Camp Carpenter is a two-week outdoor adventure in art, building, and imaginative play for youth ages 7–16, created by Popps Packing, an artist-led nonprofit on the Hamtramck–Detroit border. Since 2017, the camp has engaged more than 120 young people and approximately 30 artists.
Set among Popps Packing’s buildings, art installations, and green spaces at Carpenter Park, campers work alongside local artists and makers, using real tools and materials to bring their ideas to life. They build forts, sculptures, and cardboard villages; invent pulley systems and catapults; explore puppetry, painting, herbalism, instrument-making, and more. Through hands-on experimentation, outdoor play, and collaboration across age groups, they develop practical skills, creative problem-solving, and independence. The results are imaginative, unpredictable, and often hilarious. Sometimes the best thing adults can do is hand over the tools and get out of the way.
Help Keep Camp Carpenter Going!
Our goal is to raise $35,000 by the end of the year to support Camp Carpenter and related programs in Carpenter Park this summer.
Your support is vital! Donations help compensate artists and educators, purchase building and art materials, maintain our outdoor spaces, and provide scholarships for neighborhood youth, prioritizing families in Hamtramck, Highland Park, and Detroit’s District 3.
Popps Packing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your donation is 100% tax-deductible
Donate to Camp Carpenter and help us keep making room for big ideas, wild inventions, and the next generation of creative troublemakers!
DONATE via Venmo. here
We are always seeking donations to support Camp Carpenters scholarships, pay our professional art educators and help maintain all camp facilities. Your support is vital to the success of this program.Your donation will support camp scholarships that prioritize neighborhood youth living in the Hamtramck, Highland Park and District 3 Detroit zone. Camp Carpenter is part of a 501c3 Not for Profit Organization. Your donation is a 100% tax deductible
For more information, email poppspacking@gmail.com or call 248-568-9167
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Help Keep Camp Carpenter Going!
Our goal is to raise $35,000 by the end of the year to support Camp Carpenter and related programs in Carpenter Park this summer.
Your support is vital! Donations help compensate artists and educators, purchase building and art materials, maintain our outdoor spaces, and provide scholarships for neighborhood youth, prioritizing families in Hamtramck, Highland Park, and Detroit’s District 3.
Popps Packing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your donation is 100% tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Donate to Camp Carpenter and help us keep making room for big ideas, wild inventions, and the next generation of creative troublemakers!
Please consider a tax deductible donation to support Camp Carpenter and related programs in Carpenter Park this summer!! or donate via Venmo. here
We are always seeking donations to support Camp Carpenters scholarships, pay our professional art educators and help maintain all camp facilities. Your support is vital to the success of this program.Your donation will support camp scholarships that prioritize neighborhood youth living in the Hamtramck, Highland Park and District 3 Detroit zone. Camp Carpenter is part of a 501c3 Not for Profit Organization. Your donation is a 100% tax deductible
Thanks to the Michigan Community Center Grant through the Michigan Community Service Commission we are able to offer Full Scholarships to families in the 48212 zip code who have trouble paying their bills.
