| Kids Out and About St. Louis
Sun, 6/1/2025 -
Sat, 6/7/2025
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Camp Invention Summer 2025
Camp Invention: National
Inspire your child’s creativity and watch their confidence soar with our all-new Camp Invention® program, Discover! Campers in grades K-6 will team up with friends for hands-on, open-ended STEM fun. They’ll create their own claw machine, uncover the science behind optical illusions, rev up for the ultimate road trip and embark on an eco-expedition to investigate penguins in Antarctica! Each experience is designed to spark curiosity, build persistence and create an unforgettable summer. Visit invent.org/local to secure your spot! Register using CIFUN25 by 3/20 to save $25 or CIFUN15 by 5/15 to save $15 off the registration fee. Payment plans available.
Wings and Things - 5 Day - Half Day at Rossman School
Mad Science of St. Louis
From the earliest flying machines to the first rocket flights, this week long, hands-on program will give children a bird's eye view of the history and science of flight. Your child will build many different flying devices and explore the science of aerodynamics and flight with the help of Newton's laws. We don't stop there, though, because we're heading out of the atmosphere with a look at rockets and our Galactic neighborhood! Note: Descriptions describe our full-day camp.
Mad Inventors Camp! - 5 Day - Half-Day at The Lodge Des Peres
Mad Science of St. Louis
Creative Contraption Warning! This is a camp designed by you--the Inventor! Each day you'll be given a series of challenges which must be overcome using basic materials, simple machines, tips from the world of famous inventors, and the most important thing of all--your mind. With a little bit of ingenuity, you'll construct catapults and forts and assemble a working light saber to take home. Description is based on full-day program. Half-day programs will not include all activities listed.
Mad Science Secret Agent Lab 4 Day at Lindbergh Summer Camp (Dressel Elementary School)
Mad Science of St. Louis
Ever dream of becoming a secret agent? We'll start with the basics: From decoding messages to metal detector and night vision, campers have the opportunity to check out spy tech equipment and take home lots of gadgets like spy glasses! Step into the shoes of a detective as you uncover the science involved in evidence gathering and analysis! Figure out the science of forensics in a hands-on look at crime scenes!
Mad Science “Make It” Camp - Half-Day at St. Charles Community College *FULL*
Mad Science of St. Louis
Roll up your sleeves, put on your makers cap, and get ready to create! This is our most hands-on camp! Who can build the strongest bridge? Can your bridge withstand the shake rattle and roll challenge? Explore the world of birds and beasts. Discover what Hooty the owl had for dinner? Kids will dissect owl pellets and reconstruct Hooty’s dinner. Enter the Mad Science chemistry lab and mix, mash, and brew concoctions! It’s a week packed with non-stop science fun!
Little Green Thumbs Preschool Camp at Community School
Mad Science of St. Louis
Give your preschooler a green thumb without using paint! Campers will learn about plants by dissecting seeds, making leaf rubbings and creating frameable fruit and veggie prints. Learn what types of weather are vital for a healthy garden. Put on your Bee-utiful Bug Costume and flutter by the camp as you learn about one of a flower's favorite pollinators! Come see what the buzz is all about! Note: Campers must be potty trained.
Summer Break Climbing Camp
Upper Limits - Chesterfield
ROCK CLIMBING SUMMER CAMPS Upper Limits Summer Camps are created by climbers, for climbers. Five-day sessions start June 2nd, 2025, and are organized into two age groups. Choose between Half and Full day sessions. Be sure to act fast and save 10% if you book before March 31st!
Summer Camp at Miss Kelly's Gym - Now Enrolling!
Miss Kelly's - The Gym For Kids
Camps at Miss Kelly's Gym are a super fun way for kids ages 3-10 years to stay active (and cool) over the summer!
Summer Camp at THE HEIGHTS
THE HEIGHTS: Richmond Heights Community Center
Come experience the BEST SUMMER EVER at THE HEIGHTS! Weekly camp themes will include “Carnival”, “First Responders”, “Under the Sea”, “Superheroes”, and more! Campers can expect to learn new games, swim at MFAC, and make crafts and memories that will last a lifetime.
