Summer Camp 2026
camp /kæmp/ noun
1. A spirited gathering designed for learning, laughter, and lifelong memories.
2. A creative haven where curiosity leads, friendships form, and each day brings something new to explore.
3. A playful, immersive world apart—where campers grow by doing, making, moving, and dreaming.
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Fairy Arts Camp
at Petite Acres
A Whimsical Summer Arts Experience
July 20–23 or August 3–6
9:00 am - Noon
Each day 6-10 year old's will step into a world just beyond the ordinary…
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Designed with a vintage, storybook sensibility and a deep love for the arts, Fairy Camp offers a beautiful balance of structure and imagination—where every child has space to dream, move, and create.
Fairy Arts Camp is an immersive, imagination-filled experience where children are guided in becoming their own fairy, with tools to create and embody their magical persona.
Campers will experience:
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Daily movement exploration inspired by different fairies
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A daily craft—such as wands, crowns, and ribbons
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Visually crafting their own fairy through collage, then bringing them to life with papier-mâché or clay
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Creating a fairy home in the woods using found objects from nature and provided supplies—spaces they can revisit at Petite Acres throughout the summer and fall
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Dress-up and imaginative play
Each day will include “tea time” and a fairy snack.
The week ends with a presentation at 11:00 am on Thursday for family and friends on the Great Lawn.
Each Camp is $350.
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​Whether they arrive with wings or discover them along the way, each child leaves Fairy Camp with a little more magic than they came with.
Teaching Artists
Lillian Yokom is a multidisciplinary artist, teacher and performer, originally from—and now based in—Chicago. She attended The Chicago Academy for the Arts and recently returned after five years in Los Angeles, where she earned her BFA in Dance from the California Institute of the Arts (CALARTS) in 2024.
During her time in Los Angeles, Lillian performed works by Kensaku Shinohara, Joan Jonas, Jerome Bel, Micaela Taylor, Mike Tyus and Luca Renzi, with performances at venues including REDCAT, The Getty, and various DIY spaces throughout the city.
She has performed internationally, including in Pantin, France at Le Centre national de la danse (CND), and most recently in Berlin, where she completed Mavericks through B12. There, she performed new works by Johannes Wieland and Sebastian Zuber, directed and conceptualized a short film, and created an original piece presented at Aktionshaus Gallery.
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Barbara Yokom
A visionary entrepreneur with 35 years of executive arts leadership. She founded and led a successful performing arts school for 29 years. Not only did Barbara lead the organizations vision, she taught ballet, jazz and tap classes for over 20 years. During her career she has coached and consulted others seeking to open their own arts businesses. She is responsible for starting the Academy of Dance for The Joffrey Ballet, in Chicago, and serving as its Founding Academy Director. She is the author of the best selling book, Never Stop Starting: The No Fail Formula for Creating a Crazy Great Culture. Barbara “Barbie” “Babs” or “Barb” to many loves anything outdoors, gardening and her dog Auggie.