Summer Camps 2021

REGISTER FEBRUARY 11 at 10 a.m.!

CAMPS LAKEWOOD 2021

SUMMER CAMPS

MORE CAMPS TO BE ANNOUNCED!

Be the first to hear. Complete the interest form at Lakewood.org/CampForm.

2021 summer camps

Arts & History.............................................. 4 Outdoor/Nature........................................ 11 Sports & Recreation.................................. 12

Enjoy some variety!

These camps offer two different activities in one great camp!

Family Services......................................... 14 Therapeutic Recreation: Camp Paha....... 14 STEM Camps.............................................. 15

Play longer!

These camps are six hours or longer.

Teen Camps............................................... 15

REGISTRATION OPENS FEBRUARY 11 AT 10 a.m.

REGISTER ONLINE: Lakewood.org/Camps

Select the links in the online camps catalog, or give the activity number to camps staff when you call.

ANIMAL SAFARI Lions! Tigers! Hippos! Oh, my! Through collage, printmaking, drawing and painting, discover how shapes and lines combine to depict animals great and small.

Ages: 5-7 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1631-01 Jun 7-11 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

REGISTER BY PHONE: 303-987-5400 (credit card only)

In-person registration is not available at this time.

Family Services and Camp Paha on page 14 have special registration instructions!

THINGS TO KNOW

REGISTER FEBRUARY 11 at 10 a.m.!

• Early registration pricing for Arts & History camps begins February 11 and continues to eight days prior to the first day of camp. Regular registration begins seven days prior to first day of camp.

• Registrations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

• If camp does not meet minimum registrations, coordinator will cancel before the camp meets.

• If a camp is full, it may be possible to be added to a waitlist. You will be contacted only if a space becomes available.

Please note that not all camps accept waitlists.

• Credit/refund requests must be made at least three days prior to the start of a camp. Refund requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and may be subject to a $20 processing fee. Refunds can be added to your household account or issued via check or credit card; there are no cash refunds. Please allow three weeks to receive a refund.

• We reserve the right to cancel or combine camps. A full refund will be issued if we cancel. Payment will be credited to your household account, and you will be notified to discuss options.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE All residents should have access to the City of Lakewood’s programs and facilities, regardless of income. For information on financial assistance opportunities, visit Lakewood.org/PossibilitiesFund.

We look forward to serving you and your family with camps this summer!

The health, safety and enjoyment of our campers is our top priority.

We’re getting ready for a full summer of fun and have a few changes listed below.

More Camps to be Announced: Because some programs have restrictions given the current public health guidelines, not all camps will be open for registration on February 11. To ensure that you are among the first to learn details and have the ability to register for these camps once they are made available, complete the form at Lakewood.org/CampForm.

Camp Capacities:

Our camp capacities may be lower than prior years due to COVIDrelated guidelines. If a camp is full, a waitlist option may be available.

As public health orders allow for increased capacity, we are hopeful we will be able to enroll individuals from our waitlists.

Health and Safety: Our camp staff will be completing rigorous cleaning and disinfecting of all indoor areas, supplies and equipment, as well as high-touch surfaces to ensure your child is in a clean and healthy environment.

Health screenings and quarantine protocols will also be in place in accordance with Jefferson County Public Health.

Campers and instructors will be required to wear masks per public health mandates.

Note: Some photos included in this catalog were taken pre-COVID.

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ARTS & HISTORY Early registration pricing for Arts & History camps begins February 11 and continues to eight days prior to the first day of camp. Regular registration price begins seven days prior to first day of camp.

ADVENTURES IN HISTORY Information: 303-987-7850 | Lakewood.org/Camps HLBP: Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park, 801 S. Yarrow St. Extended supervision may be available with these camps.

Please see page 8 for details.

WHATEVER LEATHER CRAFTING Join us to make all kinds of delightful and fun crafts. You will learn leather stamping, bead sewing and more as we gain valuable skills and create together. Make sure to show your awesome take-home projects to family and friends.

Ages: 6-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C5001-01 Jun 14-18 Mon-Fri 9am-noon HLBP

GARDENING ON THE FARM Beginner gardeners will learn about gardening, get to plant a small garden onsite and even create a take-home garden at the end of the week! Enjoy a daily snack of fresh Colorado produce and a story as you relax and watch your garden come to life!

Ages: 6-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C5103-01 Jun 14-18 Mon-Fri 1-4pm HLBP 27C5103-02 Aug 2-6 Mon-Fri 9am-noon HLBP

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HOMEBOUND HAYRIDES Experience school and home life like you lived in the 1920s. Make butter in the farmyard, ride in a hay wagon and play games at your very own historic desk in the 1920s schoolhouse.

Ages: 6-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C6201-01 Jun 7-11 Mon-Fri 9am-noon HLBP 27C6201-02 Jul 26-30 Mon-Fri 9am-noon HLBP

HARDY HOMESTEADERS Would you survive the Great Depression of the 1930s? Learn to plant your own crops, can your own food and create your own toys.

