Specialty Camps
Specialty day camps will provide opportunities to teach your child specific skills. Each camp focuses on a specific activity and helps your child learn and develop skills related to that activity. Part of each day will consist of activities that relate to a specific theme while other times will be spent doing traditional camp activities like swimming, games, art, and more. (Please include your child in the selection of these camps. Once the week has begun, changes cannot be made.)
Handprint Hoopla-FULL
Entering K-2 Grade
We are teaming up with Painted By U for this fun art camp for young campers! This camp will travel to Painted By U each morning to do fun art projects. They will be creating handprint and fingerprint animals, fun keepsakes for mom and dad, and other cool projects that will freeze their tiny handprints in time! Campers return to the YMCA in the afternoon for swimming and other fun camp activities. *Due to the firing process, all art work will be ready for pick up at the YMCA in two weeks.
Date: May 29-June 1
Cost: $137 Members
$206 Non-Members
Build It Camp-FULL
Entering 3-5 Grade
No other camp will feature more hands on fun. Each day, campers will build new things. A field trip is planned to the Lego Store and a local home improvement store during the week. Campers work on their projects each morning and participate in swimming and activities each afternoon.
Date: May29-June 1
Cost: $151 Members
$227 Non- Members
Boys Rock
Entering 2-4 Grade
Boys will be boys and girls will be…somewhere else this week because this camp is just for the dudes. All week will be an adventure of the male kind as the boys enjoy laser tag, dirt bikes, and more macho mayhem.
Date: May 29-June 1
Cost: $161 Members
$241 Non-Members
K.O.T.G. (Kids On The Go)
Entering 1-6 Grade
You’ll have a hard time keeping up with your camper. Each day campers will enjoy a new fun filled field trip. Campers will be off site each day. Their schedule will be: Monday-Park/YMCA, Tuesday-Field Trip, Wednesday-Movies/YMCA, Thursday-Field Trip, Friday-Field Trip/YMCA.
Dates: 1-3 Grade 4-6 Grade
June 4-8 May 29-June1
June 18-22 July 30- Aug. 3
July 9-13
July 16-20
Cost: $161 Members
$241 Non-Members
Magic Camp
Entering 2-5 Grade
Do you have a magical imagination? Learn how to amaze your family and friends with fun and exciting magic tricks! The YMCA is teaming up once again with Larry Moore the Magician Man this summer to create the ultimate camp of magic. Campers will learn close-up magic, easy-to-make magic, classic magic, and funny magic. At the end of the week, campers will get to show off their new skills to family and friends at our very own YMCA Magic Show!
Date: June 4-8
Cost: $145 Members
$218 Non-Members
Painting Camp
Entering 4-7 Grade
This fun week will consist of learning different painting techniques such as blending acrylic paints, watercolor techniques and learning about different brush types and brush strokes. Your child will learn different painting styles like landscapes, abstract and still life. By the end of the week, your child will have some art that you’ll be proud to display at home! Campers will participate in swimming and camp activities each afternoon.
Date: June 4-8
Cost: $174 Members
$261 Non-Members
Cooking Camp-FULL
Entering 3-5 Grade
Are you an aspiring chef? Join us for this fun and educational cooking camp and learn everything you need to know about how to cook five star meals! Campers will prepare their own lunch and snacks daily while learning healthy eating habits, table manners, and kitchen safety along the way. Each camper will get to decorate their own apron, and at the end of the week campers will take home a special cookbook filled with the recipes they learned to make at camp! This camp will travel to Community Baptist Church located in Maylene each morning and return after lunch for swimming and activities.
Date: June 11-15
Cost: $151 Members
$227 Non-Members
Painting with the Masters
Entering 4-7 Grade
Fancy a little Picasso, feeling a tad Van Gogh? While this camp isn’t enough to lose your ear over, it will be fun and YOU will be creating several art masterpieces! Each day will feature a specific painting and led by Painted By U staff, campers will create their own version of classic paintings, such as Starry Night. The afternoons will be filled with swimming and other fun camp activities. *Due to the firing process, all art work will be ready for pick up at the YMCA in two week.
Date: June 11-15
Cost: $174 Members
$261 Non-Members
Princess CamP-FULL
Entering K- 3 Grade
This camp is for the little princess in every girl! Campers will spend the week doing fun royal activities such as dressing up, painting nails, dancing, fun princess crafts, and more! The week will end with an exciting field trip to Tea Party Castle where each camper will enjoy her very own princess makeover.
