“My son absolutely loved this camp!
He was excited to go back every day, learned so much & was very sad to see it end.” -JH
Turn Screen Time Into Skill Time
Inspiring Art & Animation Camps For Kids Ages 8-13
(single-days/6hrs each)
(5-days/30hrs)
Weekends
(Coming Soon)
After School
(Coming Soon)
20+ Years of Award-Winning Professional Animation Industry and Post-Secondary Leadership Experience.
Voted “Best Art School in Barrie” & “Business Champion” in 2025.
A safe, inspiring and supportive space for all. Sibling Discount: 10% off the 2nd seat.
A Pizza Party lunch is included with every full single-day or 5-day Cartoon Camp.
All traditional materials included.
Watch to Learn About Cartoon Camp
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Brad is a professional artist, animator, storyboard artist, director and showrunner with over 20 years of award-winning industry experience. As the Founder and Director of Upchuckle Education, he draws on his extensive background as a former Post-Secondary Animation Instructor, Coordinator and 4-year Animation Diploma Program Director to provide high-level mentorship and support to every student.
Meet Your Cartoon Camp Leader, Brad
Emmy Award for Outstanding Children’s Animated Program (Peep and the Big Wide World)
CSA Winner: Best Animated Series & Best Director Nominee (Almost Naked Animals)
Upchuckle Education: Grand Prize Winner (HBEC Grand Pitch Competition)
Some Clients Brad’s made TV shows for:
6 hour days from 10am-4pm (with an optional Extended Hours Program)
Pizza lunch and all materials included
Learn important skills directly from an award-winning pro in a safe & supportive environment
P.A. Days (single-day):
(Less than $17/hr)
(Less than $17/hr)
(Less than $17/hr)
Ultimate Creators Packs (Winter / Spring 2026):
SAVE WITH:
Bundle all 3 remaining P.A. Days together for $88/day (saving $33!)
Or UPGRADE and add March Break for the ULTIMATE creative-learning experience and get all of Term 2 for $75/day (saving $126!)
5 x 6 hour days (30 hours) from 10am-4pm (with an optional Extended Hours Program)
Last day pizza lunch and all materials for the week included
Spend the week leveling up skills and gaining creative confidence with an award-winning pro in our safe & supportive environment
March Break (5-days):
(Less than $15/hr)
School Schedules are based on the Simcoe County District School Board
“Brad was great! My little brother didn’t even know he was into drawing. He got an opportunity to attend the teen’s Cartoon Camp, and he learned so much! I noticed he’s gained more confidence over the week too. We will definitely return next year!”
Your Cartoon Camp Questions, Answered
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We appreciate that every student is an individual and don’t believe in "one-size-fits-all" solutions. Our full-day Cartoon Camps are 6 hours long, which can feel quite demanding for younger or inattentive students.
As a specialized art and animation school, we do not have alternative activity spaces or non-art backup programs. If your child is outside our stated age range but is passionate about creativity and thrives in a focused group setting, please reach out to us at Education@Upchuckle.com to discuss if Cartoon Camp would be a good fit.
Some Cartoon Camps may have built-in exceptions to the age range. See their info pages for details.
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Absolutely! For your convenience, we offer a flexible Extended Hours Program for our full-day Cartoon Camps (10am-4pm) to help accommodate busy family schedules.
It allows for drop-off as early as 7:30am and pick-up as late as 5:30pm while your child enjoys inspiring and fun supervised creative time.
Click here for rates & information. Registration for the Extended Hours Program takes place separately once the Cartoon Camp registration process is complete.
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Yep! We love seeing families create together.
We offer a Sibling Discount: 10% off the 2nd seat when registering two children for the same Cartoon Camp. This discount is automatically applied during the checkout process.
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Due to our limited seating and heavy administrative and prep work that goes into making every Cartoon Camp great, cancellations 8+ calendar days prior to the event are 50% refundable (+ payment processing fees, if applicable).
Cancellations 7 days or less prior to Cartoon Camp are non-refundable.
We handle cancellations due to illness differently on a case-by-case basis. We don’t want your child bringing illness to Upchuckle or missing out. All this information can be found in the Agreement document you accept in order to check out.
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Once you purchase admission through our website, there is one final step to officially secure your child’s seat at Cartoon Camp:
Within 1 business day of your order, we’ll email you a mandatory Student Information Form to help us ensure the health and safety of everyone at camp. Please watch your inbox (and spam folder) for this email from Education@Upchuckle.com—adding us to your contacts is a great idea!
The form will arrive with a clear deadline for submission (Usually about 3 days—sooner if we’re nearing the registration cutoff date). Because we have to manage our limited seating carefully, missing this deadline will result in cancellation of your order and be subject to our refund policies.
Once we’ve reviewed your form, we’ll reach out to either ask for clarification or confirm your child's seat with us is officially secured.
2–3 days before the event, we’ll send your Cartoon Camp Welcome Package with all the extra details your child will need to join us!
Take a look at the fun & creative works from past events, lessons, workshops & Cartoon Camps!
With your generosity, we coordinate with local charities to provide creative-learning opportunities for students who are in great financial need, living in foster care or are grieving the loss of a parent, sibling or close friend—and we match every donation, doubling it’s impact!
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