64 Summer Camps; Reading, Lunch, & Free Programs; & Other Summer Opps (Homeschoolers and More)

 Updated 8/14/24

Summertime in Kansas City means it's time for swimming pools and camps, reading programs and roller skating. Check out my list of spectacular summer opportunities for homeschoolers and other kids in Kansas City! I update it often, so check back 😍😍

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1. Adrenaline Motorplex in Adrian, MO
2. Bach to Rock in Leawood, KS — America's Music School. Learn music while playing songs you love.
3. Barstow School
4. Camp Artrageous at Paint, Glaze and Fire
5. Camp Bosco (Catholic high schoolers) — "Camp Bosco is our Diocesan High School Youth Camp. Camp Bosco takes the teens to a whole other level in their spiritual journey. Camp Bosco is a service camp. The days of Camp Bosco will be spent serving the less fortunate in the Kansas City area, the evenings will be filled with a time of prayer and learning, led by our dynamic presenters, talented worship leaders and dedicated priest who will serve alongside our staff to encourage a deeper relationship with Christ for each camper and chaperone."
6. Camp Eagle Summit and Camp Eagle Summit Jr. (Summit Christian Academy in Lee's Summit)
7. Camp Invention
8. Camp Savio (Catholic) —"Camp Savio is our Diocesan Junior High Youth Camp, our slogan is “play hard, pray harder.” Our camp activities include a mud pit, bubble soccer, archery tag, a day at the lake, low ropes and many more fun activities that fill the hot summer days at camp. Our evenings are filled with prayer and talks by our dynamic presenters. We also have Eucharistic Adoration, Confession, and daily Mass. Our talented worship leaders and dedicated priests serve alongside the staff to encourage a deeper relationship with Christ for each camper."
9. Camp Tekakwitha (Catholic)
10. Camp Wood YMCA
11. Ceramic Cafe Camp Sessions
12. Church of the Resurrection (kindergarten through 5th grade) — Leawood, Olathe, Downtown, Blue Springs, Overland Park, Brookside.
13. Club SciKidz in Leawood, KS
14. The Coterie Theatre School Classes and Performance Camps — The Plaza (Pembroke Hill), Overland Park (Miller-Marley), Liberty (Liberty Community Center), Crown Center (at the Coterie), Kansas City, KS (KCKCC).
15. Culinary Center of Kansas City summer programs in Overland Park, KS
16. Culture House (theater, musical theater, dance, music and art)
17. Cub Creek Science Camp in Rolla, MO
18. Horseback Riding Lesson Program: Availability this summer. The lessons are for children or adults, and the location is south Overland Park (approx. 151st and Mission). Hoping to serve some homeschool families who want to take riding lessons during the school year (or this summer). Email Pam at pamschaff@hotmail.com or call/text 816-896-5137
19. i9 Sports Summer Programs
20. IDEA Space KC Summer Program in Leawood, KS
21. Jacomo Summer Camp at Lake Jacomo
22. Johnson County Park and Recreation District
23. Kanakuk Summer Camps (premier Christian summer sports camps) — Now offering an all-new father-son camp.
24. Kansas City Young Audiences in KCMO
25. Kansas City Zoo Camp at the Zoo
26. KC Parks and Recreation Summer Day Camps (Brush Creek, Hillcrest, Kansas City North, Southeast, Tony Aguirre, Westport Roanoke)
27. KC Watersports Summer Day Camps
28. Learning 2 Fly Aerial Fitness in Mission, KS
29. Leawood Parks and Recreation Programs
30. Little Green Schoolhouse Kids Summer Camps
31. Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
32. Nexus Prep Summer Adventure Club in Lenexa, KS
33. Oakhill Day School in Gladstone, MO
34. Pembroke Hill School
35. Rock Springs Ranch 4-H overnight camp (near Junction City, KS)
36. Salvation Army Summer Camps
37. Spark Spot Arts Education Center 
38. Spark Spot Summer Day Camp
39. Summer Camp Kemper at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
40. Summit Christian Academy's Camp Eagle Summit
41. Sunset Trails Horse Stables
42. Taste Buds Kitchen Kids Summer Cooking Camps
43. Theatre of the Imagination Summer Drama Camps in Overland Park, KS
44. Tiger-Rock Martial Arts Summer Camps and Training
45. Victory Soccer Camp
46. Youthfront Camp

Free Programs and Other Fun Stuff

1. Apple Camp
2. DIY-U at Lowe's
3. Home Depot free kid workshops
4. Kids Bowl Free for the summer
5. Kids Skate Free program
6. Planet Fitness Teen Pass free summer membership for high schoolers ages 14-19
7. Summer Movie Clubhouse at Cinemark offers $1.75 movies
8. Weekender Friday night movies at Crown Center with live music and food trucks

Lunch Programs

1. Catholic Charities Kids Summer Food Program
2. DeSoto Summer Meal Program
3. Olathe Public Schools Free Summer Lunch Program
4. Peculiar, MO — Weekdays from 11:30 a.m. until noon at the old Dollar General site in the parking lot. Free sack lunch sponsored by Presentation Catholic Church in Lee's Summit, MO.
5. Shawnee Mission School District Summer Lunch Bunch
6. Summer Food Sites in Missouri (there are many, and some have breakfast, but some end in late June)

Reading Programs

1. Cass County Public Library Summer Reading Program 2024
2. Mid-Continent Public Library Summer Reading Program
3. Pizza Hut Camp Book It Program 2024

Bonus: I know some homeschoolers are not fans of public school, but there are some great FREE summer opportunities which might be worth looking into in your local school district. I had never done this until I heard about a "summer fitness" program at our local high school for kids interested in basketball. We got in late and my freshman son only participated for 2 weeks, but he did morning workouts 4 days a week from 7:45-9:00 a.m. about 20 minutes away at the Ninth Grade Center/Middle School and then afternoon workouts 4 days a week from 2:30-4:30 at the high school less than 10 minutes from our home. Thursday afternoons and evenings, they would have actual basketball games played against other schools from other cities.

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