Life Lab's Semillas to Sunflowers Camps
5 Week-long sessions July 1 - August 2
This free program is open for families with kids that go to one of the Elementary Schools in PVUSD and are entering 3rd, 4th or 5th grade during the 2024-2025 school year.
Semillas to Sunflowers is LifeLab's Summer Camp
Please fill out one application per child. If accepted, we will let you know within 2-3 weeks of your application which week-long Session you are awarded. Apply here.
Semillas to Sunflowers takes place at the Life Lab Blooming Classroom, located off of San Andreas Road near Watsonville.The program takes place at 198 Zils Road Watsonville.
Program: 8am to 2pm
Child Drop-off at site: 8:30am
Optional additional enrichment activities: 2:30-4pm and 4pm-5:30pm.
Provided: Breakfast, Snacks, Lunch
Sample Activities: Bird day – engineer bird beaks; Harvest fruits and vegetables to make snacks; Garden gifts day – use a solar oven to make pesto bread; Art in the garden – make nature art; Visit the UCSC Campus and meet college students;
For More Information: https://www.lifelab.org/semillas ~ Call: 831-200-3703 ~ Email: semillas@lifelab.org
Adventure Sports Unlimited (ASU) is an aquatics center that teaches people the fun to play in water. We bring people together, teach them to the best of their abilities, outfit them with gear to fit their potential, arrange adventures to use their new skills, and eat well. It seems only appropriate that when you have a bunch of adventure enthusiasts together at an exotic aquatic environment, after a day of SCUBA diving, that a bit of seafood foraging will result in a wonderful gourmet meal to toast the day.
https://www.asudoit.com/ 831.458.3648 303 Potrero St., Santa Cruz info@asudoit.com
Animal Heroes Camp with SANTA CRUZ SPCA
SUPER PAWS – Animal heroes camp (ages 6-9 and 10-13)
This summer, kids will discover the real-life superpowers of animals — from lightning-fast speed and clever problem-solving to incredible survival skills and heroic ways animals help us every day. Campers will explore what makes each species unique while celebrating animals as true superheroes of the natural world.
Children will create superhero profiles and origin stories for our shelter animals, design heroic identities, and help train them for exciting “adventures” — all while giving them plenty of love, enrichment, and positive socialization.
Through games, creativity, and hands-on experiences, campers will learn how kindness, understanding, and compassion are the greatest superpowers of all!
Choose your week(s):
Week 1: June 1 - June 5, 6-9 years
Week 2: June 8 - June 12, 10-13 years
Week 3: June 15 - June 19, 6-9 years
Week 4: June 22 - June 26, 10-13 years
Week 5: July 6 - July 10, 6-9 years
Week 6: July 13 - July 17, 10-13 years
Week 7: July 20 - July 24, 6-9 years
Week 8: July 27 - July 31, 10-13 years
Hours: 9am-3pm
Fees: $395/week
https://spcasc.org/events/summer-camp-2026/ ~ 2601 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz ~ 831-566-3753 ~ ruth@spcasc.org
Art Factory Studios Summer Camp 2026
Monday-Friday 10am-2pm, One Week Classes June 8 - August 7
Join us at Art Factory Studios for our extraordinary art camp! Camps are 1 week long and meet for 4 hours per day, June through August. We have countless themes for three separate age groups: 5-7, 8-12, 13-17, including:
Cats, Cats, Cats! – Back by popular demand!
From Pixels to Pottery: Minecraft Clay Camp
Art for the County Fair – A beloved tradition since 2009!
Ceramic Game Design – A creative week of clay and gameplay!
Ceramic Sculpting for Teens – A creative week of hands-on clay exploration!
Announcing... Dogs, Dogs, Dogs! - Inspired by the fan-favorite Cats, Cats, Cats!
Sea-ramics is a hands-on ceramics experience inspired by the wonders of the ocean!
Cardboard Kingdom – A week of adventure, creativity, and epic building fun!
Gotta Sculpt ’Em All!: Pokémon Ceramics – A week of creative clay fun inspired by your favorite Pokémon
Fun Fiber Friends – A playful week of hands-on creativity for young artists!
Camps fill quickly. Reserve yours now.
Art Factory Studios is a community-centered artistic hub. Art Factory instructors bring cross-curricular experience to art education, using art as a medium to explore everything from history to mathematics to science. With an emphasis on art history, technique and creative expression, students will develop or expand their art practice. Our classes are held in a positive, non-competitive environment.
WELCOME! WE CAN’T WAIT TO MEET YOU. Get to know Jessica's story and meet our amazing staff. Learn More
https://www.artfactorystudios.com/summer-camp ~ info@artfactorystudios.com ~ 831-400-2744 - Aptos
Family Camp is an opportunity to connect with your loved ones on a spectacular mountain ranch filled with natural wonders and exciting new experiences.
