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2016 Lakewood & Littleton Summer Camp Guide - More New Camps!

Macaroni Kid's Top Picks for 2016 Summer Camps in Lakewood & Littleton

May 17, 2016
Now is the time to register your kids for an AWESOME local summer camp. Our 2016 Macaroni Kid Lakewood/Littleton Summer Camp Guide should be your first stop!

Many camps offer special pricing, including Early Bird Specials, so we've included that information too! Click the name of any camp below to go directly to their complete listing with complete description, contact information, schedule, pricing, and customer reviews. Our Summer Camp Guide will be in every issue and on the website from now through July. You can also access it by clicking the Business Directory link at the top of our webpage.

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ACADEMICS/LEARNING SKILLS/STEM
  • DC Summer Camps (Lakewood) - Grades K-12 Denver Christian School is offering a variety of opportunities for students to grow and maintain the skills they learned during the school year with Math, Science, Art and Music as well as Sports camps. Experience fun filled days with our devoted professional coaches and teachers as you build life skills and memories.
  • Mathnasium of Littleton (Littleton) - Grades 2-12 - Math! Games! Fun! Avoid the Summer Slide or just get a jump start on next year's math in these 4, 6 or 8 week FUN FILLED sessions!

ADVENTURE
  • Renaissance Adventures (Castle Pines, Littleton & Denver) - Ages 6-17 - Your child is the hero of a mythic quest in an incredibly fun, award-winning outdoor experience! In small groups, the heroes read maps, solve mysteries, overcome dynamic challenges, and battle using safe, foam swords. Live action role-playing games that develop teamwork, critical thinking, ethical reasoning, communication, and other 21st-century skills.

ART INSTRUCTION
  • Art on the Brix - 2016 Summer Camps (Golden) Ages 5-13 -  Different creative camps for children aged 5-13. Our camps have activities that are geared for all different kinds of kids! We combine lots of art projects with plenty of exercise and play to keep kids enthralled and excited about activities.
  • DC Summer Camps (Lakewood) - Grades K-12 Denver Christian School is offering a variety of opportunities for students to grow and maintain the skills they learned during the school year with Math, Science, Art and Music as well as Sports camps. Experience fun filled days with our devoted professional coaches and teachers as you build life skills and memories.
  • Foothills Art Center Summer Camp (Golden) Ages 4-6 & 7-12 - Foothills Art Center offers Full Day Camps for Kids 7-12 from 9am to 3pm and Half Day Camps for Kids 4-6 from 9am to 1pm, all summer long! All classes are guided by professional artists and arts educators. Your kids will be learning science, technology and mathematics, all through the power of visual arts activities.
  • Little Red Hen Creative Day Camps - (Lakewood) Ages 5+ - Weekly Creative Camps from May through August. All camps have an art element, but are mixed with Gymnastics, Acting, Pets, Sports, Business Creation, Comic Book Making, Book Writing/Illustration, and Sewing. Convenient day only, half day only, and weekly pricing options available for most camps.

CHESS
  • PALS Summer Chess Camp (Centennial, Littleton, Highlands Ranch) - K-9 & K-12 PALS Chess Academy is proud to offer summer chess camps in the Greater Denver Area taught by current Colorado State Chess Champion Lior Lapid! He will run fun, lively, and educational camps for children in different locations around Denver.

CREATIVE/VISUAL ARTS/FILM MAKING
  • Talk to the Camera (Golden) - Ages 6-13* - Lights, Camera, Action, and FUN! Kids ages 6-13* will shine when they report a news story, star in a talk show, or make their own movie! Use your natural talents and 21st century technology to flaunt on (and off) camera personalities as you reinforce a positive self image, poise, and social skills. All news broadcasts, talk shows, and movies will be edited and sent to families at the end of the session. (*age range may differ at certain locations)

COOKING/CULINARY

  • Centered Cooking + Dance Studio (Lakewood) Ages 6-12 - Kids will create a variety of hands-on recipes and enjoy tasting each meal that they create. Student will also have fun learning to exercise with some fun creative dance moves. Age of Campers 6 to 12 years old.
  • Uncorked Kitchen Summer Youth Camps  (Centennial) Ages 7-10 & 11+ - Interactive cooking class offering full & half-day camps where kids and youth are guided by chef instructors and learn the skills, confidence, and teamwork to create a delicious meal to bring home for dinner.

