Take on Summer! Week 1: June 25 June 29 Explorer Camp (K-2nd) NOTES Bring a swimsuit, towel and a change - - - Camp Welcome Assembly Group Games! Group Names and Banners! Sharks and Minnows Fish & Sailor Hats Summer Suns It s all About Summer Posters SHARE DAY! Bring something to share with your friends! Seaweed Tag Under the Sea Group Murals Foil and Paper Plate Fish and Rays Seashell Hunt! COSTUME PARTY DAY! Wear Your Favorite Costume to Camp! Group Skits Using our Costumes to tell a Story! COSTUME PARTY! Music Dancing Prizes Treats Games! Wear Your Camp T shirt Aquarium of the Pacific Long Beach 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802 562-590-3100 Touch Tanks Sharks, Sea Lions, Turtles & More! Drip, Drip, Drop! Bubbles! Bubbles! Bubbles! Please contact your Camp Director if your child is going to be absent, sick or late. We encourage all families to pack a healthy lunch and to send extra snacks, water, and sunscreen each day. Understand that a lot of children will come to camp with the exact same backpack or lunch sack, so please place your child s name on all their bags and belongings. Unfortunately, we do not have a microwave on site to warm-up food, so please pack a lunch and snacks that do not require heat-up. Not all camp sites have a refrigerator. For their safety, all campers and camp counselors must wear closed-toed and closed heel shoes. And please remember, all personal items are brought to camp at your own risk. The YMCA will not assume any responsibility for personal items brought to camp that may get lost or stolen. Campers will have so much to do at camp that they shouldn t have a need to bring any personal items to entertain themselves. Also, please do not allow your child to bring electronics, such as cellular phone and gaming devices to camp! Some camp weeks do have a scheduled Share Time where children may bring a share item at their own risk. Please do not send expensive or sensitive share items. Thank you. Cheers to a great week! You must sign-up for extended care at the Culver-Palms Family YMCA. This schedule is subject to change without
Summer Olympic Games! Week 2: July 2 July 6 Explorer Camp (K-2nd) NOTES Bring a swimsuit, towel and a change of clothing for swimming - - - Game 1: Egg Races Game 2: Water Balloon Toss Game 3: Hula Hooping Time! Camp Closed In Honor of Independence Day! Happy 4 th of July! Wear Your Camp T shirt Sparks Day @ L.A. Staples Center 1111 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015 213-742-7340 Live WNBA Basketball Sparks vs. Lynx JERSEY DAY! Wear Your Favorite Jersey! Sports Pennants 4 th of July American Flags! Game 5: Basketball Shout-Out! Frisbee Craft Game 4: Frisbee Toss! Sports Beading Game 6: Charades Please contact your Camp Director if your child is going to be absent, sick or late. We encourage all families to pack a healthy lunch and to send extra snacks, water, and sunscreen each day. Understand that a lot of children will come to camp with the exact same backpack or lunch sack, so please place your child s name on all their bags and belongings. Unfortunately, we do not have a microwave on site to warm-up food, so please pack a lunch and snacks that do not require heat-up. Not all camp sites have a refrigerator. For their safety, all campers and camp counselors must wear closed-toed and closed heel shoes. And please remember, all personal items are brought to camp at your own risk. The YMCA will not assume any responsibility for personal items brought to camp that may get lost or stolen. Campers will have so much to do at camp that they shouldn t have a need to bring any personal items to entertain themselves. Also, please do not allow your child to bring electronics, such as cellular phone and gaming devices to camp! Some camp weeks do have a scheduled Share Time where children may bring a share item at their own risk. Please do not send expensive or sensitive share items. Thank you. Cheers to a great week! You must sign-up for extended care at the Culver-Palms Family YMCA. This schedule is subject to change without
Enter the Blue Lagoon Week 3: July 9 July 13 Explorer Camp (K-2nd) NOTES Bring a swimsuit, towel and a change - - - Modeling Clay Sea Creations Painting Sea Life Scramble Bingo Dilly Dot Paint Bottles Walk Like a Penguin Relay Race Bring a plain colored or white t-shirt or a plain (clean) pillow case to paint. Fabric Paint T-shirts Bring a plain colored or white t- shirt or a plain (clean) pillow case to paint. Walking LINBERG PARK Basketball Courts Playground LUAU DAY! Wear your Hawaiian Shirts! Hawaiian Leis Shark Attack Game LUAU Party! We re having a Luau Party! Campers have the option to bring $5 for our Luau Party Lunch Hawaiian, Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza. Music Games Prizes Fun Pizza is optional. Campers may bring a lunch instead. Bring a swimsuit, towel and a change Seaside Lagoon Water Park 200 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 310-318-0681 Water Slides Sandy Beaches
