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New York Family Camp Fairs Are A Great Place To Start
Selecting the right camp for your child sets the stage for life-long memories, friends, and a summer...
Academic Enrichment Camps & Summer Programs for Kids in Queens
Give your child an educational boost by enrolling them in educational day camps and summer programs ...
School, Camp, & After-School Class Open Houses in Queens This Month
Walk the halls and meet school, camp, and after-school faculty at open house in Queens. Find your op...
Dance, Music, & Performing Arts Camps & Summer Programs for Kids in Queens
If your child loves to perform on stage, consider performing arts camps, music camps, or dance camps...
Day Camps & Summer Programs for Kids in Queens
Explore our list of summer camps throughout Queens to find the best camp for your child. Whether you...
Register your Kids for Summer, Day, or a Specialty Camp in Queens
Updated for 2021 - For summer camps in Queens, check out everything from nature to academic camps fo...
Family Fun Day & Camp Fair
Thinking of summer camp for your child in 2023? Find the right camp for your family at our free Fami...
NYC Summer Camps Are Better Than Ever – And Kids Are Ready
Attend the free New York Family Summer Camp Fairs to learn about the many camp programs offered in N...
How to Determine If Your Child Would Benefit from Summer School
Here's how to tell if your child should be in summer school, whether they need extra school help or ...
NY Summer Camps Can Open—and These are the 2021 Safety Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Camp Association have just released ...
The Benefits of Sending Your Child to a Specialty Camp
This is what you need to know about specialty camps, including the benefits....
Dwight School is Launching a STEAM Camp this Summer
Dwight School's Lab Camp launches this summer....
How to Choose Swimming Lessons for Kids and Babies
This is what to keep in mind when choosing swimming classes for kids or evaluating a swim program at...
Tips for Choosing a Toddler Summer Camp
How to prepare to send your toddler to camp for the first time, from two years old through six years...
6 Ways to Safely Prepare Your Child for Summer Camp This Year
How to ensure your child has a summer filled with fun and camp safety. ...
5 Health Factors to Consider when Choosing a Camp During a Pandemic
This is what to think about when choosing a summer camp in New York this year during the coronavirus...
The Ultimate, Must-Read Camp Guide for Every Family
UPDATED March 2021: In an effort to help you plan your child’s best summer ever, we’re proud to pres...
These 5 New York Camps Saw Zero COVID-19 Transmission Last Summer
Here are the safety precautions five New York camps took to open last summer and see zero COVID-19 t...
Davler Media-Parents Supports Opening Summer Camps at Maximum Safe Capacity
Davler Media-Parents, the New York metro area’s largest parent media company, strongly supports the ...
Why Summer Camp is More Important Than Ever This Year
After a year of remote learning, this is why summer camp is more important than ever....
How to Know if Your Kid is Ready for Sleepaway Camp
How do I know if my kid is ready for sleepaway camp? Should I send my kid to sleepaway camp? What is...
The 7 Best Coding Languages for Kids
From Scratch to C#, here are some coding languages that will get your kids excited about software en...
Everything You Need to Know About Campgrounds in New York
Here are 19 campgrounds in New York your family can go visit for a weekend getaway and tips for camp...
How to Choose the Best Day Camp for Your Child
It’s hard to know when to send your kids to day camp—are they ready to be away from home, join a com...
10 Important Questions to Ask a Camp Director
Are your kids ready for overnight camp? More importantly, are you? The moms behind Mabel's Labels of...
Universal Summer Youth Programs Could Make Camp Free for All NYC Kids
Two New York City Council members introduced legislation that could make free summer camp a possibil...
How to Easily Plan for Your Child's Summer Camp
It can be overwhelming to decide how to pick a summer camp for your child, and it often seems like t...
A-Game Sports Introduces Individualized Sports Lessons for Kids Ages 3-6
A-Game Sports in New Rochelle will now be offering special Little Athlete Academy programming for ki...
Painting Parties and Summer Camps Now Available at Bee You Art Studio in Bayside
Bee You Art Studio in Bayside, Queens expanded its offerings this summer. In June it added Bee You P...
Summer Camps That Provide Lunch for Campers in Queens
We all know getting out the door in the morning during the school year takes a lot of coordinating, ...
Summer Camps That Offer Music Programs for Campers in Queens
Is your child musically gifted? Keep her skills tuned up all through the summer by sending her to a ...
Summer Camps That Offer Flexible Scheduling for Campers in Queens
Have you ever found a summer camp you love for your kids, but the timing isn’t right with their othe...
Summer Camps That Offer Day Trips for Campers in Queens
For young adventurers, many camps in Queens offer travel and day trip opportunities to locations suc...
Summer Camps That Offer Theater Programs for Campers in Queens
Queens has wonderful summertime performing arts programs and classes for youth! And if your child lo...
