Step into the holiday toy shop and make gifts with your own hands. Join the Woodworking Elves to craft wooden toys, ornaments, and decorations to take home or give as gifts. Learn to safely use real hand tools like saws, hammers, and carving knives while working with expert Guides. Whether you're brand new to the workshop or already love building things, this camp gives you the tools—and the time—to create something that matters.
Woodworking Elves
Toys, Carving & Crafts
In this festive woodshop, you design and build gifts from the heart. From sanding and shaping to painting and finishing, you take pride in every step. Our cozy, sawdust-sprinkled space is the perfect place to create handmade magic this winter.
What You Do
Measure, cut, glue, and paint with purpose and joy. Woodworking Elves includes:
Holiday Toys & Gifts Create handmade toys, decorations, and holiday gifts from natural materials. Celebrate the joy of making and giving through hands-on holiday crafts.
Hand Tools & Carving Use hand tools like saws, hammers, drills, and clamps to make real wooden projects. Learn to safely use woodcarving tools such as carving knives and chisels.
Ornaments & Finishes Design your own ornaments and wooden creations to take home. Decorate your pieces with paint, woodburning, or natural finishes.
Every Skill Level Practice classic woodworking techniques adapted for youth. Work at your own pace—whether you're a beginner or experienced builder.
Grades 3–5 · Dec 21–23, 2026 · 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM · SE Portland
Check-in at Trackers NE, Lloyd Center
2201 Lloyd Center, Portland. Find us at the entrance outside the top level, next to Marshalls. A Guide checks your student in by name and the team gathers for the day's adventure.
The bus
Trackers buses and vans, trained Trackers drivers, Guides on board. Songs are sung and stories are told on the bus, and the Guides get the team ready for a fun adventure.
Where the bus goes
We head out into nature and the wilderness: Camp Roslyn, our 341-acre site in Sandy, OR, and local parks and green spaces. Where the team goes depends on the camp theme and the day; the Guide tells you at check-in.
Check-in at Trackers SE
4617 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland. Drop off at the Trackers Scout Pit, where a Guide checks your student in by name and the team gathers for the day's adventure.
The bus
Trackers buses and vans, trained Trackers drivers, Guides on board. Songs are sung and stories are told on the bus, and the Guides get the team ready for a fun adventure.
Where the bus goes
We head out into nature and the wilderness: Camp Roslyn, our 341-acre site in Sandy, OR, and local parks and green spaces. Where the team goes depends on the camp theme and the day; the Guide tells you at check-in.
Check-in at Trackers West
330 SW Murray Blvd, Beaverton. Find us in the lower lot by the field. A Guide checks your student in by name and the team gathers for the day's adventure.
The bus
Trackers buses and vans, trained Trackers drivers, Guides on board. Songs are sung and stories are told on the bus, and the Guides get the team ready for a fun adventure.
Where the bus goes
We head out into nature and the wilderness: Camp Ireland, our forest, creek and tracking-field site in Hillsboro, and local parks and green spaces. Where the team goes depends on the camp theme and the day; the Guide tells you at check-in.
Camp Roslyn is the drop-off and the field site
41401 SE Thomas Rd, Sandy, OR. Drop off right at Camp Roslyn, our private 341-acre wildlife refuge of forest, fields, and wetlands. A Guide checks your student in by name and the team heads straight into the forest.
Bus days
Most days the team stays onsite. On certain days we board the Trackers shuttle and journey to other local nature parks.
Check-in at Trackers NE, Lloyd Center
2201 Lloyd Center, Portland. Find us at the entrance outside the top level, next to Marshalls. Drop-off is Monday and pick-up is Friday. A Guide checks your student in by name, and the team boards the bus together.
About Overnights
Experience authentic camping! Trackers Overnight Camps are 100% outdoors with no bunkhouses or indoor spaces. Sleep in tents or under the stars when weather permits.
Location
Each team starts at an expedition basecamp in private forests and wilderness areas near Sandy, OR, a 45-minute to 1.5-hour bus ride from our in-town location. From there, teams take day trips and even overnight trips to other locations. Realms Village teams stay at Camp Roslyn in Sandy, OR.
Tents and meals
Campers sleep in Trackers-supplied all-weather tents and bring their own sleeping bag and pad. Meals are simple, hearty, and served outdoors. For severe food allergies, contact us for potential options. The packing list is under What to pack.
Real skills. Real adventure. Real friends.
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Questions? Call 503-345-3312 or email hello@trackersearth.com.