Upcoming Camps & Classes
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Pratt Art Camp: Comics + Books
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 7–11 Cost: $325
Event Info: 206-322-2200 | Web site | emailWhat would a superhero do? Students will learn the art of developing a storyline and putting together the elements of a comic book: panels, balloons, and pointers. They will complete their project by making a book to house their story. Each camper will have a finished book at the end of the week.
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Rain City Fencing Level 3 Electric Foil Camp (Juniors)
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Location: Rain City Fencing Center, Bellevue | Map It
Ages: Ages 11-16 Cost: $199
Event Info: 425-747-6300 | Web site | emailOur last camp of the summer is designed for Juniors ages 11-16 who have had several months of foil instruction either at Rain City Fencing, or at other clubs. It assumes a familiarity with the electrical scoring apparatus, and with bouting. We will focus on various tournament formats, reffing, trouble shooting the equipment, and tactics and strategy. We will be fencing all electric, all week!
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Rain City Fencing Level 3 Electric Foil Camp (Kids)
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Rain City Fencing Center, Bellevue | Map It
Ages: Ages 8-11 Cost: $199
Event Info: 425-747-6300 | Web site | emailOur last camp of the summer is designed for kids ages 8-11 who have had several months of foil instruction either at Rain City Fencing, or at other clubs. It assumes a familiarity with the electrical scoring apparatus, and with bouting. We will focus on various tournament formats, reffing, trouble shooting the equipment, and tactics and strategy. We will be fencing all electric, all week!
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Rock Band Camp at the Seattle Drum School of Music
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Seattle Drum School of Music, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 10-17 Cost: $360
Event Info: 206-364-8815 | Web site | emailSeattle Drum School Rock Band Camp is an amazing experience for young musicians of any skill level! It's their chance to unlock their creative potential, acquire rehearsal skills, and learn cooperation and teamwork. The band members will work with a full time coach who will encourage them to build their own sound and even to compose their own songs if they're interested! The final performance, the Friday of camp @ 1pm in the L.A.B., is not to be missed by family, friends, neighbors, anyone who loves to see the unbelievable results of five days of collaboration and magic.
Camps are held at both of our Seattle locations: Seattle Drum School - North, 12510 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98125 and Seattle Drum School - Georgetown, 1010 S. Bailey, Seattle, WA 98108.
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Ropeworks Jump Rope Camp at University YMCA
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: University Family YMCA, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 6-12 Cost: $240-$265
Event Info: Web site | emailRopeworks’ jump rope camps are directed and run by World Jump Rope Champion and Cirque Du Soleil Artist Rene Bibaud. Boys and girls of all skill levels are invited to participate in our jump rope camps, which teach kids the following disciplines: single rope skills, partner routines, double Dutch, jumping long rope skills, group game choreography and more. Kids work together in a fun and rewarding environment of goal setting, best effort and team building. Play games, learn skills, develop new skills and stay fit in our fun-filled high energy program that really gets kids jumping! Camp culminates with a performance for friends and family.
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Seattle Tilth Camp: Bug Bonanza
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/06/2013
Time: Monday-Tuesday 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Seattle Tilth Garden Camps & School Garden Tours, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 3-5 with caregiver Cost: $35-$45 per adult/child pair
Event Info: 206-633-0451 | Web site | emailInsects are our friends. Dive into a fantastic exploration of garden insects. Learn anatomy, build bug houses and discover how to invite beneficial insects to your own garden. Explore the family organic garden in this two-day class for parents and preschoolers. Learn what to plant and how to work together to grow in your own garden. This class introduces children and parents to insects, flowers and the garden world. The session includes gardening, an art project, stories, our famous sun tea and yummy snacks!
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Tashunka Youth Advanced Horse Camp
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 8 a.m-5 p.m.
Location: Tashunka, 25634 N.E. 80th St., Redmond, WA 98053 | Map It
Ages: Ages 10 and up Cost: $700
Event Info: 206-799-5466 | Web site | emailOur Advanced Day Camps is intended for participants in the Tashunka Lesson program or receive approval. In this camp, each participant has his or her own horse for the week, and campers take part in all aspects of owning a horse, including feeding, picking stalls and paddock areas, graining, grooming, vet care, riding, horse economics, field trips, and much much more.
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The Art of Making Dances Summer Camp
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/12/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9:30-12:30 p.m.
