DIY Summer Camp Activities for Preschoolers

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Are you planning a summer camp for your preschoolers? Are you hosting friends at a DIY Summer Camp? Do you just want some fun activities you can do with your kids this summer? Whatever you call it, you will love this month's DIY Summer Camp Activities series!!


A few years ago my kids wanted to host a Nature Club--mostly as a fun excuse to hang out with their friends! It turned into an awesome combination of a DIY Nature Camp mixed with a giant playdate...and we loved it!

Since then we have hosted some kind of camp with our kids friends every year. Some years I've been able to write about them, and some years I haven't! Some of our favorites have been a Hiking Club, a Chemistry Class, and a STEM Camp!

This year, each week in May I am joining forces with incredible bloggers who are sharing fun "summer camp activities" that you can do with your preschoolers! {If you have older kids, click here!! We have summer camp activities for them too!}

Each week will feature a different theme. This year's themes are Art!, Safari!, Chemistry!, and Bugs!

To see all the activities, just click on the theme you want ideas for! You can click on the picture or the text below the picture:

   

Bugs & Insects!
Art!
Chemistry!
Safari!

Let us know if you'll be joining in the fun! I love to get emails from you!! And if you want to get emails from me, just sign up for our newsletter and you'll get emails with links to all the activities!!

PS. If you have older kids, be sure to hop over HERE to get even more activities that are in the SAME THEMES, but are designed for kids a little older than preschoolers!!
Happy Educating...and Happy DIY Summer Camp-ing!

Carla


Have you seen HEEP? It is a preschool homeschool curriculum! Learn more here!



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