Fun Summer Camp for Kids
Safari Kid Summer Camp has a reputation for offering the perfect blend of fun and learning. Whether it be through group collaboration projects, challenging games and activities, sports, dance, drama, or technology, our campers will surely enjoy this exciting time making new memories! Each year our research team works with teachers and curriculum developers to design engaging themes and activities, and 2024 is no different!
Little campers (TK – 6th grade) will conquer trials on their journey to become Jedi knights, they will excavate fossils, experiment with fizzy concoctions, build with skill and imagination, get dirty & artsy, and enjoy dressing up to save the day! With Safari Kid Summer Camp, you don’t have to choose just one path to fun! And that’s just a small taste of the excitement—check out all of our riveting themes and activities planned for 2024 below!
TK – 2nd Grade
Transitional Kindergarten through second-grade campers will celebrate summer through a series of themes. Each theme is designed to engage young minds in learning, creativity, and fun.
Week 1: Jedi Knight Training
Every Padawan must train under a Jedi Master in order to conquer tests called ‘The Jedi Trials’ before becoming knighted a Jedi. The Jedi Trials consist of five different tests: the Trial of Skill, Trial of Courage, Trial of Flesh, the Trial of the Spirit, and the Trial of Insight. For example, the Trial of Skill expects Padawans to display learned lightsaber techniques and incredible self-discipline, while the Trial of Insight ensures that Padawans are ready to face the real world, distinguishing truth from lies, solving puzzles, and demonstrating their insight and intelligence. Padawans, be ready, and may the force be with you!
Week 2: Dino Days
Dino Days are the best days of the summer, because the dinosaurs come to life! Our prehistoric friends are just waiting to be unearthed, so be sure to join in on the fun. We will get into paleontologist gear and dig for “fossils”, get our groove3 on with Jurassic Jives and Dinosaur Stomps, excavate info on the various dino species and design their dino eggs, and so much more! Don’t miss out on this roaring good time!
Week 3: Oozy Potions & Gloop
Enjoy brewing up concoctions that fizz, change color, and even explode! Inspired by “Potions” at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the boarding school for magical children which the famous Harry Potter attended, this is the class all “muggle” children wish they had (minus Professor Snape). Now is your chance! Don’t miss out on all the messy science-based fun!
Week 4: Olympic Fever!
This July the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France begins! Our prelude to the excitement includes a brief “warm-up” session each day of some fun facts that will help us get an overall understanding of the history and evolution of the Olympic games, and great Olympians of the past. Then, let the games begin! Olympic-inspired competitions of our own will commence and will have you cheering the Olympic motto, “Citius, Altius, Fortius – Communiter,” or in English, “Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together!”
Week 5: Junior Architects
Calling all budding architects! Develop your artistic, spatial, and engineering skills through intriguing design challenges. Complete projects in collaboration with your peers using simple materials to explore the world of structural design. Add your artistic flare to the finished products to complete your masterpieces as you enjoy getting them ready to present to your peers.
Week 6: Kiddo Comic-Con
Let’s have some fun! Come to camp dressed as your favorite character and enter a world of limitless imagination! While in character you will find the inspiration to design art, create comic book stories (pictures only is fine!), and participate in fun activities with other “characters” which will have you never wanting to re-enter reality!
Week 7: Eco Explorers
It’s summer, so no better time to enjoy the fresh air and all of nature’s beauty! We’ll have our nets and magnifying glasses ready as we search for insects and plants that we might otherwise have missed. We’ll learn why wearing sunscreen is so important, in a very hands-on way. We’ll experiment with building a nest and test our talents with creating art out of the loose parts in nature. But most importantly, mud will become a medium which momma can’t tell us to put down! It’s okay to get dirty in this one!
Week 8: Messy Li'l Monkeys
All things art, slime, sand, and mud. Explore, create, and discover your way through this week in the most fun way possible. We’ll nurture the budding Picasso in you and let you explore various art media. Come in Clothes that can get dirty, because this week is all HANDS ON!
Week 9: Safety Superheroes
Learn survival skills which could save your life or at least just put you more at ease in a tricky situation. If you came across a coyote, is it a good idea to run? If you fall and scratch up your knee and cut open your pants, how will you mend yourself? …and your pants?! If you were in a shopping area and got separated from your parents, where would you go or who should you tell? If you were lost in the woods, do you know how to leave signs of where you are headed for other people to find as you try to find safety? Can you make a sunlight signal with a mirror? You might never have to use these skills, but having this knowledge is like having a personal lifeguard at your service at all times –it can’t hurt!
Week 10: Time Travelers
Transport to a different place in time with your friends by dabbling in the arts, clothing, and fun activities of that era. We will explore Medieval Times, the Wild Wild West, and the Golden Age of Piracy! So get ready to learn how to joust, pan for gold, and have an ARRRRGuably good time finding that stolen treasure as we travel through the ages on a quest for adventure!
Third Grade & Up
Older students work with more complex themes and dive into them with increased depth. These immersive experiences are tailored to foster learning, innovation, and fun at a higher level.
Themes may vary per location.
