2013 Okanagan4Kids.com Summer Camp Guide

Summer camp guide

Summer 2013

table of contents Okanagan4Kids.com is happy to present our fourth annual Summer Camp Guide to families living in the Okanagan Valley! This guide contains a listing of summer camps available for children from Vernon down to Penticton. We encourage you to contact each camp provider for more information prior to registration.

If you know of a camp which has not been included in this guide, please let us know! Send comments and suggestions to info@okanagan4kids.com

How to Prepare Your Child for Summer Camp

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Vernon Camp Listings

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Outdoor summer fun

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Kelowna Camp listings

bring the camp experience home West kelowna camp listings

Penticton - South Okanagan camp listings

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how to prepare your child for summer camp

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ending your child to camp for the first time can be somewhat nerve racking and stressful. Most children are excited to partake in a summer camp but some can be nervous or scared. It is important to prepare your child for camp in order for them to have the best experience possible. My first over night camp experience was when I was eight years old. I attended Camp Hurlbert in Vernon and after my initial trepidation wore off it was one of the most memorable and enjoyable times of my young life.

As an adult I have had the opportunity to coordinate summer camps for both the Boys and Girls Clubs and the YMCA. The benefits of these kinds of camps are often life changing. They foster independence in children and help them to build social skills that they will take with them into adulthood. Children build confidence and self worth, they try new things and meet new friends. They unplug from technology, become more physically active and develop a connection to nature and their surroundings.

Following a few simple steps and techniques will help both you and your child to have a wonderful summer camp experience.

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Be positive. Talk with your child about all of the benefits of camp.

Include your child in the decision making process. Which camp should they attend? What activities are they interested in?

Explore camp together. Visit the campground or review the website. Many summer camps have family days in the spring to give families an opportunity to visit and become more familiar with the camp.

Discuss the daily routine at camp. What is to be expected of your child, the camper? What is the routine like?

What activities will they be involved in?

Review the camp checklist together. Often camps will provide a checklist of recommended supplies to pack and bring. They might also offer a list of what not to bring. Be sure to go over these guidelines with your child.

Practice time apart. If your child is attending an overnight camp for the first time have them spend a night or two at a friends house a few months in advance.

Teach independence at home. Have your child follow their morning and bedtime routine on their own. Have them set the table, prepare a meal and wash dishes.

Speak openly about feeling homesick. Reassure your child that this is a normal, natural feeling and determine what steps that they should take when they feel this way.

Try to have a friend or acquaintance attend the same camp. As a first time camper, I know that I felt a lot better knowing that a friend was also there.

Ask your child if they have any questions or concerns. Just talking it through with them may elevate any fear or anxiety that they may have.

Contributed by Heather Painchaud. Visit her online at www.twindragonflydesigns.com

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vernon Program Name

Ages

Days

When

Cost

Location

9 am - 3 pm

$120+ GST for members, $140+GST for non members

Okanagan Science Centre

9 am - 3 pm

$150+GST for members, $175+GST for non members

Okanagan Science Centre

9 am - 3 pm

$120+GST for members, $140+GST for non members

Okanagan Science Centre

9 am - 3 pm

$150+GST for members, $175+GST for non members

Okanagan Science Centre

9 am - 3 pm

$150+GST for members, $175+GST for non members

Okanagan Science Centre

Lego Mindstorms NXT: Idea Factory

9 years - 12 July 29 - August 9 am - 3 pm years 2

$150+GST for members, $175+GST for non members

Okanagan Science Centre

Lego Wedo: Robokids

6 years - 8 years

9 am - 3 pm

$120+GST for members, $140+GST for non members

Okanagan Science Centre

9 am - 3 pm

$120+GST for members, $140+GST for non members

Okanagan Science Centre

9 am - 3 pm

$150+GST for members, $175+GST for non members

Okanagan Science Centre

9 am - 3 pm

$120+GST for members, $140+GST for non members

Okanagan Science Centre

9 am - 3 pm

$150+GST for members, $175+GST for non members

Okanagan Science Centre

9 am - 3 pm

$120+GST for members, $140+GST for non members

Okanagan Science Centre

9-11:30 am

$80 plus tax before June 1.

