Disclosure :: This is a compilation of our featured Detroit summer camp sponsors. For an even longer list of camps in + around the Detroit area, please see The 2015 Summer Camps In + Around Detroit.
Can you believe this school year is closing in on us?! And soon kids will be home for the SUMMER. Have you started to think about what you are going to do to keep the kids busy this summer?! With summer quickly approaching we couldn’t be more excited to launch our local Summer Camp Guide! We realize how important summer camp is to many families in + around Detroit. Our goal here at DMB is to make your life a little easier and make a list of possible camps you may want to learn a little more about. Detroit has some wonderful programs just waiting for your child!
Abrakadoodle Art Studio for Kids
Dates: June 15th – August 28th
Ages: 20 months to 14 years
Website: www.abrakadoodle.com/mi-wayne-county-register/
Abrakadoodle Art Studio for Kids® is all about CREATIVITY! We provide the highest quality, educationally rich Art Programs, Summer Camps and Birthday Parties for children ages 20 months to 14 years old. Our 2015 Summer Camp Schedule will feature weekly Themed Art Camps such as Beach Party Art, Yummy Art, Fashion Art and more! In all of our camps and classes, children create art while learning about famous artists, art techniques and cultures…all while having a blast! Abrakadoodle Art programs are provided at our Art Studio for Kids located at 8016 Sheldon Center Road, Canton, MI. Abrakadoodle offers an outstanding learning program that parents, teachers and children love! Please contact us at 734-738-6287 or visit our website at www.abrakadoodle.com for more information about our amazing program!
Location: 8016 Sheldon Center Rd, Canton, MI 48187
American Youth Foundation 
Miniwanca
Dates: June 28 – August 7
Ages: 3rd grade – 12th grade
Website: www.ayf.com/miniwanca
Miniwanca has been leading youth development programs since 1925. Set on 360 wooded acres and a mile of private Lake Michigan shoreline, Miniwanca is a breathtaking and inspiring setting for growth. Towering sand dunes and pines line our beach and a second, inland lake provides the perfect setting for swimming, sailing, and canoeing. Miniwanca inspires participants to discover and develop their personal best, to seek balance in mental, physical, social, and spiritual living and to make a positive difference in their communities and in the wider world. Miniwanca offers traditional summer programs for grades 3-12, with older campers having the option to take on wilderness adventure trips.
Location: 8845 W. Garfield Rd. Shelby, MI 49455
Bricks 4 Kidz {Ann Arbor – Ypsilanti}
Dates: June 14th – August 21st
Ages: Kids whom have completed kindergarten – 6th grade
Websites:
www.bricks4kidz.com/390
www.bricks4kidz.com/michigan-ann arbor-ypsilanti/
Bricks 4 Kidz camps are more than just building with LEGO Bricks. Your campers will enjoy popular themes and activities while making new friends. The educational principles we use during the school year are reinforced in our camps.It is so much fun hey will never know it is educational too! There will be games, activities, and free time to use their creativity to build there own creations with LEGOS.
Our camps are for kids who have completed kindergarten. They begin June 14th and run to August 21st at various locations in Ypsilanti-Saline-Ann Arbor. Check our web site for registration, fees, and locations.
Location: Locations vary – check website
Camp Lookout
Dates: June 21st – August 14th
Ages: 7 – 15
Website: www.lookoutsummer.com
60 Campers
Camp Lookout, an overnight co-ed summer camp, established in 1917 and is still providing campers with fantastic experiences and a world of adventure. We are not just about fun activities (although we have those too), we are about building meaningful relationships. We use a combination of free time, intentional and non-competitive programming and activities to foster positive connections. Instead of movie nights, electronic games or motorized sports, campers and staff work together to create imaginative games, sports and special events. We focus on activities that are active and promote individual participation and group involvement.
Location: 4410 Peninsula Dr., Frankfort
Cranbrook Art Museum
Dates: July 13th – August 14th
Ages: Grades 1 – 9
Ages: 14 – 18 {intensive art program for teens}
Website: www.cranbrookart.edu/museum/CAMpe9.html
For teens: www.cranbrookart.edu/museum/csai.html
Cranbrook Art Museum offers art-intensive summer camps and workshops to students entering grades one through nine. Teaching artists guide students as they create and explore art, architecture, and design using Cranbrook’s amazing collections!
Teens can spend their summer as part of a community of talented students and teachers from around the world. Our summer programs are taught by graduates of the Cranbrook Academy of Artand are designed to both bolster creativity and develop fundamental skills. Our teaching artists excel in providing individual attention and innovative instruction – accommodating students of all levels.
