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2021 Summer Camp Guide

By Mary Anne Plauda, Publisher Macaroni Kid Naperville March 11, 2021

It has been quite a long year with Covid!! It is time to start thinking about warm weather and thoughts of summer camp. Please take a look at these featured camps. Lots of choices out there. Good luck!


Camp Naper at Naper Settlement

Camp Naper will inspire your child to learn about the past and make connections to the future! Choose from 18 unique camps for every interest! 
Camp Naper offers kids in grades 1-6 fun, unique, hands-on activities, with advanced activities for older campers.  All camps include supplies and a snack and are led by experienced, adult counselors. Click here to learn more.



Goldfish Swim-Jump Start Clinics

A month's worth of progress in one week!
Jump Start Clinics are five consecutive days of 30-minute lessons with the same instructor. If your swimmer needs a little extra boost in a skill or is new to swim lessons, Jump Start Clinics are the best way to get that little extra push.
Monday-Friday varying times call for details. Click here for more details.


Naperville Yard

Our summer soccer camp is exactly what your kiddos need to get back into the sport they love! There will be skills, small scrimmages, and lots of fun!
Camps run Monday – Friday.
Camp is for ages 5-14.
Campers must bring their own lunch.
Snacks will be provided for AM and PM snack unless you choose to bring your own.
Pre-Registration is required and must be done online. No walk-in registrations will be available. Click here for details.


Ultimate Ninja Camp



Looking for something AMAZING to offer your kids over break? Send them to Ultimate Ninjas Camps, where they will learn how to tackle obstacles as seen in the hit TV show American Ninja Warrior. Sign up today and let your kids discover what they are uniquely capable of achieving. Half and full day camps available. Click here for more details.


American Martial Arts

AMAA believes that summer is a great time to improve on skills that students want to pursue. AMAA-Naperville provides series of quality training programs for students to have a great time! Click here for more details.





Just For Fun Preschool


Our camp is a great place to celebrate summer fun with friends.  This program offers 9 exciting-themed weeks filled with games, crafts, outdoor play, activities, STEM, exploration, books, music, & more!
KIDS CAMP runs June 7- August 6, for ages 2-6 years. Our flexible scheduling allows you to pick your weeks (1-9), pick your days, and your times (9:00 am-noon or 9:00 am-2:00 pm). Click here for more details.

Naperville Gymnastics


COMING SOON!

Naperville Park District


Naperville Park District offers dozens of fun and engaging summer camp experiences for kids from early childhood age through high school. Full-day and half-day camps also are offered for children in grade school through junior high. Additionally, chose from a wide variety of camp programs that focus on sports, arts, nature, fitness and more. The Park District will continue to follow the guidelines established through the Restore Illinois Plan relative to COVID-19. Click here for more details.

Pinot's Palette


Looking for a fun and creative outlet for your little artist? Then Little Brushes Camp has exactly what you are looking for! This year we are offering IN-STUDIO and live, LIVE VIRTUAL classes.  We are doing these classes as hybrids, online guests will be able to ask questions in the chat box. Click here for more details.


Swift Nature Camp


Swift Nature Camp attracts bright, curious and creative children with a passion for nature and the outdoors. At camp, they tackle exciting adventures, and gain confidence and independence with their outdoor explorations. Exclusive 1st Timer Camp!
Swift Nature Camp is an overnight nature camp for boys and girls ages 6-17. Our focus is to blend traditional summer camp activities while increasing a child's appreciation for nature, science and the environment. Click here for more details.


Other camps in Naperville and surrounding areas
Agape Children's Center
Adventures in Learning
All About Kids
Allegro-Bolingbrook
Art Studio
Bach to Rock
Bear Paddle
Bethany Lutheran Schools
Benedetti Kindercare
Body Trek
Bright Horizons
Bright Start Naperville
Brookfield Zoo
Calvary Church Naperville
Champions
Chesterbrook Academy
Chicago Bulls Camp
Childtime Learning Center
Children's Center
Children's Creative Corner
Code Ninjas
Codverse
Congregation Beth Shalom Preschool
Cosley Zoo
Covenant Classical School
College Nannies
Compass
Cosmic Montessori
Crème de la Creme
Dance Quest
DePaul Summer Camps
Discover Montessori
Bream Big Camp
District 203
DuPage Montessori School
DuPage Forrest
DuPage College
Engineering for Kids
Fermilab
Funtopia
Four Winds Waldorf
Galileo
Gardner School
Gingercare
Goddard School
Green Earth
Green Apple Academy
Happy Times Preschool
Happy Feet Soccer Camp
Humane Society
IdCamp
Inspire Day Camp
Just for Fun Preschool
Jubilee
Happy Feet Soccer Camp
Hobson Cooperative Nursery
Kensington School
Kiddie Academy
Kids Day Out
Kids Science Labs
Kids Kampus
Kidz Kaberet
Knox Pres Church
La Petite Academy of Naperville
Learning Is Fun
Legacy Elite
Little Blessings
Little Blossom
Little Shepherd
Lotus Montessori
Meher Montessori
Naperville Art League
Montessori Children's Garden
Morton Arboretum
Music and Dance
Musical Expressions
Naperville Christian
NanoBeast
Naperville Martial Arts for Kids
North Central College
Players Indoor Sports
Pathways
PrairieView Montessori
Primrose
Pro Martial Arts
Rosehill Montessori
Safety Town
School Readiness Center
School of Rock
Soccer Shots
Studio Nafisa
Trinity Early Childhood
Tutor Time
United Martial Arts
Victory Martial Arts
Wheatland Salem Christian Academy
YK Martial Arts
Xtreme Dance Center