After June 1, $100 plus tax

CrossFit North Okanagan

Lego Mindstorms NXT: Mayan Adventure

9 years 12 years

JR Archaeology Detectives

6 years - 8 years

Spy Academy

6 years - 8 years

Marine Madness

8 years - 11 July 15-19 years

Junior Vets: Animal Practice

8 years - 11 July 22-26 years

Atoms to art!

Shipwrecked! Survival Science

Science of Sorcery

Mad Science - Girls Only!

Archaeolog Detectives

CrossFit Kids

8-12 years

8-11 years

6-8 years

6-10 years

July 2-5

July 8-12

July 15-18

August 6-9

August 6-9

August 12-16

August 19-22

August 19-23

8 - 11 years August 26-29

5-7 years

July 9/11 and Aug 6/8

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vernon Program Name CrossFit Kids

Ages 8-12 years

Explore SportZ

Days July 16/18 and Aug 13/15 July 15-19, July 22-26, Aug. 1216, Aug. 19-23

When

Location

9-11:30 am

$80 plus tax before June 1.

After June 1, $100 plus tax

CrossFit North Okanagan

8:30 am - 4:30 pm

$160 per person, per week. $190 is registration is late

Pacific Sport

Visit website

Aspengrove Equestrian Academy

Aspegrove Equestrian Academy

8-17 years

June 30-July 5, July 7-12, 14-19, Visit website 21-26

Cirque Theatre Camp

6-14 years

July 15-19

Tiny Tots Music & Drama Camp 4-6 years

Cost

Okanagan Rhythmic Gymnastics Club

12:30 - 3:30 pm

July 15-19

1-3 pm

$60 for members, $70 for nonVernon Community Arts members, Centre materials $10 $60 for members, $70 for nonVernon Community Arts members, Centre materials $10

Tiny Tots Art Camp

4-6 years

August 6-9

9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tiny Tots Art Camp

4-6 years

July 15-19

9:30 - 11:30 am

Express! Teen Art Camp

10-14 years

Choose one: 9:30 am - 3:00 July 8-12 or July pm 29 - August 2

$160 for members, $170 for nonmembers, materials $25

Vernon Community Arts Centre

Creative Kids Art Camp

7-10 years

Choose one: July 2-5 or August 12-16

$160 for members, $170 for nonmembers, materials $25

Vernon Community Arts Centre

9:30 am - 3:30 pm

$60 for members, Vernon Community Arts $70 for nonCentre members, materials $10

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Outdoor Summer Fun

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aking up every morning to watch the sunrise gives me immeasurable joy and peace before the noise and faster pace of the day unfolds.

Today’s life is hectic for both adults and children, however SUMMER time provides an opportunity to slow down, head outdoors and wonder at the beauty of nature.

Getting outdoors and closer to nature has all sorts of benefits for our children. It keeps them healthy, they can learn about the amazing natural world around them and most of all its fun to play outdoors… Children learn through play.

“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” ~John Muir, Naturalist Children are curious by nature. To them, everything is a wonder. Simple fun like building fairy houses, making mud pies, chasing grasshoppers, investigating pond life, picking wild berries, hunting for rocks, watching bees and butterflies, finding pine cones, making magic petal potions, building dens, climbing trees, lying back and watching clouds go by are all part of childhood.

Here in the Okanagan the diversity of wildlife is incredible and viewing wild animals in their natural habitat is a magical and enchanting experience for a child of any age. As a family, we have encountered bears, deer, moose, big horn sheep, bald eagles, osprey and rattlesnakes, to name a few. There are many wonderful trails and hikes to suit all ages throughout the Okanagan and the Regional parks offer activities for young children and youth throughout the summer break. Geocashing was a favourite with our 14yr old.

