Spring Break Camps Near You That’ll Keep the Kids Busy (and Happy!)

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Spring Break is almost here for many school districts and there are plenty of spring break camps scheduled all over New Jersey. Whether they love animals, sports or are all about arts and crafts, here are some fun options for their week off from school:

Around the Corner Art Center

290 Mounts Corner Dr., Freehold Twp.
732-308-4666
April 14-18

Kids ages 5-14 can unleash their creativity by painting an underwater scene, sculpting a pottery frog or drawing an adorable panda.

Arts Council of Princeton

102 Witherspoon St., Princeton
609-924-8777
April 14-18

Camp is broken down by age group: Kids ages 5-7 can sign up for Moving & Making; or kids ages 8-12 can draw, paint and do ceramics.

Branchburg Sports Complex

47 Readington Rd., Branchburg
908-203-1600
April 14-18

Campers from kindergarten (they must be 5 by Oct. 1) to sixth grade can attend the School’s Out program, which has arcade games, batting cages, field sports, a GaGa pit, PlayMaze and boasts time in a multi-level 9,000-square-foot laser tag arena. Full- and half-day options are available.

Code Wiz Rutherford

310 Union Ave., Rutherford
201-231-7576
April 21-25

The April Vacation Camps teach your 8- to 12-year-olds how to design their own Roblox games.

Dutch Total Soccer

300 Memorial Dr., Somerset
732-748-4625
April 14-18

Players ages 6-13 who are on rec, travel or elite teams can advance their footwork, ball, power shooting, speed, agility and competition skills.

Exceptional Explorers

277 Eisenhower Pkwy., Suite 12C, Livingston
973-302-3194
April 14-18

Choose from a half-day morning session or full day for the week where your kids can use the indoor playground, take part in an arts & crafts class and play board games with other children. Limited to kids who are 4 and can go to the bathroom on their own.

Gravity Vault

40 Watchung Ave., Chatham
973-701-7625
April 14-18

Get your lil’ climbers out of the house and keep their minds and bodies moving with two hours of top-rope climbing, games and other activities that will help them boost their confidence and increase their strength. With multiple rock walls to scale, this camp is ideal for first-timers or experienced climbers. They can race to the top and maybe even try their hand at balancing on a slack line.

HealthBarn USA

1057 Hillcrest Rd., Ridgewood
201-444-2955
April 14-18, 21-25

HealthBarn USA’s holiday camps are for children ages 4-13 who love to cook, compost and go on nature hikes.

Lamb Camp

Misty Meadow Sheep Dairy, Petersburg
April 21-25

At this Cape May County farm, you can raise your own lamb, care for it, bottle-feed it and clean it in one-hour sessions.

Montclair Community Farms

108 Orange Rd., Montclair
April 4-18

During Sweet Pea Spring Break, the week-long camp of outdoor exploration is designed for students in grades K-5, and will focus on getting students engaged in hands-on projects around the farm. Activities will include caring for chickens, starting seeds for a vegetable garden, making planters, making flower seed bombs, learning about beekeeping, making bird feeders, and learning about composting.

New Jersey Audubon

Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, Bernardsville
908-396-6386
April 14-16, 23-25

Each themed day will be filled with super fun teacher/naturalist-led activities and adventures in the great outdoors for kids ages 6-9, and ages 10-14.

New Jersey State Museum

205 W. State St., Trenton
609-292-6464
April 22-25

There are special planetarium shows every day during Spring Break, or sign up for a drop-in session where activities include making the Earth using sand, making your own bird feeder or listening to storytime.

Oakland Recreation Sports Camp

Oakland Rec Complex, 24 Lawlor Dr., Oakland
201-375-7406
April 14-17

If your kids love lots of sports, they won’t have to choose at this multi-sport camp that is held on half-day and full-day schedules.

Results Boxing Fitness Spring Break Camp

Brunswick Square Mall, 755 Rte. 18, East Brunswick
732-390-0005
April 14-18, 21-25

Get the kids moving with weight training, an obstacle course, agility and balance games, and coordination and motor skill games.

Ridgewood Parks & Recreation Spring Break Camps

Veterans Field, Corner of Linwood and Maple Avenues, Ridgewood
201-670-5560
April 14-17

Kids will get the chance to learn the sport of golf in a safe environment. They will develop basic skills including stance, swing, putting, rules, scoring, etiquette and sportsmanship. Or, they can enroll in a half-day multi-sport camp.

Rockin’ J Ranch

236 N. Leipzig Ave., Egg Harbor City
888-534-0989
April 14-18, 21-25

Rockin’ J Ranch has brought a cowboy lifestyle to South Jersey. Straight from Texas, Morgan McCracken Johnson and Brian Johnson teach western-style horse lessons to all ages and levels. Enjoy horse riding lessons, barrel and roping lessons, western experiences and walkabouts, pushing cows and more.

Somerset County 4-H Spring Break Ag-Venture Days

Ted Blum 4-H Center, 310 Milltown Rd., Bridgewatere
908-526-6644
April 14-17

Activities for kids in grades 2-6 include farm tours, small animal care, gardening, marine science, equine science and farm-to-table cooking.

The Sports Factory

175 Beaverbrook Rd., Lincoln Park
973-696-9199
April 14-17

Indoor soccer camps are designed to help players improve their technical ability and understanding of the game in a fun and challenging environment. Skills include fundamental ball mastery techniques, dribbling, 1 vs. 1 tricks and turns, passing and control, shooting and finishing.

Superdome Sports

134 Hopper Ave., Waldwick
201-444-7660
21-05 Morlot Ave., Fair Lawn
201-796-8000
160 Legrand Ave., Northvale
201-444-7660
April 14-18, 21-25

Choose a half-day or full-day session, where kids can focus on just soccer, or try out a variety of sports like football, basketball, kickball and dodgeball.

TADA! Youth Theater

15 West 28th Street, New York
212-252-1619
April 14-18

Your future Broadway star can try something new. Either privately or with a group, they will get musical theater training, create and perform an original mini-musical, and be treated to ensemble-based instruction from a professional artist.

Tenafly Nature Center

313 Hudson Ave., Tenafly
201-568-6093
April 14-18

When school’s out, the nature center will host three camps: one for pre-K and Kindergarten kids, one for grades 1-6, and one for grades 7 and 8. Campers will hit the woods and trails, make crafts, share stories and play games, all while learning about the environment. Camp is completely outdoors, so activities may include hikes and visits with live animals.

Torpedoes Soccer Club

Pulis Field, behind the Wyckoff YMCA, Spring Meadow Drive, Wyckoff
April 14-18

Players in Kindergarten through Level U12 can practice at the outdoor turf facility so they can build their skills and enjoyment of soccer through drills and games. Children will be placed in age-appropriate groups. The curriculum will include fundamental ball mastery techniques, dribbling, 1-vs.-1 skills and turns, passing and control, shooting and finishing. You do not need to be a current Torpedoes travel soccer player to join.

Turtle Back Zoo

560 Northfield Ave., West Orange
973-731-5800
April 14-18

With 200+ species representing animals from around the world, this is a fun spot for a spring break camp for ages 5-10. Kids love the Turtle Back Zoo for its treetop adventure course with zip lines. At camp, they will dive into animal and conservation-themed activities and games. They’ll also take part in behind-the-scenes visits, up-close animal encounters and science crafts.

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