LEGO BUILDERS
Use Legos to explore, investigate, experiment, question and build engaging hands-on science activities. Campers will have an opportunity to create, build and program robots along with other engineering tasks.
YMCA Silver Spring Specialty Camps
KIDS GONE CRAFTY
Craft a creation! This unique, hands-on camp introduces young artists to a variety of art mediums that may include drawing, painting, clay creations, plaster of paris, paper mâché, and more! Please send campers in appropriate clothing that allow for freedom of expression or send a smock.
LET’S PAINT
Campers will focus on the various painting mediums of oil, acrylic, watercolor, inks and clay. They will learn about the techniques in each of these arts and learn about the artists who made each style famous. Campers will complete a daily project with an art exhibit on Friday.
SAVOR THE FLAVOR
Campers enjoy hands-on cooking and creating in this introduction to culinary arts. Campers will learn the basics of cooking; from appetizers, to healthy snacks, to desserts. Incorporating key culinary elements, such as cleanliness, nutrition, recipe reading, creativity, sharing, and EATING, this camp allows children to become little chefs. The week culminates in a 3-course creation by the campers and a take-home snack for their parents on Friday.
CONSTRUCTION DECONSTRUCTION
Investigate engineering from inside out. Campers will get to deconstruct popular toys and everyday household items and discover how they can be put together again. This is a great camp for curious minds that always want to know how things work. Field Trip to National Kids Museum.
READY TO LAUNCH
Taking campers to the final frontier. Partnered with NASA and LEGOs, this camp will ignite your child’s fascination with space engineering and science. Campers will learn about and design their own mini space rockets, learn about space flight, space travel, and life in our solar system and beyond.