Come discover just how creative, sustainable and hardy you can be.

With these skills, even during the toughest of times, you’ve got this covered.

Ages: 6-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C6202-01 Jun 7-11 Mon-Fri 1-4pm HLBP 27C6202-02 Jul 26-30 Mon-Fri 1-4pm HLBP

POKÉMON IN YOUR BACKYARD Catch the thrill of the hunt…for Pokémon! Learn the fascinating history, science and art behind everyone’s favorite craze! This hands-on camp explores parks, historic buildings and pathways and will raise your stats of learning, activity and fun!

Ages: 6-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C6301-01 May 31-Jun 4 Mon-Fri 9am-noon HLBP

GAME ON!

FABRIC FLAIR

Do you love games? Kids of the past did too! What did kids do for fun 20 years ago? What about 50 years ago? 100 years ago? Come explore the games of the past! You will even create your own games as you create your own memories. Game on!

Ages: 6-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C6302-01 May 31-Jun 4 Mon-Fri 1-4pm HLBP 27C6302-02 Jul 19-23 Mon-Fri 1-4pm HLBP

Learn embroidery, applique and beading techniques to give your style even more flair! Make something that you already own sparkle and pop or add to your creation from the Quilters Never Quit camp.

Ages: 6-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1207-01 Jul 12-16 Mon-Fri 1-4pm HLBP

ROCKS ROCK Think rocks are boring? Think again! Join us and explore things like mining, dinosaurs, fossils, gemstones and more! Come and see how much rocks, well…rock!

Ages: 6-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C6303-01 Jun 21-25 Mon-Fri 9am-noon HLBP 27C6303-02 Aug 9-13 Mon-Fri 9am-noon HLBP

ROCKS ROLL Come rock out with us as we investigate how to rock, but also how to roll. Rock n’ roll, rock skipping and even pet rocks and more await you at this camp. It might seem impossible to cram this much fun into camp, but that’s just how we roll.

Ages: 6-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C6304-01 Jun 21-25 Mon-Fri 1-4pm HLBP 27C6304-02 Aug 9-13 Mon-Fri 1-4pm HLBP

POP CULTURE DETECTIVES Come discover how music, clothing and science from almost 80 years ago still influences us today. Our journey will take us through parks, contemporary art and even video games. Looks like it’s time to investigate!

Ages: 6-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C6305-01 Jun 28-Jul 2 Mon-Fri 9am-noon HLBP

RETRO REPORTERS Tie-dye clothing, Earth Day and mobile phones the size of bricks?!

It sounds like the people of the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s had a lot going on! We had better go back in time and get scoop on these wild, wacky and tubular times. Did they really say “tubular?”

Ages: 6-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C6306-01 Jun 28-Jul 2 Mon-Fri 1-4pm HLBP

QUILTERS NEVER QUIT Say that three times fast! Design, sew and take home your very own lap blanket. Learn basic sewing machine skills and create a beautiful hand-made creation to show off to friends and family!

Ages: 6-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1206-01 Jul 12-16 Mon-Fri 9am-noon HLBP

ONE GIANT LEAP Leap into action as we explore the inventive ways that humans get around! From the Wright brothers’ first successful airplane to cars, trains and more, we are always inventing through science and art.

Join us as we follow the path of these remarkable inventions.

Ages: 6-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C6307-01 Jul 19-23 Mon-Fri 9am-noon HLBP

LIKE A BOSS! Who is in charge around here? You are! Here is your chance to build your own city. Where do people eat, work and get rid of trash? It’s up to you. Learn the history of cities like Lakewood while making your own city of the future!

Ages: 6-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C6401-01 Aug 2-6 Mon-Fri 9am-noon HLBP

PERFORMING ARTS Information: 303-987-7845 | Lakewood.org/Camps LCC: Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway Extended supervision may be available with these camps.

Please see page 8 for details.

DANCE WORKSHOPS (AGES 4-7) These fun-filled workshops consist of dance, craft time, outside breaks (weather permitting) and sessions never repeat. Bring a healthy snack and bottled water.

BALLERINAS AND CAVALIERS DANCE Explore the enchanting and enriching world of ballets. Emphasis will be on movement and shapes that will teach dancers the love of dance and performing arts through creative play and dress-up.

Ages: 4-7 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C2001-01 Jun 7-11 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

FAIRY TALE DANCE Come join us and enter the world of fairy tales through dance, music and crafts. Your child’s imagination will be captivated and they will enjoy this magical experience!

Ages: 4-7 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C2002-01 Jun 21-25 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

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BALLET/MODERN DANCE Express yourself! This charismatically charged class combines the foundations of ballet with the storytelling expressionism of modern dance. Combinations will be set to contemporary music.

Ages: 8-15 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C2701-01 Jun 14-18 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

MAGIC CAMPS Amaze your friends and family with magical skills learned through these magic camps. Keep all magical supplies provided. Live Friday performance will depend on Jefferson County Public Health Status Dial at time of camp.

