2017 Fort Worth Summer Camp Guide
Summertime is right around the corner! Fort Worth has an amazing amount of options for Summer Camps for children of all ages. Listed below are a few of my favorite options around town. Beat the heat and sign up for these wonderful opportunities while there is still availability.
Alley Cats & Putt Putt Camp For The Fun Of It!
We’ve combined all the fun of Putt-Putt and Alley Cats with a fully licensed Summer Camp program. We call it CAMP FORTHEFUNOFIT! Camps are held Monday-Friday from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Our camps are designed for ages 5-13. Click on the link to register or get more information. Putt-Putt Summer Camp Registration link http://puttputt.com/arlington-hurst-fortworth/summercamp/ Alley Cats Summer Camp link http://alleycatsbowl.com/summer-camp/ Please contact us with questions: Email: campinfo@putt-puttgolf.com Camp Hotline: 817-897-6996
Locations: Arlington, Hurst, and Fort Worth
Length: Full Day
Ages: 5 to 12 years of age
Gender: Coed
Special Needs: Yes
Kids Who Care Musical Theatre Camps
Kids from across Texas, the U.S., and abroad come to Kids Who Care’s unique musical theatre camps. By creating a summer performance experience for young artists in a professional venue, kids are exposed to the real life process of musical theatre. From the audition to opening night, Kids Who Care summer camps create powerful, life-changing experiences for ages 4 – 18.
Dates: One, two, and three week camps from June 6 – July 20
Kimbell Summer Camps
Look, listen, move, create, and collaborate! The Kimbell is calling all art and music lovers (ages 6–12) for a fun-filled week exploring how artists of all kinds inspire each another. Each afternoon, campers will learn how great European masters like Picasso, Matisse, Klee, and Kandinsky found inspiration in other art forms like music, dance, and poetry. Guest performers and daily studio-art projects in different media will inspire connections with early 20th century art movements and individual creativity. Offered in conjunction with the special exhibition “A Modern Vision: European Masterworks from the Phillips Collection.” Visit the website or call 817 – 332 – 8451, ext. 351 for more information.
Dates: Monday – Friday, July 17 – 21 or July 24 – 28
Camp Champions
The Camp Champions Advantage: Campers succeed in college, career, and life (while having the time of their lives with counselor-heroes). Camp Champions is a traditional, residential summer camp in the ideal location on Lake LBJ in Marble Falls, Texas and provides the perfect place to spend a summer!
Dates: June 4 – August 12: Two and three week sessions
Camp Invention
CAMPINVENTION.ORG (20 LOCATIONS)
Length: Full Day
Ages: 5 to 12 years of age
Gender: Coed
Special Needs: No
Imaginations get their rocket fuel at Camp Invention®! An exciting, weeklong summer adventure for K-6th graders awaits with activities that explore connections between science, technology, engineering and innovation. A nonprofit program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame®, Camp Invention allows children to experience real-world problem solving, creative thinking, invention, and teamwork. Modules include challenges and achievements from the brightest thinkers around—the Inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame! This summer, children will work together to transform the terrain and ecosystem of a distant exoplanet. They will also take risks as budding business owners, blast rockets, fire air cannons, fling rubber chickens, and wire circuits to create their own Spy Gadget Alarm Boxes! Local, certified educators lead this week of hands-on activities that fuel children’s confidence in their natural ability to dream and create. Early registration discounts are available. Use promo code INNOVATE25 by 3/20 to save $25 on registration or INNOVATE15 after 3/20 to save $15. Availability is limited, so visit www.campinvention.org or call 800-968-4332 to secure your child’s spot today!
Destination Science: The Fun Science Day Camp for Curious Kids 5–11!
