Summer camps and summer programs for kids, teens and youth in the United States and Canada.

Summer Camps : Summer Camps for Kids, Teens & Youth

Summer camps provide your child with the chance to develop character, learn valuable life skills, make new friends, and discover new interests. Finding the right summer camps for your child are as important as helping them find the right college! At MySummerCamps.com, our goal is to help parents find kids and teen summer camps in Canada and the USA that will meet the needs of your child.

The key to finding the right summer camps is to first ask some questions. What do you and your child hope to achieve from the camp experience? Does your child have any special interests that they want to explore? Is a lot of structure desirable?

Once you've answered these basic questions you will be able to select the type of summer camps appropriate for your child. Camps fall into two major categories-traditional camps and specialty camps. Either type of camp is capable of providing a fantastic summer experience.

Traditional Summer Camps
Traditional camps offer a variety of activities including outdoor recreation, arts and crafts, individual activities, team activities, and more. Kids at traditional camps select their favorite activities from a list and spend as much or as little time on each activity as they choose. Traditional camps are best for children who love to do many different types of things or who are easily bored.

Traditional camps can be day camps or sleepaway camps. Day camps allow children to participate in camp activities during the day but stay at home with parents during the evening. Sleepaway camps are camps where kids stay at camp under the supervision of adult guardians for a week or a month at a time.

Specialized Summer Camps
Specialized camps focus their instruction on one activity like dance or basketball. This type of camp is geared towards children intent on improving performance in the specialized activity. Children who are extremely motivated in one specific activity and who can concentrate on one thing for long periods are best suited for specialty camps.

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Summer camp and a healthy lunch
If your child is attending summer camp, chances are you are packing their lunch for the entire day. Healthy kids start at home. Whether it's a sports camp ... [ more ]

Loads of summer programs for kids
Check out the Reality Show Camp that takes place Aug. 18-22. If you're a more traditional sort, then perhaps Wilderness Camping from July 28 to Aug. ... [ more ]

Austin's summer camps stress safety in the heat
One-hundred-degree temperatures are typical and that can be a real problem at summer camps where kids spend so much time outside. ... [ more ]

Summer Music Camps Introduce Students to Campus Life
Each year Illinois Wesleyan holds summer music camps that draw junior high and high school students from across the nation to the campus. ... [ more ]

Teen summer camp teaches gamer skills
The winner from the iD Tech Camps national Ultimate Gaming Weekend tournaments will also participate in This Grand Finale Championship event at 2 pm Thurs., ... [ more ]

Getting trained at Space Camp
For some, it's their version of summer camp, except with better rockets. In fact, it's that very idea that led to the creation of Space Camp, Whitaker said. ... [ more ]

Summer Camp Helps Get Kids Active
For more information on the Fun and Fit Sports Camp - and other camps offered throughout the summer - contact the Weston Youth Center. [ more ]

Two churches offering summer day camps
The churches have scheduled summer camps where children will be supervised while they enjoy fun activities and learn Bible lessons. ... [ more ]

SOURCE program touts safe summer for kids
Information tables with brochures for various summer camps, activities and summer time enrichment programs were available. "We're bringing the community ... [ more ]

Kids tune in to music camp
He said he can't count the number of years the summer camps have been held, but they have been in place for at least 25 years — thanks to community support. ... [ more ]

Inner-City Music Camp Gets Assist from Prof. Orcenith Smith
The final concert is this Friday evening and with this great group of kids this year, I'm already excited about next summer's camp." [ more ]

These kids dig archaeology
The camp is one of several for science-minded kids. Participants at the Digging the Past summer camp Jessica Layton (left) and Sada Cox-Leconte sift dirt to ... [ more ]

Summer Camp returns to Sands Theater
Summer theater camps fight that trend, not only providing an excellent opportunity for a child to develop performance skills but also to gain real-life ... [ more ]

Rec Center Day Camps combat summertime boredom
The Recreation Commission's Summer Day Camp 4 Kidz six-week program began on Monday June 2 and will run through July 11, 2008 from 7 am through 5:30 pm ... [ more ]

Camp makes science an outdoor adventure
On the first day of Delta High School's Science Adventure Camp, Delaware Community Schools third- and fourth-graders learned teamwork, problem-solving and ... [ more ]

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Summer camps and summer programs for kids, teens and youth in the United States and Canada.