INTRO TO MAGIC (AGES 7-10) Did you always dream of being a magician? Learn how to make a coin vanish, simple self-working card tricks, the cups and balls and other feats of magic. Materials fee included.

Ages: 7-10 Instructor: Richard Nakata $140 Early registration price, $150 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C3501-01 Jun 28-Jul 2 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

SUPERHERO DANCE CAMP If your little one enjoys jumping, rolling, kicking and tumbling then this is the camp for them! Our superheroes-in-training will learn rhythm while adding fun dance games and movement sequences to superhero theme songs.

Ages: 4-7 $90 Early registration price, $100 Regular price (Session 01) $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price (Session 02) Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C2602-01 Jun 1-4 Tue-Fri 9am-noon LCC 27C2602-02 Jun 14-18 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

DANCE WORKSHOPS (AGES 8-15) Workshops are designed to give students a safe and creative space to learn new moves and techniques that they will enjoy alongside energetic and contemporary music. Outside breaks, weather permitting. Bring a healthy snack and bottled water.

HIP HOP & URBAN DANCE Hip hop is a wonderful style for developing a dancer’s confidence and individual style and is perfect for any level of dancer. Explore different styles such as Popping, Locking, Old School and House.

Ages: 8-15 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C2601-01 Jun 7-11 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

HULA HOOP FUN Hula hooping is great for relaxing the mind, developing hand/eye coordination and strengthening the core. Have fun learning tricks on and off the body, playing creative games and exploring how to express our own movement with a hula hoop.

Ages: 8-15 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C2302-01 Jun 21-25 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC Page 6

INTRO TO MAGIC (AGES 10-15) Would you like to fool your family and friends with simple magic tricks? Learn the classic sponge ball trick, find a card in a mixed deck of cards, try magic with everyday objects and more. Materials fee included.

Ages: 10-15 Instructor: Richard Nakata $140 Early registration price, $150 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C3502-01 Jun 28-Jul 2 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

MORE MAGIC (AGES 7-10) Explore new magic ideas and more new tricks. Learn how to put spikes through a coin, simple rope magic and other classics of magic. Materials fee included.

Ages: 7-10 Instructor: Richard Nakata $140 Early registration price, $150 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C3503-01 Jul 12-16 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

MORE MAGIC (AGES 10-15) Explore new magic ideas and more new tricks. Learn the equal and unequal rope trick, new ideas for the classic ball and vase trick, more about the sponge balls and other classics of magic. Materials fee included.

Ages: 10-15 Instructor: Richard Nakata $140 Early registration price, $150 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C3504-01 Jul 12-16 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

VISUAL ARTS AT LAKEWOOD CULTURAL CENTER Information: 303-987-7845 | Lakewood.org/Camps LCC: Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway Come and enjoy our art classes, where campers are encouraged to experiment and develop their own ideas. Mediums explored within each camp could be one or more of the following: drawing, painting, watercolor, pastel, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, metalsmithing, weaving, fibers, printmaking and mixed media.

Extended supervision may be available with these camps.

Please see page 8 for details.

FOR AGES 5-7 TRAVEL THE WORLD Kick off summer by going on a trip around the world! Grab your “passport” and let’s explore different countries. We will paint, build sculptures, make collages and use lots of color to create art inspired by the things that make each country unique.

Ages: 5-7 $90 Early registration price, $100 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1630-01 Jun 1-4 Tue-Fri 9am-noon LCC

STOP MOTION BASICS Come learn the basics of stop motion animation. From using inanimate objects, paper shapes and even your own body. We’ll produce some easy and fun short film clips that you will be able to show off to your family and friends! iPads and software provided for class use.

Ages: 5-7 $90 Early registration price, $100 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1003-01 Jun 1-4 Tue-Fri 1-4pm LCC

ANIMAL SAFARI Lions! Tigers! Hippos! Oh, my! Through collage, printmaking, drawing and painting, discover how shapes and lines combine to depict animals great and small.

Ages: 5-7 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1631-01 Jun 7-11 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

ART-O-SAURUS Let’s go back in time to when the dinosaurs roamed and have fun making these prehistoric creatures with art. Learn how to draw, sculpt and paint a variety of masks, fossils and different dino collages.

Ages: 5-7 $90 Early registration price, $100 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1608-01 Jul 6-9 Tue-Fri 9am-noon LCC

ROADTRIP U.S.A. From sea to shining sea, let’s explore and create art inspired from different areas around our wonderful country. So grab your road map as we paint, build sculptures, make collages and use lots of color.

Ages: 5-7 $90 Early registration price, $100 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1632-01 Jul 6-9 Tue-Fri 1-4pm LCC

SHIPS AHOY Arrrg, Matey! Step aboard and become explorers on the high sea.

Illustrate the seas we will travel, build a ship and create your own sidekick buddy. Come join us or walk the plank!

