Spring break camps
1. Adventure Kids Playcare
March 9-13
Ages 3-12 | $60 per day
4817 W. Park Blvd., Ste. 830
972-612-5400
https://web.adventurekidsplaycare.com
This full-day camp includes various activities, such as cooking, problem-solving, art, crafts and business-building.
2. Bricks Bots & Beakers Spring Break Camp
March 9-13
Grades K-5 | $155-$300
2011 W. Spring Creek Parkway
512-522-0988
www.bricksbotsbeakers.com
Students can enroll in hands-on STEAM classes to learn about basic science and engineering concepts. Classes include Lego Engineering and Gross Out Chemistry.
3. Infinite Bounds
March 9-13
Ages 4-13 | $40 per day
1901 Preston Park Blvd.
972-491-1916
www.infinitebounds.com
This spring break camp will include tumbling, gymnastics, time on the trampolines, taekwondo and cheerleading as well as arts and crafts.
4. Outdoor Spring Break Camp
March 9-13
Ages 6-12 | $125
5901 Los Rios Blvd.
972-941-7250
www.planoparks.org
This outdoor camp, hosted by Plano Parks and Recreation, will include hikes through Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve, kayaking, archery and more.
5. Pipe & Palette
March 9-13
Ages 5-12 | $50-$125 per day; $225-$562.50 weekly half-day or full-day
1012 E. 15th St.
214-501-2314
www.pipeandpalette.com
Pipe & Palette in downtown Plano will hold spring break camps, where attendees will work on painting on canvases, drawing animals and creating with paper mache. Art subjects will follow the theme of Fairies and Dragons.
6. Plano Children’s Theatre
March 9-13
Ages 5-11 | $40-$80
6121 W. Park Blvd., Ste. B216
972-422-2575
www.northtexasperformingarts.org/camps
Children can attend morning, afternoon or full-day camps at the North Texas Performing Arts location at The Shops at Willow Bend. Children will learn about the visual arts, including crafts, such as painting, sculpture and more.
7. Plano Sports Authority
March 9-13
Ages 5-13 | $45 per day
6500 Preston Meadow Drive
972-208-5437
www.psaplano.org
Children can enroll in PSA’s FlexiPass program, which includes sports, such as basketball and volleyball, soccer, baseball, martial arts and dance as well as nonathletic activities.
8. World Olympic Gymnastics Academy
March 9-13
Ages 3 and up | $40 half-day; $50 full-day
1937 W. Parker Road
972-985-9292
www.woga.net
Attendees will experience gymnastics through a combination of tumbling, work on the trampoline, arts and crafts and more. The camp is at the Plano World Olympic Gymnastics Academy.
Summer camps
Academic
9. Animation Technology Camp
July 13-17
Grades 7-8 | $150
2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway
972-548-6790
www.collin.edu/community/summercamps.html
This Collin College camp will teach students about the 3D animation pipeline and the 12 principles of animation. Campers will also learn the four step process of 3D animation.
10. Brick Bots & Beakers Summer Camp
Dates: TBD
Grades K-5 | $155-$300
2011 W. Spring Creek Parkway
512-522-0988
www.bricksbotsbeakers.com
Students can enroll in half-day and full-day hands-on STEAM classes to learn about basic science and engineering concepts. Classes include Lego Engineering and Gross Out Chemistry.
11. Club SciKidz
June 15-Aug. 7
Pre-K-seventh grade | $295
7801 Alma Drive, Ste. 105
214-530-5979
www.clubscikidzdallas.com
This camp offers 28 science themes for kids to take part in, including MineCraft Game Design, American Girl STEAM, Jr. Surgeon and Robot Engineer. Certified teachers and college students teach Club SciKidz classes.
12. Destination Science
June 8-July 24
Ages 5-11 | $239 in February; price rises each month
John Paul II High School, 900 Coit Road
888-909-2822
www.destinationscience.org
Destination Science has four types of classes available for kids, including STEAM Inventors and Anti-Gravity Racers, Robot Island and Movie Makers Camp, Playspace Engineering and Spy-Tech Camp and Galactic Space Training Camp. Classes rotate each week.
Arts
13. Outcry Theatre
June 1-July 31
Ages 5-18 | $125-250
1915 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 120
972-836-7206
www.outcrytheatre.com
These camps include learning about acting, production, behind-the-scenes work and a sword-fighting class. “Adventures in Space” and “The Jungle Book” are among the productions that students will have a chance to work on.
14. Photography Camp
June 15-19; Jun 22-26
Grades 6-8; Grades 9-12 | $150
2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway
972-516-5028
https://www.collin.edu/community/summercamps.html
This Collin College Camp will explore the art of studio portraits, basic photography software and will make their own photographic prints. Camp costs include supplies campers will need, such as a camera.
15. Pipe & Palette
June 8-Aug. 7
Ages 5-12 | $50-$125 per day; $225-$562.50 for weekly half-day or full-day.
1012 E. 15th St.
214-501-2314
www.pipeandpalette.com
Pipe & Palette in downtown Plano is hosting camps throughout the summer, where attendees will work on drawing, painting, watercoloring, sculpture and painting pottery.
16. North Texas Performing Arts
June 1-Aug. 7
Ages 5-13 | $225-$400
6121 W. Park Blvd. Ste. B216
972-422-2575
www.northtexasperformingarts.org/camps
The North Texas Performing Arts will host a variety of half- and full-day camp options this summer. Half-day options include Art and Drama, Exploring Theater and Two-Week Productions. Full-day production participants will work on shows based on and inspired by “The Wonderful World of Oz,” “Annie,” “Harry Potter” and more from week to week.
