Although spring weather has been in the air for a while now (lucky us!), it’s now time to get serious and plan ahead for spring break camps for the little ones in your life. WhatcomTalk has pulled together a list of options to keep them busy – and happy – while school is out.
Jansen Art Center
Lynden’s Jansen Art Center is throwing its Kids: Do Art! spring break workshops, three days of art, theater, music, dance and other activities that encourage children to let their guard down, get involved and simply have fun! The multi-day workshops cover an array of arts, including ceramics, painting, rhythm and percussion, dance, acting, textiles, puppetry, storytelling and more.
Tuesday, April 7 through Thursday, April 9, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for grades K through 8. For more information and to register, visit http://jansenartcenter.org/kids-do-art/.
Jansen Art Center
321 Front Street
Lynden, WA 98264
360.354.3600
Launching Success Spring Break Camp (Art & Science)
Launching Success Learning Store offers a flexible spring break camp from April 6-10, which can include both a science hour (10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.) and an art hour (11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.), or just one program separately. Each hour is $5.00 or you can sign up for the entire week, both classes, for $40.00. Call the store at 360-527-2641 to reserve your spot or click here to register online.
Launching Success Learning Store
133 Prince Avenue in Bellingham
360-527-2641
Gabriel’s Art Kids Spring Break Arts Camp
Gabriel’s Art Kids is offering a week of arts camp, including dance and movement, music, ceramics, theatre and creative play, fantasy art, adventure activities and discovery through imagination and experimentation. Sessions include preschool morning sessions from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., as well as half-day (1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) or whole-day (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) sessions for K-5 graders. Cost per day range from $35/half day and $45/half day to $125 preschool, $135 half-days per week and $185 full-days per week. Visit the Gabriel’s Art Kids website for more information and to register.
BellinghamART’s Spring Art Camps
BellinghamART offers 3- and 4-day spring break camps for children and teenagers to create artwork through drawing, painting, and more. Younger artists will enjoy narrated stories and music, while all campers will enjoy a creative seasonal theme to the week, which includes all art materials and tools, plus a health snack each day.
Explore different offerings by age and register online here.
BellinghamART
1701 Ellis Street, Studio 203, in Bellingham
360-738-8379
Inside Pitch Spring Break Camp
Inside Pitch’s 4-day spring break camp is back for 2015, covering different aspects of the game each day, including dynamic warm-up, throwing, fielding, base running, hitting, sliding, outfield drills, and live scrimmage games played outdoors.
The camp provides the highest quality instruction from both Inside Pitch staff and members of Western Washington University’s Baseball Club. Spots are limited to 50 players.
Inside Pitch
1750 Moore Street in Bellingham
360-647-1600
Monday through Thursday, April 6th to 9th from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
$200 ($175 for members) or $50 daily drop-in fee
Advantage Basketball
My son took part in one of Advantage Basketball’s camps a couple years ago, and it was superb. Kids practice ball handling and shooting drills for 3-, or 4-day camps at Whatcom Middle School beginning April 6. Cost is $195 for the 3-day camp and $225 for the 4-day option. Learn more and register at www.advantagebasketball.com. Contact Chris Thompson at 310-383-4644, 425-670-8877, or info@advantagebasketball.com for more information.
Bellingham United Soccer Camps at the Bellingham Sportsplex
Bellingham United is offering two different soccer camp options at the Bellingham Sportsplex over Spring Break: a pre-tryout camp – April 6-9 – and the 2015 Spring Break Camp – April 6-10. Times vary for boys and girls. Learn more and register online here.
Players will be divided into teams for the week. Days will be broken down into one hour of technical training, one hour of tactical training, and one hour of competition leading to Camp Championship on Thursday.
Bellingham Sportsplex
1225 Civic Field Way in Bellingham
360-676-1919
Perch & Play Spring Break Camps
Perch & Play is offering a plethora of spectacular spring break camps this year, from April 7-10, with a variety of fun themes, from crafts, dinosaurs, superheroes (and villains), to a jungle safari, fairy camp, and more! Hours and prices vary. Get all the details here.
Perch & Play
1707 North State Street in Bellingham
360-393-4925
The Firs “Sail Away” Spring Break Day Camp
Join After School Adventure at The Firs for a fun-filled week, sailing on the open seas! Look here for an overview of all the fun activities and adventures your K-5th grader can expect to embark upon.
The Firs
4605 Cable Street in Bellingham
Monday through Friday, April 6 to 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Doors open 6:45 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.)
Cost: $142