YogiSmart Summer Camp
YogiSmart
Join us for a summer of joy, creativity, and mindful movement! YogiSmart makes yoga a playful adventure, blending yoga history, breath work, fun poses, and calming meditation with art, music, and games. Highlights: Playful yoga: animal poses, partner yoga, and yoga games. Nutrition fun: explore healthy snacks and habits. Creative crafts: yoga-inspired crafts and mindfulness jars.
Ursuline Academy Field Hockey Camp | 2nd - 8th Grade
Ursuline Academy Saint Louis
Welcome to Ursuline Academy Field Hockey Camp, where players of all skill levels come together to enhance their game, build fitness, and have fun in a supportive and energetic environment. Whether you’re just starting or looking to sharpen advanced techniques, this camp offers something for everyone!
Mario Brothers
Bricks 4 Kidz St Louis
In this interactive building summer camp, campers use LEGO bricks to build different characters from their favorite video games. Super Mario Bros! These games more come to life using our robotics, mosaics, and 3D art, all made out of bricks. Each day will be a new adventure as the virtual and LEGO world combine! Each camper takes home a custom-made mini figure.
Principia Adventure Camp 2025
Principia Adventure Camp (in a wilderness setting)
In the Adventure Sampler Camp, students will take day excursions involving outdoor adventures in and around St. Louis. Activities may include: ropes course, canoeing, exploring Johnson Shut-ins, creeking, rock climbing, spelunking, team-building activities, and more. In the Wilderness Skills Camps, activities may include: ropes course, fire making, atlatls, orienteering, team building activities, shelter construction, lashing, outdoor cooking, tracking, and more.
LIGHT Creativity in Public Health Summer Camp
LIGHT - Leaders Igniting Generational Healing & Transformation
The LIGHT Creativity in Public Health Summer Camp is a 5-day program created to engage students entering 5th – 8th grade in the arts, creative writing, and public health through visual art, letter writing, poetry, and storytelling. Students will learn the importance and power of using creativity in science and health and will demonstrate this through their own written and artistic pieces that will be featured in LIGHT Magazine.
Kindermusik® Family Camp
Community Music School of Webster University (CMS)
Over five weeks, parents and children will enjoy 40-minute sessions filled with songs, stories, movement, and instrument play, nurturing children’s musicality and rhythm. Kids will build listening skills, confidence, and joy alongside family and friends. Create lasting memories and inspire a love of music! Children must be accompanied by their caregiver.
ESNS Summer Camp
Ethical Society Nursery School
Seven weeks of fun summer camp, lots of outdoor play and great themes.
Summer Camps at The Green Center
The Green Center
Spend the summer at one of The Green Center’s Nature Explorer Camps! Each camp will have students explore our prairie, forest, wetland, greenhouse and discovery garden outdoor classrooms.
CMS Summer Jazz Choir - NEW!
Community Music School of Webster University (CMS)
Explore the rhythm, harmony, melodies, and history of jazz by enrolling in our Summer Jazz Choir! Perfect for intermediate level vocalists ages 14 and up, this dynamic ensemble blends classic jazz standards with soul and pop styles. Under the guidance of Michael Engelhardt, you’ll explore advanced vocal techniques, the art of fine tuning, and even dip your toe into the pool of scat singing. Audition not required.
Full Day Summer Art Camp
TNT Painting Palooza Kidz
TNT Painting Palooza Kidz offers an exciting full-day art camp where creativity and fun come together! Campers will create a variety of art projects, including acrylic and watercolor painting, drawing, mixed-media collage and much more! We have a 1:6 Teacher-student ratio with a certified art teacher, exciting weekly themes and an artist showcase on Friday! TNT Painting Palooza Kidz is the perfect place for children to make friends, express themselves, and create masterpieces they’ll cherish!
St. Louis Aquarium Foundation Camp Fins & Friends
St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station
Join us for our aquatic animal themed summer camp, Camp Fins & Friends, for kids ages 7-12! With the choice of five different themes across ten weeks of programming, campers will learn all about the plants and animals we share our planet with through games, conservation projects, animal experiences and more! Camp Fins & Friends features five unique session themes that rotate weekly to keep every new and returning camper engaged - we encourage campers to attend multiple sessions!
