LAKE PLACID — Registration is now open for children’s summer camps at Lake Placid Center for the Arts.

Camp LPCA offers opportunities for children age 7 to 17 to explore the arts, from hoop dancing to theater arts to getting creative in the pottery studio.

“We’re so happy to welcome kids back to campus this summer to learn new skills and have fun discovering visual and performing arts,” LPCA Director of Education and Outreach Tara Palen said is a news release. “Summer camps are a great way for campers to dive in and explore different programs in a hands-on, active way.”

Familiar camp favorites return this summer, along with two new programs. Additional camp offerings may be added at a later date. Times for all camps will be 9:30 a.m. to noon. Visit LPCA’s website for more information, pricing and to register: lakeplacidarts.org/classes-camps.

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Hoop Dance Camp

Instructor Samantha Yelle, July 10 to 14, age 7 to 12

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This camp series is an introduction to hoop dance. The aim is to build a strong foundation of basic movements with hula hoops. From an established base, it is easy to incorporate those movements into dance. Throughout the week, campers will be taking the tricks they learn each day and adding them together for a choreographed dance.

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Away with Clay

Instructor Brooke Noble; Session I July 11 to 14 and July 17, Session II Aug. 1 to 4 and Aug. 7; age 7 to 13

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Tiles, animals, masks, coil-patterned dishes and extruded artifacts are just some of the projects kids may explore.

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Act Out! Teen Theatre Camp

Instructors Tara Palen and Tyler Nye, July 17 to 28 (two weeks), age 12 to 17

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Participants will rehearse and mount a production of the comedy “Just Another High School Play” by Bryan Starchman. Students will learn all the skills needed to be part of an ensemble: timing, teamwork, memorization, voice projection, improvisation skills, script analysis, and more.

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Circus with Sammy

Instructor Samantha Yelle, Aug. 21 to 25, age 7 to 13

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In this play-based circus program, participants are encouraged to use simple breathing techniques and body alignment alongside the use of a variety of props, such as hula hoops, poi, batons, ribbons, staves, levitation wands, etc. Throughout this class, students are gently encouraged to have fun and let go of inhibition, to engage with the props and each other as a way to increase the awareness of and connection with their own bodies and minds and with each other.

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Let’s Pretend! Theatre Games

Instructor Tara Palen, Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, age 7 to 11

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This camp will focus on building confidence, exploring imagination and having fun as a team through improv, movement and acting. Learn basic theater skills and terminology to help build a solid foundation for a lifelong appreciation of live performing arts.