17. School of Rock
June 1-Aug. 7
Ages 7-18 | $495
1501 Preston Road, Ste. 550
469-567-3962
https://locations.schoolofrock.com/plano
This comprehensive camp provides workshops, clinics and private instruction for attendees. Students will learn about live performance, studio and band rehearsal, interact with other young musicians and learn about rock ’n’ roll music.
18. Texas All-Star Jazz Camp
July 13-17
Ages 13 and up | $325
2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway
972-516-5076
www.collin.edu/department/music/jazz/jazzcamp.html
Hosted by Collin College, the Texas jazz camp will offer daily workshops for musicians to learn about big band and small group jazz. The guest artist for this summer is saxophonist and composer Alex LoRe.
Day Camps
19. Camp Cimarron
June 1-Aug. 7
Ages 6-12 | $115
3840 E. Park Blvd.
972-941-7250
www.planoparks.org
This weekly day camp hosted by the city at Bob Woodruff Park South offers a variety of outdoor recreational activities for children, where campers will learn about nature through hikes, fishing, crafts, games and swimming.
20. Camp Connections
June 1-Aug. 7
Ages 6-11 | $89
1200 Mill Valley Road; 6701 Coit Road; 5801 Parker Road
972-769-4234
www.planoparks.org
This weekly day camp, hosted by the city of Plano, will include a variety of activities, such as arts and crafts, outdoor games, swimming and more. Parents are asked to pack a lunch and drink for their children each day. Campers have the option of attending at Liberty Park, Carpenter Park, or Tom Muehlenbeck Center.
21. Camp St. Mark
June 1-July 31
Ages 3-5, Grades 1-5 | $240
St. Mark Catholic School
1201 Alma Dr, Plano
214.303.9789
www.kidventure.com
Kidventure will have nine sessions of summer camps, each with activities that focus on creativity, physical activity, exploration and reflection. Camps will also include rock walls, archery and field trips for older age groups.
22. Creek Camp
July 6-31
Ages 6-12 | $225
1900 W. 15th St.
972-881-0140
www.heritagefarmstead.org/summer-camps
This Heritage Farmstead Museum camp focuses on outdoor activities for campers, where they will take daily trips down the creek, explore plant and animal life, and learn about the ecosystem. There will also be a variety of water games.
23. YMCA Plano
June 1-Aug. 6
Ages 5-12 | $149 members; $181 non members
3300 McDermott Road
214-705-9459
www.ymcadallas.org
YMCA Plano will hold summer camps with weekly themes, field trips and swimming, culinary arts, STEM activities and more.
Other
24. Vacation Cooking Camp with My French Recipe
June 1-July 24
Ages 6 and up | $240
3033 W. Parker Road, Ste. 203
469-605-4151
www.myfrenchrecipe.com
Cooking classes from My French Recipe Cooking School are offered in the morning. Children learn from French and European menus and then prepare ingredients, with a new dish each day.
25. Pioneer Camp
June 1-16
Ages 6-12 | $225
1900 W. 15th St.
972-881-0140
www.heritagefarmstead.org/summer-camps
This Heritage Farmstead Museum camp gives children the chance to care for the farm’s sheep, chickens, goats and more. Campers will also receive hands-on outdoor cooking training and play a variety of outdoor games, including water relays and bucket brigade.
26. KidStrong West Plano
Dates: June 1-July 31
Ages: 3-8
Cost: $40-$50 per day, $175-$225 per week
6101 Windhaven Parkway, Plano
469-991-6101
www.kidstrong.com/camps
This camp will include KidStrong brain, physical and character development training as well as challenges, games and crafts. The camp also focuses on confidence, teamwork, physical fitness, social skills and good sportsmanship.
Sports
27. Collin Summer Dance Festival 2020
July 6-10
14 and up | $125 before or on May 1
2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Dance Studio AA146
972-881-5830
www.collin.edu/finearts
This camp is designed for beginning and advanced dancers. Camp classes at the Collin College camp may include Yoga for Dancers, Pilates Mat Work, Body Conditioning and Dance Improvisation, among others.
28. Infinite Bounds
Ages 4-13
1901 Preston Park Blvd.
972-491-1916
www.infinitebounds.com/camps
Campers will play a variety of games and learn gymnastic techniques. Campers will also spend time working on arts and crafts and will also have free time. More information will become available later this spring.
29. Master Chang’s Martial Arts
Dates: June 1-July 31
Ages 5-14
Cost: $219
2300 McDermott Road, Ste. 500
972-747-7300
www.masterchangsdallas.com
Kids will learn taekwondo, attend a field trip, create art projects, learn a little bit of the Korean language and take part in team building games at Master Chang’s summer camps. Parents are asked to pack a lunch and two snacks from Mon.-Thu. Children do not need previous martial arts experience.
30. Plano Sports Authority Summer Camps
All Summer
Ages 5-13 | $45 per day
6500 Preston Meadow Drive
972-208-5437
www.psaplano.org
Children can enroll in PSA’s FlexiPass program, which includes sports, such as basketball and volleyball, soccer, baseball, martial arts and dance, as well as non-athletic activities.
31. World Olympic Gymnastics Academy Camps
June 1-Aug. 7
$40 half-day; $50 full-day; $5 extra for walk-ins
1937 W. Parker Road
972-985-9292
www.woga.net
Attendees will participate in a combination of tumbling and work on the trampoline in the gym as well as time for arts and crafts. The program is hosted by the Frisco-based World Olympic Gymnastics Academy at its Plano location.
Correction: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of a camp's name.