Date: June 11-15
Cost: $151 Members
$227 Non-Members
Birmingham Expedition
Entering 2-4 Grade
Learn all about our amazing city in this traveling camp! Campers will get to explore and experience the history and the future of Birmingham by traveling to a new landmark each day. They’ll get to see sights such as Sloss Furnace, Vulcan, Botanical Gardens, Birmingham Zoo, McWane Center, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and more! Campers will end the week with a fun field trip to Birmingham’s thrilling amusement park, Alabama Adventure.
Date: June 11-15
Cost: $174 Members
$261 Non-Members
Gross Out Camp I
Entering 1-3 Grade
Spend the morning at the Botanical Gardens of Birmingham learning about the icky and sticky world of gross science with our new partners, Fresh Air Family. You'll get slimy and grimy as you explore the great outdoors and do some grossly good science and art experiments. Campers will have an activity to take home each day and at the end of the week campers will take home a DVD copy of their Gross Out Camp movie! The afternoons will be filled with swimming and other fun camp activities.
Date: June 11-15
Cost: $151 Members
$227 Non-Members
Girls Only Drawing Camp-FULL
Entering 3-6 Grade
Sugar and spice is not all girls like. There are also, mermaids, flowers and fairies to name a few. At “girls only” drawing camp we will learn about how the details are what REALLY make a drawing special. We will learn how to take it from a basic sketch to a masterpiece with TONS of character. Your child will finish the week with her own sketch pad, drawing set and some beautiful work that will be worthy of displaying at home! The afternoons will be filled with swimming and other fun camp activities.
Date: June 18-June 22
Cost: $174 Members
$261 Non-Members
Outdoor Adventure-FULL
Entering 5-8 Grade
Do more than just enjoy the great outdoors, explore them to the extreme! Find excitement and fun in the natural setting doing lots of activities that just can’t be contained inside. Campers will participate in rock climbing, canoeing, archery, and more. A zip lining adventure trip is planned along with an overnight caving adventure at the end of the week.
Date: June 18-22
Cost: $199 Members
$298 Non-Members
Gross Out Camp II
Entering 4-6 Grade
He's out there. We are partnering with Fresh Air Family to spend the week exploring Turkey Creek and searching for the mysterious and elusive creature known as Big Foot. Campers will do some pretty gross experiments and explore the outdoors while searching for Sasquatch. Campers will have projects to take home each day and at the end of the week will receive a DVD copy of their Search for Big Foot movie. The afternoons will be filled with swimming and other fun camp activities.
Date: June 25-29
Cost: $151 Members
$227 Non-Members
Boys Only Drawing Camp
Entering 3-6 Grade
Boy, oh boy! What fun we’ll have during our “boys only” drawing camp. We will focus on such boyish subjects as cartoon characters, wild animals and cars. Your child will learn about sketching, shadowing, scale and other semi-advanced techniques. He will come away with his sketch pad, drawing set and a collection of drawings you’ll both be proud of! The afternoons will be filled with swimming and other fun camp activities.
Date: June 25-June 29
Cost: $174 Members
$261 Non-Members
Laser Tag-FULL
Entering 3-8 Grade
LOVE laser tag? This camp is for you. Campers will spend each morning playing Laser Tag and learning everything there is to know about the game. In the afternoon, they will participate in swimming and camp activities. At the end of the week, campers will compete on teams to see who learned the most in the ultimate Laser Tag tournament!
Date: June 25-29 (3-5 Grades)
July 16-20 (5-8 Grades)
Cost: $145 Members
$218 Non-Members
Babysitting Camp-FULL
Entering 5-8 Grade
Want to be the best babysitter out there? Join us for this fun and educational camp that will teach you everything you need to know about caring for kids. Campers will learn how to feed a baby, how to properly change a diaper, how to do CPR and first aid on children, and other important skills necessary to babysit and create the safest experience for the children in their care. They’ll even get the opportunity to get some firsthand experience volunteering in the YMCA Child Watch room! Participants will receive a Red Cross Babysitting Certification.
Date: June 25-29
Cost: $145 Members
$218 Non-Members
Bouncing Around-FULL
Entering K-2
Hang on if you can, this new and exciting camp will have you all over the place. Campers will attend a new inflatable facility each day. Then return to the Y for swimming, and other camp activities. (Campers must have socks.)
Date: June25-29
Cost: $151 Members
$227 Non-Members
Intermediate/Advanced Magic Camp
Entering 2-5 Grade
Bumbling apprentices need not apply for this camp! With more instruction from Larry Moore the Magic Man, campers will take their magical skills to a whole new level with better illusions, trickier tricks, and more magic than you can wave a wand at. (Please note: This camp is for campers who have participated in previous Magic Camps only.)
