Beaches & Sunshine - Young Scientists - Kid's Cafe - - Cars, Boats, Trains & Planes - Go Green - Space Station - Back to the Farm - Land of Fairy Tales -
Construction Zone - Tots Around the World

All camps under $10 per hour!
Curbside Drop-off & Pick-up Service Available
Children enjoy arts & crafts, drama, cooking, storytelling and music
For more information, inquire at time of registration
Go to Registration page or call Lydia at (510) 647-1111 x14

Please Note: children's ages refer to years and months, separated by a decimal point (for example, 2.9 is a 2 year, 9 month old child).

Summer Camp Flyer

Morning Summer Camp

Children 2.9 - 4.9 years
9:15 am - 1:00 pm (includes lunch hour 12:00 pm - 1:00pm)
$185 per child; $175 for members

Afternoon Summer Camp

Children 3 - 5 years
2:00 pm - 5:45 pm (includes exclusive museum visit)
$185 per child; $175 for members

Morning Summer Camps

Kid's Café
July 5 - July 9

Young chefs will plan a menu, make grocery lists, wash produce, set a table, take orders, make their own spice blends, purchase fresh ingredients from the pretend Farmer's Market and cook and eat their own snacks while running the Kid’s Café! Every child will take home a daily recipe along with a chef's hat to decorate.

Cars, Boats, Planes & Trains
AM Session 1: July 12 - July 16
AM Session 2: August 9 - August 13

Vroom! Vroom! Beep! Beep! Kids will make pretend race cars and freight trains. Explore things that fly and things that float. Learn about cars, boats, planes and trains through art, construction projects, cooking activities and science fun! Every child will take home a friction vehicle.

Go Green
July 19 - July 23

Even young children can go green! We’ll build a mini-solar oven, compost with worms, filter water, explore wind power and make recycled paper in this hands-on camp about being a good citizen of the earth. Every child will take home a wind-powered pinwheel.

Space Station
July 26 - July 30

5, 4, 3, 2, 1… BLAST OFF! Take a seat in our imaginary rocket ship and tour the planets and outer space. We’ll build a space station, paint a moon landscape, investigate Mars mud and explore gravity. Friendly aliens may visit! Every child will take home a space shuttle.

Back to the Farm
August 2 – August 6

Plant fruit and vegetable seeds, make jam, bake bread, churn butter, square dance, create a quilt and learn about growing food. Play in a mini barn and pretend to be farm animals and farm hands. Every child will take home a bandana.

Land of Fairytales
August 16 - August 20

Become a prince or princess, a goblin or troll in this magical fairy tale week. Children will decorate royal crowns and create fairy wings, magic wands and table top castles. Through make-believe play we will create our own fairytales! Every child will take home a jeweled crown.

Construction Zone
August 23 - August 27

Get ready to dig, mix and build! Create buildings, roads, and whole cities with construction blocks, diggers, front-loaders and bulldozers! Dress up in construction worker safety clothes and use tools, mix “cement" and make 3D sculptures. We’ll pack our own lunchboxes, too! Every child will take home a toy construction tool.

Afternoon Summer Camps

Construction Zone
August 16 - August 20

Get ready to dig, mix and build! Create buildings, roads, and whole cities with construction blocks, diggers, front-loaders and bulldozers! Dress up in construction worker safety clothes and use tools, mix "cement" and make 3D sculptures. We’ll pack our own lunchboxes, too! Every child will take home a toy construction tool.

Tots Around the World
August 23 – August 27

Each day, we'll take a pretend trip to a new country and explore its culture through art, cooking, dance, costumes, music, storytelling and games. We'll make passports on Monday, and "my, the places you'll go"' the rest of the week. Each child will take home his/her stamped passport book.

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