Sprouts Camps

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Sprouts day camps are offered in combination with Critters day camps and are available to children ages 3 to entering Kindergarten. All campers must be bathroom independent before the first day of camp. 

Sprouts camps are held from 9 a.m.–noon, Monday–Thursday. 

Pricing

  • 4-day camp session: $110
  • 3-day camp session: $82.50

Registration

Summer 2024 registration opened on February 6. Most camps are full, but a waiting list is available. 

Day camp catalog & registration

2024 camp schedule

Ready, Set, Grow!

June 24-27
9 a.m.-Noon
How do you make a garden grow? Explore the Discovery Hollow garden and unearth the secrets that make gardens so special. We’ll make seed art, dig in soil and develop your green thumb. Dress to get dirty!

Making Sense and Nonsense

July 1-3 (three day camp)
9 a.m.-Noon
All aboard for a “sense”ational adventure! Can you find your way down a path by smell alone? If you close your eyes can you tell one animal's fur from another? Let's explore the world through your five senses to learn how animals survive.

Animal Superheroes

July 8-11
9 a.m.-Noon
What can cut through trees, breathe underwater and fly through the sky? Animal superheroes! Explore the world through compound eyes, study creatures up-close and master a super-skill obstacle course. Discover your superpowers to become a superhero-in-training.

Slithering Secrets: Salamanders & Snakes

July 15-18
9 a.m.-Noon
What does it feel like to slither like a snake or smile like a salamander? Discover the secrets of how these amazing critters get around through games, live animal encounters and trail treks.

Animal Babies

July 22-25
9 a.m.-Noon
What’s cuter than a bug’s ear? Animal babies! From tad­poles to turtles, explore how animals raise their young, what it takes to survive into adulthood and the many ways animals care for their newborns.

Wild for Water

July 29-Aug. 1
9 a.m.-Noon
Join us as we go wild for water! We'll play games, ex­periment with and learn what lives in—you guessed it—water! Have you ever played with snow in summer? If not, this camp is your chance!

Dino-Mite!

Aug. 5-8
9 a.m.-Noon
Learn all about the different types of dinosaurs in this prehistoric camp. Can you walk like a Wuerhosaurus? Dine on a Diseratops? Leap like a Leptoceratops? We'll take a trek back in time and delve into the world of dinosaurs. You may even meet a present-day dino cousin!

Garden Harvesters

Aug. 12-15
9 a.m.-Noon
Help us tend the Discovery Hollow garden. From tiny seeds to tall plants, get down and dirty in this garden adventure! Play garden games while tending to the plants and preparing for our very own farmer’s market.