When it comes to creativity, motor skills, confidence and socialization, education starts early and often happens both inside and outside the standard classroom. Here in Fort Collins, our community offers open spaces, local businesses, programs and annual events which invite our children to explore a huge diversity of activities and topics.
In this guide, we’re highlighting those businesses, nonprofits and programs that can help our kids learn every day of the year: whether they’re exploring computer technology, music, live theater performance, gymnastics or even cake decorating. Keep reading to find classes, workshops and camps suited for children and young as six months and all the way up through high school.
For adult classes and workshops, check out our other guide, 18 Fort Collins Classes Where You Can Learn A New Skill.
The Cooking Studio
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Whether you’re an amateur cook, a corporate team, a kid, a couple, or an aspiring baker, The Cooking Studio is the place to learn and practice all your cooking skills. Their classes are led by chefs and are offered for every level of cooking experience, including specially designed kid and teen classes! Children as young as six-years-old can get hands-on for Kids Chef Skills, KinderChefs, Parent & Child Classes and even seasonal camps. For more information on these classes, click here.
Family Balance Yoga
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Known for creative yoga classes in a non-competitive environment, Family Balance Yoga is one of the only places in town that offers dedicated kids yoga classes. In fact, the team founded this studio with the goal of establishing a one-stop shop for families and children to exercise, bond, have fun and grow together. Filled with games, stretching activities, enjoyable yoga poses, breathing and meditation games, and stories, these classes are fun and beneficial for all ages. Check out the schedule here to find the next children’s yoga or family yoga classes.
Foundation Music School
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Originally established in March 2006, Foundation Music School is a nonprofit community school of the arts providing high-quality arts education and opportunities to all. Covering every age and ability, their programs range from family music classes to individual and group therapy and even include specific instrument programs as well as private lessons. To learn more, check out their website here.
Ginger and Baker
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Inside The Teaching Kitchen at Ginger and Baker, you can enjoy fun, one-time classes while also learning important culinary skills. Their class schedule is always rotating with entertaining and seasonal choices, like dad and daughter classes for Father’s Day, farmers’ market meals during the summer and more. To view the schedule, which often includes teen camps, family classes and kid-centered options as well, click here.
iD Tech
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iD Tech is a nationwide program which introduces kids and teens of all skill levels to coding, artificial intelligence technology, machine learning, film, robotics and game design. In Fort Collins, the program is offered through Colorado State University and offers camps and courses for children as young as seven-years-old up to 17. To view the available camps and courses, click here.
Juiced on Imagination
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At Juiced on Imagination, the team combines a passion for self-discovery with a love for the arts. Though they offer both adult and kids classes in Loveland and Fort Collins, their kids classes, school day off classes and birthday parties are some of our favorite in the region. The options include Art Start with Mommy and Me for children as young as 18 months and their parents as well as weekly drop-off courses for older kids. To view all the upcoming options, click here.
Live Beyond Limit
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At Live Beyond Limit, the team has created a welcoming, community-focused environment for highly skilled and certified instruction in yoga, aerial dance and overall wellness. In the long lineup of unique class offerings, you’ll find kids circus and yoga classes as well as specialized kids camps. Available for children from six to 12-years-old, all these options offer fun ways to get active and learn throughout the year. To learn more, click here.
The Academy by Divabee
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Originally born at Midtown Arts Center, The Academy by Divabee hosts weekly after-school classes in a wide variety of performance genres as well as seasonal camps while school is out. All these courses explore dance, acting, singing and performing on stage while also providing experience with lighting, sound, costumes, set design, theater etiquette and more. To learn more, click here.
Mountain Kids
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Back in 1976, Mountain Kids was founded as Mountain Gymnastics Training Center. Today, the team stays true to their original mission—one that highlights confidence, physical exercise, fun and safety—while growing and expanding both their team and their programs. Today, they offer a variety of gymnastics and dance classes to keep your child interested and engaged in learning, and they also offer adult and teen classes, too! To get a program overview, click here.
Tinkergarten
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Available in locations throughout the entire country, the Tinkergarten mission is one that fits right in here in Fort Collins. Their community and outdoor-focused classes help adults and children learn together through well-designed, outdoor, play-based activities. These expertly designed classes help kids aged 6 months to 8 years develop core life skills while also enjoying healthy, fun, engaging experiences in the physical freedom of local green spaces. To view the upcoming classes available in Fort Collins, click here.
Wild Roots Studio
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Wild Roots Studio offers a much more engaging, connected and freeing experience than your typical art class. Their workshops offer children the opportunity to create art projects from natural and recycled materials to re-connect us all to our surroundings and ground education in nature. Designed around current seasons, moon cycles or the natural rhythms of our environment, their class options are constantly rotating and evolving. To see what’s coming up next, including school day out camps, seasonal camps, after-school programs, teen art workshops and more, check out the website here.
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