Echo Theater
CIRCUS CAMP
Run away with the circus! Explore physical theater, acrobatics, juggling, stilt-walking, trapeze and more in this week-long circus-skills camp. Students build confidence, grace, and strength as they discover their own potential on the mats and in the air! Students build collaborative group skills through partner tricks, physical theater exercises, and creating their own unique end-of-camp show. Echo Theater also offers specialty workshops for more advanced kids, teens and adults, as well as sampler classes.
Dates: Dec 22 – Jan 4
Price: $70-$168
Locations: 1515 SE 37th and 7688 SW Capital Highway
Website: http://www.echotheaterpdx.org/dojump/
Farber Swim School
SWIM CAMP
Come Make a Splash at FSS this Winter Break!
Every Winter Break, Farber Swim School offers discounted lessons for ages 4 months and older! Lessons are 30 minutes long and take place in our 2, 90 degree salt water pools. Swimmers can choose to take just 1-3 individual lessons, or they can sign up for week lesson packages which have an additional $10-$20 off the already discounted prices. FSS is also offering Baby Classes during the break for ages 4 months – 35 months.
Dates: Dec 22 – Jan 2
Prices Starting at: Ages 3+: $27, Ages 4 -35 months: $10
Location: 9470 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
Website: https://farberswimschool.com/winterspringbreak
Mad Science
SCIENCE CAMP
Keep your child’s imagination engaged during the break from school with Mad Science’s fun and educational Winter Break programs. These camps, designed for children ages five to twelve, allow children to touch, feel, and experience what science is all about. Camp topics in the winter include holiday topics such as Holiday Magic, Sleigh Science, and Junior Scientists. Sign up for half day camps or make it a full day. Campers will truly have a jolly good time!
Visit us at: portland.madscience.org for details!
Merry Kitchen
COOKING CAMP
Spend winter break warm and cozy baking in the kitchen. Kids ages 6-10 and 10-13 will learn how to bake Peppermint Mocha Cookies, Gingerbread Cake, Shortbread, Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars and Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies from scratch. Kids will be able to eat their delicious baked goods and take home the recipes. Nom, nom, nom.
Dates: December 29 & 30
Price: $75
Location: 5202 NE 72nd
Website: http://www.themerrykitchen.com/
Northwest Children’s Theater
ACTING CAMP
Chimney sweeps, rebellious children and tap dancing penguins unite for a magical three-day camp! Join us for a jolly holiday full of drama games, acting, crafts and seeing a performance of NWCT’s Mary Poppins! Students will also write an original Poppins-inspired demo to showcase on the last day of camp. Price includes admission to Mary Poppins. For grades K-2 and 3-5.
Dates: Dec 29, 30 & 31
Price: $175
Location: 1819 NW Everett
Website: http://nwcts.org/
Portland Parks and Recreation
LITTLE ADVENTURES CAMP – WINTER BLAST
Would your child love to spend the day just like the Big Kids? Make new friends while building social & communication skills. Find adventure & expand your imagination, experiencing arts & crafts, sports, games, cooking & more! A little bit of everything! For ages 3-6. Sellwood ages 3-5.
Dates: Dec 22 – Jan 2
Price: $21 and up
Locations: Peninsula Park, Sellwood, EPCC, SJCC, SWCC
Website: https://apm.activecommunities.com/portlandparks#
Saturday Academy
LEGO®CAMP
Follow your curiosity! Check out Saturday Academy’s hands-on winter break classes for students in grades 2 – 9 in a variety of topics including GameMaker, LEGO® Physics, LEGO® Sumo Wrestling Robots, Chemistry, Engineering: Rube Goldberg and LEGO® Mindstorms®.
Date: Dec 22– January 2
Price: $139-$165
Location: 1100 NW Compton Drive, Beaverton
Website: http://www.saturdayacademy.org/
Soccer Shots
INDOOR SOCCER CAMP
Sparks Art Center
ART CAMP
Sparks Art Center has 2 pre-Christmas arts camps planned to keep the kiddos busy during the holiday season. Kids in grades K-5 will have the chance to create different gifts and crafts each day.
Dates: Dec 22 & Dec 23
Price: $45 each day; sibling discount
Location: 1805 NE 39th
Website: http://sparkartscenter.com/
The Circuit
CLIMBING CAMP
Holiday season is here and The Circuit is proud to offer Winter Camps at their NE, SW, and Tigard locations! Winter Camps are dedicated to introducing climbing safety and fundamentals in a fun group environment to kids ages 5-12. Circuit’s experienced instructors help children feel comfortable and enjoy climbing in a group setting through a variety of exiting games and team building activities.
Dates: Dec 22 – Jan 2
Price: $50 for the first day. $40 for each additional day.
Locations: 410 NE 17th, 6050 SW Macadam, 16255 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road
Website: thecircuitgym.com/youth
Trackers
OUTDOOR CAMP
Trackers Earth features one of the most unique and diverse Winter Break camp line ups for kids age 4 and up. Trackers has holiday themes such as “Here We Go a Waffling”, the only camp featuring musical caroling with tasty waffles. Kids can help Santa save the world in “Ninjas Save Christmas” or even pillage Portland in “Vikings & Valkyries.” Older kids can go snowshoeing nearly every day in “Snowshoe Adventure” or learn to blacksmith while making holiday gifts for the family. All these, plus the outdoor wilderness skills and archery programs Trackers is famous for.
Dates: Dec 22 – Jan 2
Price: $67-95/day
Extended Day: 4-6pm, $24 per day with preregistration.
Location: 4617 SE Milwaukie Avenue
Website: http://trackerspdx.com/youth/winter-break-camps.php
WeVillage
PLAY CAMP
WeVillage will be open during the Holiday school breaks and will be having themed camps. The camps include full day care from 7:30-5:30. Each day there will snacks, be a take home craft, playtime and games.
Dates: Pearl & Orenco Station Dec 22 – Jan 2 and Happy Valley Dec 19 – Jan 2
Price: $65/day or $250/week, lunch not included.
Locations: 1024 NW Glisan, 1295 NE Orenco Station, 16126 SE Happy Valley Town Center Dr.
Website: http://www.wevillage.com/
Zenger Farms
BAKE & CRAFT CAMP
Craft gifts by hand and culinary creations from scratch at Zenger Farms this winter. Winter Camp is open for 2nd– 6th graders. Campers will leave with full bellies and new skills, and will have fun along the way. Need-based scholarships are available. Email Education Director Allison O’Sullivan to apply.
Dates: Dec 22 – Jan 2
Price: $55/day or $295 for all six days
Extended Day: 3-5:30pm, $20/day with pre-enrollment or $25/day the day of camp, $95 for all five days, (no Extended Day 12/31 )
Location: 11741 SE Foster Road
Website: http://www.zengerfarm.org/
