2022 Macaroni Kid - South Metro Summer Camps and Programs Guide

Welcome to our 2022 South Metro Macaroni Kid Summer Camp and Programs Guide! It's time to beat those winter blues by making plans for summer! For more details on any of the camps listed in our guide simply click the camp name. When signing up for camp, be sure to tell them Macaroni Kid sent you.

We will be adding to the guide in the coming days and weeks. Be sure to check back regularly for more great summer programming for your toddlers, kids and teens!  

Interested in posting your summer program info in our guide? Email Jodi at jodil@macaronikid.com or Lori at LoriW@macaronikid.com

Camp Northern Star Discovery Camps

Are you ready for some fun this summer and get your kids outside, active and connecting with others at camp! We have many great options that will guarantee your child has a good time this summer.

Day Camp – Discovery Day Camp is offered at 4 locations in the Twin Cities Metro area multiple times throughout the summer. This program is open to all kids in K-8th grade. The 5-day sessions focus on teamwork, adventure, STEM, outdoor skills, nature, Crafts, and fun! You can sign up for one or multiple sessions throughout the summer. Early drop off and late pick-up options are also available for families that need extra childcare hours. Day Camps are located in Marine on the St. Croix, Bloomington (Fort Snelling), Cannon Falls, and Ramsey.

Day/ Overnight Camp Hybrid –Discovery Adventure Camp Join us for the next step of Discovery Camp for 6th - 12th graders. Monday and Tuesday will be spent at Fort Snelling, MN. While at day camp, campers will participate in team building challenges, high ropes course program and prepare as a group for the second half of the week by learning some camping and outdoor skills. On Wednesday morning campers will depart from Base camp to head to Birchwood, WI for a two-night sleep-away camp experience. At overnight camp, campers will get the chance to participate in activities such as swimming, archery, boating, sailing, hiking, and climbing. Our enthusiastic and well-trained staff will guide you every step of the way, all you need to do is come ready to have some fun!

Camps take place in multiple locations.

Ready to Register? Check out all of the details and register for camp at:

https://camp.northernstar.org/discovery

Camp Northern Star Discovery Camps Business Directory Listing HERE

Children's Theatre Company Summer Camps

Children's Theatre Company summer camps are open for registration.They have different themes every week with a full summer of exploration ahead! Camps begin on June 6th with offerings every week for grades K-12.

Theatre Arts Training is a process-based program dedicated to providing professional theatre experiences and education to build curious, creative, and confident young artists and people. We are more interested in what happens along the journey, from the first day to the last, than in a polished product. With this focus on the education experience, our camps take place in classrooms and rehearsal halls, not on stages.

Summer Adventurers are full day camps for grades k-3.  Summer adventurers focus on dramatic play to explore characters, settings, and themes with an interdisciplinary approach, including visual art, movement, books, and music.        

Summer studio offers full day camps for grades 4-12 with multiple creative opportunities.  World Premiere with a focus on creating original scenes or plays through acting exercises, group brainstorm, and improvisation. Stagecraft, which use visual art such as puppets, scenery creation, or props as a starting point for theatrical creation.  Showtime camps rehearse and perform from existing scripts.

Musical Theatre Camps rehearse dances, scenes, and songs from existing musicals.

Children's Theatre Company Summer Camps Business Directory Listing HERE

Covenant Park Bible Camp

Covenant Park offers a unique camp experience, located on Park Lake in Mahtowa MN, just 30 miles south of Duluth. Summer youth camps are packed with fun activities such as climbing wall and zipline, crafts, tubing, paddle boarding and kayaking, fishing, swimming, recreational sports and more. Our setting embraces the smaller group experience with typically 50-100 kids on site at a time and cabin sizes of 6-12 campers. 

There is plenty of time to build new friendships, and create lasting memories with old and new friends alike. Our staff creatively schedule activities to encourage building these relationships. Most importantly, the invitation to build a friendship with Jesus is central to the programming at Covenant Park. Through small groups, dynamic speakers, personal study time, active worship, and fun activities each day is laced with a theme grounded in Biblical teaching. Campers are invited to grow in their relationship with Christ whether that's a first step of accepting Him or a next step of walking with Him.  

