When to Register Your Child for Camp
It may not be the first thing that comes to mind as the snow begins to pile up in the Mid-Atlantic, but winter may be the best time to lock in…
It may not be the first thing that comes to mind as the snow begins to pile up in the Mid-Atlantic, but winter may be the best time to lock in…
Cooking is an important life skill and an art, but it can also be a fun bonding experience for you and your child. Learning to cook teaches kids about nutrition, health and all…
Everybody seems to be channeling their inner Katniss Everdeen these days. The popular character from “The Hunger Games”—with…
This comprehensive collection of summer camps in the Delaware Valley area has something for every child, from art to tech to basketball there's a way for your child to…
As the chilly winds of winter blow through the mid-Atlantic region, many of us long for the sunny days of summer. For our kids, it’s not only the warmer weather that boosts summer’s appeal. They look forward to swapping school…
We often associate summer camp with young children, but as kids grow up, we may forget that they need some of the same experiences they enjoyed when they were younger.…
It may be cold outdoors, but summer camps in our region are thinking ahead to this year’s summer camp season. As you’re thinking about the best type of camp for…
Whether you’ve attended summer camp as a child or whether your child is the first in your family to go to camp, sending your kid to camp takes some preparation…
“We painted posters, made a mobile of the water cycle, learned to smash the trash, hunted for bugs, watched out for poison ivy and climbed Big Hill!” my boys, ages…
When I was younger, I had only one choice for summer camp—the town camp. The town camp was a traditional all-day six-hour camp with a heavy emphasis on sports. I…
The Chocolate Ballerina Company, an organization that supports artists of color in the Philadelphia area, has a creed that its young ballerinas memorize and are encouraged to recite every day:…
Even though your kids would probably dispute the numbers, the fact is that 80% of a young person’s life is spent outside of school. The summer accounts for some of…
The Barnes Foundation is partnering with seven other Philadelphia cultural organizations to offer free summer activities for children ages 5 and under. The Early Learner Summer Pods program targets children living…
When the pandemic started to spread last year, Acting Without Boundaries, the only theater program in the greater Philadelphia area for kids, teens and young adults with physical disabilities, had to…
During the coronavirus pandemic, University of the Arts graduates Jason Corn and Billy Sander noticed that local parents were looking for safe, flexible and affordable educational programming for their…
Summer is fast approaching, and Philadelphia recently announced its fun and enriching summer programs and activities for local children and teens. To make it easy for families to find opportunities…
People who work at camps for children with special needs will often report one universal truth about these programs. Once the kids enter the camp’s grounds, they’re no longer defined by their…
Whether you've attended summer camp as a child or whether your child is the first in your family to go to camp, sending your child to camp takes some preparation and…
Parents know there is a small window of time to make a meaningful, positive impact on children and shape who they may become as adults. A large portion of that influence comes…
We often associate summer camp with young children, but as kids grow up, we may forget that they need some of the same experiences they enjoyed when they were younger. Maybe you…
Help for parents to pinpoint the perfect camp for their children.
Some kids thrive at camps where the social pressure to impress the opposite sex is not an issue.
Summer camps range from just down the road for a few hours a day to international travel for weeks at a time.
The appropriate time for parents to send their children off to camp