Ages: 5-7 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1621-01 Aug 2-6 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES & CREEPY CRAWLIES Explore the magic and mystery of insects like butterflies, dragonflies, praying mantises and more. Make insects large and small. Create colorful collages and handmade insect treasures.

Ages: 5-7 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1620-01 Aug 2-6 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE This is the camp where can you create your very own creature!

From dragons to unicorns to fairies and even hybrids, use various materials and paint to explore and create a world of wild things.

Ages: 5-7 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1628-01 Aug 9-13 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

DEEP SEA ADVENTURE Create your very own underwater habitat by creating unique sea creatures real and imagined! Explore all the colors, shapes and textures as we draw, collage and sculpt Ages: 5-7 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1625-01 Aug 9-13 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

FOR AGES 7-10 NATURE + ART = EARTH without ART is just “EH”. Come be inspired by and incorporate items from nature into your art! From sun prints to sculpture to a nature installation, we’ll explore what can be used when we find it outside.

Ages: 7-10 $90 Early registration price, $100 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C5102-01 Jun 1-4 Tue-Fri 9am-noon LCC

ART THAT FLIES Build it, paint it, create it and launch it! We will explore creative ideas and contraptions that soar, fall, blast and sail through space!

Let your ideas and your artwork fly. Projects incorporate ideas in sculpture, movement, design, color and more. Kids will fly a variety of ideas as art meets engineering!

Ages: 7-10 $90 Early registration price, $100 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1607-01 Jun 1-4 Tue-Fri 1-4pm LCC

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CANVAS CREATIONS

STOP MOTION ANIMATION

Learn to connect with images as you explore line, shape, form, gesture, shading and value when creating your own unique painting on canvas. Use beautiful landscapes, still life and selfportraits as the subject matter in this fun camp.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1102-01 Jun 7-11 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

Get ready to bring art to life! Campers will learn to create simple stop motion animation with oil-based clay, paper and found objects. We’ll produce some easy and fun short film clips that you will be able to show off to your family and friends! iPads and software provided for class use.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1002-01 Jun 14-18 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC 27C1002-02 Aug 9-13 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

SPACE EXPLORERS Blast out of this world and explore far off planets, stars and galaxies with us. We will create our own universe of art including glowing space posters and sculptures of alien creatures and spaceships.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1623-01 Jun 7-11 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

KAPOW! BOOM! CRASH! Superheroes and heroines UNITE! Let’s suit up, gather your allies and save the world! Create, build and have fun making comic book art through drawing, painting, sculpture, fibers and mixed media.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1627-01 Jun 14-18 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

LET’S EXPERIMENT Explore various 2D art making techniques that many people have never heard of. Come and see the surprises we end up when we undertake these methods.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1615-01 Jun 21-25 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

EXTENDED SUPERVISION

with Camps at Lakewood Cultural Center and Heritage Lakewood Information: 303-987-7845 For students, ages 5-15, in camps at Lakewood Cultural Center and Heritage Lakewood ONLY, we offer extended supervised studios. You may register before or on the first day of each camp week. Please have students bring a healthy sack lunch for Summer Lunch Studio. Food is not provided.

No drop-in or single day registrations allowed. Parents dropping off early or picking up late by 5 minutes will be charged an additional $10 per day.

SECRETS OF COMIC STORYTELLING Unleash your inner storyteller through comics! Learn the process of cartoon character design, penciling and inking while you work on both individual and collaborative comic strips. Improve your cartoon illustration and storytelling skills, and finish the week with a mini comic book full of comic strips.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1106-01 Jun 21-25 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

MAD SCIENTISTS Enter the mad lab if you dare! Grow your own crystals, experiment with stretchy slime and create paint for painting. Let’s make things fizz, bubble and make some totally cool art. The studio becomes a science art lab for the week. Mwahahaha...

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1616-01 Jun 28-Jul 2 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

PLUSHIES Tactile experience awaits you! Learn the basics of designing and sewing to create your very own stuffed animals and creatures.

Monsters or monster trucks, your imagination is your only limit.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1202-01 Jun 28-Jul 2 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

DUCT TAPE! Be admired by all your friends when you learn how to use duct tape to construct items, some useful and some simply masterpieces. See what you can create with some great ideas and duct tape!

Ages: 7-10 $90 Early registration price, $100 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1610-01 Jul 6-9 Tue-Fri 9am-noon LCC

Save $5 by registering for all three HCA Summer Studios!

MORNING STUDIO 27C1603 | 8-9am | $15/week LUNCH STUDIO 27C1604 | noon-1pm | $15/week LATE STUDIO 27C1605 | 4-5pm | $15/week PLEASE NOTE: Extended supervision registration will depend on Jefferson County Public Health Dial Status. Please check two weeks prior to the start date of your child’s camp.

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Planning to play all day?

Be sure to bring: • water • snacks/lunch • sunblock

MINI-MANORS Be it an apartment, a cozy cottage or future space castle, campers will design and create the living quarters of their dreams. Transform a blank pre-made house and create all its furniture, wall designs, characters, pets, food and more.

