Spring Break Camps 2016
Spring Break Camps 2016: 14 places to ditch (and by that we mean “enrich”) the kids during Spring Break.
Armonk Indoor – Soccer & Lacrosse Camps: Buy by the day at these five-day Elite Soccer and Lacrosse camps during spring break. Soccer: Mon-Fri, 3/21-25 and 3/28-4/1: 9am-12pm. Lacrosse: Mon-Fri, 3/21-25 and 3/28-4/1: 1-4pm. (205 Business Park Dr., Armonk, 914.273.8522; www.armonkindoor.com)
Club Fit Schools Out Sports Camps – Briarcliff: Spend the day playing basketball, kickball, soccer, dodge ball, swimming and more. Full-day, ages 5-11. Plus school holiday basketball clinics for boys & girls ages 9-13 and soccer clinics for ages 7-12. Spring Break 3/21-28. (584 North State Rd., Briarcliff, 914.3245.40407; www.clubfit.com)
Chris Ward Basketball – Yorktown: Spring break Academy Camp for ages 8 & up with Coach Chris Ward, former player and coach at University of South Carolina Upstate and NYS Section I Coach of the Year. Full day, 3/21-24: 9am-3pm. (Solaris Sports Club, 201 Veterans Rd., Yorktown Heights, 914.393.6485; www.chriswardbasketball.com)
Five Star Basketball – Brewster Sports: Full day and half-day basketball camps for boys and girls ages 9-16 who are serious players. Mon-Tues, 3/21-2: 9am-12om or 9am-3pm. (19 Sutton Pl., Brewster, 845.406.0130, almorales@brewstersportscenter.com; www.brewstersportscenter.com)
House of Sports – Ardsley: When schools are closed the House Of Sports offers daily holiday camps in basketball, soccer, baseball, lacrosse, hockey, performance and volleyball. Half day for ages 3-4, full day for grades K-8. Buy by the day. Call to register. (1 Elm St., Ardsley, 914.479.5419; www.houseofsportsny.com)
Jodi’s Gym – Mt. Kisco: Buy these half-day camps by the day. Each camp features gymnastics, music, games and art for kids ages 3-7. Tues-Thurs, 3/21-24. (Jodi’s Gym, 25 Hubbels Dr., Mt. Kisco, 914.244.8811; www.jodisgym.com)
John Jay Homestead – Katonah: Themed history camps for grades 2-5 that features games, crafts, sports and hands-on enrichment activities. Including: Colonial Life: Wed, 3/23: 10am-3pm. The History of the Empire State: Thurs, 3/24: 10am-3pm, and Around the World With John Jay: Fri, 3/25: 10am-5pm. (400 Jay Street, Katonah, 914-232-5651; www.johnjayhomestead.org)
Katonah Art Center: Students will work with a variety of materials, trying their hand at clay, painting, drawing & crafts. All campers should dress appropriately for art and bring a snack. Materials included. Half-day and full-day. Buy by the day. Pre-school ages 3.5. Kids: Grades 1-5 and Teens: Grades 6 & up. Mon-Fri, 3/14-18 & Mon-Fri, 3/21-25. (131 Bedford Rd., Katonah, 914.232.4843; www.katonahartcenter.com)
New Castle Recreation – Fun Ball and Games Camp: Over 20 versions of Fun Ball plus Flag Tag, The Blob, Capture the Pig, The Turkey Shoot and Buffalo Bill for ages 5-12 years. Buy 2 or 3 days Mon-Wed, 3/21-23: 9am-2:30pm. Register with New Castle Parks and Recreation. (Robert E. Bell Middle School, 50 Senter St., Chappaqua, 914.238.3909; www.mynewcastle.org)
ProSwing – Mt. Kisco: Spring Break hitting and fielding instructional baseball clinics for ages 6-12 from former Los Angeles Dodger Dan Gray and his staff. Mon-Thurs, 3/21-24: 12-2pm. (27 Radio Circle Dr., Mt. Kisco, 914.242.1626; www.proswingbaseball.com)
Saw Mill Club – Mt. Kisco: Two full day camps for ages 3-5 and 6-12 featuring games, swimming, arts & crafts, tennis, sports, yoga, science and cooking. Mon-Wed, 3/21-23: 9am-3pm. (Saw Mill Club, 77 Kensico Dr., Mt. Kisco, 914.241.0797, nweiss@sawmillclub.com; www.sawmillclub.com)
Teatown Lake Reservation – Ossining: Spring Fling mini-camp gets your kids ages 4-12 outdoors with the slugs and bugs and other critters. Plus games and crafts. Half-day, ages 4-5, Full-day, Ages 6-12. Mon-Fri, 3/21-25. (1600 Spring Valley Rd., Ossining, 914.762.2912 ext. 110; www.teatown.org)
Westchester Skating Academy – Elmsford: Buy by the day or week at these spring break hockey camps for mites & squirts and peewee & bantam players. Offering 90 minute clinics, half-day and full-day camps. and figure skating camps. Plus one day clinics, three or five day figure skating camps. Mon-Fri: 3/21-25. (91 Fairview Rd., Elmsford; www.skatewsa.com)
World Cup Gymnastics – Chappaqua: Special themed days like A Bug’s Life, Olympics: Road to Rio, The Jungle Book and Surfs Up. Activities include gym games like Octopus Tag and Shark Attack, gymnastics and craft activities like painting tropical wind chimes, making brownies and Cinnamon-y Monkey bread. Half-day or Full day forages 3 & up. Mon-Thurs, 3/21-24. (170 Hunts Ln., Chappaqua, 914.238.4967; www.worldcupgymnastics.com)
White Plains Performing Arts Center – The Jungle Book Kids Workshop: Students will be cast, rehearse, tech and perform the thirty-minute Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids in the span of onoe week. Two sessions for kids in grades 2-8. Mon-Fri, 3/21-25 & 3/28-4/1: 10am-4pm. (11 City Place, White Plains, 914.328.1600, www.wppac.com)
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