Omaha Moms Blog and Montessori Educational Centers are pleased to announce our First Annual Guide to Summer Camps! With warmer weather ahead, we know all of us have summer on the brain. Omaha Moms Blog is here to supply you with all things camp. Our goal is to provide you with multiple options for your kids to have the best summer yet!
Thank you to our generous sponsors who partnered with us to bring you this guide.
Montessori Educational Centers
This summer promises to be a fun-filled, exciting time for children who have completed Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. Located in our beautiful elementary facility, Montessori offers an outdoor play area, basketball court, swimming pool, library, music area, computer lab, and spacious classrooms. Many fun and educational activities are in store, including:
- Field Trips (In-house and Outbound)
- Art Projects and Science
- Swimming, Yoga and MORE!
Best of all, the Montessori curriculum will continue to be taught each day.
We’re looking forward to an excellent summer… please join us!
YMCA of Greater Omaha
The YMCA of Greater Omaha has nine locations and offers summer day camp for kindergarten-twelve years, Camp Platte for ages 6-15, specialty camps for ages 5-14, STEM camps for kindergarten-fifth grade, preschool camp, and teen leadership camps. Registration for 2018 YMCA summer camps opens February 5th. YMCA Summer Camps was voted First Place in 2018 by Omaha Magazine’s Best of Omaha. Dates are May 29 – August 17.
Brownell Talbot
The BT Experience offers campers from across the Omaha metro multiple opportunities to explore their passions! Campers can discover world languages, dabble in the arts, save the Titanic, code, animate, design, and so much more! Camps are hosted on Brownell Talbot School’s campus next to Memorial Park. Camps cater to children entering preschool through grade 8. Before and after care is also available. Dates are June 4-29, July 30 – August 10.
Miracle Hills Golf
We believe golf is a life long experience with rewarding benefits that begin with junior golf. We have created a pathway of success to grow your junior golfer’s skills and knowledge of the game all while in a safe fun environment. Our dedicated staff of PGA Professionals are excited to guide your junior golfer down the pathway of an experience that will last a lifetime. We look forward to welcoming your family to Miracle Hill.
Classes begin May 30th and continue until August 8th.
Little Waves Swim School
Dates are June 4-13, June 18-29, July 2-13, July 16-27, July 30-Aug 10
Our two-week camps meet Monday through Friday for 25-30 minutes each day for children 3 years on up. Camps are available at 8:30 am, 11:30 am, and 3:00 pm.We have small classes with 3-4 children with an instructor. Our adult instructional staff teach in a warm water pool with a curriculum that encourages learning while having fun. Discounts are available for families with multiple children and children taking multiple classes.
These sessions meet every day Monday through Friday for 25-30 minutes for two weeks. The cost per child is $205.
Little Waves Family Swim School offers lessons year-round that meet once-a-week.
The Wonder Nook
Romp n' Roll
Each day campers will explore the gym through independent and group play, learn artistic concepts while working on fine motor skills through a take-home art project, and get groovin’ with music activities! Our camps are designed for children 2-5 years old, and no potty training required! Campers are split into small groups based on age. Our play space is transformed each week based on an imaginative theme to encourage curiosity and broaden learning. We’ll explore Pirates, Aaargh!, Firefighters to the Rescue, Let’s Lego, and more! A nut free snack and drink are provided.
June 4th-August 16th, Mondays and Thursdays- sign up by week
Ponca Hills
Each 3-week session includes a daily riding lesson on a Ponca Hill Farm school horse or pony. Campers learn how to groom, lead and tack with confidence. Sessions end with a family picnic and horse show where students celebrate new skills. Camp Sessions meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 1pm, final day is 1pm to 5:00 for the show and picnic. Session One June 6- 29 MWF Session Two July 16- August 3 MWF.
Lauritzen Gardens
Exciting adventures await campers 4-12 years old! Lauritzen Gardens is a giant outdoor learning lab, where hands-on experiences with the natural world abound. Outdoor activities are supplemented with crafts, games, snacks and in-class lessons. Choose from a variety of full & half-day all-inclusive camps with fun themes that connect children to nature & foster an appreciation for the environment. Early check-in and late pick-up options are available at no additional charge. Weekly camps run from May 28 through August 10.
Oxbow Vet Camp
The Oxbow Junior (2nd-5th grades) and Intermediate (6th-8th grades) Veterinarian Camps are designed especially for youth who have a passion for animals and veterinary medicine. The 4 and 5-day camps include many hands-on activities involving live animals, games and unique crafts. At the end of camp, they perform a mock surgery, using all that they’ve learned. Junior Vet Camp: June 4-August 2. Intermediate Vet Camp: June 18-July 13.
Use coupon code OMOM18 for $25 off.
Fontenelle Forest
Our summer day camps feature science-based learning through play taught by our year-round professional educators , just 10 minutes from downtown Omaha. We are excited to offer another summer of amazing experiences here at Fontenelle Forest. Through games, activities, and time to explore, we will provide the framework for a life-long love for the natural world.
Imagine and Explore Preschool
Join us for some fun weekly themed summer camps. Our camps are tailor made for children ages 3 years to 6 years of age. Weekly camps run Monday through Thursday 9:00am-12:00pm. Camps start May 30 and go until July 23. Come check us out! Summer registration forms are on our homepage.
Explore Summer Camps In & Around Omaha by Category
- Adair Dance Academy
- Bellevue Dance Academy
- Creighton Prep
- Creighton University
- The Dance Authority
- Fusion Dance
- Little Waves Swim School
- Master Kim’s World Class Tae Kwon Do
- Metro Starts Gymnastics
- Miracle Hills Golf
- Motion 41 Dance
- Omaha Sports Academy
- Premier Gymnastics
- Romp n’ Roll
- Strike Zone Omaha
- Swimtastic Swim School
- UNO (Swimming, Volleyball, Track & Field, Soccer, Basketball)
- Adventure in Art
- The ARTery Omaha Summer Camps
- Camp Shakespeare
- Create Craft Studio
- Joslyn Art Museum
- Kaneko
- Omaha Community Playhouse
- Omaha Conservatory of Music
- Omaha Girls Rock
- Omaha Street Percussion
- Rose Theatre
- School of Rock
- Sing Omaha Studios
- That Pottery Place
- UNO Creative Writing Summer Camp
- UNO Jazz Camp
- Camp Fun-Plex
- Camp Invention
- Camp Kroc
- Camp Legacy
- Camp Maha Girl Scouts
- Camp Nekomis- Boys and Girls Club
- College for Kids
- Courteous Kids
- Creighton Prep
- Duchesne Academy
- Durham Western Heritage Museum
- Eastern Nebraska 4-H
- Elevated Horizons
- Expedition Omaha
- Floyd Rogers Diabetes Camp
- Gene Eppley Camp
- Goddard School
- Go Kids Gym
- Jewish Community Center
- Lifetime Fitness
- Montessori Educational Centers
- Omaha Children’s Museum
- Omaha Fashion Camp
- Peter Kiewit Institute UNO
- SAC Museum
- Sylvan Learning Center
- West O Kids Camp
- Young Nebraska Scientists