2022 Summer Camp Guide
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Dates: June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-21; June 23-24; June 27-30; July 11-15; July 18-22; July 25-29; August 1-5
Where: Antsy Nancy
Hours: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: $250. 250 per week for 9am-12pm, optional lunch hour 12-1pm is 100 per week (includes lunch)
Description: Is your kiddo a crafter, a gardener, a baker, or a fashion maker? Or interested in becoming one? Antsy Nancy makes summer camp planning easy with a boutique destination, tailor-made for your kiddo with Baking, Gardening, Arts & Crafts, and More..
A World of Pure Imagination - Full Day Camp Ages 8-13
Dates: June 13-17; June 20-24
Where: Ina Road Church of Christ
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $400. Cost for 2 weeks
Description: This 2-week CYT Summer Camp is specially designed for students ages 8-13. Campers will learn a variety of drama games and activities, and work together to put on a one act musical, Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr on the evening More..
Art + STEM = STEAM Camp at Steam Pump Ranch
Dates: May 31 - June 3; June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15; July 18-22; July 25-29
Where: Steam Pump Ranch
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $60/week
Description: This award winning program will use STEAM and the great outdoors to teach students about: history, art, technology, science and geology of the Sonoran Desert. This is an outdoor camp with water play, shade trees, a shady Ramada and an More..
Broadway Bound: A Musical Theatre Camp Matilda Jr
Dates: July 6-8; July 11-15; July 18-22
Where: Troubadour Theatre
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $525. for the 13 day session
Description: Students will sing, dance, act and perform in a fully mounted production of Matilda Jr for a live audience on the final day of camp. More..
Dates: May 31 - June 3; June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15; July 18-22; July 25-29; August 1-3
Where: Tucson JCC
Hours: 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Cost: Cost varies from $295-$420/week depending on the age group. Pricing is discounted for J Members
Description: Camp J provides a safe, fun, and caring environment for youth in grades K-9. Campers enjoy a wide variety of intentionally designed, developmentally appropriate programming and activities that encourage the development of life skills including sports, swimming, archery, STEM, arts More..
Camp Swim Play Fun (SPF) at the Oro Valley Community Center
Dates: May 31 - June 3; June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15; July 18-22; July 25-29
Where: Oro Valley Community and Recreation Center
Hours: 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Cost: $150 weekly before and aftercare are available for $20 each weekly. Camp lunches are also available for purchase.
Description: Camp SPF at the Community Center is an active and fun camp for energetic youth. Participants will swim, hit golf and tennis balls, play games, create arts and crafts, and enjoy fun with our creative staff. Extended care is available More..
Dates: June 6-10
Where: Timeless Play
Hours: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Cost: $40 per day for first child $35 per day for each additional sibling for any 4-hour block of your choice
Description: Come one, come all to the greatest kids camp around! Step right up and join for fun twists on classic, carnival-themed games and activities. Earn tickets that you can turn into prizes and also enjoy timeless carnival treats. More..
Dates: July 18-22
Where: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $245 Museum Members/ $265 Non members
Description: Explore colors and how they are perceived (or not!) by both humans and animals. This camp combines art and science, where microscopes and paintbrushes work side by side as we investigate and create a colorful world. More..
DEFY Tucson Trampoline Park Summer Camp
Dates: May 26 - August 5
Where: DEFY Tucson Trampoline Park
Hours: 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $249 - $269/week. Multi-week and sibling discounts
Description: Campers will enjoy fun-filled themed weeks like Animal Week with Horseback Riding & Petting Zoos, STEAM educational projects, & all the attractions of DEFY Tucson Trampoline Park. More..
Dates: June 20-23
Where: Desert Dance Collective
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $55/day, $200/week
Description: Join us as we dance through tales as old as time! From ballet to hip hop, we will join our favorite characters and put on a Disney-themed dance show at the end of the week. Includes dance classes, snacks, games, More..
