Planning for Summer
By Nancy Carpenter
We all adore spending lots of quality time with our children in the summer, but somehow they seem to need more. Though summer seems far away, the time to plan for the best camps and interesting activities is here now! Fortunately, we have an abundance of options:
The National Zoo has lots to offer kids who are passionate about animals and their habitat…education classes, summer camps and teen travel. It’s all here! http://nationalzoo.si.edu/
Discovery Creek Children’s Museum of Washington is a traditional summer camp for kids who enjoy exploring nature. Located in Glen Echo Park, the setting is phenomenal with a scenic stream running through the forest. http://www.discoverycreek.org/
Washington International School is the local expert in foreign language instruction. Their popular summer camp program is a great way to support your child’s foreign language acquisition! They offer a wide variety of specialty camps as well. www.wis.edu
National Smithsonian - Summer Camp – Smithsonian Resident Associates sponsors full and half-day summer camp programs for DC’s Smithsonian museums, the National Mall, and other regional sites. Now that’s something that looks impressive on any child’s resume! http://residentassociates.org/camp/SummerCamp07.pdf
Imagination Stage in Bethesda, Maryland is a children’s theater company offering year-round productions of modern and classic plays. Classes in drama, acting, dance, musical theatre, and filmmaking are offered to children of all ages. Summer theatre camps give campers the opportunity to take part in a full production of a musical or play! http://www.imaginationstage.org/
DAR Colonial Adventure – The Daughters of the American Revolution have a Colonial Adventure program that will transport your kids back in time as they dress up in colonial style cloths, play games from the past, have a tea party, and more. What a meaningful way to learn about history! www.dar.org
Tiny Chefs – A talented teacher/chef comes to your home to create fun, educational and hands-on culinary classes for children ages 3 to 14 years old. Share the joys of cooking with children and one day they may actually fill the role of Sous Chef. We recently had a Tiny Chef class to spice up our play date schedule and it was a huge hit with the kids! A mom is always looking for interesting activities in between camps that can be scheduled on the spur of the moment. Search no more! tinychefs.com
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