Summer Camps – June 11
The Outdoor Classroom, Upper St. Clair, offers the following summer camps for kids:
• Jr. Naturalists Camp, 9 a.m.-noon June 23-27 for children ages 4-6. Each day includes a lesson, craft, snack and time on the trails. Topic: Habitats.
• Bullfrogs & Pollywogs Camp, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, July 9, 16, 23, 30 and Aug. 6. Participate in one session or all five. Each day includes a craft, story time, a nature hike and exploration. Topic: Critters.
• EcoKids Camp, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 21-25 for children ages 7-10. Each day includes hiking, a craft, games, snack and other activities. Topic: Feathered Friends.
• Seasonal Scientist Series Camp, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 28-Aug. 1 for children ages 8-12. Topic: Birds.
For more information or to register, visit www.outdoorclassroompa.org.
Nature-based summer camps for ages 2-7 are planned in June, July and August at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.
• Little Sprouts for ages 2-3: I Eat Plants, My Five Senses and We Like Dirt.
• Seedling Scientists for ages 4-5: A Bug’s World, Groovin’ in the Garden and Storybook Forest.
• Budding Botanists for ages 6-7: Art Outside, Bugs in the ‘Burgh and Plant Your Plate.
For more information, call 412-441-4442.
St. David Christian Early Learning Center, Venetia, has opened registrations for Kamp David Summer Mini Camps, Mondays and Wednesdays in June and July. Art, recreation, science and discovery programs are open to ages 1-12. Call 724-413-0490 for registration information.
Calvary Full Gospel Church, South Fayette, will offer a Selah Dance Summer Camp July 14-18. For more information, call 412-257-1707.
An art, music and drama camp for children will take place from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 4-8 at View Crest Presbyterian Church, Eighty Four. All children, from beginner to advanced, will grow in their love of art, instrumental and vocal music and drama as they spend a week with qualified instructors.
Cost is $55 ($45 for each additional child per family), which includes a healthy lunch. Class size is limited, so early registration is suggested online at viewcrestchurch.org.
Horses Unlimited, South Park, will hold two Pony Camps during the 2014 summer season for beginner riders age 5-10. No experience necessary. Activities at each four-day camp, held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. each day, include: learning to groom (and bathe), saddle, bridle and ride a pony; how to feed and care for horses; “horsey” arts and crafts; and blacksmith and veterinary demonstrations. Each camp is limited to 12 children. Fee per camp is $295 per child. To register or for more information, call 412-835-7726.