Activites, Camps and After School Classes in San Francisco, CA

We are thrilled to offer nurturing and nourishing culinary art and exploration programs to the Little School Chefs! This time we will bring the adventure to you! Cook, color, craft and create with our 'Roots to Fruits' enrichment program right from the comfort of The Little School Campus! Students will join us when their school day finishes for a seamless transition into Culinary Artistas explorations! Join us on the first Wednesday of every month from October-June for a special day of cooking, playing, creating, and tasting! We will explore the power of our two hands with delicious, colorful recipes, inspired by the best seasonal produce, sparking children's curiosity. Kid-chefs will get to craft their own hearty, homemade after school snacks, explore STEAM activity centers, spend time outdoors, create fun food-inspired art projects and much more! General Schedule: 12:30 pm- 3 year olds arrive- Story Time + Activity Centers I + Optional Nap or Cozy Time 1:30 pm 4 year olds arrive - Circle Time + Stretching + Activity Centers I 2:00 pm 5 year olds arrive - Cooking Activity I + Snack 3:00 pm - STEAM Project 3:30 pm - Cooking Activity II + Snack 4:30 pm - Activity Centers II + Outdoor Play 5:30 pm - Closing Circle and Pick-Up Technical Stuff: This will be a mixed aged program. The standard class package pricing for this program is for the 5 year olds for 3 hours. However, we plan to open the doors at 12:30pm to begin to welcome out youngest friends as they finish up their school day, and will receive the next groups at 1:30pm and 2:00pm. If your child is 3 or 4 and will be joining us at 12:30pm or 1:30pm respectively, be sure to add on the correct option for pre-care to your booking. If your child is 5 and finishing school at 2:00 pm, you can sign up for the regular program with no pre-care selection.

Join us for a special day of cooking, playing, crafting, and tasting! Kid-chefs will get to craft their own breakfast, lunch, and sweet snack throughout the day, spend time outdoors, create fun food-inspired art, and much more! General Schedule: 9:00-9:30 am - Arrivals & Activity Centers I 9:30-10:00 am - Circle Time, Story + Stretching 10:00-11:30 am - Cooking Activity 1 + Brunch 11:30-12:45 pm - STEM Activity + Cooking Activity II 12:45-1:15 pm - Lunch + Quiet Time 1:30-2:30 pm - Outdoor Play and/or Art Projects 2:30-2:45 pm - Snack 2:45 - 3:00 pm - Sharing Circle and Pick-Up Max of 26 students in this camp.

Science: So Many Ways to Explore! Dive into the amazing world of science! From Chemistry experiments and Engineering builds to Biology investigations and Physics discoveries, students will see how different fields help us understand everything. Spark your curiosity and launch your own exciting scientific adventure!

Play, Learn & Grow: Toddler STEAM Class! Build community and boost development in our engaging weekly class! Designed for learning through play, Toddler STEAM provides hands-on opportunities for your child to explore exciting concepts. They'll delight in messy experiments and projects, all while nurturing cognitive growth, enhancing fine motor skills, and practicing early problem-solving. Join the fun each week!

When the moon is full, fairies gather to dance and bask in her light! Join us for a day of crafts, puppets, play pretend, and fun! Drop off is from 9am - 9:30 and pick up is anytime between 2:30 - 3:00pm. Refund Policy: Please note that we have a no refund policy. Full credits will be issued for anything with a 4 week notice and can be used for any future Rabbit Hole activity. After 4 weeks we are unable to credit. On our final day, join us at 3pm for a special show! If your child is sick or you need to miss a day of camp we will have a camp bag ready for you at the studio. This bag will be filled with enchanted projects, art materials, audio and video links and anything your kiddo might be missing in class. Please email us ahead of time and let us know if you need to miss and would like an at-home camp bag! Photography Notice: We love to share the joy of our experiences on SmugMug and social media! Photos taken during our sessions may be used on our social media platforms. If you would prefer not to have photos taken of your kiddo, please add a note to your child's account on Care.com.

Explore one of the most famous places in the Solar System of Make Believe Planets - the Moon! Home to magical Moon Fairies and often visited by friendly aliens. Time to answer the age old question and see if the moon is really made of cheese! Join us for a day of crafts, play pretend, dress up, and fun! Drop off is from 9am - 9:30 and pick up is anytime between 2:30 - 3:00pm. Refund Policy: Please note that we have a no refund policy. Full credits will be issued for anything with a 4 week notice and can be used for any future Rabbit Hole activity. After 4 weeks we are unable to credit. On our final day, join us at 3pm for a special show! If your child is sick or you need to miss a day of camp we will have a camp bag ready for you at the studio. This bag will be filled with enchanted projects, art materials, audio and video links and anything your kiddo might be missing in class. Please email us ahead of time and let us know if you need to miss and would like an at-home camp bag! Photography Notice: We love to share the joy of our experiences on SmugMug and social media! Photos taken during our sessions may be used on our social media platforms. If you would prefer not to have photos taken of your kiddo, please add a note to your child's account on Care.com.