Of course, you don’t have to go in search of a moose; young children can have just as much fun going on a bug hunt in their own backyard, running barefoot on a sandy beach, sharing their favourite book under the shade of a giant tree.

Playing in the local park where they have the freedom to run wild and chase butterflies and listen to the birds and squirrels go about their business. Why not wake up early together and let sunbeams warm your heart or stay up extra late and watch the night sky sparkle with promise.

Gardening is another wonderful fun way to connect children with nature. Simply by playing and working in a garden, children can experience the satisfaction that comes from caring for something over time, while observing the cycle of life firsthand.

Happy Healthy Children Play Outdoors Getting children back into nature is a key part of the solution to keeping children healthy and truly creating wellness.

There has never been a more important time for parents and grandparents to make outdoor play a priority for the children in their lives. It is one of the best things that we can do for their health, education and well-being and here in the Okanagan, we couldn’t ask for a more magical and awe-inspiring place to connect out children with the natural world.

Wishing you all a magical and enchanting summer full of wonder and awe and oodles of laughter!

Contributed by Marghanita Hughes, writer and founder of Lets Go Outside - www.connectkids2nature.com

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COMING THIS SUMMER - Xara Soccer CAMP! • The program Supports a Better Club Experience • Xara has developed a series of four educational soccer programs • Each program provides not only an age appropriate approach to the game but also, a skill appropriate approach to the game.

• Emphasis on the Safe Soccer program.

• Player certificates

kelowna Program Name H2O SEAL TEAM Aquatic Camps

Children’s Theme Camps

Ages

Days

When

Cost

Location

6-12 years

July 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, Jul 29-Aug 2, Aug. 12-16, 8:30 am-12:30 pm Aug. 19-23, Aug. 26-30

$80/week for members, H20 Centre $90/week non-members

6-8 years and 9-12 years

July 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, Jul 29-Aug 2, Aug. 12-16, 12:30 - 4:30 pm Aug. 19-23, Aug. 26-30

$80/week for members, H20 Centre $90/week non-members

Summer Dance Camp

August 5 - 8

Various times

Kelowna Dance and Performing Arts

Summer Dance Intensives

August 12 - 15

Various times

Kelowna Dance and Performing Arts

August 12-15

Check website for times

Summer Jam

6 years and up

Friday Fun at the Farm

From $245 Reflections Dance $325 plus GST Studio

July 5, 19, 26 and 10 am - 12 pm Aug. 2

$20/child

Outside with Marghanita

Mini Chef Academy

For children entering grade 2 or 3

Choose from July 2-5, or August 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 6-9

$158 + GST

Camp OC

Lost in time - dinosaur adventure

For children entering grade 2 or 3

July 2-3

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$158 + GST

Camp OC

LEGO Robotics

For children entering grade 2 or 3

Choose from: July 8-12, July 29-Aug 2, Aug 19-23

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

What Makes Nature Tick

For children entering grade 2 or 3

July 8-12

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

K’Nex in Motion

For children entering grade 2 or 3

Choose one of the following: July 15-19 or August 6-9

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST for dates in July, 158 + GST for dates in August

Camp OC

Jr. OC Acting Academy

For children entering grade 2 or 3

July 15 - 19

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

LEGO Gizmos and Gadgets

For children entering grade 2 or 3

Choose one: July 22-26 or August 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 12-16

$198 + GST

Camp OC

July 22-26

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

July 29 - Aug 2

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

For children Jewelry and Craft Creations entering grade 2 or 3 Mad Scientist

For children entering grade 2 or 3

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Program Name

Ages

Days

When

Cost

Location

Mini Van Gogh Art Academy

For children entering grade 2 or 3

August 12-16

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

Time Machine

For children entering grade 2 or 3

August 19 - 23

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

Extreme Survivor Challenge

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$158 + GST for first dates or $198 + GST for second dates

Camp OC

LEGO Motorized Mechanism

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

Choose: July 2-5 or August 19-23

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$158 + GST for first dates or $198 + GST for second dates

