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Roger Williams Zoo - 10:00 AM
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Boston Summer Camps with Openings — Yes, Even Now!
How stressful is the end of the school year? Let's count the ways. Oh sure, there's the silver lining of not having to get the kids to school or argue about homework for the blissful weeks of summer; but blissful loses its luster pretty quickly in the face of, "What are we going to do today?"—particularly if you know that what YOU have to do doesn't involve sprinklers or beaches. We know we should have figured out summer camp by now, really we do. We have a stack of flyers for neat-o programs that are probably already filled up with kids whose parents got on this weeks (or months) ago.
Summer vacation may be staring you in the face, but there's no need to panic; every one of the great summer camps listed below still has space available as of this publish date.
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The camps are separated into day camp and sleepaway categories, with the day programs grouped by region around the Boston area. Each one includes the camp name with a link to the listing in our directory, camp location, date range when openings are available (most camps offer weekly sessions within that), age or grade range of campers, direct contact information, and discounts for Mommy Poppins Boston readers (when applicable).
DAY CAMPS
Boston
Community Boat Building - Boston (Waterfront and Jamaica Plain)
- July 6 - August 14, 2015
- Ages 8-16
- 617-428-0155 or email
- Discount code for Mommy Poppins readers: mommypoppins10
Dream, Design, Discover: Engineering & Design Summer Program - Advent School, Boston
- June 15 - July 31, 2015
- Ages 5-12
- 617-742-0520 or email
"e" inc.'s Summer Science Discovery Program - Charlestown Navy Yard
- August 17, 2015 - August 28, 2015
- Ages 6-12
- 617-242-4700 or email
North
Esh Circus Arts Youth Summer Program - Somerville
- July 6 - August 7, 2015
- Ages 5-16
- 617-764-0190 or email
Camp Six Acres - Medford
- June 29, 2015 - August 21, 2015
- Ages 5-15
- 781-391-2220 or email
Einstein’s Workshop - Burlington
- June 15 - August 28, 2015 (some classes are full)
- Grades K-12
- 781-202-5645 or email
Guard Up! Fencing or Zombie Camp - Burlington
- August 17-21, 2015
- Ages 7-19 (day and extended day)
- 781-270-4800 or email
Taste Buds Kitchen - North Andover
- June 15-Sept 4, 2015
- Ages 2-17
- 978-655-1790 or email
- $30 off weekly registration with the promo code 30CAMP
Merrohawke Nature School - Newburyport and Newbury
- June 29 - August 21, 2015
- Ages 4-16
- 978-463-2233 or email
Coastal Ocean Science Academy - Nahant
- July 20 - August 14, 2015
- Middle school and high school students
- 781-581-7370 x321 or email
West
Mass Audubon's Stony Brook Camp - Norfolk
- June 22 - August 21, 2015
- Ages 3-15
- 508-528-3140 or email
iD Tech Mini: Half & Full Day Camps - Lasell College, Newton
- June 29 - August 14, 2015
- Ages 6-9
- 888-709-8324 or email
JCC Grossman Camp - Westwood
- Weekly sessions throughout the summer, two-week minimum
- Ages 4.5 to 15
- 617-244-5124 or email
LINX Camps - Wellesley/ Metro West
- June 1 - August 28, 2015
- Grades Preschool - Grade 10
- 781-235-3210 or email
JCC Kaleidoscope Creative Arts & Science Camp - Newton
- Two sessions, four weeks each
- Entering grades K-8 and CITs entering grades 9-11
- Bus transportation from Framingham, Wayland and Brookline
- 617-558-6523 or email
JCC/Empow Studios Camp - Newton
- August 24 - September 4, 2015
- Completed grades 2-8
- 617-558-6529 or email
ChungDahm ReadWrite - Newton
- July 6 - August 14, 2015
- Grades 3-8
- 857-404-0170 or email
The Hive at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum - Lincoln
- July 6-31, 2015
- Ages 5-12
- 781-259-3604 or email
Middlesex School Summer Arts - Middlesex School, Concord
- June 29 - August 1, 2015
- Grades 2-11
- 978-371-6550 or email
Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm Camp at Wolbach Farm and Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge - Sudbury
- Wolbach Farm Camp: June 30 - August 13, 2015; Assabet River Mini-Camps: June 23 - August 13, 2015
- Wolbach Farm Camp: Entering Preschool - Grade 3; Assabet River Mini-Camps: Entering Grade 1 - Grade 6
- 781-259-2244 or email
Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Summer Camp - Natick
- June 29 - August 14, 2015
- Ages 4-14
- 508-315-6720 or email
South
Mass Audubon's Wild at Art Summer Camp - Canton
- July 6 - August 14, 2015
- 781-821-8853 or email
Mass Audubon's Moose Hill Camp - Sharon
- Peepers Camp, ages 3 - 4, June 15 - September 4; Nature Camp, ages 4.5 - 12, June 15 - September 4; Art Camp, ages 9 - 13, June 30 - August 21; Adventure Day Trip Camp, ages 10 - 14, June 22 - August 28; Science Camp, ages 10 - 13, July 20 - August 21
- 781-784-5691 or email
Stronghold Ops Airsoft Laser Tag Training Camp - Abington
- July 13 - August 21, 2015 (single-day option)
- Ages 12-18
- 781-878-8955 or email
Mass Audubon's North River Nature Camp - Marshfield
- June 29 - August 14, 2015
- Grades K-9
- 781-837-9400 or email
Multiple Locations
Viking Sports Camps - Brookline, Arlington, Chestnut Hill, Sudbury
- June 22 - September 2, 2015
- Grades Pre-K (half day) and K-7
- 508-358-5066 or email
Camp Invention - Various locations in Boston area
- One-week sessions, dates vary
- Grades 1-6, CIT program for Grades 7-9
- 800-968-4332 or email
SLEEPAWAY/OVERNIGHT CAMPS
Guard Up! Wizards and Warriors Camp - Waltham and Reading
- Call for openings
- Ages 10-19
- 781-270-4800 or email
JCC Camp Kingswood - Southern Maine
- Flexible scheduling with 2, 3.5, 5.5 and 7-week sessions
- Grades 3-11
- 617-558-6531 or email
Mass Audubon's Wildwood - Rindge, NH
- Sessions with the most spaces available are: Session 1, June 28-July 7, boys and girls ages 9-10. Session 2, July 12-18, boys ages 11-14. Session 3, July 19-August 1, girls ages 9-10. Session 4, August 2-8, girls and boys ages 9-14.
- 866-627-2267 or email
Or, for a different twist on summer camp, you could sign your tech-loving kid up for Summer of Minecraft's at-home, online coding camp alternative, starting July 6, 2015.
For more camp options, check out our Summer and Vacation Camps Guide or Boston Camp Directory.
