Are you home for the holiday break and looking for camps for the kids? Sign them up for a mini-camp during winter break and inspire them to tap into their talents!
424 W. Main St., Denville
908-753-6243
Kids will dive into slime creation, drawing and painting, jewelry making, games, a talent show and a dance party. There are various options for camp sessions.
290 Mounts Corner Dr., Freehold
Your kids can tap into their creative sides, working on projects like painting, sculpting and drawing.
Bach to Rock: America’s Music School
327 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff
Help your kids and teens unleash their inner rock star by joining a rock band or glee club camp. Or, they can learn about beat making, DJing and recording a demo.
47 Readington Rd., Branchburg
Campers from kindergarten through sixth grade sign up for an organized day of activities including games and field sports, GAGA and the BSC PlayMaze. They will also get to face off in a multi-level, 9,000-square-foot laser tag arena and play the newest arcade games in the Family Entertainment Center.
205 Harmony Rd., Middletown
There will be a mix of indoor and outdoor activities including swimming, martial arts, low ropes, mini golf, fitness, games, arts and crafts, and movies.
300 Memorial Dr., Somerset
Your athletes ages 6-13 can join 4-day soccer camps, either for evaluation or to improve their technical skills. Players 7-12 can sign up for a tournament and games.
Multiple Locations
These action-packed camps run for 2 hours and are designed with active kids in mind. Climbers will participate in traversing the rock wall, an obstacle course and more.
1057 Hillcrest Rd., Ridgewood
Your kids will be treated to indoor and outdoor adventures, unplugging from their electronics and instead focusing on nature in the garden, kitchen, nature hikes, crafts and more.
137 Mountain View Rd., Hillsborough
Kids will experience a variety of activities, including climbing walls, a ninja course, basketball and soccer, all making for a fun-filled, active day. Kids will be divided into age groups, 7-9 years old and 10-12 years old. Lunch and a $5 arcade game card will be provided.
660 E. Glen Ave., Ridgewood
Kids in kindergarten, first or second grade can develop animated stories, use simple machines and construct robots. Third to fifth graders will create and code their own robots or video games, design their own web pages and build their own smartphone app.
3 South Mountain Ave., Montclair
Classes include instruction in drawing and illustration; digital drawing and design, collage and paper design; painting; and ceramics.
200 Rte. 94, Vernon
Kids Camp packages allow parents to spend the day taking a lesson of their own or spend the day cruising the more difficult terrain, while the kids learn to ski or snowboard in a program designed just for them.
205 W. State St., Trenton
Free activities take place in the Imagination Studio: snowflake, mastodon, hibernation, bark and acrylic crafts.
New Weis Center for Education, Arts & Recreation
150 Snake Den Rd., Ringwood
Winter Break Nature Camp offers activities and hands-on experiences so your little explorer learns about the seasons, nature, ecology, their senses and the world around them. Preteens can join the Emerging Ecologists Camp geared around the same topics.
49 N. Dean St., Englewood
Kids of all ages and skill levels will learn how to use Procreate or Photoshop, or can improve their art, sculpting or storybook writing skills.
The Players Club at NJ Indoor Golf
348 Evelyn Pl., Paramus
Sign up your kids for a golf camp, where they will practice using the simulators that are indoors.
555 Broad St., Glen Rock
9 Sand Park Rd., Suite 6, Cedar Grove
216 Little Falls Rd., Cedar Grove
Kids will spend their days building fun and crazy characters for a performance.
3 New Bridge Rd., River Edge
Learn to play golf using their indoor simulators. The club also has table tennis and pickleball.
21-05 Morlot Ave., Fair Lawn
134 Hopper Ave., Waldwick
160 Legrand Ave., Northvale
Kids love to play sports when they’re off from school. The Holiday Clinics are focused on just soccer or can be multi-sport, and can be a single half or full day, or multiple half or full days.
Kids can hone their tennis skills on indoor courts or practice their golf swings at simulators. The tennis camp location is Waldwick Indoor Courts and there are 3 golf simulator locations in Rutherford, River Edge and Paramus. TGA coaches will put together a fun, active, educational experience for all campers, no matter their age or skill level. Camps are for kids ages 5-12 and will be held from 9 am-12 pm. You can sign the kids up for individual days from 12/23 through 1/3 at this link.
Multiple Locations
Play a variety of sports at Multi Sports Camp, improve your skills at our Soccer Camp, refine your technique at Tennis Camp or develop your game at Basketball Camp.
The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
68 Elm St., Summit
In each session, kids and tweens will learn a variety of art techniques while creating fun winter-themed projects. There’s a special adult workshop for parents who want to get in on the fun, too.
155 Hopper Ave., Waldwick
Give your kids the experience of playing tennis without worrying about the weather.
The Arena, Rte. 17, Paramus
The soccer camp experience is run by expert coaches and is for players of all ages and levels.
Multiple locations
Check with your local Y for school vacation camps. Ridgewood YMCA offers camp when school is out, and the Princeton YMCA offers its Y Zone program for kids in grades K-5.
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