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Send Atlanta kids to spring break camps and winter break camps for full days of fun during school vacations. Students on a break can spend hours pursuing sports, arts, cooking, gaming, and more awesome activities, instead of vegging out in front of the TV. Take a look at some of the coolest winter break and spring break camps in Atlanta that will keep kids entertained, happy, and busy!

Need some camp ideas for this summer as well? Check out the Mommy Poppins Atlanta Summer Camp Guide for countless ideas on what to do and where to go when school gets out for summer vacation!

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In addition to summer camp, Atlanta Kick offers awesome school break camps! Photo by Melanie Preis

Winter and Spring Break Camps in Atlanta

Alliance Theatre

Buckhead and Marietta
Grades K-8
The Alliance Theatre is Atlanta's premier national theater, featuring stage productions for both adults and youth. The theater also offers classes and camps throughout the year with focuses such as musical theater, drama and camera work.  READ MORE

Atlanta Botanical Garden

Midtown
Ages 6-8
Enjoy year-round programming for kids, including school break and summer camps offered to kids ages 5-12. READ MORE

Atlanta Kick

Atlanta
Ages 5-12
A provider of adult and kid karate classes for over 27 years, Atlanta Kick also has summer camps, school-break camps, and birthday parties.  READ MORE

Camp Kingfisher at Chattahoochee Nature Center

Roswell
Grades K-6
Chattahoochee Nature Center offers Camp Kingfisher to kids, from preschoolers to teens. Hike, canoe, kayak, swim, and enjoy nature surrounding the Chattahoochee River. Summer camp, as well as winter break camp and holiday break, spots fill up quickly. READ MORE

Community Music Centers of Atlanta

Little 5 Points, Dunwoody, & Decatur
Grades K-5
Have fun with music at Community Music Center's various Atlanta locations. In addition to afterschool music classes for kids and teens, CMC runs summer day camp and more school break camps. READ MORE

Intown Stars

Decatur
All ages
Intown Stars offers positive programming in a 75,000-square-foot intown indoor multi-sport facility. Programming includes gymnastics, ninja skills, and tumbling classes, as well as summer camp and school break camps, birthday parties, and more. READ MORE

Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA)

Dunwoody
Grades PreK-5
The Marcus JCC of Atlanta (MJCCA) has programs, a fitness center, summer camps and school break camps, sports, classes and preschools for the local community. There are camps and classes for a huge gamut of interests. READ MORE

Bach to Rock

Marietta, Alpharetta, Suwanee
All ages
Bach to Rock offers private and group lessons for all things relating to music, including all kinds of instruments (even the ukelele), voice, and songwriting. It also offers summer and school break camps at all Atlanta area locations.  READ MORE

Circus Camp

Decatur
Ages 5-teens
Circus Camp allows a unique experience for kids during summer and school breaks! Kids learn circus skills at these awesome camps, as well as at birthday parties, aerial classes, and performing troupe. READ MORE

D-BAT Baseball and Softball Academies

Multiple Locations
All ages
With several locations around Atlanta, D-BAT is an indoor training facility for baseball and softball players. It has batting cages and offers clinics and lessons. Kids can also head to D-BAT on school breaks and in the summer for baseball and softball camps.  READ MORE

Dunwoody Nature Center

Dunwoody
Grades K-5
Dunwoody Nature Center is a 22-acre tract of land with a nature center. The non-profit promotes conservation and environmental awareness through nature classes, camps, and educational programs for the entire family.  READ MORE

Flour Power Kids Cooking Studios

Marietta and Alpharetta
All ages
Flour Power in Alpharetta (and soon to be in Marietta) offers cooking classes, camps, and parties for everyone from preschool through high school.  READ MORE

Haverty Hollow

Buckhead
Grades PreK-5
Haverty Hollow offers nature-based enrichment services after school. The program also invites kids, ages 5-10, to play at its camps, during and school breaks. READ MORE

Hi-Five Sports Zone - Alpharetta

Alpharetta
Ages 5-12
Hi-Five Sports Zone offers a 7,400-square-foot facility with a basketball court and turf fields for classes, leagues, camps, parties, and other activities.  READ MORE

La Dee Da Children's Art Studio

Sandy Springs
Ages 4-10
Art grows with kids at this Sandy Springs art school and studio. Start out with Ooey Gooey Sensory Fridays, then graduate to Messy Toddler Tuesdays! Older kids, tweens and teens can enjoy making works of art. Summer camp and school break camps offered, as well as creative art birthday parties. READ MORE

Lionheart Theatre

Norcross
Ages 6-16
LIonheart Theatre is a non-profit organzation that puts on shows for the community including musicals, dramas, and youth programming. They also offer school break and summer camps as well as acting classes.  READ MORE

Oodazu

Buckhead
Ages 4 and up
Parents can book playtime, camps, yoga, music classes, and more activities, as well as birthday parties, at Oodazu. This is a fun, zen spot to play, climb, slide, center, and connect with lots of kids. READ MORE

Spruill Center for the Arts

Dunwoody
Ages 5-10
Kids (and adults) can enjoy art classes and camps, birthday parties, and wonderful events and workshops at Spruill Center for the Arts in Dunwoody. READ MORE

The Peach Pit

Brookhaven and Atlanta
Ages 2-16
The Peach Pit gym offers gymnastics, dance, cheerleading, martial arts, and more classes. Summer camps and birthday parties are available. Additional focuses include toddler time, mommy-and-me classes, and much more. READ MORE

YMCA of Atlanta

Multiple Locations
Ages 5-14
With over two dozen locations around metro Atlanta, the YMCA offers family programs with activities like exercise classes, sports leagues, swimming and camps. The Y hosts school holiday camps as well as summer day and overnight camps. The Y also provides assistance to those who cannot afford childcare or gym memberships.  READ MORE

Zoo Atlanta Safari Camps

Grant Park
Ages 5-11
Kids ages 5-14 can spend their days at Zoo Atlanta, learning about animals and doing hands-on projects and participating in challenges. Children are divided into three age groups and themes change weekly. Winter, Spring, and Fall camps available.   READ MORE

Young Chefs Academy

Multiple Locations
Ages 6-15
Kids ages 4-17 take cooking classes, enjoy birthday parties, and attend camp at any of Young Chefs' three Atlanta locations. Parents can opt to purchase a membership and receive discounted rates on weekly classes or pay per class. Young Chefs Academy also offers workshops and special events.  READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Community Music Center Decatur
Flour Power Kids Cooking Studios - Alpharetta
Lionheart Theatre Company
Andrew and Walter Young Family YMCA