Camp OC

OC’s Acting Academy

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

July 2-5

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$158 + GST

Camp OC

School of Rock

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

July 2-5

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$158 + GST

Camp OC

Babysitter Training

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

July 2-5

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$158 + GST

Camp OC

Potter’s Science Academy

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

July 8-12

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

Ship Wrecked

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

Choose one: July 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 8 - 12 and 22-26

$198 + GST

Camp OC

Explore Lego NXT

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

Choose one: July 8-12 and August 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 6-9

$198 + GST for dates in July, 158 + GST for dates in August

Camp OC

Chef Academy

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

Choose one: July 8-12, July 29-August 2 or August 12-16

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

July15-19

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

For children entering Jewelry and Craft Creations grades 4, 5 or 6

Choose: July 2-5 or 15-19

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kelowna Program Name Rock-in Rockets

Ages For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

Dates

When

Cost

Location

July15-19

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

Deep Sea Science Adventure

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

July15-19

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

Return to Potter’s Science Academy

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

July 22-26

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

Lego Renewable Energy and NXT

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

Choose one: July 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 22-26 or August 12-16

$198 + GST

Camp OC

CSI meets OC

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

July 22-26

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

K’Nex in Motion

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

Choose one: July 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 29-August 2 or August 19-23

$198 + GST

Camp OC

Van Gogh Art Academy

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

Jul 29 - August 2

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

The Science of Sound For children DJ’ing & Audio Engineering entering grades 4, 5 or 6

July 29 - Aug 2

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

Chemistry Ka-Boom

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

August 6-9

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$158 + GST

Camp OC

Jr. Digital Animation

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

Choose one: August 6-9 or 12-16

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$158 + GST for first dates or $198 + GST for second dates

Camp OC

Beautiful Inside and Out

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

August 6-9

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$158 + GST

Camp OC

Music Producer

For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

August 12-16

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$198 + GST

Camp OC

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kelowna Program Name Kids with Cameras

Ages For children entering grades 4, 5 or 6

Dates August 19-23

When 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Cost

Location

$198 + GST

Camp OC

XploreSportZ

July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26, July 29-Aug. 2, 9 am - 5 pm Aug. 12-16 or Aug. 19-23

$150 per person, per week

Pacific Sports

Les Petits Oursons

3-5 years

July 8-11, 15-18, 22-25, July29Aug. 1, Aug. 12-15, 19-22

$100 per week

Les Petits Oursons

Okanagan Mission Tennis Club

9 years and under

July 16-20, 23-27, 10 - 11 am Aug 6-10, 13-17

$40 for members, $50 for nonmembers

Okanagan Mission Tennis Club

Okanagan Mission Tennis Club

10 years and up

July 16-20, 23-27, 11 am - 12 pm Aug 6-10, 13-17

$40 for members, $50 for nonmembers

Okanagan Mission Tennis Club

9 am - 12 pm

Sizzlin’ Summer Sounds Music and Arts Camps for Children ridays Family F (4 classes) riday in July

0 Every F .................$5 .. .. .. .. .. .. m a 5 :4 Babies: 9:00-9 0:45am.....................$50 0-1 :0 5/family Toddlers: 10 1:45am....$7 -1 0 :0 1 1 : ss la Family c agical Chef Figaro, the M 3-5 year olds ust 1 July 29 - Aug ) (Mon-Thurs 9:30-11:30am $125

Peter and the W olf 4-6 year olds July 15-18 (Mo n-Thurs) 9:30-11:30am $125

All classes are held at the Music and Movement for Children studio located in the Mainstreet Community Church (Bernard/Elm) For more information, visit www.janharveymusic.com or contact Crystal Doughty at cryss44@hotmail.com Follow us on Facebook! @musicandmovement4children

kelowna Program Name

Ages

Dates

When

Cost

Location

Explore Lego NXT

For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9

NEW! Go Kart Mechanics 12+

For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9

July 2-5 or 15-19

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$231 + GST for July 2-5 or $289 + GST for July 15-19

