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Sign Your Mini Macaronis Up For Summer Camp

May 20, 2015
Our annual Lebanon Macaroni Kid Summer Camp Guide includes day camps, resident camps, camps for preschoolers, camps for teens and all kinds of fun await your family.

We are still adding to the Summer Camp Guide, 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.

Gretna Glen Day Camp

Day Camp at Gretna Glen is a wonderful way for kids to explore nature, make new friends, and learn about Christ’s love! Each week of day camp has a new theme & new lessons; so pick one, two, or more weeks and make Gretna Glen the foundation of your child’s summer. 

Gretna Glen Overnight Camp

Gretna Glen offers a wide array of age appropriate activities for all of our campers. Overnight programs start for campers that have completed Kindergarten. All activities are supervised by trained staff and volunteers who make camper safety the first priority. 

Jack and Jill Preschool Summer Camps

The fun on the hill at Jack & Jill Preschool never ends so join us for some summer fun! Each week we will explore new themes to have fun discovering, creating and learning with new friends. Camps are available for children age 3 through 6.

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.

Kindermusik with Kristen Miller

Kindermusik with Kristen Miller offers classes in Palmyra for infants up through age 3.5. The five-week session starts June 24-25.

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 JuneJuly 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.

Luthercare for Kids Summer Program

Looking for something fun and educational for your child to do this summer? Discover Luthercare for Kids’ Summer 2015 Enrichment Series, where school age kids (age 5 to 12 years old) can spend a week – or the whole summer – focusing on science, creative arts and culinary arts!

Palmyra Bowling and Paramount Sports Summer Camp

Palmyra Bowling and Paramount Sports are teaming up to bring your kids ages 6-14 a day of fun on Wednesdays this summer. Enjoy a morning of bowling and an afternoon of active gymnastics and exercise. 

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.

Science Rocks

Children from kindergarten through fourth grade will be amazed as they perform experiments in Mr. Wizard's Lab during this fun Summer Science Camp. Campers will also hit the trail for nature explorations at two different wooded locations during this exciting week of camp.

SPLAT Studio

SPLAT Studio offers art camps for kids and teens. Painting, drawing, handbuilding, and wheel throwing are just some of their options. View their preschool offerings for ages 2-7, or check out their camps for ages 6-17.

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.