Week 1: Data Knights
Week 2: AI Explorers
Week 3: Oozy Potions & Gloop
Week 4: Olympic Fever!
Week 5: Junior Architects
Week 6: ChatBot Pioneers
Week 7: Animation Adventures
Week 8: Roblox Designer
Week 9: Safety Superheroes
Week 10: Time Travelers
Theme Activities (once per week)
Got Game?
It’s summertime, so it’s time for some fun and games with friends! Get ready to enjoy team-building games, party games, games that make you think, and games that make you run! Whether it be indoor games that focus on mental acuity and flexibility or team-building outdoor games focusing on agility, strength, and balance, working together as a team will be the common thread. You won’t have to use the words, “I’m bored” when you are at Safari Kid’s summer camp, because as you can see, we ‘Got Game’!
Balloon Volleyball
Balloons float with enough time to give even the least experienced player a chance to hit the ball and learn how to work as a team in the process!
Emotional Improv.
Play a version of charades that is based on emotions. Young kids are learning to become aware of and name emotions at this time, so this will give them plenty of practice while playing a game that is full of laughter and joy!
Drama-O-Rama!
Campers will enjoy performing arts practice throughout the week with the goal of a Friday performance! Each week campers will rotate learning short plays, dance routines, songs, and even stand-up comedy routines.
2 ∞ & Beyond!
Summer is time for fun, but to avoid the “summer slide” in academics, Safari Kid has devised clever ways to make learning fun! How better to keep sharp than through group games that help practice basic math skills.
Musical Madness
A wide variety of games and activities that are centered around music will provide both physical and social opportunities for harmonious summer fun!
Group Art Stories
Campers will enjoy this social and creative time working as a group to come up with a visual piece of storytelling. Their artwork must help them to tell a made-up story on a given theme.
Feeding Frenzy
Children will follow simple baking recipes to create yummy treats as they effortlessly learn about measurements and fractions firsthand.
Taste Testers
Campers will try simple sauces, salsas, juices, and more to decide which tastes the best or make guesses on the main ingredient.
Create a Card
Practice writing and grammar skills as you are guided to create a card for someone special. Don’t forget to decorate your card for that personal touch of creativity and warmth.
Nature Art
Get out into nature to find Mother Earth’s natural art supplies to create beautiful organic pieces of art. We’ll use a variety of natural materials and dabble in pattern-making and creative composing of our masterpieces. You’ll end up with artwork that will look naturally gorgeous in your garden or will help bring the beauty of the outdoors in!
Outer Space Storytime
Blast off to the outer reaches of the universe by actively listening to an engaging space-themed stories. Reading comprehension skills will be practiced with campers in a way that feels like natural chit-chat about the narrative. It will be an out-of-this-world summer escape from reality!
Waterfalls
Summer can get hot, so no better time to cool off with outdoor water-themed fun! Whether it be a hair salon, car wash or soup kitchen, it is advised that all campers come prepared with a big imagination and are ready to brave the waves!
Flashlight Limbo
Playing a game in the dark can be fun, and on a hot day, it just makes sense! So, turn off the hot lights, pull out a strong flashlight, and get ready to limbo!
Balloon Tennis
We’ll use inflated balloons in place of tennis balls for a slower, softer, easier, version of tennis that is sure to get our campers moving and laughing.
Weird Science
Engage in simple but exciting hands-on science experiments.
Green Thumb
Get outside and into nature as you learn about planting, composting, farming, and more through fun hands-on ecologically friendly projects and activities.
Busy Builders
Time to get the creative juices flowing! An intended outcome (ex: robot dog) is announced, then campers figure out how to create this using recycled materials and art supplies.
Lost & Found
Campers will love this fun game which is rooted in teamwork and strategy. They will be divided into two groups and take turns being the hiders and the hunters.
Inside Out
Important training on how to carry yourself with confidence, using body language and words to show assertiveness. Learn skills which will help you to avoid being a victim of bullying. Also learn how to safely be an “upstander” rather than a bystander when you see someone else being bullied.
Native Moves Grooves
Learn about various cultures as you replicate simple movements of traditional dances of various cultures such as “the Hakka” native New Zealanders (Maori) traditional war dance, Bhangra dance of India, Hawaiian Hukilau, Chinese Folk Dance, Latin Fusion, etc.
Flashlight Bowling
A little friendly competition among campers! Fun in the dark bowling on a hot summer day is every camper’s idea of a good time.
Give Back
Discover how good it feels to give back to others as you create something special to be shared with those people in need or who need cheering up (homeless, children’s hospital, elderly at nursing homes, etc.).
Community Circle (& Wacky Wednesday Share)
Community-building time:
- Wednesdays are “Wacky Wednesdays Wear” a spirit dress up day. Campers will share their spirit with the group during this time, explaining their wacky wear.
- Campers will have a “show & tell” – bring something from home they wish to talk about.
- Camp Leaders will choose from a list of thought-provoking questions for campers to answer in a circle share time in which practicing good manners is perfected.
Other Activities
- Math
- English
- Science
- Board Games
- Arts & Crafts
- Talent Show