2017 Camp Topics: Robotic Mystery Camp Build a robot & see in 3D with Virtual Reality! Robots rule! Build your own Rescue Bot to save EG and the power crystal. Become a forensic science detective and solve the MicroBot mystery. Engineer with magnetic benders, a super sound amplifier, an electronic catapult game, and construct your own working VR goggles! Crazy Contraption & Demolition Camp Build, demolish, build again & take home your own space fort! Engineer space forts & pods to withstand meteorite impacts, high winds and to sustain life in space. Enter the Contraption – Demolition Think Tank to create and build electronic contraptions that spin and race. Explore Newton’s Laws, forces of flight, game inventing & more! Coaster Science & Mad Chemistry Camp Construct your own ride & mix up molecules! Create a wacky wall coaster and 3 mini electronic rides to take home. Burst into the world of chemistry with the Destination Science mad lab complete with experiments that will blow your mind. Race your way into Physics with the all new race car catapulting speedway. Journey into Space & Movie Making Camp Build a Mars Rover & be a Star director! Build your own motorized Mars Rover, use solar power to collect Martian samples, and join the Mars rover race. Explore the moon telescopically, golf to our inner & outer planets, dig into earth science and prepare for the solar eclipse. Produce your own “Out of this World” stop motion movie!
Locations: 10 Locations throughout DFW area
Length: Full Day
Activities: Hey Kids! Build a robot, explore the science behind superheroes, solve a galactic mystery & more.
Ages: 5 to 11 years of age
Gender: Coed
Special Needs: No
iD Tech Camps
Beginning in 1999, iD Tech, a family company, began reinventing “camp” for the 21st century. Today, it is #1 in summer tech education, with 150+ locations nationwide and an expansive lineup of courses in coding, game design, app development, film, and more. At the TCU, UTD, SMU, and Westlake Academy camps, kids and teens build valuable STEM skills in inspiring, collegiate settings. Students experience personalized learning with a maximum of eight students per instructor and use the best products from industry leaders like Adobe, Apple, Google, and Microsoft. Unlock your child’s limitless potential and help him or her gain a competitive edge for college and beyond!
Dates: June 5 – August 4
NTPGA Junior Golf Foundation Summer Camps
To introduce kids to the game of golf, the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation teams up with local golf courses and facilities to conduct week-long summer golf camps. Kids learn full swing fundamentals, putting, chipping, bunker play, rules, etiquette, and safety. This summer, it will be conducting 69 camps at 15 locations across DFW. The cost of each camp is $275, which includes PGA professional instruction, custom fit clubs, tees and golf balls, and FREE golf course access to select courses throughout the summer. All camps are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Dates: Week long camps running June 5 – July 10
Sports Broadcasting Camp
Have you ever dreamed of calling a last second game winning shot? Well now is your chance. Boys and girls ages 10-18 can learn from the pros at sports broadcasting camp. Make sports anchor, reporting, and play-by-play tapes. Host your own sports talk radio and PTI style shows. Meet sports broadcasting celebrities. Participate in sports trivia contests, and much more!
Dates: June 19 – 23
River Legacy’s Summer at the Science Center
River Legacy Living Science Center has a variety of weeklong summer classes in June and July that are sure to beat those summertime boredom blues (and your students may even learn something too)! Age-appropriate classes for preschoolers to elementary students explore wildlife, science, ecology, and the environment.
Outdoor Adventure Camps for grades K-6 provide tons of outdoor fun all in the setting of the best classroom on Earth – NATURE! A NEW Extreme Outdoor Adventure for grades 7th and 8th will have your students kayaking, hiking, and spending the night at the Science Center with a cooked campfire meal.
Dates: Weeklong camps June 12-30 and July 10-28
T Bar M Camps
Camp is one of the most lasting, rewarding experiences parents can give their children. At T Bar M, it builds self-esteem and gives kids a sense of independence all while growing their faith. From overnight camp for 1st through 11th graders, to Day Camp for K-5th graders, T Bar M loves to give campers and families the experience of their lives.
Dates: Ten week-long sessions throughout the summer starting May 28
YMCA Camp Carter
Situated on 350 acres along the Trinity River, you’d never guess that YMCA Camp Carter is just minutes from downtown Fort Worth, with easy access to I-820 or I-30. Once here, campers play, enjoy meeting new friends, and build deep bonds. Activities like archery, team building, canoeing, swimming, and even horseback riding are just an adventure away! Overnight camp is for ages 7-16, with weekly sessions running from Sunday afternoon until Friday evening. Cabins are climate controlled with lots of supervision with well-trained staff. Day camp is also available Monday – Friday for ages 5-12.
Dates: June 4 – August 18
Sign up today for one of these amazing camps, get out there and enjoy. As always, if you have any real estate needs, call me!