2026-Summer-Guide

Creative & Performing Arts Camps Smart Start Art Camp

Fairytales and Folktales Camp

New! Join us as we explore some of the most popular fairytales and folktales of the 1800s. We’ll engage in fun activities and games relating to some of the more well known stories and learn a few differences between the stories told over 100 years ago to children and the ones still told today.

“Every child is an artist” - Pablo Picasso. Explore your artistic side with Smart Start Art from Afterschool Enrichment Solutions. Discover your creativity and imagination as an artist, developing fine motor skills, style, and vision as we explore different artistic techniques through a variety of inspiring projects. Sketch and draw, shade and color, cut, glue, fold... create! See your imagination come to life! Learn about great artists from throughout history and the present day, through a weekly featured artist and fun, exciting games. Age: 5-9 R/NR: $229/$259 Location: Lincoln Center Instructor: After School Enrichment Solutions Class # Date Day Time 3100A00-01 7/20 - 7/24 M-F 9:00am-12:00pm MusicStart Camp Learn to read music and play tunes! Brought to you by AES and The Music Path Company, this amazing program teaches young students the beginnings of music! Using a tablet/device, students learn to play familiar tunes in a group setting by color, letter, and note matching while using problem-solving strategies—without sacrificing any important musical knowledge. We are not taking shortcuts to playing and reading music. Prepare your student to take any instrument by giving them a solid musical foundation with this exciting program! iPad/ Tablet device is required. Age: 5-10 R/NR: $235/$265 Location: Willowbrook Community Resource Center Class # Date Day Time 3160A01-01 7/6 - 7/10 M-F 1:00-2:30pm

Age: 5-8 Min/Max: 5/15 R/NR: $190/$220 Location: Downers Grove Museum Campus Class # Date Day Time 3230G09-01 7/27 - 7/31 M-F

9:00am-12:00pm

Young Explorers Camp Young Explorers, come join us on an adventure through history. We’ll travel through time to discover new lands and cultures with fun hands-on activities and games.

Age: 5-8 Min/Max: 5/15 R/NR: $190/$220 Location: Downers Grove Museum Campus Class # Date Day Time 3230G05-01 8/3 - 8/7 M-F

9:00am-12:00pm

Mysteries at the Museum Put on your detective cap and help solve mysteries at the museum. Solve a new mystery every day!

Age: 7-10 Min/Max: 5/14 R/NR: $190/$220 Location: Downers Grove Museum Campus Class # Date Day Time 3230G06-01 8/10 - 8/14 M-F

9:00am-12:00pm

Advanced Archaeology Camp Calling all future archeologists! Do you think you have the basics of digging at a real archaeology site? If so, join us this week at the Downers Grove Museum and Lyman Woods to try your hands as real archaeology. Monday and Tuesday drop off and pick-up are at the museum. Wednesday through Friday drop-off and pick-up are at Lyman Woods. Age: 8-12 Min/Max: 5/18 Fee: $220 Downers Grove Museum Campus/Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 3230G10-01 8/17 - 8/21 M-F 9:00am-12:00pm

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