Check out our latest Toddler STEAM Class! Try out this DEMO class to determine if it is the right fit for your child and you! There is NO REFUND if you don't show up to the class. Class Description: Bring your little ones to join the fun and build community each week! From chemical reactions to squishy glow in the dark fun, our Toddler STEAM class provides children an opportunity to learn through play. They will delight themselves by getting their hands messy with STEAM experiments and projects, while nurturing their cognitive growth, and honing their problem-solving and fine motor skills. NOTE: this class is for new students only.

Join us for a special day of cooking, playing, crafting, and tasting! Kid-chefs will get to craft their own breakfast, lunch, and sweet snack throughout the day, spend time outdoors, create fun food-inspired art, and much more! General Schedule: 9:00-9:30 am - Arrivals & Activity Centers I 9:30-10:00 am - Circle Time, Story + Stretching 10:00-11:30 am - Cooking Activity 1 + Brunch 11:30-12:45 pm - STEM Activity + Cooking Activity II 12:45-1:15 pm - Lunch + Quiet Time 1:30-2:30 pm - Outdoor Play and/or Art Projects 2:30-2:45 pm - Snack 2:45 - 3:00 pm - Sharing Circle and Pick-Up Max of 26 students in this camp.

Join us for a special day of cooking, playing, crafting, and tasting! Kid-chefs will get to craft their own breakfast, lunch, and sweet snack throughout the day, spend time outdoors, create fun food-inspired art, and much more! General Schedule: 9:00-9:30 am - Arrivals & Activity Centers I 9:30-10:00 am - Circle Time, Story + Stretching 10:00-11:30 am - Cooking Activity 1 + Brunch 11:30-12:45 pm - STEM Activity + Cooking Activity II 12:45-1:15 pm - Lunch + Quiet Time 1:30-2:30 pm - Outdoor Play and/or Art Projects 2:30-2:45 pm - Snack 2:45 - 3:00 pm - Sharing Circle and Pick-Up Max of 26 students in this camp.

Join us for this fun-filled class where we strive to spread delight and wonder by infusing the love of imagination with beginning ballet and other dance! Each day we will explore a new magical theme. All our dance classes are designed to encourage make believe and to allow children to create their own dances that live inside their hearts! We will frolic around in our favorite costumes using imagination-stimulating games to dance our ways through magical lands! Themes: 1/5 - 1/9: Winter Fairies 1/12 - 1/16: Magic Clock Shop 1/19 - 1/23: Around the Queendom 1/26 - 1/30: Dragon Taxis 2/2 - 2/6: Bumblebee 2/9 - 2/13: Valentines 2/16 - 2/20: Moon Magic 2/23 - 2/27: The Unicorn Ball 3/2 - 3/6: Dreamland Explorers 3/9 - 3/13: All Things Small 3/16 - 3/20: Luck 3/23 - 3/27: Carnival 4/6 - 4/10: Flower Fairies 4/13 - 4/17: Super Pups 4/20 - 4/24: Warrior Princess Forest 4/27 - 5/1: Prismatic Parade 5/4 - 5/8: Baby Dragons 5/11 - 5/15: The Great Mermaid Festival 5/18 - 5/22: Pirates! 5/25 - 5/29: Rainbow Jungle By purchasing this sessions, you are securing your weekly spot for this session via a monthly subscription. Subscriptions are charged on the first of every month at a rate of $120, and can be cancelled at any time. No class the week of 3/30 - 4/3 No class 1/19, 2/16, 5/26

Join us for this fun-filled class where we strive to spread delight and wonder by infusing the love of imagination with beginning ballet and other dance! Each day we will explore a new magical theme. All our dance classes are designed to encourage make believe and to allow children to create their own dances that live inside their hearts! We will frolic around in our favorite costumes using imagination-stimulating games to dance our ways through magical lands! Themes: 1/5 - 1/9: Winter Fairies 1/12 - 1/16: Magic Clock Shop 1/19 - 1/23: Around the Queendom 1/26 - 1/30: Dragon Taxis 2/2 - 2/6: Bumblebee 2/9 - 2/13: Valentines 2/16 - 2/20: Moon Magic 2/23 - 2/27: The Unicorn Ball 3/2 - 3/6: Dreamland Explorers 3/9 - 3/13: All Things Small 3/16 - 3/20: Luck 3/23 - 3/27: Carnival 4/6 - 4/10: Flower Fairies 4/13 - 4/17: Super Pups 4/20 - 4/24: Warrior Princess Forest 4/27 - 5/1: Prismatic Parade 5/4 - 5/8: Baby Dragons 5/11 - 5/15: The Great Mermaid Festival 5/18 - 5/22: Pirates! 5/25 - 5/29: Rainbow Jungle By purchasing this sessions, you are securing your weekly spot for this session via a monthly subscription. Subscriptions are charged on the first of every month at a rate of $120, and can be cancelled at any time. No class the week of 3/30 - 4/3