Dates: May 26-27; May 31 - June 3; June 6-10; June 13-17; June 21-24; June 27 - July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15; July 18-22
Where: Rita Ranch, Tucson, Marana/Oro Valley
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $225 for our weekly themed camps for ages 4 to 11/$475 for our performance 2 week camps including musical theater
Description: When school is out – Drama is IN! We offer different weeklong Tucson kids summer camps for acting and performing arts that are run on half-day and full-day schedules. Our summer camps help children develop fundamental skills that will benefit More..
Dates: June 15-17
Where: Oro Valley Community Center
Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $165 for the 3 days of camp, includes all supplies.
Description: Learn how to draw your favorite furry, feathered or scaly friends. Using pencils and charcoal, our focus will be learning about proportions, constructing the feeling of a 3-D form, value relationships, shading, and creating the illusion of the animals’ More..
Dates: July 6-8
Where: Oro Valley Community Center
Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $165 for the 3 days of camp, includes all supplies.
Description: Charcoal is a fast, expressive and forgiving medium, perfect for exploring and learning about the face and head. The concepts and techniques used for charcoal drawing go hand in hand with painting. More..
Dates: June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15
Where: Pascua Yaqui Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $0. Free
Description: Summer Camp will have fun activities/programs in the following categories: Art, Sports and Recreation, STEM, Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, Good Character and Citizenship for youth ages 7 to 17. Fieldtrips will be offered throughout the summer. More..
Dates: June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15
Where: Steve Daru Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $0. Free
Description: Summer Camp will have fun activities/programs in the following categories: Art, Sports and Recreation, STEM, Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, Good Character and Citizenship for youth ages 7 to 17. Fieldtrips will be offered throughout the summer. More..
Dates: June 13-16; July 11-14
Where: Desert Dance Collective
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $35/day, $130/week
Description: Learn a fun hip hop dance and build tumbling skills in this exciting half-day camp. Includes games, snack time, and dance lessons. All levels welcome! Students between ages 5 and 8 may register for both half-day camps (Princess Dance Camp and More..
Dates: July 18-21
Where: Desert Dance Collective
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $200/week
Description: It's showtime! Build your skills as a triple threat as we act, sing, and dance our way through the week. We will build our own sets and make our own costumes too! Includes vocal lessons, acting games, and a mini More..
Dates: July 20-22
Where: Oro Valley Community Center
Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $165 for the 3 days of camp, includes all supplies.
Description: Learn how to paint animals with acrylics! You will be led step by step through the painting process on the animal designs of your choice, you can even bring in pictures of your own pets. Discover tricks for More..
Painting Landscapes in Acrylics
Dates: June 1-3
Where: Oro Valley Community Center
Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $165 for the 3 days of camp, includes all supplies.
Description: Learn how to paint the landscape with acrylics! Discover how to create the illusion of distance, textures for nature and become an overall better painter. More..
Dates: June 29 - July 1
Where: Oro Valley Community Center
Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $165 for the 3 days of camp, includes all supplies.
Description: Come paint expressive and realist portraits in oil paint. You will learn how to mix all manner of skin tones with only 4 colors! And to create 3-D looking faces. You will also learn how to paint More..
Dates: June 27-30
Where: Desert Dance Collective
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $35/day, $130/week
Description: Ready to cheer and tumble with the team? Learn new tumbling skills, sideline dances and cheers, and make new friends! Includes games, snack time, and pom/cheer lessons. All levels welcome! More..
Dates: June 6-10
Where: The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures
Hours: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $150. Cost per week. Museum Members receive a 10% discount on tuition.
Description: Design your own pyramid board game based on the lives of the pharaohs! Campers will create all the parts and pieces of their game while also learning about archaeology, Ancient Egyptian culture, mummification, and the game design mechanics. More..