Babysitter Training

For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9. Must be over age 11

July 2-5

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$158 + GST

Camp OC

Flight Academy

For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9

July 8-12 or August 12-16

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$289 + GST

Camp OC

July 2-5 or 15-19

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$231 + GST for July 2-5 or $289 + GST for July 15-19

Camp OC

Camp OC

Cooking & Baking 101

For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9

July 8-12 or 15-19

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$289 + GST

Camp OC

Custom Longboard

For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9

Choose one: July 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 8-12 or July 29Aug. 2

$289 + GST

Camp OC

The Science of SoundFor children DJing & Audio Engineering entering grades 7, 8, or 9

July 22-26

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$289 + GST

Camp OC

OC’s Acting Academy

For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9

July 22-26

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$289 + GST

Camp OC

Metal Fabrication 101

For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9

July 22-26

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$289 + GST

Camp OC

Robotics NXT 2

For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9

July 29 - Aug 2

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$289 + GST

Camp OC

Music Producer

For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9

August 6-9

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$231 + GST

Camp OC

Snapping Shots

For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9

August 12-16

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$289 + GST

Camp OC

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kelowna Robo Cup NXT

For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9

August 19-23

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$289 + GST

Camp OC

Digital Animation

For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9

August 19-23

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$289 + GST

Camp OC

Beautiful Inside & Out

For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9

August 19-23

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

$289 + GST

Camp OC

Summer Break Art Camps

5-9 years

Choose one: July 9 am - 12 pm or 22-26 or August 12:30-3:30 pm 5-9

$30 per day or Natasha Harvey Art $150 for the full week

Wakeboard/waterski camps

5 years and older

Choose one: July 9 am - 12 pm or 1 2-5, 8-11, 15-18, - 4 pm 22-25, or July 29-Aug.1, Aug. 6-9, 12-15, 19-22, 26-29

$300 per 4 day camp

Fun-Tastic Flexi

3-14 years

Choose one: July 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, July 29Aug.2, Aug. 6-9, 12-16, 19-23

Please see website for the various times available

Cost varies on Kelowna Gymnastixs length of time attending.

Please see website for details.

Summer Mini Arts Camps

4-5 years

Choose one: July 8-12, 15-19, August 12-16

9:15 am - 12 pm

$85 per week

Creator’s Arts Centre

Half day option: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm or Full day option: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

Half day: $95.

Full day: $210

Creator’s Arts Centre

MWS Adventures Watersports School

Art-Hip Hop-Musical Theatre

6-8 Years

Choose one: July 8-12, 15-19, August 12-16

Art-Dance-Drama-Musical Theatre

9-12 years

Choose one: July 8-12, 15-19, or 9:30 am - 4:00 pm August 12-16

$210 per week

Creator’s Arts Centre

Summer Day Camps

4-11 years

Weekly from July 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 1 - Aug 30

Full Day $39 Full Week $179

EnergyPlex

Preschool Summer Art Camp

3-5 years

July 8-12, 22-26, August 12-16, 19-23

9-11 am

$70 for members, $80 for nonmembers

Kelowna Art Gallery

Mini Camps

6-8 years

July 8-12, 22-26, August 19-23

9 am - 12 pm

$110 for members, $120 for nonmembers

Kelowna Art Gallery

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kelowna Day Camps

6-8 years

August 12-16

9 am - 3 pm

$145 for members, $155 for nonmembers

Kelowna Art Gallery

Mini Camps

9-11 years

July 15-19, August 6-9

9 am - 12 pm

$110 for members, $120 for nonmembers.

