Activites, Camps and After School Classes in Milford, CT

Join us for a Ceramic + Slime Night (plus pizza!) Drop the kiddos for our monthly Parent’s Night Out! Each child will paint a ceramic, make slime and have pizza! Pre-registration required! Sibling Discount offered.

Experience the magic of "Fairy Frolic" week at our Summer Camp! Kids will embark on a creative adventure, building whimsical wooden houses and crafting tiny furniture using a variety of materials, including natural elements and cardboard. Guided by our attentive staff, campers will design and construct their own enchanting fairy worlds, transforming imagination into art. Join us at The Giggling Pig Art Camp for a week of creativity, hands-on fun, and fairy tale magic! ​

Welcome to the Chocolate Treat Sculpture Camp! This week, campers will craft a box of chocolates using clay and various art materials. They'll learn to shape, texture, and color their sculptures to look like real chocolates. By Friday, all participants will box their finished, lifelike chocolate sculptures to take home. Join us for a fun, creative week crafting delightful, non-edible chocolate treats!​

Welcome to our Villains and Superheroes Camp! Get ready for a thrilling week filled with creativity, adventure, and endless imagination. This unique camp is the perfect summer escapade for kids who love comic books, stories of heroic deeds, and the intriguing shadows of villainy. Throughout this week-long event, campers will dive into a world where capes, masks, and superpowers are the daily norm, engaging in a variety of artistic activities central to iconic heroes and infamous villains.​​ ​

Join us for a magical week filled with incredibly sweet experiences for your child with our “Sweet Shop” inspired studio! You can expect sweet-inspired painting projects, imaginative over the top “play & create” fun with our clay doughnut shop, design your own lollipops, candy slime and more!

We are thrilled to share that we will be bringing back Advanced Art Classes and Workshops to the studio this year. This 2-hour class offers a mix of creativity and art education. Students work independently on unique projects, learning about composition, shading, blending, and more. This class not only fosters creativity but also connects like-minded art enthusiasts. Since students work at their own pace, projects progress in order and may extend into the following week. We will be kicking off our Advanced Art with contemporary British artist James Goldcrown. Students will work on a collaborative, heart-themed mural. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

This week, we'll celebrate the enduring legacy of Dr. Seuss by creating our own canvas paintings of the iconic Cat in the Hat. Join us as we pay tribute to his imaginative contributions to children's literature and bring this beloved character to life through art. Gather your paintbrushes and let's capture the whimsy and charm of Dr. Seuss’s famous Cat in the Hat.

Join The Giggling Pig for our Third Annual Easter egg hunt! We will have Easter crafts, an egg hunt and a visit with the Easter Bunny! Join us!

We will take your child step by step through a painting breaking it down for all to follow. With a very loose and organic stroke everyone who can pick up a paint brush will be able to recreate their very own work of art with our staff's guidance. During the process our staff will educate everyone on technique which will help them to be able to walk away with the ability to practice at home. During each session the children will be able to break for snacks and drinks to help make their time even more fun!

Piglet's Playgroup is a weekly session for children ages 1 - 4.5 and their caregivers to foster creativity over the course of a curated 6-week session. Through beautiful, sensory rich experiences (both dry and messy), playdough provocations, dramatic play centers and paint exploration stations we will play and learn together, picking up powerful skills like problem solving and making friends. We believe in child-led learning. There is so much power (and joy) that follows when you provide your child with the space and tools to discover themselves through sensory rich, meaningful exploration. We hope you'll join us and share moments of joy magic together this spring!

Join us for Fashion Fun Week- Piglet edition at The Giggling Pig! This creative camp invites our little artists to unleash their creativity as they craft their own hats, masks, vests + more! Campers will explore the world of patterns and colors, and work with a variety of materials to turn their imaginative designs into reality. This week is sure to be ah-mazing. ​

Join The Giggling Pig for our Third Annual Easter egg hunt! We will have Easter crafts, an egg hunt and a visit with the Easter Bunny! Join us!

Join The Giggling Pig Milford for a 4 week after school enrichment program on Monday afternoons this spring beginning March 10th. We will work in a variety of media creating a new project each week. Dress for a mess!

Join us for a morning of creativity and magic! This program will be filled with opportunities for hands-on, open-ended play with a focus on sensory exploration. Our goal is to support children's sense of wonder by providing new sensory opportunities. We explore items such as water, play-dough, and rice in a meaningful context. We promise, you’ll love it ! Recommended for Ages 0 - 5 (but all ages welcome!)

Join us for a Ceramic + Slime Night (plus pizza!) Drop the kiddos for our monthly Parent’s Night Out! Each child will paint a ceramic, make slime and have pizza! Pre-registration required! Sibling Discount offered.

Get ready to celebrate our wonderful country with a week filled with crafts and creativity! As it's a shorter week, we have planned an array of exciting activities that will surely bring joy to our campers. We will dive into the world of art by exploring various techniques such as painting on canvas, collaging, and mixed media. Our campers will have the opportunity to express their unique ideas and create beautiful masterpieces that are bound to bring smiles to everyone's faces!

Unleash your creativity in a unique setting at the "In the Dark Art Camp," where young artists are invited to explore the mysterious and captivating world of glow-in-the-dark and UV-responsive art. This immersive art experience encourages campers to step out of the conventional light and dive into techniques that flourish in the dark, stimulating their artistic senses in new and unexpected ways. ​

Celebrating Women's History Month, we will be highlighting and honoring fearless females at the studio. Each week, we will be creating a work of art inspired by a female who has made history. This 2-hour class offers a mix of creativity and art education. Students work independently on unique projects, learning about composition, shading, blending, and more. This class not only fosters creativity but also connects like-minded art enthusiasts. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Join us for our NEW program for artists age 4-6. We are beginning this new program with a pretty epic theme (if you ask us!) Cosmic Creations! Blast off into a universe of creativity in this six-week outer space-themed art class designed for young artists! This course focuses on process art, where children explore and experiment with different materials and techniques without the pressure of a “perfect” final product. Each week, we will journey through galaxies, planets, stars, and even imaginary alien worlds, using paint, collage, printmaking, and sculpture. Through playful and open-ended projects, students will develop their creativity, confidence, and fine motor skills while having fun with space-inspired art. By the end of this session, children will have explored an array of materials and techniques while having fun on their space adventure. Each young artist will leave with a portfolio of cosmic creations and a newfound love for creative exploration! H

This week in art class, students will focus on creating self- portraits. We'll start with detailed pencil sketches, emphasizing individual facial features. Following this, students will enhance their portraits using hot and cold colors, exploring how different hues can express mood and personality. This project will help improve drawing skills and understanding of color theory.

We will take your child step by step through a painting breaking it down for all to follow. With a very loose and organic stroke everyone who can pick up a paint brush will be able to recreate their very own work of art with our staff's guidance. During the process our staff will educate everyone on technique which will help them to be able to walk away with the ability to practice at home. During each session the children will be able to break for snacks and drinks to help make their time even more fun!