Choose from an exciting series featuring beginner sewing, trendy crafts, painting techniques, or kid-and-doll matching creations. Each day is packed with engaging activities like painting, crafting, and making personalized items.
Designed for ages 7+, camps run for five days with morning or afternoon sessions. Hosted at AR Workshop locations nationwide, space is limited—reserve your spot early!
Read MoreBenchmark Camp, located in Media, PA, combines academics and recreation to create a transformational summer experience for children in rising grades 1-6. In addition to being super fun, Benchmark Camp builds childrens’ executive function skills, self-esteem, and confidence and is especially beneficial for bright students with dyslexia, ADHD, and other learning differences. Benchmark Camp offers full day, half day, and language arts only options, with optional after care, hot lunch, and math tutoring.
2107 North Providence Road, Media, PA Read MoreIs your child crazy about animals? Do they love teaching your pet new tricks? Then, the BVSPCA 2025 Critter Camp Program is perfect for them!
7/7 - 8/15 | 9 AM - 3 PM. Aftercare Available | Ages: 7-12
1212 Phoenixville Pike, West Chester, PA Read MoreA week of camp for rising Pre-K/K to rising 6th graders that includes worship arts workshops in the morning like drama, drumming, different ways to pray, and music. Then in the afternoon there are things to learn and do to serve and help others like baking, weaving, upcycling material to make dog beds, packing school backpacks and lunches...and pickleball and recreation!
Pre-K/K ages are morning only, but elementary ages can choose to do morning only or full day (8am-4pm). Pre-K/K Camp SPARK and Elementary Morning-Only is $150/week with a family maximum of $250/week.
Full Day Camp SPARK is $250/week with a family maximum of $500/week. Scholarships are available as needed.
10 W. Pleasant Grove Road, West Chester, PA Read MoreCamp Upland is focused on the importance of play, collaboration and creativity in childhood. Take advantage of the growth and learning that summer has to offer.
PLAY in JP’s Treehouse, EXPLORE the Upland Woods and help your creations GROW in the IDEA Center.
Voted the Best Summer Camp in Chester County by the Daily Local, Upland pledges to offer a happy, healthy, and educational camp experience committed to the learning and growth that occurs with play, collaboration, and imagination.
Ages:
BeeSchool Summer: 3 to 4 years(Potty Trained)
Camp Upland: Kindergarten - Entering 4th Grade
Camp Upland is Full Day
BeeSchool Summer offers Full and Half Day options
No After/Before Care
No Early Bird Discount
Multi-Sibling Discount
Hours: 9am - 3pm
BeeSchool Summer Half Day: 9am - 12pm
Goshen Friends School’s Summer Camp for preschoolers, pre-kindergartners, & rising kindergartners offers seven weeks of splishing, splashing, socializing, and outdoor fun on our beautiful 10-acre campus just outside West Chester. It is a popular choice among local families looking for a fun, affordable summer camp option for their young child.
814 N. Chester Rd., West Chester, PA Read MoreCome join our wildly popular American Ninja Warrior summer camp! Campers ages 6 to 14 are put through a wide variety of extreme Ninja training, parkour, sports, dodgeball, rock climbing, trampoline park, foam pits and free play. iCORE is the only place to be for the active camper!
300 Lawrence Dr, West Chester, PA Read MoreKids Camp at Calvary Lutheran Preschool is a weekly summer camp program for children ages 2.5 to 5 years old. Children will play, explore, and create through weekly camp themes.
Camp runs in weekly sessions, over the course of four weeks this summer:
June 2-6 | June 9-13 | July 28-August 1 | August 4-8
Sessions for all campers run from 9am-12:30pm.
730 South New Street, West Chester, PA Read MoreKimberton Waldorf Summer Camp offers a traditional day camp experience while maintaining the essence of Waldorf education. Led by Waldorf educators and alumni, it offers a nurturing, structured, yet relaxed environment. Splash and play in French Creek, learning firsthand about our ecosystem each day. Delve into art like tie-dye, painting, and nature-based crafts. Get moving during collaborative and friendly field day activities. Keep your mind in motion over the summer by staying for afternoon story time in our library and enjoying classical concerts at lunchtime, and enjoy healthy snacks each day. Whether your child joins us for one week or the entire summer, expect days filled with adventure and creativity.
For children ages 4 through 12 (rising Kindergarten through 6th grades). Full and half-day options available for Pre-K and Kindergarten.
Registration opens February 1
410 West Seven Stars Road, Phoenixville, PA Read MoreLabel Daddy provides premium, peel and stick, customized, and washable labels to keep personal items organized and out of the Lost and Found — perfect for summer camp and beyond.
Read MoreLasting Memories, New Experiences, Best Friends, YMCA Camp!
From sports and swimming to arts and teen leadership, your child will discover a summer of exploration and fun at YMCA Camps of Greater Brandywine. You'll find camps designed to engage all ages from your curious little one to your independent teen. Fun activities include daily swimming, gaga pit, pedal carts, slingshots, inflatables and arts and crafts. Campers can enjoy nature trails, sports fields and playgrounds as well.
After Camp care - until 6 PM - is available at no extra charge!
Specialty Camps vary by location - New this year - Sports Camps, Bumblebee Day Camp (for those with developmental delays) and Teen Camps
Multiple Locations, West Chester, PA Read More๐ Summer Friends Camp 2025 Update & Exciting Adventures Await! ๐
We're thrilled to announce that Summer Friends Camp 2025 is just around the corner! Summer Friends runs June 16 - August 24, 2025. Weekly registration is available with a 10% discount when registering for all 10 weeks.
Get Ready for an Adventure!
While our playground and yard are undergoing exciting renovations this summer, we have a fantastic lineup of activities planned to keep your campers entertained and engaged:
-Cool Off with Swimming: Enjoy refreshing dips at Knowlton Pool (for K-grade 5) and exciting Splashday events!
-Explore Beyond Campus: Enjoy activities in the beautiful sprawl of Glen Providence Park, a short walk from MPFS and embark on a series of thrilling field trips to explore the wonders of our region!
We're committed to providing a high-quality and unforgettable summer camp experience for all our campers.
We invite you to learn more and set your calendar reminders for the following registration dates:
Feb 1 (MPFS Family Registration) | Feb 5 (Public Registration)
125 W 3rd Street, Media, PA Read MoreJoin the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth this summer for rigorous, fresh, and fun in-person academic programs held at 10 locations in California, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. CTY's three-week day and residential programs for advanced learners in grades 2-12 offer 70+ courses in math, science, writing, and the humanities, plus social activities like talent shows and dances. CTY challenges students and connects them with an engaged community of learners from around the world. Residential students in grades 5-12 experience learning and living on a college campus. Before and after care is available for day students in grades 2-6 and lunch is included. Online programs in dynamic virtual classrooms are also enrolling.
Read MoreHi, I'm Jen and I am the Publisher of West Chester Macaroni KID! If you are looking for family fun in Chester County, you've come to the right place. We cover all of the family-friendly, fun things for kids to do in theย West Chester and surrounding areas - including Paoli, Malvern, Frazer, Chester Springs, Downingtown, Coastesville.ย There is so much for families in our towns, we hope to connect you with all of the resources you need to have fun as a family.
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