For days in August, it is $90 for members, $100 for nonmembers

Kelowna Art Gallery

Day camp

9-11 years

July 29 - Aug 2

9 am - 3 pm

$145 for members, $155 for nonmembers

Kelowna Art Gallery

Tiny Tots Storyville

4-5 years

July 2-5

10 -11:30 am

$79

Kelowna Actor’s Studio

Act it out

6-8 years

July 2-5

1-3 pm

$89

Kelowna Actor’s Studio

Theatrical Potpourri

7-12 years

July 8-12

9 am - 4 pm

$239 (include daily lunch)

Kelowna Actor’s Studio

Disney’s 101 Dalmations Kids

7-13 years

July 15-26

9 am - 4 pm

$459 (includes Kelowna Actor’s Studio daily lunch)

FAME, the Musical

10-18 years

July 29 - Aug 9 (no class Aug. 5)

9 am - 4 pm

$459 (includes Kelowna Actor’s Studio daily lunch)

Seussical Jr. The Musical

7-12 years

Aug. 12-23

9 am - 4 pm

$459 (includes Kelowna Actor’s Studio daily lunch)

TV & Film: I’m Ready For My 7-12 years Close Up!

Aug. 26-30

9 am - 4 pm

$239 (include daily lunch)

Kelowna Actor’s Studio

Summer 2013 ARTS Blast Camp

5-6 years

Choose one: July 9 am - 4 pm 8-12, 15-19

$240

Rotary Centre for the Arts

Summer 2013 ARTS Blast Camp

7-8 years

Choose one: July 9 am - 4 pm 8-12, 15-19

$240

Rotary Centre for the Arts

Summer 2013 ARTS Blast Camp

9-11 years

Choose one: July 9 am - 4 pm 8-12, 15-19

$240

Rotary Centre for the Arts

Summer 2013 MINI Arts Blast

3-5 years

Choose one: July 10 am - 12 pm 2-5, 22-26,

$80 for first Rotary Centre for the set of dates, Arts $95 for second set of dates

Summer 2013 World Culture Dance & Art Camp

5-6 years

July 29-Aug 2

9-11 am

$75

Rotary Centre for the Arts

Summer 2013 World Culture Dance & Art Camp

7-11 years

July 29-Aug 2

11:30 - 2 pm

$85

Rotary Centre for the Arts

Summer 2013 World Culture Dance & Art Camp

12-17 years

July 29-Aug 2

3-6 pm

$95

Rotary Centre for the Arts

Come Play in the Mud! And 8-12 years the Paint!

Choose one: Aug. 6-9, Aug 19-22

10 am - 3 pm

$180

Rotary Centre for the Arts

Goddess Girls - Applied Theatre Camp

July 29-Aug 2

9 am - 3:30 pm

$195

Rotary Centre for the Arts

7-12 years

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kelowna Come Play With Me!

3-5 years

Come Play With Me!

6-8 years

Aug. 19-20

10am - 12 pm

$45

Rotary Centre for the Arts

1-3 pm

$45

Rotary Centre for the Arts

Summer Clay, Art and Craft 7-13 years Camps

Choose one: July 10 am - 12:30 pm 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-Aug. 2, Aug 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30

$174 per week Rotary Centre for the Arts

My Studio’s Camp Create

6-12 years

Choose one: July 10 am - 3 pm 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-Aug. 2, 5-9, 12-15, 19-23, 26-30