Join us for this fun-filled class where we strive to spread delight and wonder by infusing the love of imagination with beginning ballet and other dance! Each day we will explore a new magical theme. All our dance classes are designed to encourage make believe and to allow children to create their own dances that live inside their hearts! We will frolic around in our favorite costumes using imagination-stimulating games to dance our ways through magical lands! Themes: 1/5 - 1/9: Winter Fairies 1/12 - 1/16: Magic Clock Shop 1/19 - 1/23: Around the Queendom 1/26 - 1/30: Dragon Taxis 2/2 - 2/6: Bumblebee 2/9 - 2/13: Valentines 2/16 - 2/20: Moon Magic 2/23 - 2/27: The Unicorn Ball 3/2 - 3/6: Dreamland Explorers 3/9 - 3/13: All Things Small 3/16 - 3/20: Luck 3/23 - 3/27: Carnival 4/6 - 4/10: Flower Fairies 4/13 - 4/17: Super Pups 4/20 - 4/24: Warrior Princess Forest 4/27 - 5/1: Prismatic Parade 5/4 - 5/8: Baby Dragons 5/11 - 5/15: The Great Mermaid Festival 5/18 - 5/22: Pirates! 5/25 - 5/29: Rainbow Jungle By purchasing this sessions, you are securing your weekly spot for this session via a monthly subscription. Subscriptions are charged on the first of every month at a rate of $120, and can be cancelled at any time. No class the week of 3/30 - 4/3

During this one day camp we will come together for a fun filled day exploring art and creativity. We will be incorporating nature and our Bernal Heights Neighborhood. Looking forward to create with you.

Welcome to Messy Art Lab’s MESSY MASTERS! ( 2 - 3.5 yrs old) Each week, little artists will dive into hands-on fun with handmade play dough, colorful sensory stations, and ONE creative main activity designed to ignite their imagination. The focus is on free exploration and messy play—squish, explore, and create at your own pace! A Child-Led, Creative Experience Follow your child's lead—step back, observe, and let them discover their own path! Resist the urge to show the "right" way to do things, as the journey and the process are more important than the outcome. - Parents, if a nanny or grandparent will be joining your child, please take a moment to share the Messy Art Lab approach. Class Guidelines - Dress your child (and yourself!) in clothes you don’t mind getting messy. - One adult per child, please. What You'll Learn Art and sensory play empower your child’s creativity, stimulate their senses, and promote social-emotional skills. It also supports cognitive and language development, problem-solving, and the growth of fine and gross motor skills—all while having tons of fun! Our Free-Flowing Class Adventure Schedule * Welcome Time! – Come on in, get comfortable, and prepare for an adventure! * Discovery Time!! – Explore at your own pace, discovering textures, colors, and materials through play. * Let’s Create! – Engage in a hands-on creative activity designed to spark curiosity and imagination. * Tidy-Up Time! – Let’s work together to keep our space clean and ready for next time! * Bubbles & Boogie! – Dance, pop bubbles, and groove to the music for some active fun.

Power up your world! From playing games to travelling, energy fuels our daily routines. But where does it come from, and what's the impact? Traditional energy sources affect our climate, making clean, renewable options like solar, wind, water, and geothermal power crucial for our future. In this camp, students become Energy Explorers, diving into the fascinating STEM behind these green resources. Through exciting hands-on projects, you'll investigate eco-conscious technologies and discover how we can power our planet sustainably. Join us to explore the future of energy! Note1: This camp includes a take home kit that is specific to the Wednesday curriculum. Note2: Aftercare for Wednesday, 12/31 is only offered until 4pm.

Unlock the Secret Code of Creativity! Ever wonder how math hides inside art? Campers embarked on a hands-on adventure, discovering the surprising magic that happens when numbers and creativity collide. They will experiment with color mixing like scientists (how much yellow really makes green?), measure ingredients to craft unique art supplies, and use the power of geometry to build stunning sculptures. Join us to reveal the hidden shapes, patterns, and proportions that form the building blocks of artistic expression!