Ages: 7-10 $90 Early registration price, $100 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1618-01 Jul 6-9 Tue-Fri 1-4pm LCC

MIXED MEDIA MAYHEM Mixed media is a great way to delve into a wide variety of mediums and techniques such as painting, drawing, collage, found-object sculpture and assemblage. Using a variety of materials and techniques, students have fun creating wonderful works of art.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1619-01 Jul 12-16 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

WATERCOLOR CREATIONS Learning basic watercolor techniques and tricks is so much fun!

Students will create on canvas and fabric as they use salt, splatter, plastic wrap and tape to make cool effects on their masterpieces.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1109-01 Jul 12-16 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

MAGICAL & MYTHICAL CREATURES Faeries, unicorns, griffins, mermaids, Bigfoot! We will use many different mediums such as clay, paint, fabric and paper to bring our favorite characters to life. Who will you create?

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1617-01 Jul 19-23 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

SCREEN & PRINTS Participate in a printmaking extravaganza! Experiment with a variety of printmaking techniques including monoprinting, screen printing, Gyotaku printing and more.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1403-01 Jul 19-23 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

WIZARDS AND WANDS Join us as we reinvent the wonderfully imaginative world of magic.

Create your own wand, make quills and paper to write on. Create a creature that will lurk in the mysterious forest.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1629-01 Jul 26-30 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

RECYCLED ART ROBOTS Build your own mechanical, nonmotorized robot, friends and habitat from recycled materials such as tin cans, machine parts, cartons and a vast array of other materials.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1633-01 Jul 26-30 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

FAIRY SANCTUARY Who wouldn’t love a whimsical creature roaming in our gardens?

Let’s connect art through the form of painting, sculpture and mixed media and create miniature abodes, flower paintings, a toadstool or two, and more to place in our garden.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C5101-01 Aug 2-6 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

WACKY WOOD Explore, create and build fanciful sculptures from a variety of different shaped wooden pieces. Your imagination is the key in this creative adventure in art! Wear clothes for painting and gluing.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1626-01 Aug 2-6 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

MORE CAMPS TO BE ANNOUNCED!

Be the first to hear. Complete the interest form at Lakewood.org/CampForm.

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WILD WIRE ART

SECRETS OF COMIC STORYTELLING

Can a line be 3D? You betcha! We will use wires in different lengths, colors and thicknesses to create works such as reliefs, self-portraits, mobiles and sculptures. These will be frame-worthy and displayworthy designs by the end of the week!

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1634-01 Aug 9-13 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

Unleash your inner storyteller through comics! Learn the process of cartoon character design, penciling and inking while you work on both individual and collaborative comic strips. Improve your cartoon illustration and storytelling skills, and finish the week with a mini comic book full of comic strips.

Ages: 10-15 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1106-02 Jun 28-Jul 2 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

FOR AGES 10-15 FASHION DESIGN For those who love fashion and want to learn how to sew on a machine! Construct a simple PJ pant, pillow and reusable bag for shopping. Learn on one of our sewing machines or bring your own if you’d like. Limited spots due to number of available machines.

Ages: 10-15 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1201-01 Jun 14-18 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

ABSTRACT PAINTING Using paint and Masonite, discover a unique way to create beautiful abstract pieces of art. Peeling, pouring, adding, spinning, blending, dripping...endless possibilities!

Ages: 10-15 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1101-01 Jun 14-18 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION Explore digital illustration on our iPads and mobile apps to make incredible art paintings. Students learn how to use the different features and techniques to create and to be printed on paper and canvas.

Ages: 10-15 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1001-01 Jun 21-25 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

DRAWING & PAINTING TECHNIQUES Improve your artistic skills by exploring a variety of exciting drawing and painting techniques. Get plenty of practice creating textures and shading tones with both pencil and paint. Mediums explored: charcoal, pastel, acrylic and watercolor.

Ages: 10-15 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1110-01 Jun 21-25 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

ALTERED ART BOOK If you haven’t heard of an altered art book, you are missing out!

Take an old, unused book and turn it in to a beautiful piece of artwork. Paint, stencil, add secret pockets ... there are endless possibilities! Campers will also bind their own blank journal.

Ages: 10-15 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1401-01 Jun 28-Jul 2 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

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SOFT SCULPTURES Explore this whimsical fun-filled art medium called “soft sculptures.”

Learn how to manipulate and create using a variety of different fabrics to design 3D sculpture. Plus, design and build a papiermâché sculpture from an armature base.

Ages: 10-15 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1203-01 Jul 12-16 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

LARGER THAN LIFE Delve into the realm of whimsy, fantasy and realism when you create a 3D life-size figure out of paper, Styrofoam and paint.

Ages: 10-15 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1614-01 Jul 12-16 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

GRAFFITI/URBAN ART Explore the world of street art culture and be inspired to design your own original artwork. Be introduced to techniques and experiments with various methods and materials including spray paint, markers and stencils to create your own artwork.