$235 per week Rotary Centre for the Arts

Peter Wolf

4-6 year olds

July 15-18

9:30-11:30

$125

Music & Movement for Children

Figaro, the Magical Chef

3-5 year olds

July 29-Aug. 1

9:30-11:30

$125

Music & Movement for Children

Family Fridays

Babies

Every Friday in July

9-9:45 am

$50

Music & Movement for Children

Family Fridays

Toddlers

Every Friday in July

10-10:45

$50

Music & Movement for Children

Family Fridays

Family Class

Every Friday in July

11-11:45

$75/family

Music & Movement for Children

Outdoor Summer Adventure Camp

3-5 years

Choose one: July 8-11, 15-18, 22-25, 29-Aug.1, Aug. 6-9, 12-15 or 19-22

9:30 - 11:30 am

$45

Recreation Kelowna

Play, Learn & Explore Camp 3-5 years

Choose one: July 9:30 - 11:30 am 2-5 or Aug. 26-29

$40

Recreation Kelowna

Learn to Play Hockey Camp 4-6 years

Aug. 19-23

$50

Recreation Kelowna

Playschool Summer Camp

3-5 years

Choose one: July 9 - 11 am 2-5 or Aug. 6-9

$45

Recreation Kelowna

Playschool Summer Camp

3-5 years

Choose one: July 9 - 11 am 8-12, 15-19, 2226, July 9-Aug. 2, Aug. 12-16 or Aug. 19-23

$56.25

Recreation Kelowna

Summer Day Camps

For children who are diagnosed with high functioning Autism, PDD-NOS, Asperger’s Syndrome or other

July 22 to Aug. 29

2:30-3:15 pm

Please see website for the various times available

Stepping Stones Counselling Group

Visit Okanagan4Kids.com for a comprehensive listing of events taking place around the Okanagan Valley!

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Bring the camp experience home

C

amping can be an exciting adventure. The fresh air, warm sunshine and waking to the sounds of nature can be a soul strengthening experience. If you are the one responsible for the planning, however, it can become stressful trying to remember everything: shopping for ‘camp food’, booking the campsite and ensuring the camping supplies are clean, ready and packed. If the thought of planning for such an excursion makes you want to give up before you start, here are some ideas for a ‘camp at home’ experience your family will surely enjoy! Unplug and connect with your family, fill your soul, enjoy nature, without the stress of planning a traditional camping experience!

Set aside a weekend with your family: two full days without electronics or scheduled activities. Grab some blankets from the closet and create forts in your living room. Bring out the family games and have a weekend long tournament. Teach your children how to play cards! When is the last time you played Crazy 8’s, Go Fish or Hearts? Or maybe grab a flashlight and sit in the dark, taking turns telling scary stories.

If you are fortunate to have a backyard, this can be a great place to camp and connect with nature, without the planning.

If you don’t own a tent, see if there’s someone who can lend you one. If you don’t own sleeping bags, use your extra blankets and pillows to create a cozy sleeping space for you and your family. Bring some flashlights along and go on a scavenger hunt in the dark! You’ll be creating wonderful memories for your children! If you want to make a campfire but are not permitted an open flame, gather together several battery operated candles and place them in a circle on the lawn. You can now sing campfire songs without having an actual fire!

If you have a relatively sheltered patio attached to your home, create a sleeping area for your family. Again, bring extra blankets and pillows outside to create a soft, cozy sleeping area. Have you ever star-gazed with your children? Lay out on the grass on a warm summer evening, contemplate the vastness of the universe or perhaps try to name the planets and constellations that are visible with the naked eye. If you happen to own a telescope, even better! Providing quiet, uninterrupted time for your children to open up, ask questions and share their secrets can be an eye-opening experience for a parent. Be sure, however, to listen without judgement and criticism to what they have to say.

In whatever way you choose to camp, be sure and keep it as low-stress as you can. Have different members of your family be responsible for different things. Maybe your four-year-old can gather the pillows; your sevenyear-old can gather the blankets and your spouse can be responsible for the tent/fort/patio preparation, or the food/snack shopping (don’t forget the marshmallows and hotdogs!)

Happy camping!

Contributed by Jodi Quibell - Word to the Wise Editing Services. www.wordtothewiseservices.com

