Learn Something New at a Day Camp…

Kids who love science (and probably even ones who don’t) will love rolling up their sleeves at the DA VINCI SCIENCE CENTER’S day-long or week-long camps in Allentown. There are different themes all summer long, including Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Storybook Science and Little Coders.

ALLENTOWN’S free, eightweek summer playground program begins on June 12. It includes playground activities and free lunch for children ages seven to 15 at 18 different locations in the city.

...Or Stay the Night

FLINT HILL FARM IN COOPERSBURG offers a variety of hands-on programs for big kids (Horse Lovers Camp; Farm Camp) and little kids (Kinder Camp; Mommy, Daddy and Me Camp). New this year are counselor-intraining (14–15 year olds) and junior counselor (16 year olds) programs.

LEHIGH VALLEY ZOO promises its campers a week packed with animal encounters, nature discoveries and fun. Younger kids can dive into explorations like Jungle Journeys, Woodland Adventures or Days in the Desert. Kids ages 12–14 can get a taste of what’s it like to be an animal caretaker at Junior Zoo Keeper Camp.

BLUE MOUNTAIN in Lehigh County has a day camp that promises to delight the ruggedly inclined with activities like hiking, zip lining, archery and paddle boarding. But overnight guests get to experience Blue after dark with star gazing, storytelling around a campfire, roasting s’mores and more. Sessions are weekly through August 8.

Founded in 1908, CAMP ONEKA in the Poconos is one of the oldest residential camps for girls in the U.S. Campers ages seven through 16 years old can choose between two-week, half-season or full-season schedules. There’s plenty to do on land and on water (the camp is a stone’s throw away from Fairview Lake), including offerings to satiate creative appetites like arts and crafts and drama.

CAMP NOCK-A-MIXON in Bucks County is about as serious an immersive summer camp experience as it gets. Kids wave good-bye to their parents at the end of June, and don’t bid adieu to their fellow campers until mid-August. With grounds that include not just one but two lakes, and everything from playing fields to an arts and activities center and an American Ninja Warrior course, those weeks will just fly by.