Arts & Crafts

The Crucible

🌧️Rainy Day Hero🎒School-Age Favorite
Oakland
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About This Spot

A massive industrial arts education center in Oakland offering classes in welding, glassblowing, blacksmithing, woodworking, and more. Their youth programs are incredible and unlike anything else in the Bay Area.

What to Expect

💳Paid Activity
🏠Indoor Space

Parent Tips

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Worth the trip to Oakland! Youth summer camps are amazing — kids learn real metalworking, glassblowing, etc. Register early, classes fill up months ahead. Ages 8+ for most youth classes.