Ages: 10-15 $115 Early registration price, $115 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1104-01 Jul 19-23 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

CARTOON SKILLS, LEVEL UP Take your cartoon skills to the next level with this class. No matter how good your cartoons are now, you will learn to tell comic stories more efficiently, more powerfully, and more funnily (is that even a word!) than ever before. This class will benefit any type of cartoonist from silly single panel gags to serious graphic novels.

Ages: 10-15 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1103-01 Jul 19-23 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

STOP MOTION ANIMATION Get ready to bring art to life! Campers will learn to create simple stop motion animation with oil-based clay, paper and found objects. We’ll produce some easy and fun short film clips that you will be able to show off to your family and friends! iPads and software provided for class use.

Ages: 7-10 $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1002-03 Jul 26-30 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LCC

ZENTANGLE What a fun, easy-to-learn and relaxing medium to create whimsical images. Learn patterns to design different forms, add in color or leave it in black and white! It’s a great way to unleash all of your creativity. All levels are welcome.

Ages: 10-15 $115 Early registration price, $115 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1111-01 Jul 26-30 Mon-Fri 1-4pm LCC

VISUAL ARTS AT WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ARTS CENTER Information: 303-987-5436 | Lakewood.org/Camps WH: Washington Heights Arts Center, 6375 W. First Ave.

MESA VERDE POTTERY WORKSHOP Young artists will learn how to build and decorate pottery like Native American artists of Southwest Colorado, while also discovering more about the culture of the Ancestral Puebloans of Mesa Verde. Pots will be fired and may be picked up the following week.

Ages: 10-15 Instructor: Christine O’Dea $35 Early registration price, $45 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27Y1501-01 Jun 7 Mon 1-3pm WH

MUDSLINGING CAMP Kids will dive into artistic adventures in sculpture and pottery.

Emphasis will be on practicing basic clay skills. Students will be encouraged to explore 3D possibilities in a variety of projects. Kids should wear appropriate clothing to make a mess in. Course fee covers materials and firing expenses.

Ages: 6-9 Instructor: Kristee Graham $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1501-01 Jun 14-18 Mon-Fri 1-4pm WH 27C1501-02 Jul 12-16 Mon-Fri 1-4pm WH

WILD WEAVING FOR KIDS CAMP Cozy up and create something soft and special using a variety of yarns, fibers and looms! Let’s spin some yarns and have fun with fibers projects like weaving, dyeing, spinning and more. Bring your creative spirit to this fun and fast-paced class!

Ages: 10-15 Instructor: Robin Wilton and Anita Deen $115 Early registration price, $125 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27C1200-01 Jun 21-25 Mon-Fri 9am-noon WH

SILLY SCULPTURE WORKSHOP Spend a day getting silly, in this adventurous pottery workshop where students will sculpt and play in clay! We’ll have fun transforming imagination into clay objects! Lions, tigers, bears, pizzas, trains, dinosaurs and more can all be made from clay. You dream it, let’s sculpt it!

Ages: 6-9 Instructor: Christine O’Dea $45 Early registration price, $55 Regular price Activity # Date Day Time Loc 27Y1505-01 Jun 24 Thu 1-4pm WH 27Y1505-02 Aug 2 Mon 1-4pm WH

OUTDOOR / NATURE Information: 303-697-6159 | Lakewood.org/Camps BCLP: Bear Creek Lake Park, 15600 W. Morrison Road

NATURALIST CAMPS Campers will discover their natural world by exploring nature first-hand though activities, hikes and teamwork. Space is limited.

Registration required. $100 per person

Jr. Naturalist (Ages 6-9) Activity # 259946-01

Date Jun 16-Jul 21

Day Wed

Time 9am-noon

Loc BCLP

Day Thu

Time 9am-noon

Loc BCLP

Naturalist (Ages 10-13) Activity # 259946-02

Date Jun 17-Jul 22

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SPORTS & RECREATION COMBO CAMPS

SKILLS CAMPS

Information: 720-963-5384 | Lakewood.org/Camps LINK: Lakewood Link Recreation Center, 1295 S. Reed St.

Information: 720-963-5384 | Lakewood.org/Camps LINK: Lakewood Link Recreation Center, 1295 S. Reed St.

GYMNASTICS/CLIMBING The gymnastics and climbing combo camp is a fun place for kids to work on individual gymnastics skills and learn the basic techniques of rock climbing in a safe and supervised environment.

Ages: 5-12 $175 Resident, $200 Nonresident Activity # Date Day Time Loc 226501-10 Jun 7-11 Mon-Fri 9am-3pm LINK 226501-03 Jul 12-16 Mon-Fri 9am-3pm LINK 226501-09 Jul 26-30 Mon-Fri 9am-3pm LINK

KINDERCOMBO This half-day camp is designed to keep younger kids interested and engaged by allowing them to try several sports from our various recreation camps. Different daily activities include gymnastics, ninja courses, rock climbing and games.

