Summer Day Camp

 
 
 

Join us for summer camp for an active summer full of fun and adventure!  We provide a quality, trained staff who are here to provide a great day camp experience for you. Every week you can count on fun activities like crafts, games and archery.  Campers are responsible for bringing their own snack, lunch, labeled water bottle, swimsuit, towel and sunscreen.  All camps take place at beautiful Community Park. All registered participants receive an official Summer Day Camp t-shirt. 

 
 
 

Fun in the Sun                     June 23 –  27
School is out and fun is in; get ready to let loose!  Come spend a fun-filled week outdoors hiking, playing games and doing fabulous art projects.  Don't miss out on the fun!  Excursion:  We'll end the week with a swim at a local indoor pool.

9am– 3pm     Ages 6 -12       $120

Fourth of July              June 30 -  July 3    America's past, present and future will be celebrated this week as we do crafts with leather, tin impressions and tie-dye (bring a shirt, pillowcase or socks).  We will end the week with an old-fashioned red, white & blue BBQ.  This is a 4-day camp.

9am–3pm      Ages 6 - 12       $90

Sports Spectacular             July 7 - 11
It's back by popular demand.  Play every sport from archery to big ball kickball to waffle ball.  Work on team banners to show support of your team for our famous Mini-Olympics on Friday.  We hope to see you on the field!

9am– 3pm       Ages 6 -12       $115

Creative Kids                      July 14 – 18
Another return by the ever popular creative kids themselves.  Let your inner creative impulses loose through art, production and a talent show.  If art is your forte, then take part in creating our backdrop and art for our art walk.  If you're a singer, dancer, actor or play an instrument then showcase it in the talent show.  Excursion:  Sit back and enjoy a show at the Clyde or Whidbey Children's Theatre.

9am– 3pm       Ages 6 -12       $115

Outdoor Kids                      July 21 - 25
Who loves outdoors?  We do!  Let's go canoeing, fishing, hiking and water play at Goss Lake - anything outside and in the sun!  Of course, we will also have a day to bring bikes and ride them on the fantastic trails that surround our park.  No lifeguard, but plenty of eyes at the lake.  Excursion:  Canoeing at Goss Lake

9am - 3pm      Ages 6 - 12        $105

 
 

Beach Blast                    July 28 - Aug 1
Come and visit beaches and lakes on the south end of the island including Maxwelton Beach, Double Bluff, Deer Lake & Goss Lake.  We will tie-dye, so bring a white t-shirt, pillowcase or socks.  Lastly, we'll end the week with an ice cream sundae party that will blow your mind!  No lifeguards, but plenty of eyes at the beaches

9am– 3pm      Ages 6-12           $105

Campin' Whidbey Style   August 4 - 8
The whole family can enjoy this week!  We will whittle and create wood projects and nature books.  On Thursday, campers and their families will return with sleeping bags and flashlights and get ready for an all-American camp out under the stars.  We'll provide the ingredients for dinner and breakfast.  We'll cook over a flame for dinner and make breakfast together in the morning.  We'll play games, tell stories, make s'mores, and sing songs around the campfire.  A parent/guardian should accompany their child for the campout.  For the sleepover, please pack two lunches, enough snacks to last, extra clothes, PJ's, pillow and sleeping bag.  Excursion:  Camp out at Community Park!

9am– 3pm      Ages 6-12           $145

Splashdown - Wild Waves Water Park Trip                                    August 11 - 15
This is another fabulous fave that is returning, but is better than ever!  Enjoy the traditional water week, with water gun fights, water balloon tosses, 50' slip-n-slide, but that's not all!  Excursion:  Get ready to enjoy the water even more, because we are heading to Wild Waves for a wet and wild day!  Day of field trip may be longer than usual hours.  Fee includes entry ticket, charter bus and driver, ferry, gas, parking, locker fees and lunch.
Registration deadline:  May 29!!
Registrations will be taken on a space available basis after May 29.
Minimum:  30 participants
9am– 3pm      Ages 6-12 
Registration by May 29:  $167
Registration by July 25:  $172

Round 'Em Up                August 18 - 22
Yee-Haw, we'll play horseshoes, cool off in the Park's sprinklers, make "Wanted" posters, enjoy some nice hikes in our area and make our own bandanas.  Excursion:  We'll end the year with a bang, heading over to M-Bar-C Ranch!  This fantastic ranch experience is for all kids - we'll ride horses, go on a hayride, dress up like cowboys and cowgirls and have a cowboy BBQ.

9am - 3pm       Ages 6 - 12          $105

 
     
 
 

Forest Day Camp           

A one-of-a-kind day camp experience for kids exploring our local forest ecosystem, gaining valuable nature awareness skills through specially tailored adventures!  We will explore fire making, shelter construction, primitive cooking techniques and other survival and safety skills.  Outdoor knife safety and technique will be covered.  We will delve into stories and games, wildlife tracking, bird language, wilderness crafts and absorb knowledge of local plants and mammals in a fun, wholehearted way. 
* Optional add'l $15 knife fee (or bring your own approved knife)
Instructors:  Kathryn O'Brien - Wilderness Awareness School Teaching Apprenticeship Graduate, Whidbey Institute Naturalist.  Eric Conn - Lifelong Naturalist, Sustainable Living Teacher, Whidbey Institute Instructor. 

Dates:   July 7 - 11 or August 4 - 8
Time: 
9am - 3pm
Ages:  7 - 11
Location:  Whidbey Institute at Chinook
Fee:  $200* (scholarships available)
Registrations accepted by the Whidbey Institute only.  Call 341-1884 for more information.