A Pirates Life for Me! Week 4: July 16 July 20 Explorer Camp (K-2nd) NOTES Bring a swimsuit, towel and a change - - - Pirate Hats Gold Rush Treasure Hunt! Pirate Eye Patches Telescope Look-Out! SHARE DAY! Bring something to share with your friends! Port and Starboard Game Treasure Maps Leaky Bucket Races Enormous Volleyball Toss PIRATE DAY! Dress and talk like a Pirate! Water Color Creations! Sponge Races Wet n Wild Thursday! Bring your water squirters! Light on-site water games! Bring a swimsuit, towel and a change Buccaneer Bay Water Park 5:00 13806 La Mirada Blvd. La Mirada CA, 90638 562-902-3191 Water Slides Sand Play Area Kid Pools Fountains and Waterfalls Safety Tubes & Life Jackets Available for Free on site. Sharks and Minnows Pirate Necklaces/Chains
How the West was Won! Week 5: July 23 July 27 Explorer Camp (K-2nd) NOTES Bring a swimsuit, towel and a change - - - Horse Shoe Game Cave Drawings Leaky Bucket Races Harmonica Concert! Sand Art IT S A JEAN FLING! Wear some denim and a plaid shirt! Plaid Button Name Plates Sherriff Badges Country Line Dancing! Hee Haw! SHARE DAY! Bring something to share with your friends! Wanted Posters Bingo Mania! Walking LINBERG PARK Basketball Courts Playground Wear Your Camp T-shirt Autry Museum of the West 4700 Western Heritage Way Los Angeles, CA 90027 323-667-2000 Western Museum & Griffith Park
Hollywood, Here I Come! Week 6: July 30 August 3 Explorer Camp (K-2nd) NOTES Wear Your Camp T-shirt MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DAY! Bring A Musical Instrument from Home! - - - Design Your Own WIGS!!! Walk of Fame Stars Newspaper Fashion Show Follow the Leader Popcorn Bags & Popcorn Tasting Movie @ the Starplex Theater 15296 Rosecrans Avenue, La Mirada CA, 90638 714-739-1010 More details coming soon Tambourines and Shakers! Musical Chairs and Freeze Dance! Camp Jam Session! Camp Concert! Jamming with our Instruments, Movements and Sounds! Mask Making Bowling! The Voice! Camp Talent Show Come Show us your talent! Singers Dancers Comedians - Magicians Bring a swimsuit, towel and a change
Bugging out with Friends Week 7: August 6 August 10 Explorer Camp (K-2nd) NOTES Bring a swimsuit, towel and a change - - - Bug Catchers Bug Hunting Q-Tip Painting Friendship Bracelets CAMP KICKBALL GAME! Xtreme Sports Day! Bring a Bike, Roller Skates or Skate Board Tissue Paper Projects Magazine Collages XTREME SPORTS! Campers may bring a bike, roller skates, roller blades and/or a skateboard to camp for the day. Campers must have helmet, knee pads and elbow pads to ride. Campers may not share their sports equipment with other campers. The YMCA is not responsible for lost, stolen or broken personal items. Wear Your Camp T-shirt BBQ at Kenneth Hahn Park 4100 South La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90008 323-298-3660 BBQ Hot Dogs, Sides and s Fun, Games and Pinata PAJAMA JAM DAY! Wear your best Pajamas and Socks! Breakfast Cereal Necklaces Painting with our Feet and Toes! Summer Sock Hop! Music Dance Contest Treats WEAR FUN SOCKS! their own risk. Please do not send expensive or sensitive share items. Thank you. Cheers to a great week! You must sign-up for extended care at the Culver-Palms Family YMCA. This schedule is subject to change without
Jungle to Jungle! Week 8: August 13 August 17 Explorer Camp (K-2nd) NOTES Bring a swimsuit, towel and a change - - - Macaroni Painting Animal Charades Nature Excursion Safari Scooter s Jungle Arena 606 Hawaii Street El Segundo, CA 90245 310-848-1380 Bounce House Fun! Wear Your Camp T-shirt Bring an old shoe box to camp! A child s sized shoe, box. Rock Collection Boxes Bring a Child Shoe Box! Side Walk-Chalk Off WIGS & TIES DAY! Wear a funny Wig and/or Tie! Watch it Grow Seed Pots Monkey Crafts! The Amazing Race Group Scavenger Hunt! Nature Collages Broom Ball Beading Adventure Mural their own risk.please do not send expensive or sensitive share items. Thank you. Cheers to a great week! You must sign-up for extended care at the Culver-Palms Family YMCA. This schedule is subject to change without
Up in the Air Week 9: August 20 August 24 Explorer Camp (K-2nd) NOTES SHARE DAY! Bring something to share with your friends! - - - Design Your Own Flier Jet Giant Bouncy Ball Toss Sack Lunch Only No Warm Up Balloon Pop Races Cotton Ball Clouds Parachute Games Paper Airplane Design and Races Bubbles & More Bubbles! Sack Lunch Only No Warm Up Design Your Own Cool Fans It s a Bird Crafts Space Sticker Scenes Superhero Day! Dress as your favorite Hero! Face Disguises (Face Mask) Hand Puppets Walking LINBERG PARK Basketball Courts Playground Wear Your Camp T shirt The Great Park Balloon Ride 6950 Marine Way Irvine, CA 92618 949 724 6247 Soar in a Hot Air Balloon Bring a swimsuit, towel and a change Swim Day @ Victoria Park Pool 310 217 8370
or Culver-Palms Family YMCA Amazing Adventures! Week 10: August 27 August 31 Explorer Camp (K-2nd) NOTES Wear Your Camp T-shirt Wear Your Camp T-shirt Wear Your Camp T-shirt - - - Outdoor Enrichment Outdoor Games Autograph Books Handprint Banner Drip, Drip, Drop Back to School Scream Races All About Fall Posters California Science Center 700 Exposition Park Drive Los Angeles, CA 90037 323-724-3623 ECO Station Exhibits Touch Tanks Adventure City California 1238 South Beach Blvd. Anaheim, CA 92804 714-236-9300 Roller Coasters, Petting Zoo and More! Face Painting Water Balloon Toss! Taco Party! We re having a Taco Party! Campers have the option to bring $5 for our Tacos Party Lunch Ground Turkey or Veggie Tacos with all the fixings. Music Games Prizes Fun $5 is optional. Campers may bring a lunch instead. Veteran s Park Culver City 4117 Overland Avenue Culver City, CA 90230 310-253-6650 Sports and Games Playground