Lakeland

WE ARE BACK IN FULL SWING! Join the Polk Museum of Art for Summer Art Camp 2022! Give your children (ages 7 to 13) a safe, creative, and open atmosphere to develop their love and appreciation for the arts. Our engaging Summer Camp program fosters the freedom of exploration through a wide array of creative processes, media, and techniques with the guidance and support of our certified art teachers. Campers will have access to endless inspiration by developing studio habits, visiting art-filled galleries, and taking supervised strolls to Lake Morton, Florida Southern College, and Hollis Gardens.

A supervised lunch break will be provided each day for campers who stay all-day. Students must bring their own lunch. Visit the Polk Museum of Art Website to see the full class schedule.

A summer your child will thank you for… Karate Beyond’s Ninja Camp is an exciting day camp experience in Lakeland. Offering a multitude of fun and constructive activities which includes the popular Karate Beyond Ninja Program. CONVENIENTLY LOCATED on South Florida Avenue next to Dairy Queen and Jimmy Johns; classes are especially friendly to students that are new to martial arts. This camp has LIMITED AVAILABILITY and will accept a small number of students per day. ACT QUICKLY!

Why Karate Beyond Summer Camp?
+ LIMITED Number of Students (we are not a day care)
+ ALL-INCLUSIVE… NO FIELD TRIPS
+ Time AWAY from their electronics
+ Making new friends and developing their social skills
+ Learning positive and growth mindset
+ Acquire LEADERSHIP skills
+ Fun and exciting activities
+ Clean and safe environment
+ Caring and responsible coaches

Our Summer Fun Program is designed for parents to have a peace of mind about summer care. We offer fun activities, sports, crafts, weekly field trips, chapel, and so much more!

The YMCA is one of the nation’s largest providers of out-of-school programming and has a long, rich history of over 100 years in providing top-notch summer camps to parents across the country. All camps are a full day camp unless otherwise noted.

Lakeland Family YMCA (South Lakeland)
3620 Cleveland Heights Blvd.
• Day Camp (completed K – age 12)
• Pre-K Camp (ages 4-5 – must have turned 4 by Sept 1, 2021)
• Aquatics Camps (ages 3-6 – half day / ages 6-12 – full day)
• Co-Ed Sports Camps (completed K – age 11)

Fontaine Gills Family YMCA (North Lakeland)
2125 Sleepy Hill Road
• Day Camp (completed K – age 12)

Lake Wales Family YMCA
1001 Burns Ave.
• Day Camp (completed K – age 12)
• Pre-K Camp (ages 4-5 – must have turned 4 by Sept 1, 2021)

YMCA Par 3
• Golf Camp (separate listing – see details)

HOW TO REGISTER – Registration form is available on the YMCA website. In-Person Registration is required at one of the following locations:
-YMCA Childcare Facility front desk on Cleveland Heights Blvd. (behind the main building)
-Fontaine Gills Family YMCA (North Lakeland)
-Lake Wales Family YMCA (Lake Wales)
Registrations can be taken from 6am-6:30pm, Monday-Friday. Call 863.644.3528 to inquire about availability.

No Limits Sports Camp is a fun way for kids to experience several different sports or focus on their primary sport of choice. Campers get to choose which sport they want to work on each session of the day including basketball, volleyball, soccer, flag football, bocci, and baseball. Campers will be taught the basic fundamentals of each sport and given an opportunity to use those skills in team games.

Camp also includes group games and water day on Fridays. Campers get a camp shirt each week they attend until they have all 5 camp shirts. Both half Day (8am – 1pm) and full day (7am – 6pm) sessions are available.

No Limits Multi-Sport camps develop the player and the person. At No Limits Summer Camps, we train more than just athletes. We want to create good people, strong in their faith, who give back to their community and are able to be successful on and off the field. No Limits also offers Volleyball, Basketball, and Football Camps.

Camp Light-A-Spark is a summer day camp for rising Kindergarten through 5th graders. Enjoy 10 full weeks of summer exploration with Camp Fire! Come for select weeks or the whole summer!

NEW IN 2022: Mini-Camp – Mini-Camp will run Monday-Wednesday weekly, and is an alternative to the full week Light-A-Spark Camp. This may be a great option for younger campers or families who do not need everyday childcare during the summer.