Location: 10011 13th Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA 98146 | Map It
Ages: Grades K-5 Cost: $220
Event Info: 206-818-9105 | Web site | emailGildenfire Dance offers this camp, perfect for children who love to dance, perform and create! Students will get technique class daily, play creative games and hone thier skills in hula-hooping and basic acrobatics. They will sew and create improvised costumes and props, create a dance to share, paint scenery, design a program and have a performance for friends and family on Friday! This camp is for elementary school students and will take place at our studio. Fee includes a new leotard.
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The Musuem of Flight ACE: Fantastic Flying Toys
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: The Museum of Flight, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Grades K-1 Cost: $265-$320
Event Info: 206-764-5867 | Web site | emailCamp FANTASTIC FLYING TOYS: Learn about aviation by playing with stomp rockets, rubber band-powered propeller planes, and mechanical birds. Make different paper airplanes and figure out which ones fly the farthest and glide the longest. Use flying toys from around the world like kites, boomerangs, taketombos and more.
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Triathlon Camp at Magnuson
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/08/2013
Time: Monday-Thursday 1:30-4 p.m.
Location: Magnuson Community Center, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 8-12 Cost: $100
Event Info: 206-684-7026 | Web siteCome and learn the sport of Triathlon. Finish the week with a mini-Triathlon. Everyone wins! Must have a bike in good working condition and be able to swim 25 yards. In person registration at the Community Center begins April 5 or call 206-684-7026 for more information.
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Wilderness Awareness School Wild Sprouts: Farm and Forest Camp
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: 26425 N.E. Allen St., Ste 203, Duvall, WA 98019 | Map It
Ages: Ages 6-12 Cost: $325
Event Info: 425-788-1301 | Web siteWilderness Awareness School has partnered together with Oxbow Farm, and we are serving up something very special this summer! During this week of daily adventures your child will explore the edge where Farm and Forest meet. In addition to Wilderness Awareness School’s unique day camp experience learning about plants, mammals, tracking, birds and survival skills…we’re down on the farm! Kids will make their own sun tea, fresh fruit popsicles, and farm burritos. They will dig roots and pick fruits, save, sow, and snack on seeds. On the final day, we will harvest produce for an end-of-week Happy Camper Farmers Market! Each day we enjoy storytelling under the Maple Tree, as well as songs, crafts, and play surrounding food, farm and forest life. Camp is held at Oxbow Farm in the Snoqualmie Valley (about 15 minutes from Redmond). It is on a 120-acre property, with 20 acres of certified organic vegetables, berries and tree fruit in cultivation for the fresh market.
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Discovery Days: Super Hero Day
Date: 08/06/2013
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Seattle Children's Museum, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 4-10 Cost: $30/half day, $70/full day
Event Info: 206-441-1768 | Web site | emailDiscovery Days, where imagination comes alive...at camp! This day is part of the Seattle Children's Museum Summer Camp program which provides a create-your-own summer opportunity for families to select their own combination of single, half-day or full-day camps throughout June, July and August. Each day features its own theme. Learn more at www.thechildrensmuseum.org/summer.
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Discovery Days: Curious George Day
Date: 08/07/2013
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Seattle Children's Museum, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 4-10 Cost: $30/half day, $70/full day
Event Info: 206-441-1768 | Web site | emailDiscovery Days, where imagination comes alive...at camp! This day is part of the Seattle Children's Museum Summer Camp program which provides a create-your-own summer opportunity for families to select their own combination of single, half-day or full-day camps throughout June, July and August. Each day features its own theme. Learn more at www.thechildrensmuseum.org/summer.
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Made Sewing: Camp 15 Wardrobe Essentials Series
Date: 08/07/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Wednesday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: 8408 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle , WA 98103 | Map It
Ages: Ages 8-18 Cost: $185
Event Info: 206-552-9632 | Web site | emailSummer comes and goes each year but fashionable wardrobe stapes are forever. In this class the kids learn sewing basics, using patterns and finishing techniques while creating a maxi dress, wrap skirt and cinch purse. Just what every fashionable girl needs in her wardrobe! Please note: This class is for kids who already have a firm understanding of the sewing machine. A materials list will be emailed to you closer to the class date.
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Discovery Days: Fairies and Frogs
Date: 08/08/2013
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Seattle Children's Museum, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 4-10 Cost: $30/half day, $70/full day
Event Info: 206-441-1768 | Web site | emailDiscovery Days, where imagination comes alive...at camp! This day is part of the Seattle Children's Museum Summer Camp program which provides a create-your-own summer opportunity for families to select their own combination of single, half-day or full-day camps throughout June, July and August. Each day features its own theme. Learn more at www.thechildrensmuseum.org/summer.