DAY CAMP

Best Summer Ever!

Friendship, Accomplishment, Belonging

YMCA Day Camp 2025

Day Camp Handbook

Camp Creed

Today I will strive to be caring. Accept responsibility. Show respect to all others. Be honest in all I do. And have fun!

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Day Camp is for kids going into Kindergarten-6th grade.
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Contact Youth Development Director Kathy Langlais at Klanglais@cantonfamilyymca.org for more information on YMCA Day Camp

Day Camp Fees
Members:	$ 140.00 per week	$28.00 daily rate
Community:	$ 170.00 per week	$40.00 daily rate
30% discount on additional children. YMCA Financial Assistance and Childcare Connect also available. WEEKLY THEMES INCLUDE: Week 1: Welcome to Camp! Friendship May 27th-30th (No Camp May 26th) We will explore the YMCA's Core Values: Caring, Honesty,Respect and Responsibility. We will focus on making new friends and ways to show kindness to everyone! Week 2: STEAM Week June 2nd-6th This week we will be scientists, engineers and artists. Our activities will be hands on and creative. Week 3: Going on a Safari! June 9th-13th We will be learning about animals you might see on a safari! We will make binoculars and use them to see how many animals we can find. Week 4: "We've Got the beat" June 16th-20th We will be learning about different musical instruments and making our own instruments. We will end our week with a dance party! Week 5: Sports June 23rd-27th This week we will have fun playing baseball, kickball, soccer, basketball and other sports. We will learn about being a team player and good sportsmanship! Week 6: Summer Foods June 30th-July 4 (No Camp on July 4th) Our activities this week will be based on our favorite summer foods! We will do a simple cooking activity and enjoy eating some of these foods! Week 7: Camping July 7th-11th We will pretend to go on a camping trip! We will sing songs around a campfire (pretend) and tell some stories. We will make indoor s'mores too! Week 8: Oceans/Beaches July 14th-18th This week we will turn the gym into and ocean. We will make a mural of sea creatures . We will do activities involving water play. Week 9: Puppets July 21st-25th This week we will make different types of puppets. The children will get in small groups and create their own puppet shows! Week 10: Dinosaurs July 28th-Aug. 1st We will go back in time to when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. We will make fossils, crack open dinosaur eggs and create a mural of dinosaurs! Week 11: Carnival Week Aug. 4th-8th For our last week of camp we are going to create our own carnival games and have a small carnival at the end of the week.