EQUESTRIAN/HORSE RIDING
  • Horse Camps at Chatfield Stables (Littleton) Ages 7+ - Hands on camp with horses only; No arts and crafts-just horses! Longest running camp with horses in the area; child has own horse for the entire week; kids get to lead, feed, water and work with their horse everyday! Riding and working with the horse is the focus of our camp!

MULTI-THEMED CAMPS
  • GOLD CROWN SUMMER DAY CAMP -  (Lakewood) Grades 2-7 - Let your child explore fitness, enrichment and experiential activities. Each week brings a new theme and an opportunity to create your child’s schedule with active and educational options, plus weekly field trips!
  • Little Red Hen Creative Day Camps - (Lakewood) Ages 5+ - Weekly Creative Camps from May through August. All camps have an art element, but are mixed with Gymnastics, Acting, Pets, Sports, Business Creation, Comic Book Making, Book Writing/Illustration, and Sewing. Convenient day only, half day only, and weekly pricing options available for most camps.

NATURE/OUTDOOR EDUCATION
  • DC Summer Camps (Lakewood) - Grades K-12 Denver Christian School is offering a variety of opportunities for students to grow and maintain the skills they learned during the school year with Math, Science, Art and Music as well as Sports camps. Experience fun filled days with our devoted professional coaches and teachers as you build life skills and memories.
  • Farm Camps at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms  (Littleton) Ages 6-12- Grow your mind, plant a new friend and dig into the Gardens with our week-long day camps of farm explorations, games, activities, cooking and more. Week-long camps are offered during summer break and spring break and take place at Chatfield Farms.  All camps are 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. and are for ages 6-12.
  • Garden Camps at Denver Botanic Gardens (Denver) Ages 6-12 - Garden explorations, games, activities, cooking and plants to take home. Week-long camps are offered during summer break and spring break and take place at York Street.  All camps are 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. and are for ages 6-12.

PERFORMING ARTS
- DANCE
  • RISE Dance Co. Summer Camps (Golden) Ages 3+ - In addition to our regular summer classes, RISE offers summer camps! Whether you're looking to tune up skills, party like a princess, or just dance the summer away, we have a camp for you! Camps are taught by RISE staff, as well as numerous master teachers. There's no better way to spend a summer than dancing!

PERFORMING ARTS
- MUSIC
  • DC Summer Camps (Lakewood) - Grades K-12 Denver Christian School is offering a variety of opportunities for students to grow and maintain the skills they learned during the school year with Math, Science, Art and Music as well as Sports camps. Experience fun filled days with our devoted professional coaches and teachers as you build life skills and memories.
  • School of Rock - Five Day Summer Camps (Littleton) Ages 8-18 - Rock N’ Roll boot camps are 5 days of LEARNING MUSIC, PLAYING MUSIC, FUN, BAND BONDING and PERFORMANCE! In one week kids go from zero to a full set of songs and performance at a local all ages venue.

PERFORMING ARTS
- THEATER
  • DC Summer Camps (Lakewood) - Grades K-12 Denver Christian School is offering a variety of opportunities for students to grow and maintain the skills they learned during the school year with Math, Science, Art and Music as well as Sports camps. Experience fun filled days with our devoted professional coaches and teachers as you build life skills and memories.

SELF DEFENSE/MARTIAL ARTS
  • Martial Arts Summer Fun Camps at Excel Taekwondo (Littleton) Ages 5-11 - Three engaging camps that will entertain your kids 5-11 years old, and teach them valuable life skills. No experience necessary for our three camps; Lightsaber Summer Camp, Olympic Summer Camp, and Hyper Bully Defense Camp. Your kids will learn Discipline, Respect, and Confidence through Martial Arts. Other activities will include: Obstacle courses, field trips, arts and crafts, games and more!

SPORTS & FITNESS

  • DC Summer Camps (Lakewood) - Grades K-12 Denver Christian School is offering a variety of opportunities for students to grow and maintain the skills they learned during the school year with Math, Science, Art and Music as well as Sports camps. Experience fun filled days with our devoted professional coaches and teachers as you build life skills and memories.
  • GOLD CROWN SUMMER DAY CAMP (Lakewood) Grades 2-7- Let your child explore fitness, enrichment and experiential activities. Each week brings a new theme and an opportunity to create your child’s schedule with active and educational options, plus weekly field trips!

SWIMMING/AQUATICS
  • SafeSplash Swim School (Littleton/Lakewood) All Ages - Come splash around this summer with SafeSplash Swim School. Improve your swimming skills or just learn some vital safety skills. Camps are open to children ages 3 and older and are broken into skill levels.



Have a camp that needs to be added? Please email Jamiet@macaronikid.com for more information!