Magic Day Camp Adds New, Air-Conditioned Buses to Fleet
Magic Day Camp, a summer camp in Bayside that serves children ages 4-15, recently added a number of ...
Laurissa Jane Music Studio Will Be Performing 'Shrek' This Summer
Laurissa Jane Music Studio in Queens has performed summer musicals for seven years, and this summer ...
Park Shore Country Day Camp Celebrated Its 60th Anniversary
Park Shore Country Day Camp celebrated its 60th anniversary this year and is proud to have crossed a...
American Folk Art Museum Offers Free Summer Art Program for Queens High School Students
The Youth Art Connection program takes place at the American Folk Art Museum’s Self Taught Genius Ga...
Ultimate Enrichment Summer Camp Is Coming to Bayside
Ultimate Enrichment Summer Camps is expanding out of the Bronx this summer and into Queens, where ca...
The Benefits of Summer Camp for Children with Special Needs
For any parent, thinking of summer camp for your child can bring feelings of excitement and fear. Ad...
The Benefits of Kids Attending a STEAM-Focused Summer Camp
If your school-age child is excited to learn about science, technology, engineering, art, and math t...
Why Some Summer Camps Now Offer Mindfulness Activities
There is no doubt about it—today’s young people are stressed out. In fact, 1 in 20 children and teen...
Hillcrest Jewish Center Day Camp in Flushing Adds Online Registration, Drone Program
Hillcrest Jewish Center Day Camp in Flushing added an online registration portal to its website in F...
6 Tips from the Experts to Choose the Perfect Summer Camp for Your Children
One of the big advantages of raising a family in the New York metro area is the sheer volume of thin...
Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts to Offer New Creative Writing Minor and Ensemble Music Classes
Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts in Wheatley Heights will offer a new minor in the creative writing de...
What Camp Directors Wish Parents Knew About Summer Camp
If you're considering sending your child to camp this summer, there are things camp directors wish y...
Glittery Crafts for the Holiday Season
Add a little sparkle to your holiday season with these crafty gift ideas, perfect for Christmas, Han...
Easy Science Craft for Kids
With the kids home from school for a few days this Thanksgiving break, why not take the time to do s...
How Children Learn Golf Through Play
Golf is a neat sport, whether you're into mini golf, or the full-sized version. And we all know that...
The Perfect DIY Craft to Teach Your Little One About Trajectory
Now that summer is coming to an end, it’s time for the kids to put their thinking caps back on. And ...
Homeless NYC Kids Get Hands-On STEM Experience at Local Museum
Last week, kids from three Win, formerly known as “Women in Need,” shelters in Manhattan and Queens ...
City Parks Foundation’s Annual Free Summer Sports Program Continues in Queens
We all know that an active lifestyle is important for children and young adults, whether that be thr...
A Month-by-Month Timeline to Plan Your Child's Best Summer at Camp
Kids go to camp in the summer, but selecting a camp and getting your child excited for it are tasks ...
Young People's Day Camp in Queens to Offer New STEM and Robotics Program
Young People’s Day Camp in Queens will offer a new STEM enrichment program beginning in July. The pr...
Soccer Friends Children's Soccer School Opens in Astoria and Long Island City
Soccer Friends USA, a children's soccer school headquartered in Forest Hills, has opened two new pro...
Camp Sequoia Announces 'Aloha Adventure' Trip to Hawaii
Camp Sequoia, a premier summer destination for 2E young men, is pleased to announce Aloha Adventure ...
Youth Art Connection in Long Island City Now Accepting Applications for Free Summer Museum Program
The Youth Art Connection (YAC) program is welcoming applications from high school students residing ...
Cunningham Tennis Summer Camp Adds STEAM Program
Cunningham Tennis, a year-round tennis program that offers lessons, classes, and summer camps in Kew...
Is My Child Ready to Be a Counselor-in-Training at Summer Camp?
If you’re the parent of a teen who lives for anything related to camp, from the arts and crafts cabi...
Girl’s & Boy’s Basketball and Beyond Offers Basketball Programs in Woodside
Girl’s & Boy’s Basketball and Beyond, a basketball program in Woodside, began offering its affordabl...
New York City Parks Department Camp Lottery Opens Tomorrow
With summer just a few short months away, it's time to start thinking about camp. New York City pare...
How Summer Camp Prepares Kids for College
Sending children to summer camp does more than keep them entertained for the season. Summer camp tea...
Download Our Free Mini Summer Camp Guides!
Though the winter doldrums are only beginning to end, it's already time to think about summer: summe...
Hillcrest Jewish Center Day Camp Adds Activities to Summer Programming
Hillcrest Jewish Center Day Camp, a summer camp in Flushing, is adding expanding it programming for ...
10 Things Learned at Camp that Benefit Kids in School
Sending your children to camp during the summer months does more than keep them busy. Camp—whether a...
4 Benefits Children Can Gain From Camp and How to Prepare Them
Children can benefit greatly from attending to camp. These are the top four intangible benefits that...