St. Charles Community College Summer Camps
St. Charles Community College - Community Education
Immerse your child in a world of excitement, creativity, and friendship! Engaging and educational experiences in culinary arts, science & technology, robotics, performing arts, circus, visual arts, sports & games, literary and pop culture favorites, plus much more for campers ages 5-14.
Craft Alliance Summer Art Camps
Craft Alliance
Help your children, ages 7 to 18, ignite their creativity in our engaging art summer camps! Whether they’re experienced artists or just starting to explore, they’re sure to find the perfect fit in our clay, fibers, glass, metals, or print & paper studios.
Spring Creative Writing Workshops
The Writers Circle Workshops
Spring Creative Writing Workshops for kids, teens, and adults start April 21 at The Writers Circle! Fiction, memoir, poetry, novel-writing, mystery, romance, kid-lit, and more in Summit, South Orange, Morristown, Verona, and online!
Summer Break Climbing Camp
Upper Limits - Maryland Heights
ROCK CLIMBING SUMMER CAMPS Upper Limits Summer Camps are created by climbers, for climbers. Five-day sessions start June 2nd, 2025, and are organized into two age groups. Choose between Half and Full day sessions. Be sure to act fast and save 10% if you book before March 31st!
Summer Camp- Stacey's Gymnastics
Stacey's Gymnastics
Summer Camp 2025! Daily gymnastics, activities, and games with fun weekly themes. Students must bring a water bottle, sack lunch and snack daily. ATTIRE: Shorts, T-shirt and closed-toed shoes are suitable. A leotard is recommended for girls. Some activities may be unavailable to students with loose or baggy clothing for safety purposes.
Traditional Summer Day Camp: Chesterfield YMCA
Chesterfield Family YMCA
Offered throughout the summer, Traditional Camps at the Chesterfield Y are designed for a wide variety of conventional interests that may include arts & crafts, group games, nature exploration, swimming, field trips, and more. Camps are themed weekly. Most activities are held outdoors with indoor activities provided based on the day and theme. Campers are divided into groups by grade level or age.
STL Summer Sports Camps
MICDS
Stay active this summer at one of our high-energy STL Summer Sports Camps! Athletes train closely with local top-notch coaches and student-athletes. Campers focus on developing skills and improving technique.
Foundry Art Camp
Foundry Art Centre
Foundry Art Camp offers children ages 6 to 16 a chance to immerse themselves in creative activities that foster collaboration, enhance artistic abilities, and highlight the powerful role art plays in the world. Campers will dive into art by exploring the Foundry’s exhibitions, learning about art history, and engaging in discussions with the Foundry’s studio artists. From painting and sculpture to tie-dye and clay work, they’ll create unique pieces to take home and share with loved ones. This hands-on experience across various artistic mediums will inspire and nurture their creative potential. The Foundry’s week-long, full-day Art Camps are led by skilled art instructors who foster a supportive environment for artistic growth. Campers are grouped by age, with all materials provided. Registration also includes a Camp T-shirt.
Crayola® Legends and Lore - 4 Day Full Day Camp
Crayola Imagine Arts Academy of St. Louis
From sea creatures of the deep to phoenixes in the sky, every society has its legends and lore. We’ll tell their stories through paintings, sculptures and other works of art. Each day, kids learn about a different legend and create a unique art project based on that myth. These legends may inspire awe, curiosity or surprise, but they all inspire our imaginations! Let your imagination soar as you explore myths from diverse cultures and tell your own stories.
Fun Ceramics Camps for Kids!
Wildwood Green Arts
Join us this summer for week-long ceramic camps designed for ages 7-15! Young artists will discover the essentials of ceramics while they create unique, fun projects to take home!
Crayola® Artblazers - 5 Day - Full Day at Queeny Park
Crayola Imagine Arts Academy of St. Louis
History is full of revolutionary artists. Discover the inspiring artworks and artists who have changed the world of art, and the world as we know it - from Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits to Keith Haring’s street art. Experiment with art techniques, and use Crayola® art supplies to express your ideas. Design a different unique, artist-inspired creation each class. Create the change you want to see in the world!
