Summer Camps

Summer Camp is Coming, have you Registered?

Summer camps at Faith Lutheran School offer children the opportunity to learn and play together as they explore a new theme each week. These outdoor camps may include arts & crafts, songs, games, stories, cooking, and water play.

Summer Camp 2025 Dates

Monday, July 7 – Friday, August 15, 2025

Monday – Friday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Cost

Registration fee: $75

$275 per week

Week 1: Nature Explorers:

Activities: Nature walks, leaf and rock painting, bug scavenger hunts, and building bird feeders.

  • Nature Collages: Collect leaves, twigs, and flowers to make art.
  • Rain Stick Craft: Create rain sticks using cardboard tubes, beans, and rice.
  • Animal Movement Game: Pretend to be animals (hopping like frogs, flapping like birds).
  • Cloud Watching: Lie on a blanket and identify shapes in the clouds.
  • Planting Seeds: Teach children to plant and care for small potted plants.

Week 2: Pirates and Mermaids

Activities: Treasure hunts, making pirate hats or mermaid crowns, and water play with “sunken treasure.”

  • “Walk the Plank” Obstacle Course: Use a board on the ground for safe balancing fun.
  • Message in a Bottle: Write or draw a message, seal it in a plastic bottle, and “send it out to sea.”
  • Ocean Slime: Make blue slime with glitter to represent the sea.
  • Pirate/Mermaid Storytelling: Act out pirate or mermaid adventures.
  • Sea Shanty Sing-Along: Learn and sing simple sea songs together.

Week 3: Space Explorers

Activities: Build cardboard rockets, create constellations with glow-in-the-dark stars, and pretend space missions.

  • Alien Puppets: Create alien characters using paper bags and craft supplies.
  • Moon Sand Sensory Play: Use kinetic sand for tactile moon exploration.
  • Rocket Races: Build small straw rockets and see whose goes the farthest.
  • Galaxy Jars: Layer glitter, water, and food coloring in jars to make mini galaxies.
  • Astronaut Training: Set up an obstacle course to practice “zero gravity” moves.

Week 4: Under the Sea

Activities: Sensory water bins with sea animals, creating paper plate jellyfish, and ocean-themed story-time.

 Fish Printing: Use toy fish or fish-shaped sponges to create paint prints.

  • Underwater Scene Mural: Collaborate on a big ocean scene with fish, coral, and seaweed.
  • Beach Ball Toss: Use beach balls for a fun group game.
  • Shell Sorting: Explore shells and sort them by size or color.
  • Mermaid/Sea Creature Dance Party: Dance to ocean-themed music while pretending to swim.

 Week 5: Camp Carnival

Activities: Face painting, bean bag toss, ring toss, and creating fun carnival signs.

  • Popcorn Necklaces: Thread popped popcorn onto string for edible crafts.
  • Balloon Animals: Use twistable balloons for fun shapes.
  • Photo Booth Fun: Create a booth with silly props for kids to take pictures.
  • Duck Pond Game: Pick rubber ducks from water for prizes.
  • Clown Hat Craft: Make and decorate hats with paper and pom-poms.

Week 6: Dinosaur Discovery

Activities: Dino digs with sand and fossils, making dino feet from cardboard, and creating dinosaur crafts.

  • Dino Stomp Dance Party: Dance while pretending to stomp like dinosaurs.
  • Dinosaur Egg Hunt: Hide “eggs” (plastic eggs with small surprises) around the area.
  • Fossil Rubbings: Place paper over textured fossil shapes and rub with crayons.
  • Dino Snack Making: Use fruit and veggies to create dinosaur-themed snacks.
  • Storytime with Dinosaurs: Read books about dinosaurs, like How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?