Rock Solid Climbing Summer Camp
Dates: June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 11-15; July 18-22; July 25-29
Where: Rock Solid Climbing and Fitness
Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $325 per week, Early Drop Off (7am-8am) available for $40 per week, Late Pick Up (4:00-5:30pm) available for $50 per week
Description: Don't let your kids climb your walls this summer. Let them climb OURS! Rock Solid Summer Camps are about being active, making friends, and having fun. Participants will pay games, run, jump, crawl, run our bouncy obstacle course, color, and More..
Sewing Camp Creating with Fabric
Dates: June 27 - July 1
Where: Camp Giggle Stitch Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $280.
Description: Creating with fabric, inks, dyes, paints and more! We will have some fun getting our hands dirty creating one-of-a-kind fabrics, and then turning those fabrics into our own works of art! More..
Dates: June 20-24
Where: Camp Giggle Stitch Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $280.
Description: Have you always wanted to make a wushbunga? A minkado? Yes? Well then join us at Camp Design A Stuffie and you can do exactly that! We will learn some basic stuffie sewing and assembling techniques, and then we will More..
Dates: May 30 - June 3
Where: Camp Giggle Stitch Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $280.
Description: It’s All Fun and Games: Let’s have some fun … and games! We will create games and game pieces from fabrics and other materials. These toys and games are sure to be a big hit at any family game night More..
Dates: June 6-9; June 14-17
Where: Camp Giggle Stitch Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $240.
Description: This N’That: Boy oh boy, will we be having some fun! During this camp session we will be making a variety of fun and useful projects. We will start and finish a small project each day during this session, More..
Dates: June 6; June 10; June 13; June 17
Where: Tucson Girls Chorus Main Rehearsal Hall
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: Cost: $290/week
Description: Shine is an in-person day camp. Daily activities include music & choreography rehearsal, crafts/theater, games/music reading activities. Campers will have a blast learning pop and Broadway songs as they prepare for a revue-style performance at the end of each week. More..
Summer On Broadway with Kids Unlimited
Dates: June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 11-15
Where: KU Studios
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $125 for half-day, $200 for full-day
Description: KU studios, home of Kids Unlimited, is offering a summer of singing and dancing and acting. A true triple threat experience. We are hosting four different Musical Theater inspired camps for all ages. June 20th-24th: "Encanto at KU" for ages More..
Dates: July 5-8
Where: International Wildlife Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $172/week or $152/museum member
Description: Learn about the great outdoors while staying cool inside the museum! Some of the topics we'll explore are art in nature, camping and pond creatures, right from our own pond! Each day includes crafts, games, science experiments, live animal encounters More..
Dates: June 6-10; June 20-24; July 11-15
Where: Timeless Play
Hours: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Cost: Camp is charged per day. $40 for the first child and $35 for each sibling.
Description: The second week of camp is a Virtual Vacay (June 20-24), campers will spend each day “traveling” around the U.S. to visit and experience five different cities through crafts, art, games, cultural experiences and food. They just might forget they More..
Dates: May 26-27; May 31 - June 3; June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27 - July 1; July 5-8; July 18-22; July 25-29; August 1-5
Where: Tucson’s Best Martial Arts
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $127. 127 per week, discounts for bulk weeks available
Description: 10 weeks of summer camp! Early drop-off and late pick-up included. Campers will participate in a variety of indoor and outdoor sports, martial arts classes, dance, arts and crafts, and more with field trip options. Contact us today to learn More..
Dates: June 20-24
Where: Timeless Play
Hours: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Cost: 8am – 6 pm | Ages 1-12 for any 4-hour block of your choice $40 per day for first child $35 per day for each additional sibling
Description: Bon voyage! Join us as we set sail around the country. Campers will spend each day “traveling” around the U.S. to visit and experience five different cities through crafts, art, games, cultural experiences and food. They just might forget they More..
Dates: June 27 - July 1
Where: International Wildlife Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $215/week or $195/museum member
Description: Get a little wild this summer learning about mythical animals and creepy creatures along with doing some wild water and science activities! Camp will be packed full of crafts, games, science experiments, live animal encounters, hands-on activities, museum explorations and More..