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Farm Kids
$90 DuPage resident; $105 nonresident
Experience how kids lived in the 1890s with games, crafts and chores. Care for the animals, play in the woods and learn old fashioned string games. Maximum 12 campers per camp. Register also for Prairie Kids to make it a full week of camp.
Monday, Thursday & Friday • 9 a.m. – Noon
Starting June 14, 21 or 28; July 12, 19 or 26; Aug. 2
Kline Creek Farm, West Chicago
Dig in the dirt, discover how plants grow, search for flowers and grow your own garden.
June 7 – 11 or July 26 – 30 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Fullersburg Woods, Oak Brook
Learn why things are sticky, squishy, stinky and slimy through fun science experiments and grossly cool investigations.
June 14 – 18 or Aug. 16 – 20 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Fullersburg Woods in Oak Brook
July 12 – 16 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Churchill Woods, Glen Ellyn
Learn about plants and animals of woodlands, prairies and wetlands by exploring a new habitat each day.
FULL June 21 – 25 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Fullersburg Woods, Oak Brook
Aug. 2 – 6 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Pratt’s Wayne Woods, Wayne
Search for insects, study what makes them special, discover where they live and solve an insect mystery.
June 28 – July 2 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Waterfall Glen, Darien
Aug. 9 – 13 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Fullersburg Woods, Oak Brook
Paint, sculpt, draw and create using colors, textures, patterns and sounds in nature.
July 19 – 23 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Fullersburg Woods, Oak Brook
Prairie Kids
$60 DuPage resident; $70 nonresident
Learn how kids lived and worked on the early Illinois prairie through chores, games, and crafts. Register also for Farm Kids to make it a full week of camp.
Tuesday & Wednesday • 9 a.m. – Noon
June 15 & 16 • June 22 & 23 • June 29 & 30 • July 13 & 14 • July 20 & 21 • July 27 & 28 • Aug. 3 & 4
St. James Farm, Warrenville
Learn how rocks, minerals, and fossils are formed; find meteorites; and collect samples to add to your collection.
June 14 – 18 or July 26 – 30 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Fullersburg Woods, Oak Brook
Work as a team to set up and maintain a campsite and build a campfire, and try your hand at fishing, hiking and treasure hunting!
June 28 – July 2 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Waterfall Glen, Darien
Hunt for tracks and clues, encounter live animals, and dig deeper into the lives of critters that call the preserve home.
June 7 – 11 or Aug. 9 – 13 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Fullersburg Woods, Oak Brook
Investigate the outdoors like a naturalist using real tools to learn about aquatic animals, prairie flowers, woodland birds and ways you can help wildlife.
July 12 – 16 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Churchill Woods, Glen Ellyn
Aug. 2 – 6 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Pratt’s Wayne Woods, Wayne
Farmhands
$90 DuPage resident; $105 nonresident
Experience how kids lived in the 1890s with games, crafts and chores. Make new friends while caring for the animals, playing in the woods and learning old fashioned string games. Maximum 12 campers per session. Register also for Prairie Kids to make it a full week of camp.
Monday, Thursday & Friday • 1 – 4 p.m.
Starting June 14, 21 or 28; July 12, 19 or 26; Aug. 2
Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago
Learn about conservation and stewardship through nature play, crafts and outdoor games.
June 28 – July 2 • 9 a.m. – Noon or 1 - 4 p.m.
Herrick Lake, Wheaton
July 12 - 16 • 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. or 1 - 4 p.m.
Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook
Join forces with nature’s superpowers — earth, wind, fire, gravity and water. Simulate an earthquake, build a wind-powered vehicle, learn how to build a fire, and watch gravity in action with an egg drop experiment.
June 21 – 25 • July 19 – 23 • Aug. 16 – 20
9 a.m. – Noon
Fullersburg Woods, Oak Brook
Prairie Kids
$60 DuPage resident; $70 nonresident
Learn how kids lived and worked on the early Illinois prairie through chores, games, and crafts. Register also for Farmhands to make a full week of camp.
Tuesdays & Wednesdays • 1 – 4 p.m.
June 15 & 16 • June 22 & 23 • June 29 & 30 • July 13 & 14 • July 20 & 21 • July 27 & 28 • Aug 3 & 4
St. James Farm, Warrenville
Get closer to the bullseye by learning safety techniques, practicing proper shooting and participating in friendly competitions and games.
July 12 – 16 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Blackwell, Warrenville
Horse Sense 
$250 DuPage resident; $290 nonresident
Explore animals up close and learn what they eat, how they survive and where they live. Enjoy hands-on experiences with horses and the daily activities of a working barn as well as lead-line rides on the horses, stable chores, games, crafts and Friday Family Day. Maximum 6 kids per camp.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
May 31 – June 4 • June 14 – 18 • June 28 – July 2 • July 19 – 23 • Aug. 2 – 6
Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton
Learn what it takes to be a wildlife keeper as you go behind the scenes to help prepare food, clean and care for different animals.
July 19 – 23 • Aug. 2 – 6 • Aug. 9 – 13
9 a.m. – Noon
Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn
Learn about safety, gear, paddling strokes, and navigation and how to handle a kayak on lakes and rivers.
June 28 – July 2 • 9 a.m. – Noon
Hidden Lake, Downers Grove
Try archery, boating, fishing and hiking while improving your team-building and wilderness-survival skills.
June 14 – 18 • 9 a.m. – Noon or 1 – 4 p.m.
July 19 – 23 • 9 a.m. – Noon or 1 – 4 p.m.
Herrick Lake, Wheaton
June 21 – 25 • 9 a.m. – Noon or 1 - 4 p.m.
July 26 - 30 • 9 a.m. – Noon or 1 - 4 p.m.
Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook
Learn what it takes to be a wildlife keeper as you go behind the scenes to help prepare food, clean and care for different animals.
June 28 – July 2 • July 12 – 16 • July 26 - 30
9 a.m. – Noon
Willowbrook Wildlife Center, Glen Ellyn
Riding Sense
$400 DuPage resident; $460 nonresident
Enjoy all the fun of Horse Sense camp with the wonders and challenges of a daily riding lesson using western tack led by a Danada instructor. Maximum 6 kids per camp.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
June 7 - 11 • June 21 - 24 • July 12 - 16 • July 26 - 30 • Aug. 9 - 13
Danada Equestrian Center, Wheaton
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