Leander Summer Camps Offer Fun, Education Activity Center Provides Programs All Year Round

Leander Parks and Recreation has a unique array of summer camps for kids that will engage and inspire their creativity from the kitchen to the art studio to the science lab. “What we’re offering is more than your typical day camp—drop off, watch movies, and play games,” Recreation Supervisor Blake Reynolds says, adding that the department’s goal is to offer camps with educational opportunities. “We wanted to set ourselves apart from other cities in terms of what we’re offering. We are also being purposeful about providing experienced instructors who will help kids along even through the summer. It’s all about unique experiences for the kids to learn and not just feel like they’re at the babysitter’s.”

Camp sessions, scheduled June through early August, with full and half day options available, are open to Liberty Hill residents.

Community Hub

More than just a summer youth camp venue, the Leander Activity Center is a year-round hub for events, meetings, and programs for all ages. “It’s a multi-generational space,” Blake says. The center also serves as a turning point for Leander as the Parks and Recreation department has plans to build a center of its own in the near future.

Since opening in April 2022, the activity center has hosted myriad programs and gatherings, including Chamber of Commerce events and city department meetings. Coming soon, the center will play host to a kite festival, historical house tours, and a spring Eggstravaganza. Blake says, “It’s more than just camps, fitness, and arts & crafts. We have other programs and events throughout the year—it’s a citywide space for numerous things for all ages and other departments.”

summer camps

Play-Well Teknologies

Participants dive into a massive collection of LEGO® parts to build and create elaborate objects, structures, and vehicles. Each session is themed to keep the fun and creativity flowing.

Ages 5 – 11 • $195 / week

June 5 – August 4

Kinderdance

Campers come together for guided dance, tumbling, story time, and crafts.

Ages 3 ½ – 7 • $110 / week

June 5 – August 4

Camp Curiosity

Each camp day is an immersive, hands-on approach to art and science. Art projects include drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture while science projects allow participants to learn about the world around them.

Ages 7 – 12 • $350 / week

June 12 – July 28

Sticky Fingers Cooking

For aspiring bakers who love to get their hands sticky in the kitchen. Learn the basics of scratch baking from pies and scones to calzones. Young chefs will enjoy creating sweet and savory baked goods.

Ages 6 – 12 • $285 / week

June 5 – July 21

Snapology

Snapology of Leander is a kids enrichment program that focuses on science, technology, engineering, art, math, and literacy concepts. Instructors adapt a mix of techniques and tools for each student’s needs.

Ages 4 – 14 • $260 half day or $375 full day, per week

June 5 – August 11

Amazing Athletes

At Amazing Athletes, we empower children by using sports as a catalyst to engage their inner strengths and abilities so they can confidently pursue an active lifestyle through each stage of development.

Ages 4 – 6 • $140 / week

June 12 – July 13

Mason Homestead, 1101 S Bagdad Rd, Leander

Nerdy Cooks

Nerdy Cooks is a food science program on a mission to foster a safe space for children to create and explore with handson projects while playing with their food. Children will engage in interactive experiments and activities, develop their curiosity by thinking outside the box, and ignite their passion for discovery and creativity in our test kitchen.

Ages 6 – 14 • $315 / week

June 5 – August 11

Baseball

Led by the Leander High School Varsity coach, this camp will focus on general baseball defensive skills and drills. Campers will learn throwing mechanics, ground balls, and fly balls.

Ages 7 – 12 • $55 / week

June 12 – June 21

Benbrook Ranch Park, 1100 Halsey Dr, Leander

Softball

Led by the Leander High School Varsity coach, this camp will focus on general baseball defensive skills and drills. Campers will learn throwing mechanics, ground balls, and fly balls.

Ages 6 – 11 • $55 / week

July 10 – August 3

Benbrook Ranch Park, 1100 Halsey Dr, Leander

Camp is led by the FC Leander staff, and kids will learn soccer from one of Brazil’s favorite coaches and receive a camp shirt.

Ages 6 – 12 • $125 / week

June 5 – August 4

Bledsoe Park–601 S Bagdad Rd, Leander

Camps take place at the Leander Activity Center, 11880 Hero Way West, unless otherwise noted.