Old traditions. New creations. Made by hand. Join the Artisans Guild and discover the joy of making things by hand! Shape clay, work with wood, weave fibers, and turn simple materials into beautiful and useful creations. Explore folk crafts inspired by nature and traditions passed down through generations. From handmade gifts to everyday treasures, learn real skills, follow your imagination, and make something truly your own.
Learn to use real hand tools, experiment with traditional techniques, and discover the satisfaction of creating something from scratch. Our Trackers guides share their skills while encouraging you to explore, invent, and make each project your own. Craft something useful, create something beautiful, or bring a whimsical idea to life. With imagination, patience, and practice, discover just how much your own two hands can do.
At the end of the week, gather with fellow Artisans for our Friday Goblin Market! Display your handmade treasures, share your creations, trade with friends, and celebrate a week of craftsmanship, imagination, and discovery.
What You Do
Shape it. Carve it. Weave it. Make it your own. Folk Crafters includes:
- Clay & Pottery Arts: Shape, sculpt, and decorate air-dry clay into figures, beads, ornaments, and decorative vessels.
- Traditional Woodcraft: Learn to saw, shape, sand, and finish wood using hand tools to create small handmade projects.
- Weaving & Fiber Arts: Explore stitching, braiding, weaving, and knotwork to make pouches, bracelets, and other woven treasures.
- Nature Crafts: Gather inspiration from the natural world and turn wood, fibers, and found materials into creative works of art.
- Folk Art & Decoration: Explore traditional patterns, painting, and decorative techniques that make every creation unique.
- Handmade Gifts & Useful Things: Create practical objects, keepsakes, and gifts worth sharing with family and friends.
- Guild Creations: Work alongside fellow Artisans to imagine and build something together.
- Goblin Market: Display your handmade treasures, share your skills, and trade creations with fellow crafters.
Check-in at Camp Herms
1100 James Place, El Cerrito. A Guide checks your student in by name and the team gathers for the day's adventure.
Where the day happens
Basecamps are in-class camps held at our convenient drop-off locations, where kids learn crafts, skills, and games.
Week 2 (June 14–18)
El Cerrito camps check in at our alternate site that week, the Unitarian Church of Berkeley in Kensington, near Camp Herms.
Check-in at Camp Herms
1100 James Place, El Cerrito. A Guide checks your student in by name and the team gathers for the day's adventure.
Where the day happens
El Cerrito Adventure usually remains onsite at Camp Herms, a private nature park in the East Bay hills. When they travel, buses and vans are driven by trained drivers. Camp Herms features woods to explore, forest for archery and stealth games, and an indoor gathering hall.
Week 2 (June 14–18)
El Cerrito camps check in at our alternate site that week, the Unitarian Church of Berkeley in Kensington, near Camp Herms.
Check-in at 5000 Clarewood Dr
5000 Clarewood Dr, Oakland. A Guide checks your student in by name and the team gathers for the day.
Where the day happens
Basecamps are in-class camps held at our convenient drop-off locations, where kids learn crafts, skills, and games.
Check-in at 5000 Clarewood Dr
5000 Clarewood Dr, Oakland. A Guide checks your student in by name and the team gathers for the day's adventure.
The ride
Trained Trackers drivers, Guides on board. Songs are sung and stories are told on the way, and the Guides get the team ready for a fun adventure.
Where the bus goes
We head out to local nature parks and Camp Herms in El Cerrito, a wild site where we have private access.
Real skills. Real adventure. Real friends.
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Questions? Call (510) 575-9444 or email hello@trackersearth.com.