Join us for a day with Prince Milo in the Rainbow Jungle where tigers come in all stripes and colors. Campers will get to transform into magical tiger characters and together we will go on a pretend play adventure through the wild jungle. This magical day of feline fun includes mask making, theater games, park time and a puppet show! Please remember to pack a water bottle, nut-free lunch and a yummy snack. Masks are optional. Drop off is from 9am - 9:30 and pick up is anytime between 2:30 - 3:00pm. Refund Policy: Please note that we have a no refund policy. Full credits will be issued for anything with a 4 week notice and can be used for any future Rabbit Hole activity. After 4 weeks we are unable to credit. If your child is sick or you need to miss a day of camp we will have a camp bag ready for you at the studio. This bag will be filled with enchanted projects, art materials, audio and video links and anything your kiddo might be missing in class. Please email us ahead of time and let us know if you need to miss and would like an at-home camp bag! Photography Notice: We love to share the joy of our experiences on SmugMug and social media! Photos taken during our sessions may be used on our social media platforms. If you would prefer not to have photos taken of your kiddo, please add a note to your child's account on Care.com.

Join us for a special day of cooking, playing, crafting, and tasting! Kid-chefs will get to craft their own breakfast, lunch, and sweet snack throughout the day, spend time outdoors, create fun food-inspired art, and much more! General Schedule: 9:00-9:30 am - Arrivals & Activity Centers I 9:30-10:00 am - Circle Time, Story + Stretching 10:00-11:30 am - Cooking Activity 1 + Brunch 11:30-12:45 pm - STEM Activity + Cooking Activity II 12:45-1:15 pm - Lunch + Quiet Time 1:30-2:30 pm - Outdoor Play and/or Art Projects 2:30-2:45 pm - Snack 2:45 - 3:00 pm - Sharing Circle and Pick-Up Max of 26 students in this camp.

Each activity will encourage imagination, mindfulness, and appreciation for the world outside. It’s the perfect way to embrace all the season’s wonders - Drop off starts at 9:00am. - Pick up is 2:45pm to 3:00pm. - Aftercare hours available 3pm-5pm - Our aftercare can be purchased as a series package, we will not be offering aftercare on FRIDAYS. If you’re looking for individual days, please email ximena@messyartlab.com for individual aftercare days. What to Bring.... No NUTS or nut products are allowed at our program. -Two healthy snacks ( morning and afternoon) -Lunch (Please DO NOT pack sugary drinks, gum, or sweets) -A refillable water bottle -Comfortable clothes that can get messy and stained. -Please send your child with a jacket, sunhat, and layers. -Please put sunscreen on your child BEFORE camp. - A pair of extra clothing. Requirements : - 5-8 years old ( NO EXCEPTIONS) - Children must be ready to follow safety guidelines and engage in their projects for 30 minutes or more. - Children must be fully potty-trained and capable of handling their bathroom needs independently. - Any medical conditions (such as allergies or diabetes) and/or behavioral needs (neurodiversity, trauma) your child may have must be informed during the sign-up process. This information will help us make any necessary preparations and provide a supportive and enjoyable environment for everyone. Please note that all information shared is kept confidential. The policy for Messy Art Lab Camps refund and cancellations is as follows: - 100% refund for cancellations within 24 hours of registration. - All enrollment fees include a non-refundable deposit of 20%. - Refund of enrollment fee minus 20% non-refundable deposit if cancellation is made prior to 30 days of session start date. - No refund for cancellations made within 30 days of session start date, unless the spot is filled, in which case a refund credits minus the 20% non-refundable deposit will be issued. - Cancellations must be requested in writing via email. - Approval for transfer of camp week to another week will be determined on a case-by-case basis and per availability, with a penalty fee of 20% non-refundable deposit if made within 30 days of original camp week start date.

Puppet shows are back! Join us once a month on this Saturday mornings as we take kiddos on a story-time adventure with puppet pals Sneaky Pete, Tom the Rat, Meowzers, plus some new special guests! There will also be theater and movement games, dancing, and singing. Caregiver is required to stay.

Get ready for a day of pure imagination! The special day will be about working together to build our very own chocolate factory filled with magic. This is a wonderful camp to inspire children’s creativity and wonder! Friends and family will get to walk through our factory at the end of the day! Drop off is from 9am - 9:30 and pick up is anytime between 2:30 - 3:00pm. Refund Policy: Please note that we have a no refund policy. Full credits will be issued for anything with a 4 week notice and can be used for any future Rabbit Hole activity. After 4 weeks we are unable to credit. If your child is sick or you need to miss a day of camp we will have a camp bag ready for you at the studio. This bag will be filled with enchanted projects, art materials, audio and video links and anything your kiddo might be missing in class. Please email us ahead of time and let us know if you need to miss and would like an at-home camp bag! Photography Notice: We love to share the joy of our experiences on SmugMug and social media! Photos taken during our sessions may be used on our social media platforms. If you would prefer not to have photos taken of your kiddo, please add a note to your child's account on Care.com.