Columbus Fashion Academy

🌸 Doll & Me High Tea Summer Camp

Monday–Friday • 1–4pm • Ages 5–12 • $325

Step into a dreamy week of sewing, storytelling, and summertime elegance. Our Doll & Me High Tea Camp invites young makers (and their dolls or stuffed animals) into a world where imagination, fashion, and gentle rituals meet. Over five creative afternoons, kids learn the foundations of machine and hand sewing while designing coordinating outfits for themselves and their dolls—all using sustainable deadstock textiles, rescued upholstery samples, and vintage ribbons saved just for this camp.

What We’ll Create

Throughout the week, campers will learn to sew:

• a kid-size apron
• a matching apron or bib for their doll
• a charming kids' size skirt
• a simple doll-sized slip-on summer dress
• and additional tiny accessories, if time allows

They’ll be introduced to patternmaking, learn how garments are shaped and constructed, and discover how to turn leftover materials into beautiful, functional pieces. Every child works at their own pace, supported by caring instructors who honor creativity, curiosity, and individuality.

Kids will also have the opportunity to learn hand embroidery and embellish their pieces using trims and notions, adding tiny details that make each creation uniquely theirs. They’ll be introduced to patternmaking, learn how garments are shaped and constructed, and discover how to turn leftover materials into beautiful, functional pieces. Every child works at their own pace, supported by caring instructors who honor agency, creativity, curiosity, individuality, and artistic freedom

The Week Ends with a Little Magic

On Friday, our studio transforms into an artsy tea room. Campers help plan and set the table—choosing linens, arranging vintage china, placing candlelights, and adding thoughtful details. At 3:30 p.m., parents are invited to join a sweet Doll & Me High Tea to celebrate the week’s creations and the confidence their children have gained.

Campers take all their handmade pieces home, along with memories of a week filled with stitching, laughter, connection, and the quiet charm of shared rituals.

Details

📅 Monday–Friday
🕐 1–4 p.m.
✨ Ages 5–12
💛 $325 for the full week
📍 Columbus Fashion Academy – Downtown Studio at 122 N. Grant Ave. (CCAD campus), Columbus OH 43215
🥤 Please pack a water bottle (snacks optional)
🧸 Any doll or stuffed animal is welcome