes as part of the creative process. Our welcoming environment fosters confidence, patience, and community, making it a special place for young makers to explore their ideas and pride in creation.
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Week-long themed camps for kids, including Gadgets & Gizmos, Amazing Animal Art, and Treehouse Architects, focusing on hands-on skills and creative confidence.
Customizable party packages with art projects like spinning tops, including decor and supplies, in a fun, engaging space for children.
Drop-in tinkering and art sessions for families and individuals to build projects like dragons or gnomes using provided materials and tools.
Regular programs for kids to explore creativity through various art forms in a supportive, skill-building environment.
A self-directed area with open-ended materials for building and creating, ideal for creative thinkers of all ages.
My daughter has loved her experiences at Cloud 9 Workshop—from classes to after-school art club to open studio and summer camps. Kelcey has created such a welcoming and creative space, and I really appreciate that my daughter can explore her ideas while I don’t have to worry about the mess at home. Highly recommend!
This was the second year that my rising second-grader experienced the Cloud9 summer camps. Last year he did Gadgets & Gizmos and Lotions, Potions, and Slime. Loved them so much that he couldn't wait to come back. This year, he did those two camps again, plus Amazing Animal Art, Teeny Tiny Rooms with Itty Bitty Art, and Treehouse Architects. Our family has SO many positive things to say about this very special place. My son is a naturally crafty kid (unlike his mother), and this place absolutely feeds his soul. The people who work there are kind, skilled, patient, community-minded, and are wonderful with the kids. My son learned so many new skills (more than I'm aware of, I'm sure), but they include: hand sewing, weaving, paper mache, sanding, and even just how to draw up a blueprint and how to have the patience to think through a design before just diving in. He loved that he both was always learning new skills, AND that he could build upon the skills he had learned in earlier camps (for example, he learned to weave during Amazing Animal Art, and then decided to weave a window covering in Teen Tiny Rooms). In fact, his confidence and comfort in making mistakes has SOARED this summer, for which we are so grateful and which is so so so perfect for going into the school year. When the kids first build their initial designs, they do the "earthquake test" for the projects that include structures (like the "Teeny tiny room" camp, which was more like building your own dollhouse than making a diorama, which is what I had been expecting, or "Treehouse Architects"), and if the structure doesn't hold up they identify what needs to be fixed and go about making those changes. Similar process for when they make their boats during Gadgets & Gizmos (a floating test). Essentially, they are learning about prototypes and the process of creation, understanding that making errors is part of the process, and that we don't always get it right the first time. WELL, my 7yr old boy is telling me on one of the last days of his last camp at Cloud9 this summer, that a friend who was new to the camp got really upset during the earthquake test because the friend's structure broke. Without my prompting at all, he says, "I guess he just doesn't understand yet that making mistakes is part of how you create." WOW. I was floored. This is a kid who previously did not have this mindset. As we talked more about it--how he really learned through his experiences at Cloud9 that it's not always going to be right the first time, and that's ok, in fact that's to be expected--I really came to understand that what these camps have given him is not just new skills, not even just the pride he feels around his art. It's CONFIDENCE: it is comfort around making mistakes, the understanding that failure is just one step in a longer process, the self-assuredness to bounce back and see mistakes as an opportunity to make something better. This confidence (and frankly, humbleness) will serve my son well not just at the beginning of the school year, but throughout the years. I am SO grateful to Cloud9 Workshop. It's so much more than just a place to create. My son has loved every single thing they've done every single day, and he takes so much pride now in his ability to create. He's made unique creations that he wouldn't have been able to do at home or at any other camp. AND he's gained a newfound patience and confidence around the process of being a maker. Truly a very, very special place. Sharing here just a few examples of the art he's made (and been so proud of) this summer.
We had a wonderful time with our 7 (almost 8) year old! He chose to spend his time tinkering and building a dragon, while his dad built a gnome and I made an alcohol ink coaster. It was fun to be able to each do our own thing and be in the same space to be creative together! Highly recommend for creative thinkers, as their tinker bar is left wide open! If you’re visiting MkE, this is a terrific option to spend an hour of your time!
My 6yo daughter spent a full day camp at Cloud 9 with a friend and has not stopped raving about it! The staff was so friendly at drop-off and pick-up. She came home with several art projects, including a tie-dye pillow case that she immediately asked me to wash so she could use it on her bed that night. We will definitely be back!
Our daughter had a wonderful 7th Birthday party here! The staff is so kind and gracious with children! The kids were engaged and had a fun hands on experience making the spinning tops! We love that our community has such an incredible, creative space! Birthday parties aren't cheap but a bonus that we loved was that we didn't need to provide decor or paper products! We highly recommend Cloud 9!
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