Ages: 5-6 $87.50 Resident, $100 Nonresident Activity # Date Day Time Loc 226501-15 Jun 7-11 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LINK 226501-16 Jul 12-16 Mon-Fri 9am-noon LINK

GYMNASTICS Kids will work on individual skills in a fun and safe environment in addition to playing games and making new friends. Each camp ends with a performance for family and friends.

Ages: 5-12 *$140 Resident, $160 Nonresident (Prorated for the Memorial Day holiday.) $175 Resident, $200 Nonresident Activity # Date Day Time Loc *226501-01 Jun 1-4 Tue-Fri 9am-3pm LINK 226501-07 Jul 19-23 Mon-Fri 9am-3pm LINK 226501-05 Aug 2-6 Mon-Fri 9am-3pm LINK

CHEERLEADING Participants will learn cheers, jumps, stunts and tumbling in this fun high-intensity cheer camp. Whether you’re new to cheerleading, or want to improve skills you’ve already learned, this camp is for you!

Ages: 5-12 $175 resident, $200 Nonresident Activity # Date Day Time Loc 226501-02 Jun 21-25 Mon-Fri 9am-3pm LINK

NINJA

TENNIS Visit LakewoodParkTennis.com for lessons and camps.

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This camp will get you well on your way to becoming a ninja!

Activities will include ninja-style obstacle courses and games utilizing both the gym and the climbing wall.

Ages: 7-12 $175 Resident, $200 Nonresident Activity # Date Day Time Loc 226501-12 Jun 14-18 Mon-Fri 9am-3pm LINK 226501-13 Jul 5-9 Mon-Fri 9am-3pm LINK

SOCCER Information: 813-787-7428 | Lakewood.org/Challenger GHall@ChallengerSports.com Details to be announced. Preregister at: Lakewood.org/CampForm

CHALLENGER SOCCER CAMP These camps utilize over 30 years of coaching experience, presented by international coaching staff, bringing a global training experience to campers. The curriculum is filled with sessions from the world’s top soccer countries and focuses on developing technical, tactical and physical attributes of participants in a fun and educational way.

SKYHAWKS SPORTS BEGINNER CLIMBING For beginning rock climbers with little or no experience who want to learn the essential skills and techniques of this awesome sport!

Monday through Thursday will be indoor climbing (9am-noon), and Friday will be outdoor climbing, (7:30am-3pm), weather permitting.

Ages: 6-12 *$127 Resident, $148 Nonresident (Prorated for the Memorial Day holiday.) $150 Resident, $175 Nonresident Activity # Date Day Time Loc *230301-02 Jun 1-3 Tue-Thur 9am-noon LINK

Jun 4 Fri 7:30am-3pm 230301-04 Jul 5-8 Mon-Thur 9am-noon LINK

Jul 9 Fri 7:30am-3pm

INTERMEDIATE CLIMBING For participants who have experience and are looking to take their climbing to a higher level. Improve your strength, technique and confidence. Learn the skills to advance your climbing experience.

Monday through Thursday will be indoor climbing (9am-noon) and Friday will be outdoor climbing (7:30am-3pm), weather permitting.

Ages: 8-12 $150 Resident, $175 Nonresident Activity # Date Day Time Loc 230302-01 Jul 19-22 Mon-Thur 9am-noon LINK

Jul 23 Fri 7:30am-3pm

ADVANCED CLIMBING *NEW!* This camp is for participants who already have more advanced skills. Improve your strength, technique and confidence, and take those skills outdoors. Monday through Wednesday will be indoor climbing (9am-noon), Thursday and Friday will be outdoor climbing (7:30am-3pm), weather permitting. Prior instructor approval is required for this camp.

Ages: 8-12 $187.50 Resident, $218.75 Nonresident Activity # Date Day Time Loc 230304-01 Jun 21-23 Mon-Wed 9am-noon LINK

June 24, 25 Thur, Fri 7:30am-3pm

Information: 303-222-8039 | Lakewood.org/SkyHawks Colorado@Skyhawks.com Details to be announced. Preregister at: Lakewood.org/CampForm Skyhawks provides a safe, fun, noncompetitive environment to teach a variety of sports to children ages 4 to 14. Knowledgeable and patient staff use a variety of games and activities to give each athlete an overview of the sport while building valuable skills.

SUPERTOTS SPORTS Information: 303-222-8039 | Lakewood.org/SuperTots Colorado@Supertots.com Details to be announced. Preregister at: Lakewood.org/CampForm Since 2002, SuperTots has engaged kids, ages 2 to 5, in physical activity in a noncompetitive environment that is safe and fun above all else. SuperTots has designed an engaging, skill-building curriculum in which “tots” learn about various sports through a series of fun games.

SUMMER CAMP ON THE MOVE Information: Lakewood.org/Camps Details to be announced. Preregister at: Lakewood.org/CampForm This summer, Lakewood Summer Camps are coming to you! A new summer camp program is going mobile this year. We will travel to parks across Lakewood and bring a fun summer camp experience to you. Fill out the form at Lakewood.org/CampForm to be notified about dates, times and park locations near you.