Picture this… your whole family on a beautiful mountain ranch for a fun-filled week of horseback riding, pig slopping, egg gathering, art making, taffy pulling, square dancing, and kicking back on the beach next to our river. Leave your cell phone at home, it won’t work here anyway, and leave the cooking (and cleaning) to us while you and your kids enjoy meals prepared with food that is grown or raised on the Ranch.
Want to join us? See our Dates & Rates page for more information or enroll for Family Camp.
We have tons of summer camp activities for you to enjoy at the ranch, you can take a trail ride with your family, help press apples into cider, learn to weld in our metal shop, and so much more. Our experienced summer camp counselors lead a variety of activities each morning, including childcare activities for kids ages 2-7. You are welcome to participate in any activities offered, explore the ranch on your own, or just relax with your family and friends.
There are many wonderful benefits of living and camping on a remote mountain ranch, surrounded by forests, streams, blue skies, and bright sunshine… but cell phone coverage and lightning-fast internet are not among them! There is no cell phone service or guest wi-fi available here on the ranch, and we invite you to disconnect for your week at family camp.
Basketball Jones Hoop Camps | est. 1996
"POWERFUL and UPLIFTING!" ~ "ENERGY & ENTHUSIASM!"
"Established in 1996, Basketball Jones is a powerful and uplifting Summer Camp experience for kids, ages 6-15.
Basketball Jones Hoop Camps supports the mission of the LIVE LIKE GENO FOUNDATION, a nonprofit organization that inspires Passion, Purpose and Positivity into the lives of community youth.
CO-ED CAMPS
APTOS: JUNE 10-14 | 8-4PM
SANTA CRUZ: JULY 15-19 | 8-4PM
ALL-GIRLS CAMPS
SANTA CRUZ: JULY 29-AUGUST 2 | 8-4PM"
Are you Looped on Hoop?! 831-587-0238 ~ http://www.basketballjonescamps.com
Be Natural Music is a music school offering private music lessons (guitar, piano, bass, drums, voice & sax), band classes for kids who know how to play their instrument, concert performances, professional song recording & mastering, and summer music camps where kids compose music in a group & and make a music video!
All of our private lessons & band classes are year-round. Please check out our website for a full explanation of our music school.
https://www.benaturalmusic.live/ - (831) 515-8369 - info@benaturalmusic.live
Be Natural Music is a Jazz and Rock music school program in Santa Cruz and Cupertino, California, established in 1998.
Be Natural Music is a Jazz and Rock music school program in Santa Cruz and Cupertino, California, established 1988.
Directed by Matthew Pinck, AKA "yoga Matt" on stage, our school offers private lessons for numerous instruments, Real Rock and Jazz Band classes, workshops, concert performances, and music camps.
At Be Natural Music Summer Camp, kids and teens join a band, compose original music, script music videos, and at the end, record their song in a professional recording studio! We produce the final music video in high quality and display it on our YouTube channel for everyone to enjoy!
If your child has ever dreamed of performing their original music on stage or starring in their very own music video, check out our summer camps in June and July to turn that dream into a reality.
Two one week sessions in June and July.
http://www.benaturalmusic.live ~ 831-515-8369 ~ info@benaturalmusic.live
Info and Registration coming soon!
Day Camp - Summer means lots of time in the great outdoors, making memories with friends old and new, learning and trying new things, and having a blast at camp! Day camp offers your child adventures, outdoor exploration, and the chance to make friends while developing new skills. Campers exercise their independence and decision-making skills while learning caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
Family Camp - Family Camp weekends remove distractions and allow families the freedom to focus solely on one another. Families get to know each other outside of homework, after school activities, technology, and day to day business. Bring your family closer together through outdoor fun and teamwork. Enjoy cabin accommodations and a variety of activities in the heart of the redwoods – an ideal way to foster connections in a safe, beautiful and supportive environment. Families of all forms are welcome at the Y, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, step-families, single parents, LGBTQ+ families and more.
Overnight Camp - Overnight Camp is full of traditional outdoor activities like campfires, hikes, skits and the chance to sleep under the stars. Campers disconnect from technology and distractions of outside life, offering an unforgettable positive experience. Here at camp, our number one priority is providing a safe, positive camper experience. We believe that campers are most successful when given the opportunity to push themselves out of their comfort zones and discover in themselves resiliency, responsibility and confidence.
Camp Capitola is now available to 4 & 5 year old Lil' Campers.
Camp Capitola, is a summer day camp serving youth ages 4-14. It is held at Jade Street Park and uses the outdoor environment and the Capitola Community Center. Camp Capitola offers a variety of activities including outdoor games, sports, arts and crafts, drama productions, and beach mornings. Your child must be 4 years old before the program starts.
Classic Camp (4-12yrs): Classic Camp Activities: Group Challenges, dodge ball, scavenger hunts, relay races, recreational sports, Art and Craft Projects, Beach Day, movies, and ice cream at the end of every session. Half day and all day options available.
Around Town Camp (11-14yrs): This is only offered 3 times during the summer with limited space. We will be exploring the local activities around town. More details to come. All day option only
https://www.cityofcapitola.org/recreation/page/camp-capitola
