Guest post from Naper Settlement, Naperville IL
Kids will make discoveries, explore, create and have fun at Naper Settlement’s one-day, two-day, three-day and weeklong camps. Naper Settlement’s 12-acre museum campus at 523 S. Webster St. in Naperville, and beyond, offers exciting opportunities for summertime fun near downtown Naperville. Camps are held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from June 15 through July 31, include all supplies and a snack, and are led by experienced, adult counselors.
The new “Camp Ukulele,” for children in grades 4-6 will be held July 13-17 and includes their own ukulele to take home. The instructor is singer/songwriter and recording artist Kevin Presbrey. “Summer Sampling Extreme” is a new five-day camp for children in grades 1-6 that will be held from July 20-24 where each day has a different theme and includes an exploration of archeology, science and history. A new three-day camp, “Pioneer Life,” which will be held from July 29-31, has kids in grades 3-6 exploring what it was like to be a pioneer.
Two-day camps for boys and girls in grades 1-6 include a new sports camp, “Settlement Sports,” featuring baseball from June 29-30 and an art camp, “Drip, Scribble and Sketch” from June 29-June 30.
A new Civil War camp invites campers in grades 5-8 to immerse themselves in the lives of a Civil War soldiers from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on July 17. Parents are invited to come and join their campers for dinner.
A “Sampling of Summer Fun” for grades 1-6 includes one-day camps from June 22-26 that can be taken individually or all week and include “Fizzy, Gooey, Soaring Science,” “Recycled Art,” “Time Warp,” “Culinary Creations” and “Geocaching and Letterboxing.”
Returning favorite five-day camps include Treasure Hunters (June 15-19, July 13-17), Treasure Hunters Extreme (July 6-10, July 27-31) and Secret Seekers (June 22-26). A $20 discount applies to five-day camps for those who have a Naper Settlement family membership (Settlement-4 and above).
For more information and complete Camp Naper descriptions, visit www.napersettlement.org/camp or call (630) 420-6010.
About Naper Settlement
Naper Settlement is a nationally-recognized, award-winning outdoor museum set on 12 magnificent acres in the heart of Naperville. Our grounds are where history comes to play and community comes to connect. For information, visit www.napersettlement.org or call (630) 420-6010.