Summer Camp to Expand Programming for Children with Special Needs
Gersh Academy @ West Hills Day Camp in Huntington will be offering increased integration opportuniti...
Music Together with Music and Me Hosts Pajama Parties
Music Together® with Music and Me will be hosting pajama parties in Bayside and Astoria Aug. 29 and ...
Queens Dance Academy Offers New August Workshops
Queens Dance Academy in Glendale is offering new August workshops for beginner and advanced dancers....
Long Island City YMCA Expands Themed Summer Camp Sessions
The Long Island City YMCA is rolling out different themes for each of its day camp session for child...
How Young Is Too Young for Camp?
Find out the youngest age you should consider sending your child to summer camp and read expert advi...
Queens Camp #Snapshot: Instagram Posts of Local Summer Programs
It's not too late to register for camp! See Instagram posts from our sponsors of Queens summer progr...
Rainbow Child Development Center Adds Summer Camps
Rainbow Child Development Center, an educational child care center with locations across Queens, has...
Rose Academy of Ballet to Launch Summer Dance Intensive
Rose Academy of Ballet in Forest Hills will hold a four-week dance intensive for students ages 8-12 ...
Queens College Summer Camp Adds Program and Updates Facilities
Queens College Summer Camp has a new, all-day sports club for campers, which will utilize the recent...
Arts Dance Music Camp to Debut in Rego Park This Summer
The DanceSource and Varta Academy of Musical Arts have partnered together to create Arts Dance Music...
How Camp Can Spark a Lifelong Passion for Science
Help your kid to create a lifelong love of science at camps like Destination Science....
Kids Share Why Camp is Great
Kids share why they love summer camp....
Day Camp in Flushing Offers Music Program
Hillcrest Jewish Center Day Camp is offering a music program for campers in kindergarten through eig...
New Residential Summer Camp for Children with Special Needs
Reece School will be launching a residential summer camp, Camp Reece, at Skidmore College in Saratog...
The American Folk Art Museum is Accepting Applications for its Youth Art Connection
The American Folk Art Museum is offering a new summer intensive for creative NYC teens interested in...
Why Your Child Should Be A Camp Counselor
Is your child looking for his first summer job? Has she aged out of camp, but doesn't want to give i...
The Lasting Effect of Camp Counselors on Campers
Discover why kids love listening to their camp counselors—and why it’s important for parents to take...
The Importance of Summer Camp Friendships
Friendships that form in just a few weeks at summer camp, can last a lifetime....
Camp Dilemma: The Reluctant Child
Your child exclaims she doesn't want to go back to camp, now what? We spoke to experts about how you...
Camps R Us Day Camp Expands to New Queens Location
Camps R Us is opening a new location in Queens this summer....
STEM Camps in the NYC Area
Find a STEM camp for your child in our guide to math, science, and tech camps for kids in the NYC ar...
All Star Studio Offers MSG Half-Time Performance Clinic
All Star Studios, a performing arts and dance studio in Forest Hills, is hosting two summer dance cl...
Music School Offers Choir for Kids and Mini Camp
New York Music & Arts, a music school in Forest Hills and Great Neck for kids, is now offering a chi...
Project Playdate Launches a Different Kind of Summer Camp for NYC Kids
Project Playdate's new SummerPlay program for kids ages 3-10 organizes group playdates to art, cultu...
Queens College Summer Camp Adds Programs for Young Campers
Queens College Summer Camp, a day camp in Queens, is extending its theater and athletic programs to ...
Musical Theater School Adds Summer Camp
Performing arts school New York Stage of Mind, which offers musical theater classes in Long Island C...
Rego Park Day Care Offers Summer and Sunday Classes
Fairytale Daycare, a day care center in Rego Park, is now offering Sunday enrichment classes in subj...
Summer Academic Enrichment Offered at Kent Prep
Kent Prep, a college preparatory school in Bayside, is now offering a summer academic enrichment pro...
How to Find the Right Camp for Your Kid
Looking for the right summer camp for your child? Here’s some helpful tips and advice from Mabel's L...
Summer Camp Exposes Kids to New Interests and Experiences
The benefits of summer camp, and how sending kids to summer camp help them form new interests, gain ...
Go! Tennis Offers Multi-Sports Summer Camp Program
Go! Tennis, a tennis program for kids in Queens, is adding a multi-sports program to is summer day c...
How Camp Helps Kids Form a Connection with Nature
The benefits of sending your kids to summer camp are numerous, from preparing them for college to he...
Ask the Expert: Can I Claim My Child's Summer Camp on My Taxes?
Did you send your kids to summer camp? You may be able to write off the expense on your taxes. Find ...
Long Island's Future Stars Day Camp Adds STEM Programs
Future Stars, a day camp on Long Island, is adding STEM programming to its summer camp line-up....
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