A normal day at Camp-Light-A-Spark usually starts with center time where kids get to choose from a variety of activities including playing make-believe, board games, or Legos. Groups then break off to work on academic enrichment, group reading time, or outside play. Lunchtime is followed by a movie or quiet reading to allow for some rest time. Then, it’s time for a group activity such as an art project or science experiment, with more outside playtime. Check the Camp Fire website for this year’s weekly themes.

Activities are led by trained, adult staff who not only supervise our kids but engage with them as well. Our academic-based activities are designed to help prevent summer backslide in school. Math, science, reading, and writing activities are shared in fun and creative ways; curriculum and hands-on activities follow Florida Standards and are grade-level appropriate.

FIELD TRIPS: The full weekly camp includes 3 field trips each week, Mini-Camp will include 1 field trip per week.

Camp Fire also offers:
Camp Ignite (5^th-6^th)
Teen Programs, Overnight Camps, and Service Projects (6^th-12^th)

Camp Ignite is a summer day camp geared specifically for young people going into 5th and 6th grade, designed to establish a bridge from elementary to teen life. Kids will experience increasing independence, service to others, and tons of fun.

Within a typical day camp structure, participants engage in on-site activities such as outdoor play, grade-appropriate educational enhancement to help prevent summer backslide, hands-on experiments and art projects, and team building and group challenges. There are camp days dedicated to extracurricular activities as well, such as lessons based on our ACES (Advanced Camping Experts) program, recreation-based field trips, and community service projects.

Camp Ignite will be located at The Cygnet School (in United Methodist Temple across from Southgate)

Camp Fire also offers:
Camp Light-A-Spark (K-5)
Teen Programs, Overnight Camps, and Service Projects (6^th-12^th)

Bricks 4 Kidz will be hosting week-long camps at Dixieland Elementary School in Lakeland this summer! This unique summer camp will keep your child thinking, building, innovating, creating, and learning all summer long. There are also 2 weeks of camp at Heartland Church in Winter Haven.

We are excited to have even MORE camp themes to offer this year, and with most of our camps being theme-mashups inspired by popular videogames, movies, and superheroes, your little engineers can experience them all! Each day our campers experience a new adventure with several different types of activities:

• Different LEGO® robotic models that tie in to each week’s camp themes!
• LEGO® Mosaic Art
• LEGO® 3D Brick Builds
• Arts and Crafts Projects
• Games
• Campers take home several prizes throughout the week
• Every camper creates and takes home their very own custom LEGO® minifigure
• Our Bricks 4 Kidz instructors take pictures of camper’s model builds and send them to parents to see all of the super awesome LEGO® creations campers make throughout the week.

Summer Camp is better at the farm! Enjoy 8 weeks of high-energy, nature-filled, thematic summer camps at WonderHere’s NEW Farmschool location in South Lakeland. What can your child expect from this summer of wonder?

What’s Included in a Week…
Each thematic week, children will experience hands-on fun, exposure to new hobbies and skills, weekly movie day, weekly water day, end of the week assembly! On the farm, campers will get to enjoy the outdoors and interact with small farm animals! Click on each individual camp to learn more about that week’s specific activities!

Teams!
Compete each week with your camp teams, sorted at the beginning of each week! Earn points for wearing your camp t-shirt, winning Minute to Win It games, displaying good character and helpfulness, and lots more!

Weekly Workshops!
Science experiments, cooking, crafts, book clubs, obstacle courses, photography, creative writing, coding & robotics, STEM & Engineering. No more having to get on the waitlist for these specialties… our campers will be enjoying these experiences every week!

Do you want MORE for your child this summer? Join Minds in Motion summer camp and become part of an exciting kids program in Lakeland! Our summer program offers a wide range of experiences including STEAM activities, creative play and imagination rooms, computer stations, video games, outdoor areas, and a STUDIO for whole body fitness and theater arts. They will be having such a great time, they won’t want to leave. Your child will have a wide variety of opportunities for field trips and experiences.
Get more out of your summer program!​

At Snapology we believe that children are meant to learn through play. Snapology engages children using LEGO® bricks, K’Nex and technology. Snapology offers S.T.E.A.M. camps and workshops year-round, including spring break camps, summer camps, holiday break camp and camps during teacher in-service days. Your kids will love our fun camp topics and themes. Shh, don’t tell them it’s educational!

Volleyball Camps for beginners through high school. Visit website for dates/ages.

