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Summer Camp Fun Awaits Your Family

February 25, 2015
It's been a COLD and snowy last few weeks that have left us all looking forward to summer. I'm excited to kick off our Lebanon Macaroni Kid Summer Camp Guide. You'll find day camps, resident camps, camps for preschoolers, camps for teens and all kinds of fun for your family.

We will continue to add to the Summer Camp Guide as more information is confirmed, so keep checking back each week!

Camp Invention

Camp Invention will enhance your child’s education through fun, hands-on activities that reinvent summer fun! Throughout the five-day adventure, children take part in activities such as constructing an epic, insect-themed pinball machine and creating a personalized motor-powered vehicle. Led by local educators, boys and girls are challenged to explore connections between the STEM concepts of science, technology, engineering and innovation.

Developmental & Disability Services of Lebanon Valley
Developmental & Disability Services of Lebanon Valley is hosting its Summer Stars Day Camp, designed for children and youth of all abilities with a direct focus on serving children and youth with special needs. Choose from Mini Camps for ages 4-8 that run from 9 a.m. to noon and are $50, or regular camp for school-age children that runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is $135.

Kindermusik Kamp at Lebanon Valley College

Kindermusik Kamp will be available weekdays and Saturdays for the following age groups:
Newborn - 18 months
18 months - 3 years
3-5 years
5-7 years

See the full schedule and register your Mini Macaroni today.

Klick Lewis Arena
Klick Lewis Arena will be hosting three opportunities for summer camp fun, an Ice Tykes Skate Camp, Basic Skills Skate Camp and a Freestyle Figure Skate Camp.

Lebanon YMCA

Preschool Camp

YMCA Preschool Summer Camps feature learning centers, art activities, music, movement, gym time and more. Each week includes swimming and story time at the library. Camps are open to potty-trained children age 3 through 5. Choose one or as many as you would like! 

School-Age Day Camp

Kids who have completed kindergarten through age 12 can go "Into the Wild" and during these week-long camps in June, July or August. Camps are held at several locations throughout the area, including the Lebanon YMCA and the following elementary schools: Ebenezer, Union Canal, Harding, Jonestown, Palmyra, Jonestown and South Lebanon.

Paramount Sports Complex
Paramount Sports Complex hosts a variety of week-long, half-day camps for kids age 3-11. Themes include Kids in the Kitchen, cheerleading, gymnastics, superheroes and more.

Quittie Glen

Quittie Glen Center is offering Youth Camps. Each day includes outdoor fitness, music and nature activities, and outdoor games, as well as pool time. Each week has a different theme ranging from magic to theater to outdoor adventures. The camps are for ages 7–14 and run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Before and after camp care is available starting at 7:30 a.m. and going to 6 p.m. for an additional fee.

YMCA Camp Shand 

The YMCA Camp Shand offers adventure day camps and overnight resident camps for kids age 6-17 on 120 acres in Cornwall. Themes vary each week and include outdoor activities, arts and crafts and team-building. A service camp and counselor-in-training program are also available.

Young Villagers Workshop at Alexander Schaeffer Farm

Young Villagers Workshop
invites kids entering grades 4 through 7 to step back in time for some fun. Activities offered may include: outside cooking, Fraktur, quilting, Pa German painting, Redward Pottery, speaking Pa German, making cheese, making checkers and checkerboard, visiting with small animals and horses, and making ice cream.