Edmond summer camps - Get yourself on the shortlist

Next week, I've got some fun info for you on finding your perfect babysitter (also see May 2013 Community Connections). But this week, I thought I'd start your summer planning out with a helpful list on what camps are available in the immediate area for kids and teens.

Now, I have to tell you--the first time I saw something called "princess" camp or "pop star" camp, I snaughed (which entails snorting and laughing at the same time). I mean seriously, someone wants me to pay for my daughter to have more attitude? More snaughing. But then, after rounds and rounds of Disney's Princess Sofia and my daughter turning everything into a microphone, I thought, just maybe, that these camps could be kind of fun. If anything, I'm curious what the benefits could be (and whether the princess camp might save me watching multiple episodes of Princess Sofia talking to various woodland creatures).

Then again, princess and pop star camps are just the tip of the iceberg on what Edmond has to offer the little star(s) of your life. From sports to ballet, this town has it covered. The list below is certainly not comprehensive (and I'm happy to add any I've missed), but it should give you a good taste of the variety from which you and your child can choose.

Artic Edge Summer Sports Camp (ages 7 and up) (morning workout, basketball, and ice skating;  weekly activities include swimming, martial arts, hip hop dance, arts & crafts, hockey, ping pong, gymnastics, ballroom dancing, cheerleading, and skateboarding)

Camp Cadence (ages 6 - 13) (horseback riding)


Dance Phase (princess & pop star camps)


Edmond Public Schools (school-specific camps, clinics, and leagues)


Edmond Racquet Club (ages 5 - 16) (tennis)


Edmond Soccer Club Recreational Camp (boys and girls of all ages)


Farm & Ranch Day Camp - Parkhurst Ranch (ages 6 – 12 and 4 – 5 years if accompanied by an adult) (horsemanship/pony rides, plant/harvest vegetables, and nature walks and crafts).
 

Fine Arts Institute of Edmond  (ages 3 - 14 years) (art and theater)

Francis Tuttle Summer Quest (ages 11 - 14 years) (art, web design, babysitting, robotics, cooking, and more)

Kickingbird Tennis Center (ages 4 and up)


Mad Science Camps (1st - 6th grade)


Upstage Theater (ages 5 - 15) (theater)


YMCA of Edmond Summer Day Camps (ages 5 - 12) (arts and crafts, recreational swimming, indoor and outdoor sports, drama, reading, games, interest centers and weekly field trips as well as other specialty activities including dance, martial arts, photography, theater, sailing, and scrapbooking)


For more on this year's summer camps, see the Just Us Kids by the publisher of the Edmond Sun.