Location: 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills
Crystalaire Adventures
Dates: June 21st – August 14th
Ages: 9 -17
Website: www.crystalaireadventures.com
Small group size: 6 – 8
Trips range from 2 days to 3 weeks. Custom trips available.
Crystalaire Adventures is an adventure-based education program that has been sending kids outside for almost a century. Our highly trained and experienced staff gives older kids an opportunity to travel, play, and make decisions for themselves while exploring Michigan’s most beautiful places. We specialize in designing positive environments that bring out the best in kids as they reach an age of heightened responsibility and self-awareness. Kids at Crystalaire learn to lead, collaborate, play, and explore while gaining a host of skills in camping, cooking, and overcoming challenges. We have a rich history of providing inclusive, top-notch, socially minded outdoor adventures for teenagers. Come canoe, sail, backpack, and learn with us this summer!
Location: Choose your adventure – check the website for details.
Franklin Athletic Club
Dates: June 8th – September 4th
Ages: 2 – 15
Website: www.franklinclub.com
Franklin Athletic Club is first in Kids summer camps and offers a variety of quality day camps for ages 2-15. Tennis, swimming, basketball, lacrosse, flag football, broadcasting, theater, dance, toddler, nerf, nike, minecraft and yoga are just some of the many choices. Full day and half day options as well as weekly and daily camp options.
Location: Franklin Athletic Club, 29350 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield
Kidpreneur
Dates: June 15th – August 24th
Ages: K – 8th grade
Website: www.kidpreneur.co
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kidpreneurco
Kidpreneur Camps are offered during winter, spring,and summer breaks. It is a fun and educational way for your child to be introduced to different technology and computer programming. All camps are 5 days/week and 3-6 hours/day. Kids learn technology, entrepreneurship and presentation skills. In the summer of 2015 we will offer camps in 3D Printing, Coding Jr., Coding Scratch, Coding Python, Coding, App Design, Coding HTML, Entrepreneurship/Web Design, Minecraft Jr., Minecraft Server, Minecraft Python, Minecraft Java, Robotics Toddler, Robotics Jr., Robotics Challenge, Technology 1 Camp, Technology 2 Camp. Kidpreneur teaches kids grades K-8 about entrepreneurship and the latest technology including computer programming, game design, web development, robotics, 3D printing, video production and more. Our mission is to create future creators. Kids + Entrepreneurship + Technology.
Location: Wixom Center, 28265 Beck Road, Suite #C17, Wixom
Leslie Science & Nature Center
Dates: June 15th – August 28th
Ages: PreK – 7th grade
Website: www.lesliesnc.org/camps/summer-camps
We feature a new theme every week, and unique to the grades attending. Each camp includes games, crafts, experiments, visits with live animals and as much time exploring the outdoors as possible! From Owl Camp to Astronomy, Eco Superheroes to Nature’s Rock Stars, there is a topic and week for everyone. All camps take place at the Leslie Science & Nature Center. Full theme descriptions and registration is available on our website: www.lesliesnc.org/camps/summer-camps. You may email [email protected] or call 734-997-1553 with any questions, we look forward to seeing you here this summer!
Location: Leslie Science & Nature Center, 1831 Traver Rd., Ann Arbor
Planet Rock 
Dates: June 15th – August 21st
Ages: 4 – 7 year olds and 8 – 14 year olds
Website: www.planet-rock.com/?page_id=45
Our goal is to provide kids with a safe environment in which to experiment with movement, practice teamwork, and have fun. Knowledgeable and experienced staff will instruct campers in proper safety precautions as well as skills and techniques for climbing. Let your kids climb our walls, not yours!
Location: 82 Aprill Dr., Ann Arbor & 1103 W. 13 Mile, Madison Heights
Roeper Camp
Dates: June 8th – August 21st
{Dates vary based on camp}
Ages: 3 years old through 12th grade
Website: www.roeper.org/Roeper
Roeper Summer Programs provide a variety of activities for campers 3-years-old through 12th grade who love to have fun. Children can choose from the traditional Day Camp, Summer Theatre or various Specialty camps. Specialty camps include Art, Chess, Clay, Dance, Forensics, Photography and Science. The Day Camp is held at The Roeper School’s Bloomfield Hills campus and all other camps are held at the school’s Birmingham campus. Complete program information and registration for all Roeper summer programs can be found online at www.roeper.org/Roeper.
Location: 41990 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills
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