MORE CAMPS TO BE ANNOUNCED!

Be the first to hear. Complete the interest form at Lakewood.org/CampForm.

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FAMILY SERVICES Information: 303-987-2490 | Lakewood.org/FamilyServices Wilbur Rogers Center, 12100 W. Alameda Parkway DC: Devinny Cottages, 12268 W. Wisconsin Dr. LAS: Lasley Cottages, 1391 S. Kendall Court PCC: Patterson Children’s Center, 7735 W. Florida Ave. Special registration requirements now at: Lakewood.org/FSsummercamps

CAMP ODYSSEY An interactive, fun and educational camp for all participants.

Children will get to experience arts and crafts, community projects and recreational activities. Field trips will be determined during the summer.

Ages 7-10 $175/child/week + $50/child registration fee Date Day Time Loc Jun 7-Aug 6 Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pm TBD

CAMP PAHA

CAMP E.C.O. Camp E.C.O. will provide a safe and fun environment where children participate in many outdoor experiences. There will be opportunities to participate in fun activities at the Lakewood Recreation centers such as swimming, organized sports leagues/ games and using the climbing wall. Field trips will be determined during the summer.

Ages 9-12 $175/child/week + $50/child registration fee Date Day Time Loc Jun 7-Aug 6 Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pm DC

CAMP GALAXY A day camp which will provide plenty of exciting and fun arts and crafts projects all summer. There will be swimming at Lakewood Recreation centers and many other sports related programs.

Opportunities to visit Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park and participate in Lakewood community events will also be included.

Field trips will be determined during the summer.

Ages 5-6 $175/child/week + $50/child registration fee Date Day Time Loc Jun 7-Aug 6 Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pm LAS

CAMP JUNIOR EXPLORERS This camp is designed with the little ones in mind. There will be plenty of opportunities for fun arts and crafts projects, cooking, science and messy play; the onsite Patterson Outdoor Classroom will provide play and learning experiences with nature. Field trips will be scheduled as health protocols allow.

Ages 3 years, 8 months-5 years, 8 months as of June 1 $175/child/week + $50/child registration fee Date Day Time Loc Jun 7-Jul 30 Mon-Fri 7:30am-4:30pm PCC Page 14

Information: 303-987-4866 | Lakewood.org/Paha Special registration requirements now at: Lakewood.org/Paha Camp Paha is a unique summer day camp for children and young adults with disabilities living in Lakewood and surrounding communities. Enjoy a variety of activities in a safe, challenging and fun environment.

We are working diligently to make Camp Paha opportunities a possibility in 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, camp will look different this year, but different is yet to be determined. It is a Colorado Child Care licensed program for our campers ages 6-17.

Ages: 6-25 Dates and Tuition: TBD Pre-Registration: All families who wish to enroll in Paha must complete the two-step registration process. Pre-registration will be available Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. at Lakewood.org/Paha.

Families that complete the pre-registration will be notified when session options are determined and registration is available.

Camper scholarships are available through Friends of Paha, the nonprofit that supports Camp Paha:

FriendsofPaha.org.

STEM CAMPS PLAY-WELL TEKNOLOGIES Information: 602-317-7448 | Lakewood.org/Play-Well Jennifer@Play-Well.org Details to be announced. Preregister at: Lakewood.org/CampForm Kids are already naturally gifted creators, and they’ll get added inspiration from Play-Well’s experienced instructors! They’ll dive into the massive collections of LEGO® parts, and while they build elaborate objects, structures and vehicles, they will explore the fundamental principles of engineering and physics.

SCIENCE MATTERS Information: 303-805-9287 Lakewood.org/ScienceMatters | Info@ScienceMatters.tv

TEEN CAMPS Details to be announced. Preregister at: Lakewood.org/CampForm

TEEN ADVENTURE CAMP Lakewood is always adding new activities and adventures for teens ages 12-15! Join us this summer for fun social activities to gain new experiences, make memories, friendships and participate in great adventures. Locations may change with activities. No transportation provided.

HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER ADVENTURES High school teens, let’s meet in and around Lakewood for an epic summer packed with adventures. A great way to hang out with friends, meet new people and try new things. Activities include outdoor rock climbing, horseback riding, stand-up paddle boarding and much more! No transportation provided.

Details to be announced. Preregister at: Lakewood.org/CampForm Science Matters’ mission is to give every student a meaningful hands-on science experience. The exciting camps combine innovative science projects, critical thinking activities, opportunities for collaboration and fun traditional camp activities, all the while remaining attentive to the unique needs of each child.

Every camper will gain inner science-confidence and outer selfconfidence.

Planning to play all day?

Be sure to bring: • water • snacks/lunch • sunblock Page 15

480 S. Allison Parkway Lakewood, CO 80226 303-987-5400 | Lakewood.org/Camps

REGISTRATION OPENS FEBRUARY 11 AT 10 a.m.

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

2021 summer camps

Learn more about Naturalist Camp on page 11.