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With the central setting of WOW: A Children’s Adventure Garden, NatureKids Camp will offer countless opportunities to learn play, and make new friends. From daily tram rides to nature hikes, the Garden is the perfect place for children to build an appreciation for the natural world. Campers discover the magic of the Garden and the importance of plants through stories, songs and games. Returning this year will be our popular weekly “Mad Scientist” and “Pirate” weeks, so get your spot - sign up early! There’s something for everyone!
Also offered - our popular “Tween” camps including a “Survivor” week and “Art” week.
Hey! Stroller Moms…
****New this year will be our half-day Pre-K camp. This gives the younger ones their first taste of summer camp with themes including “Storybook Week” and the “Wonders of Nature.”
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
NATUREKIDS SUMMER CAMP 2008:
Session 1 June 23 – 27 Being Green
Discover ways you can make a difference. You’ll become a planet protector – learning about recycling, exploring different garden habitats and finding your carbon footprint. We’ll have fun relays, hikes, and water activities galore during this green week.
Session 2 June 30 – July 3 Red, White and Blue
No camp Friday, July 4
Celebrate our country’s birthday with this week of red, white, and blue. Join our country’s early pioneers as we glimpse what it was like to live on the frontier. Make corn husk dolls, play colonial games and learn how Native Americans lived a century ago.
Session 3 July 7 – 11 Pirate Week
Ahoy Mateys! Join our pirate crew and become a sea savvy scallywag this summer! We will be learning about the pirate’s favorite habitat: the water world. Go on a treasure hunt, learn about the water cycle and become an expert on the ways of water. One of our most popular summer themes.
Session 4 A July 14 – 18 Garden Explorers
Ages 5 – 7
You’ll explore the many different areas of our Garden, focusing on our plant friends. Learn how plants grow and find their pollinator pals. Perform experiments, watch plants grow and play games to learn more about our botanical buddies.
Session 4 B July 14 – 18 Junior Master Gardeners
Ages 8 – 10
Dig deeper into the plant world with our new Junior Master Gardener week! We will learn about everything from paper pots, to designer insects, and even edible dirt! So come prepared to learn tremendous trees and fascinating flowers.
Session 5 July 21 – 25 Mad Scientist Week
Experimentation is the theme for this week as we learn the skills to become mad scientists. Don’t miss our famous egg drop competition!!! Make slime and grow plants as budding science experts.
Session 6 July 28 – August 1 Pirate Week 2
Arrrrgh! Since scallywags are in demand we are offering you a second chance to join our pirate crew. So put on your boots and get ready to wade into the world of water!
Session 7 August 4 – 8 Adventures from Around the World
Become a world traveler as we explore the WOW passport gardens, learn about different cultures and find out how their environment influences everything from their art to their food. Go on a safari in Africa, build a volcano in Russia and join an Australian walkabout as we travel the globe (don’t worry, you’ll be home in time for dinner).
Session 8 August 11 – 15 Artists in the Garden
Calling all future Monets, Picassos and Rembrandts – this week is about seeing the Garden through the eyes of an artist. We’ll use paints, colored pencils, and pastels to create art worthy of the Chrysler, or at least your mom’s refrigerator. Join us on this colorful quest.
Session 9 August 18 – 22 Critter Camp
There are many furry, feathered and scaly friends living in the Garden, and this is the week you’ll find them! Go on a bug hunt, make a bird feeder, find crickets for our resident leopard lizard. You’ll even create your own animal during this fun-filled creature feature.
Session 10 August 25 – 29 Best of Summer SOLD OUT
What was your favorite activity this summer? Join us as we celebrate our last week of summer fun with the best of camp. Campers get to vote all summer for the activities we’ll enjoy this last week. A great way to end the summer before school starts.
NATUREKIDS SUMMER CAMP is for 5-10 year olds (5 year-olds must be rising 1st graders.) Morning and afternoon snacks are provided; campers must bring their own lunches.
9AM -4PM (before and after care are not available)
Cost: $200/week ($175/week NBG Members)
“TWEEN” CAMPS for 11-13 year olds
Session 1T July 21 – 25 Survivor Week: Season 3
This week has become a Garden tradition as it enters season 3. Bring your wits with you as you see who can survive different match ups throughout the week. From the fire competition to the orienteering challenge, your ability to work with your tribe will be tested. And, if you survive, you may be crowned the ultimate survivor!
Session 2T August 4 – 8 Garden Art
Create masterpieces as you learn the art of watercolor, painting and print making. We will explore how nature has inspired many artists, including Monet’s famous Waterlilies series. Using techniques from the masters, you’ll make your own creations.
Morning and afternoon snacks are provided; campers must bring their own lunches. 9AM -4PM (before and after care are not available)
Cost: $275/week ($250/week NBG Members)
PRE-K CAMP for rising kindergarteners (must be potty trained)
Session 1PK June 23 – 27 The Wonders of Nature SOLD OUT
This week is for all the curious kids. Discover tropical jungles, rabbit-packed gardens, frog-filled bogs and other fascinating places during this week of exploration.
Session 3PK July 14 – 18 The Wonders of Nature
This week is for all the curious kids. Discover tropical jungles, rabbit-packed gardens, frog-filled bogs and other fascinating places during this week of exploration.
Session 2PK July 28 – Aug 1 Storybook Week SOLD OUT
Step into a world full of fun and fantasy and meet characters from all your favorite books. We will read traditional fairy tales as well as some with a botanical twist. Plant your first seeding and make fanciful creations.
9AM-12noon; morning snacks will be provided.
Cost: $100/week ($90/week for NBG Members)
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