Summer Camps
Looking for summer fun for you and your family? Come join us at Mountain Resource Center! Check out our new and exciting camps that parents and children attend together, where everyone gets to explore, play and learn side-by-side.
Download the Summer Camps Brochure
Download the Summer Camp Registration Form
Ages 1 to 5
Tippy Toddlers: June 5 & 7 (T&TH) 9:30-11:00
Calling all toddlers! Let the world become your playground as we explore, play, learn, groove and socialize with each other. Parents, learn new ideas that match your toddler’s ever expanding need for play and learning.
Musical Madness: June 11 & 13 (M&W) 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Let’s sing, dance, stomp our feet, jump up and down, sway our hips and listen to music. We will make music with homemade instruments, learn new songs, sing some ‘oldies but goodies’, and listen to performances. Join us to shake, rattle and roll! Special guest musician!
Dinosaur Discovery: June 18 & 20 (M&W) 3:00-4:30 p.m. or June 19 & 21 (T&TH) 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Dinosaurs are amazing! Come dig dinosaur bones, make dinosaur foot prints, and create the habitat of dinosaurs, including making a volcano! We will sing dinosaur songs, learn about our state dinosaur (the stegosaurus!) and eat a special herbivore snack too!
Painting Palooza: June 26 & 28 (T&TH) 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Discover color, shape and texture while using finger paints, vibrant liquid watercolors, marble art, color sprinkles, slinky painting, and more! Our focus is on creativity and fun as your budding artist experiments with different paint forms.
Messy Mix-ups: July 10 & 12 (T&TH) 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Join us for hands-on messy play! Come make gak and goop and let your child experiment with messy materials such as dough, paint and even mud. Please dress for mess.
Let’s Go Camping: July 16 & 18 (M&W) 9:30-11:00 a.m. or July 24 & 26 (T&TH) 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Join us for a camping extravaganza! Pitch a tent, hunt for bugs, learn about plants, and sing campfire songs. The National Forest Service will provide us with unique material to bring our camping trip to life! On day 2, we will meet at a neighborhood open space park for a nature
scavenger hunt, solar s’mores and a nature walk. Grab your binoculars and let’s explore our backyard!
My Town: July 30 & Aug. 1 (M&W) 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Who are the people in your neighborhood? Come explore all the important jobs of our
community helpers. Fight a fire, help sick animals, play hairdresser, bake cookies and stock shelves in the grocery store.
Trains, Planes, Boats and Cars!: August 7 & 9 (T&TH) 9:30-11:00 a.m. or August 13 & 15 (M&W) 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Here we go! Come celebrate everything that goes! We will pretend to be bus drivers,
engineers, pilots and heavy machinery operators. Zooming across the country or digging a hole in the sand, we will have a great time exploring transportation. We will also paint with cars, create planes, float boats and sing train songs.
Cost: Each 2-day camp is $35. Camps have a few slots reserved for 50% off sibling tuition, so enroll early! All slots are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Full tuition is due at the time of registration.
Camps are geared for children ages 1 to 5, but babies are also welcome and free of charge. Snacks are provided.
To register or find out more, contact Mary Alice at (303) 838-7552 x22 or by email.
Special thanks to United Way and Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation
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