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Best Summer Day Camps In Baltimore

With the advent of summer, the question always looms "what to do with the kids?" They're out of school for a few months, but you still have to work, and leaving them home alone isn't an option. The perfect answer, of course, is a day-camp. A fun summer experience, the right day camp can indulge your child's particular interests, give them valuable education, and experiences and get them off your hands during work hours.

Here are some exciting options in the Baltimore area which will afford your child fun and learning you couldn't get anywhere else.

Maryland Martial Arts
1850 York Road
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 561-5425
www.marylandmartialartsllc.com

Martial Arts is an excellent alternative to most other summer activities. Not only does it keep your child active, but it teaches them balance, discipline, confidence and self-control in a time-tested style. Maryland Martial Arts is an institution with a respected history and pedigree, the staff have a combined experience of 40+ years in the field, and they are all also CPR and First Aid trained. The camp isn't all just drills and training exercises. Your child will have fun with free play, snacks and fun activities planned by the staff, such as Arts and Crafts, Nerf Wars and Karate Games. Check the website for discounts and offers.

Camp Rock
1607 Cromwell Bridge Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
(410) 665-7461
www.camprockmd.com

Camp Rock is everything you think about when you think about summer camp for kids: swimming pools, nature trails, arts and crafts, plays and performances, field trips, learning experiences, outdoor competitions and so much more. The camp has a wide range of classes from horsemanship to cooking, from music to martial arts, from sports to dance; giving kids the learning experiences of a dozen other summer camps combined. Aimed at children ages 6 through 12, Camp Rock operates from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, giving remarkable flexibility that will fit almost any parent's work schedule. Contact the camp director today, and schedule an appointment to work your child in for a summer they won't forget.

A Step Ahead Dance Center
3615 E. Joppa Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
(410) 661-1220
www.astepaheaddancecenter.com

A Step Ahead Dance Center is a Baltimore Premier Dance Studio with the goal of providing quality dance education to students ages 3 to adult. It has a number of day camps and workshops which it offers during the summer for children of all ages. In the summer camps, students ages 3 through 6 will be captivated by a story and the fun activity and dance associated with that story. Children ages 7 through 16 will explore a variety of more mature skills, including creativity, musicality and pure dance. At the end of each camp, the students will showcase their new-found skills to any parents who choose to attend the show!

Related:  Best Kids' Martial Arts Classes In Baltimore

Club SciKidz
6209 Knolls Court
Elkridge, MD 21075
(443) 928-6772
www.clubscikidzmd.com

Whether it's building robots or rockets, learning crime solving skills in a CSI lab or making slime and chewing gum in a chemistry lab, studying rocks and fossils or insects and lizards: your child will get the science experience of a lifetime at the best summer science program on the Eastern Shore. Whether your child is a science enthusiast or not, the exciting and engaging activities that the highly trained staff at Club SciKidz have planned all day every day are sure to grab and keep their attention. They might build and fly drones, practice veterinary medicine or do some computer programming on Minecraft! Whatever your kid's interest is, Club SciKidz will have a lab that taps into it.

Camp Bravo
1021 Dulaney Valley Road
Baltimore, MD 21204
(410) 686-4920
www.campbravo.com

Just North of Baltimore City, in the town of Towson, sits the beautiful campus of Goucher College. Each summer, the campus erupts in the spectacle of color and joy that is Camp Bravo. A thriving summer camp which includes every event your child could hope to participate in during a summer, Camp Bravo taps into the depth of resources provided by the local college in order to supply activities in swimming and water sports, arts and crafts, music, theater and performance, sports, and science. Bring your child to a college campus for the summer: they are guaranteed to be entertained, and might accidentally be educated in the process.

Related: Best Dance Classes For Kids In Baltimore

Joel Furches is a freelance writer and researcher for The Examiner and Logos Software, and also manages his own catalog of writing on Hub Pages. Joel is on the board of directors for Ratio Christi. He has a bachelors in Psychology and a Masters in Education.
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