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It's Summer Adventure Time at Indy Parks!
Summer Camps Offer a Variety of Specialized Fun for All Ages
Adventure is the spice of life and Indy Parks has Day Camps that will rattle out the boredom of summer with challenges and memories to cherish forever. Adventure is the spice of life and Indy Parks has Day Camps that will rattle out the boredom of summer with challenges and memories to cherish forever. Time f lies when you’re having fun, and that is what Indy Parks provides every day to tickle the creative whims of your child and celebrate the great Parks in our city.
camp to inspire your child’s creative side with professional teaching artists in a variety of media from paint to clay to paper mache. Or explore jewelry making, create a mural and draw plein aire (that’s a fancy word for drawing outdoors). Check out Theatre Camp at Ellenberger Park – a one week summer workshop providing hands-on experience working side-by-side with professional actors, directors and technicians. Your child will learn memorization techniques, dialogue and develop conf idence in stage presence. With the skills learned in this camp, you could start packing your bags to Hollywood!
Indy Parks’ Day Camps are located throughout Indianapolis at select family centers and parks. Camp packages include trained, qualified and friendly staff, low counselor to camper ratios to ensure your child has their focus. We have exciting weekly field trips, swimming, art and crafts, fascinating guest speakers, cool camp T-shirts, creative educational programs, extended care If your child loves bugs and trees more than scripts and costumes, check out our specialt y Environmental services, structured games, activities, sports and more. Education Day Camps at Eagle Creek, Holliday and Indy Parks offers a variety of specialty day camps for kids Southeastway Parks. They are truly “crawling” with interested in arts and nature. Garf ield Park has a new great times.
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Sign up for camps called Strive to Survive and Eco-Excursions. These day camps provide kids with a week of challenges from compass courses to knot tying and various survival techniques and wilderness tips to help you on your next outdoor adventure! Indy Parks hasn’t forgotten about your precious little preschoolers. We offer camps called Wiggle Worms and Habitat Hunt for exploring creatures in their habitats, playing games, reading stories, making crafts and exploring the great outdoors. All camps are American Camp Association (ACA) accredited and all staff are First Aid and CPR certif ied. Registration begins Monday, Jan. 31. Call 327-PARK or walk-in to any Indy Parks Day Camp site to register and check out these camps and much more in the 2011 Indy Parks Day Camps Guide available at www.indyparks.org.