Put an end to your children complaining, “I’m bored!” by enrolling them in a fun week-long summer camp. The below options have space during July and August (at the time of writing).
Active Tracks Camp
116 Quantum Street
In addition to serving tracks 2, 3, and 4 for camp, this facility provides a robust summer camp schedule, including an entire week devoted to “Curing Boredom.” Other camp options include Construction Camp, Ecosystems, and Bodyworks. Cost is $190/week and they offer a teacher discount. They have longer hours than some other programs, opening at 6:45AM and closing at 6:00PM. Active Tracks’ mission is to promote healthy living for the whole child through active play and exploration, and they believe children should spend more than one hour per day playing outside. Active Tracks intentionally doesn’t have TVs, video games or movies.
Daniel Dhers Action Sports Complex
171 Tradition Trail
This indoor/outdoor riding facility for BMX, skateboarding and scootering is geared for all ages and skill levels. The camp is designed for kids from 5 to 15 years old and the goal is to teach action activities in such a way that campers will work hard on their fundamental skills and do in such a way as to have fun doing them.
This camp is the ultimate in coolness! Each morning and afternoon of the camp, kids will receive a lesson from experienced staff instructors and play a game in which they can practice the new skill they’ve acquired, sometimes they’ll even get the chance meet and ride with Pros, you can check before with the Complex if you want to know who will be practicing at the facilities.
If your child is new to the sport, you’ll be able to rent at DDASC all the necessary equipment for your kid to have fun. The week culminates with a presentation of what they have learned in which parents are invited to attend, and receive a certificate of completion.
Specialized medical staff is always present to guarantee firsts aids in case the kids need it.
Thrill-seekers can enjoy Ramp Camp for $190/week, Monday to Friday from 9:30AM-4:30PM (additional $5/hour for early drop-off or late pickup).
DDASC is the largest family-oriented, year-round, BMX, mountain biking, and skateboarding training facility in the world with more than 37,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor riding terrain.
Daniel Dhers is a professional BMX rider, having won numerous contests, including five X Games Gold medals and multiples awards around the world.
For more information or registration call 919 5578088 or contact them via email: info@ddasc.com
Kraft YMCA
8921 Holly Springs Road
Apex
Kraft YMCA has several summer day camps with open sessions available for children of all ages. They serve the littlest campers, ages 2 – 3, in Wee Camp and our oldest campers, rising grades 9 – 10, in their CILT camp. (Campers in Leadership Training)
Elementary aged campers have wonderful set of options from traditional day camps to sports camps held in the area.
YMCA counselors spend more 30 hours in staff training before the summer starts and are, according to the YMCA, are some of the most reliable, responsible teenagers and college students out there.
All YMCA full-day camps run from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday – Friday with the exception of Friday, July 3. Full-day, week-long camps for grades K – 5 start at $179 for YMCA Members and $214 for Participants. CILT full-day, week-long camps start at $143 for YMCA Members and $172 for Participants.
To learn more, you can visit www.ymcatriangle.org/day-camp.
Sonshine Gymnastics
151 Thomas Mill Road
For a high-energy, fitness-based experience, checkout the popular Sonshine Gymnastics. Half-day camps are held for kids as young as 3 with themes such as Superheros and Clownin’ Around. The cost for half-day (9:00AM-noon) enrollment is $28. Or, go the traditional, full-day route for $40/day (9:00AM-5:00PM). Receive a 20% discount for each additional class you enroll your child in.
The Tumble Gym
7232 GB Alford Highway
This beloved kids gym offers camp with extended hours of 7:30AM-6:30PM for only $40/day. Children ages 4-12 will be doing arts and crafts, gymnastics, and tumbling, with the option of choosing a theme week. Wacky Week has crazy shaving cream activities and obstacle course challenges. Rock Week features a dance competition and talent show. Mad Science Week includes making goop, conducting crazy and wild science experiments, and having a boat-building contest. For Winter Week, kids show up in their pajamas and make s’mores and play freeze tag, as well as create arts and crafts, which they’ll do no matter which camp they choose. When you drop your children off at The Tumble Gym for summer camp, one thing is for certain: they will tumble a ton and be wiped out, in a good way, when you pick them up at the end of the day.
Yong-In Martial Arts
304 Village Walk Drive
The popular Tae Kwon Do studio offers 9 sessions during July and August, each one going from 8AM-5PM and lasting one week. Highlights include the Wonders of Science and Wonders of Nature camps, which involve field trips to Marbles and the Natural Science Center and Aquarium. Also be sure to ask about Session 11, the Kung Fu Panda Experience.
Kiddie Academy of Fuquay-Varina
610 Lakestone Commons Avenue
Fuquay-Varina
Camps are $190 for a full week (or $45/day) at this new facility, including breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack. Kids can expect 2-3 field trips a week. The Director (a Holly Springs resident) is putting on a Grand Opening Carnival on July 11 to celebrate! It’s free—check it out! The camps being offered are project-based, so at the end of the week the children have the chance of presenting their week, for example in play form or with a 3-D art piece. Some of the planned field trips for their camps include: Paint Your Pot, White Deer Park in Garner, Planetarium in Chapel Hill, Bass Lake Park for nature walks and fishing, Stick Boy Bakery, Farmers Market in Raleigh, Aloha Safari Zoo, and the Raleigh Iceplex for Zamboni and science lessons.
Holly Springs Parks & Recreation
W.E. Hunt Recreation Center
301 Stinson Avenue
The Town of Holly Springs offers a variety of affordable summer camp programs including creative camps like circus camp, drama camp, and “Eureka!”—a camp for budding inventors. Several of the camps are run out of the Hunt Center, such as North Carolina Week and Around the World Week for our youngest civically minded residents. Availability is limited; inquire before you submit your application. Cost: $140/week for residents.