Webster University Summer Camps
Webster University Summer Camps
Summer camp at Webster University expands well beyond the traditional camp experience. Our camps showcase a wide variety of programs that Webster University offers academically, providing a taste of what students experience when studying at Webster. With a passion for the arts and value for STEM, commitment to innovation and creativity, character- and skill-building … Webster camps promote individual excellence, connection, and friendship.  
iD Tech On Campus Camps- Multiple locations (2025)
ID Tech Camps- Multiple locations
Register today for camps held at 75+ inspiring universities! Your child will walk the halls of their dream campus, bond with friends and mentors over legendary iD traditions, and experience the magic that’s made us the world’s #1 tech camp for 23+ years! Summer Fun on Your Child’s Dream Campus This is more than a camp. It’s a chance for your child to come face-to-face with friends and mentors who share their interests, all in an inspiring setting that excites them for the future. Between sessions of hands-on STEM fun, they’ll get the ultimate taste of collegiate life, from campus exploration and iconic architecture to meals in the dining halls and sweet dreams in the dorms. You get more. A LOT more. iD Tech is the very best experience built around your child—their interests, their skill level, their goals for the future. Our on-campus programs include an exclusive package designed for maximum inspiration and long-term success.
STEAM In the Wild
Endangered Wolf Center
Join us for an unforgettable summer at the Endangered Wolf Center’s Wolf Camp! During this week-long, outdoor day camp, your child will learn about the fascinating biology, behavior, and ecology of wolves and foxes. Each day will be filled with interactive lessons, hands-on activities, and exciting outdoor games. We will explore the science behind wolf packs, their role in the ecosystem, and how they interact with other animals.
CMS Pop Songwriting Camp
Community Music School of Webster University (CMS)
Explore pop, rock, folk, or indie songwriting in a supportive environment. Learn techniques in melody, lyrics, and structure, and receive personalized feedback from experienced instructors. Participants must play a harmonizing instrument (piano, guitar, or ukulele). Create and perform original songs! Requirements: Must be able to accompany themselves on piano, guitar, ukulele or other harmonizing instrument.
Sappington Child Care Center and Summer Day Camp 2025
Sappington Child Care Center
Summer day camp M-F, 6 to 6, full summer and weekly for first thru sixth grade. On-premises in-ground pool, swimming 2-3 times per day. Weekly field trips for additional fee. Special guests and activities.
Summer Camp 2025 Child of God
Child of God Lutheran School
Preschool age explores weekly themed activities, daily Jesus crafts, in house field trips, games, and water play. K-4th explores for the month of June a variety of mini camps such as soccer, dance, STEAM, and animals. July will be a themed splash-tastic water camp which includes: water experiments, outdoor water play, nature walks, and weekly water themed art projects!
CMS Flute Camp
Community Music School of Webster University (CMS)
This immersive camp focuses on skill development through warm-ups, tone and intonation work, and breathing techniques. Led by experienced instructors and featuring guest artists like Jeannie Baxtresser and Keith Underwood, campers refine their technique and connect with fellow flutists, creating a fun and enriching musical experience! Requirements: One year playing flute in a school band program or at least one year of private flute instruction.
Circus Kaput Circus Camp
Circus Kaput
Children will jump for joy at the chance to do Circus Camp. Circus Camp is where your children create wonderful memories, make new friends, and experience a wide variety of circus skills. Campers at any skill level are welcome! Our Professional Circus Arts Instructor will teach aerial arts, stilt walking, juggling, plate spinning, balancing feats, tumbling, rolling globe, rolla bolla, comedy skills, magic, and clown skits. Where possible aerial skills are part
Minecraft BRICKS (ages 5-11)
Bricks 4 Kidz St Louis
Enjoy a week of building MInecraft characters with LEGO bricks, amateur LEGO robotic motorized builds, and playing the real Minecraft computer game. No experience necessary. Two great things that go great together - Minecraft and LEGO bricks! Each camper takes home a custom-made mini figure
Balls-n-Strikes Ballwin Summer Camp
Balls-n-Strikes Ballwin
Registration is now open for our Signature Program: Balls-n-Strikes Summer Camp! Join us for a week or more of taking your game to the next level. Players ages 5-12 will rotate through stations each day learning hitting, throwing, fielding, base running, agility and much more! Early registration rates now through April 15. To receive your multi-camp discounts, please call 636-394-2255 or mail in your registration.