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West kelowna Program Name

Ages

Days

When

Cost

Location

Must be eligibile to enter grade 1

July 1 - Aug 30

9am-5pm

$30/day or $135/week

OgoPlay Family Entertainment Centre

Green Bay Day Camp

Children entering grades onesix

July 1-5 July 8-12 July 15-19 July 22-26 July 29 - Aug 2 August 5-9 August 12-16

7:30am - 5:30 pm

$249 per week

Green Bay Bible Camp

Explorer

Grades 3-4

June 30 - July 6

7:30am - 5:30 pm

$299 per week

Green Bay Bible Camp

All Star

Grades 5-6

June 30 - July 6

7:30am - 5:30 pm

$299 per week

Green Bay Bible Camp

Jr. Teen

Grades 7-9

July 7-13

7:30am - 5:30 pm

$299 per week

Green Bay Bible Camp

Thursdays throughout July

10 am - 12 pm

$20/class

Outside with Marghanita

Day Camps

Nature and Art with Marghanita Summer Preschool Programs

2.5 - 5 years

Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout July

9-11:15 am

$110/month

Little Discoveries Preschool

Westside Taekwondo

6-12 years

Choose one: July 8-12 or Aug. 12-16

9:30 am -3:30 pm

$195 per week

Westside Taekwondo

Don't forget to visit the following District websites for a list of recreation programs, camps and other activities for kids this summer!

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Penticton /south Okanagan Program Name

Ages

Days

When

Cost

Location

Summer Program

6-12 years

July 7 - Aug 17

Varies

$150/18 classes

Spitfires Kids Athletics

Tykes Day Camp

3-5 years

August 12-16

9 - 11:30 am

$25 for one week

Oliver Recreation

Bricks for Kids Jungle Adventures

6 - 12 years

August 19 - 23

1 - 2:30 pm

$82.50 for one Oliver Recreation week

Bricks for Kids Lego Factory 6 - 12 years Fun Camp

July 22 - 26

1 - 2:30 pm

$82.50 for one Oliver Recreation week

Sun Fun Day Camps

5 - 12 years

July 2 - August 23

9 am - 4 pm

$20/day or $100 for 5 days

Oliver Recreation

Wacky Wednesdays

5 - 12 years.

July 3 - August 28

9 am - 4 pm

$20/day

Oliver Recreation

AM/PM Keeners

5 - 12 years

July 8 - 12, 15 8 - 9 am and 4 - 5 - 19, 22 - 26, 29 - pm Aug 2. Also, Tue Fri, July 2 - 5, Aug 6 - 9,

$5/day, $10/2 days, $15/3 days, $20/4 days, $25/5 days

Oliver Recreation

July 8-12, July 9 am - 4:30 pm 15-19, July 22-26, July 29-Aug. 2, Aug. 12-16 or Aug. 19-23

$150 per person, per week

Pacific Sports

Xplore SportZ

Gymnastics, gymnastics, gymnastics!

4 years and older

July 2-6, 8-12, 15- 1/2 day: 9 am - 12 1/2 day: $25.

19, 22-26 or July pm. Full day: 9 am - Full day: $40.

29-Aug. 2 3:00 pm Weekly 1/2 day: $110.

Weekly full day: $170

FitKidz Gymnastics Club

Gymnastics, gymnastics, gymnastics!

4 years and older

August 5-9, 12-16, 19-23 or 26-30

1/2 day: 9 am - 12 1/2 day: $25. pm. Full day: 9 am - Full day: $40.

3:00 pm Weekly 1/2 day: $110.

Weekly full day: $170

FitKidz Gymnastics Club

Springers Gymnastics Adventures

5 years and up

July 8-12, 15-19, 22-26 or Aug. 12-16, 19-23 or 26-30

1/2 day: 9 am - 12 pm or 12:30 - 3:30.

Full day: 9 am 3:30 pm

1/2 day: $95 per person, per week. Full day: $170 per person, per week

Springers Gymnastics Adventures

Ballet

3-4 years

August 5-9

9 - 9:45 am

$50 per week

Penticton School of Dance

Ballet

5-6 years

August 5-9

9:45 - 10:30 am

$50 per week

Penticton School of Dance

Summer Dance Camp

7-9 years

August 5-9

10:30 am - 4:10 pm $300 per week, $360 with meal plan

Summer Dance Camp

10-13 years

August 5-9

10:30 am - 4:10 pm $300 per Penticton School of week, $360 w/ Dance meal plan

Penticton School of Dance

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