Our school strives to instill the basic life virtues of discipline, respect, integrity, and confidence. These qualities have been the foundation of the martial arts student since the beginning. The staff of Family Martial Arts Center helps reinforce each quality trait through Leading by Example. Our children of the future need positive role models that will set the right example. Our instructors make this the first priority.

Summer Day Camp Activities include theme parks, bowling, Family Fun Center, swimming, state parks, and go-carts just to name a few. Some of the activities are free and others have an additional cost. Field Trips are OPTIONAL and students not attending the day’s activity will enjoy a fun day at the studio.

TaeKwonDo Classes: Your child will receive 2 hours of instruction per week.

SUPERNOVA Summer Camp is a perfect way to ensure your child has an AMAZING Summer. We are NOT an ordinary summer camp, we are a Gymnastics, Tumbling, and Hip-Hop Dance summer camp! While teaching brand new athletes or athletes who have been in the sport for years, your child will be coached by our amazing staff. So don’t forget to sign your child up for an AWESOME Summer!

Master Choe’s offers an action-packed summer experience, filled with daily martial arts training, special field trips, enrichment classes, along with group games and activities.

Field Trips include Movies, Local Parks, Water Parks, Arcades, Skating, Swimming, plus mega trips to fun places in Tampa and Orlando.

Choe’s has been providing martial arts training in Lakeland for over 40 years. To register or get more details call (863) 665-0488 or visit the website.

Camp BLAST is the City of Lakeland’s highly successful summer recreation program for kids. Activities include on-site supervised recreation and in-town field trips (skating, bowling, swimming, and the movies).

2022 Locations:
Lake Mirror Auditorium
Sleepy Hill Middle School
Southwest Middle School
Simpson Park Community Center

2022 Registration:
Register in person at the Kelly Recreation Complex or Simpson Park Community Center. $250 is due at registration.
In-City Registration Begins: Saturday, April 2 @ 9 AM –  Registrants must show TWO PROOFS OF RESIDENCY within the city limits of the City of Lakeland.
Open Registration (In-City & Out-of-City): Saturday April 9 @ 9am

For more information about Camp Blast visit the Summer Camp website or call Kelly Recreation at (863) 834-3284 option 2.

Summer Camp registration is now open at AGT Athletics.  Make sure you reserve a spot for your child! This summer will be filled with activities. We have planned field trips, games, tumbling, water days, park days, crafts, etc. Some field trips may include lunch. Most days, all you need to bring is a lunch and a water bottle!

Camp Fire Sunshine Central Florida offers multiple opportunities for middle school and high school students to participate in summer projects, camping trips, and a service-learning road trip, providing leadership opportunities while giving back to the community:

Camp Fire’s Summer Challenge (entering 6th-12th grade)
Summer Challenge is a series of full-day service-learning projects offered on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Projects range from working at a wildlife refuge to helping feed the homeless. These experiences aim to be not only educational but also a collaborative effort with other agencies in our region. Challenge is open to teens in 6-12 grade.

Camp Fire’s CF66 Service-Learning Road Trip (entering 8th-12th grade)
CF66 is a week long service-learning road trip for teens entering 8th-12th grade. Teens and leaders travel by van throughout Florida learning more about our wonderful state and giving back to the communities they visit. The trip is full of youth empowerment and leadership opportunities. Teen are responsible for themselves and their teammates, helping with activities such as budgeting their money for the week, meal planning, solving puzzles, and of course, exciting service projects.

Camp Fire’s Nature Quest Camp (entering 6th-10th grade)
Nature Quest is an environmental education-based service-learning trip for rising 6-10th graders. Our team travels by van to a designated area where they set up camp for 4 days. During the week, the team will explore the many facets of Florida wildlife and ecosystems, and learning about environmental advocacy, while giving back to the community they visit.

This is a great trip for novice campers, or for teens looking for a fantastic opportunity to check out the amazing things in their own backyard.  The trip is full of youth empowerment and leadership opportunities.

Camp Fire also offers:
Camp Light-A-Spark (K-5)
Camp Ignite (5^th-6^th)

Book the week for a specific theme or book the whole summer to experience this fun and educational summer camp for kids in Lakeland. Explorations V’s Camp Explorations is a top ranking camp for language gains based on data from United Way of Central Florida. To kids, camp is a fun getaway from school. For grownups, it is a trusted learning experience.