Covenant Park Business Directory Listing HERE

Cyprus School of Music and the Arts

CSMA Summer Camps & Workshops

Cyprus School of Music and the Arts offers quality summer programming on-site and online for ages 4+. If you are a parent who wants their child to have a balanced summer that includes learning, lots of time outdoors, and a variety of camps that will challenge and engage them, CSMA has it all!

Summer Program Camps & Camp Series (Ages 4-12)

Select a weekly camp or camp or camp package! Enroll in a three-week camp series for a 5% discount from the regular camp price. Series themes are below.

• June: Summer Kick-Off Camp Series
• July: Everywhere Detective Series
• August: Time Portal Series

All-Inclusive Summer Program (Ages 4-12)

CSMA’s All-Inclusive Summer Program is great for families who want it all! Your kids will spend the summer discovering, exploring, learning, creating, and spending lots of time outdoors! Includes all of the above "Summer Program Camps."

Specialty Camps - Online Camps & On-Site Camps
(Not included in All-Inclusive Summer Program)

Online Goal-Oriented Tutoring for ages 5 - 18+

This 1-1 online session is geared toward helping students attain their academic goals.

Music in the Summer

Cyprus School of Music and the Arts Business Directory Listing HERE

Discovery Dayz Farm Camp

Discovery Dayz Farm Camp was established in 2021 as a family effort to share the blessings we enjoy on our hobby farm with local young men and women (ages 5-11).  Our motivation to start this summer camp is based on our desire to share our blessings on the farm with others, our care for youth, and our love of mentoring and teaching with positivity and love where everyone matters . . . and we think getting outdoors is important!  Our humble beginning last year showed the fruits of such motivation as many campers returned for multiple weeks!  

Here, our campers get to hold, pet, feed, and learn about goats, chickens, turkeys, and ducks as well as play with our farm cats and dogs. And this year, we added a miniature donkey! We build woodworking projects, fly kites, create, experiment, swim, play, and learn . . . all building self-confidence, leadership, and friendship!

Discovery Dayz Farm Camp Business Directory Listing HERE

District 196 Community Education Summer Camps

District 196 Community Education is offering a robust variety of academic, art and athletic camps for kids to explore, discover and achieve this summer! Pursue interests, expand abilities and improve social skills in an informal, fun and safe environment. From horseback riding to martial arts, dance, arts and crafts, languages, swimming, gymnastics and sports … the sky’s the limit! Camps are fee-based and fee assistance is available to District 196 residents. 

District 196 Community Education Summer Camps Business Directory Listing HERE

Camp Tamahay for Girls

Tamahay Camp for Girls is beginning its 54th year of operation. Our philosophy remains the same today as it was when Tamahay was established in 1969:  we believe in providing a fun-filled, technology free, learning environment in the outdoors at an affordable price. Tamahay believes in empowering young girls to be self-sufficient and to earn self-confidence through activity. We offer horseback riding, canoeing, sailing, archery, tennis, fencing as well as cookouts and overnight camping. Our small sessions of 36 campers enable campers to get to know each other, and every counselor to know every girl.

Camp Tamahay for Girls Business Directory Listing HERE

The Works Museum Summer Camps for Kids

At The Works Museum, kids are the designers, creators, and problem solvers – the engineers! Our camps for kids ages 5-12 include topics like robotics, architecture, coding, LEGO engineering, woodworking, and more. With half-day, whole-day, 1-day, and 4-day options, there's a summer camp that will fit your family's schedule.

New this summer! In addition to our Bloomington camps, we’re offering a select number of camps at Minnesota Children’s Museum in Saint Paul.

Notes for planning:

- A.m. and p.m. camps can be combined for a full day. Lunch is supervised for campers attending a full day of camp.

- Create a 5-day experience by adding a Friday One-Day Camp.

- Many camps fill quickly, save your spot by registering early!

The Works Summer Camps for Kids Business Directory Listing HERE

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