Date: July 9-13
Cost: $145 Members
$218 Non-Members
Zumbatomic
Entering 3-5 Grade
Do you love Zumba® so much that you want your kids to be a part of it, too? Now your kids can enjoy the fun and get into the groove with Zumbatomic® Camp led by Cristina Rodriquez! Designed exclusively for kids, Zumbatomic classes are rockin’ high-energy fitness parties using the Zumba® concept of making exercise fun! Campers will have a performance on Friday for parents. Campers will also participate in swimming and other camp activities each day.
Date: July 9-13
Cost: $137 Members
$206 Non-Members
Star Wars
Entering 3-6 Grade
It's Jedi Training Time. What will it take to make the perfect warrior? It will start with light saber training, creating the perfect jedi props, learning the difference between good and evil. A special Star Wars movie will be made and presented for friends and family at the end of the week. A camp filled with futuristic fantasy, crafts, and plenty of fun. May The Fun Be With You!
Date: July 16-20
Cost: $174 Members
$261 Non-Members
Glass Fusion Fun-FULL
Entering 3-6 Grade
Have you ever wondered how glass jewelry or glass art is made? This week we’ll learn all about glass fusing by creating a number of projects including soap dishes, candle votive holders, plates, bowls, Christmas ornaments, glass bugs, and jewelry! All made with kid safe glass! Glass fusing is fun and easy and each project is stunning...guaranteed! Campers will travel to Painted By U each morning and return the YMCA each afternoon for swimming and activities. *Due to the firing process, all art work will be ready for pick up at the YMCA in two week.
Date: July 16-20
Cost: $174 Members
$261 Non-Members
Iron Chef-FULL
Entering 5-8 Grade
Get your knives, and cutting boards ready. This is the next level in cooking camp. Campers will make homemade dishes/desserts from scratch each day. At the end of the week campers will be placed in teams for the ultimate Y showdown! Campers will travel offsite to Community Baptist Church in Maylene each morning and return for swimming and camp activities in the afternoon. (Campers must have taken beginners cooking camp.)
Date: July 23-27
Cost: $151 Members
$227 Non-Members
Need for Speed-FULL
Entering 4-6 Grade
This cool camp is for boys and girls who want to fulfill their need for speed! Campers will spend the week doing fast and fun activities such as riding BMX bikes and roller coasters at Six Flags and Alabama Adventure. They’ll also get to learn all about the need for speed at the Talladega Speedway and they’ll take a fast and fun field trip to Trussville PlayStation.
Date: July 23-27
Cost: $199 Members
$298 Non-Members
Hula Hoopin
Entering 2-5 Grade
This new and exciting camp will have you going in circles! Do you want to learn cool tricks, and put on a dance showcase with hula hoops? Well this camp is for you. We are joining up with Hoops for Fitness for this fun new camp. At the end of the week, there will be a dance performance for parents to watch. Each camper will decorate their very own hula hoop at the beginning of the week.
Date: July 23-27
Cost: $137 Members
$206 Non-Members
Potterypalooza-FULL
Entering 2-5 Grade
Potterypalooza is just about as much fun as someone can have in an art class. Campers will enjoy painting a variety of pottery shapes. We will incorporate a number of techniques as you create some great works of art! You’ll learn how to paint with bubbles, shaving cream, sponges, and a few other surprises! You will also be introduced to other art mediums including canvas, clay, and mosaics. One word will describe this week: FUN! Campers will travel to Painted By U each morning and return the YMCA each afternoon for swimming and activities. *Due to the firing process, all art work will be ready for pick up at the YMCA in two week.
Date: July 30-Aug.3
Cost: $174 Members
$261 Non-Members
Tour d’PlaygrounD-FULL
Entering K-2 Grade
Join us for this fun outdoor camp! Spend the week exploring all the best playgrounds of Birmingham and the surrounding area. New parks are scheduled for this summer so repeat campers will experience a whole new week! Campers will get to visit two amazing playgrounds every day. They won’t be limited to the land. On Monday, campers will play on Camp Cosby’s water playground. They’ll get to have picnic lunches, play fun outdoor games, and end the week with a huge scavenger hunt!
Date: July 30- Aug.3
Cost: $103 Members
$158 Non-Members
Robots Rule
Entering 4-6 Grade
Campers will become techno-savvy and learn how to build and program robots to explore their world and navigate through mazes. Our robots are ready for action – they are just waiting for you! Campers will spend each morning at the McWane Center and their afternoons at the YMCA. Lunch is included in this camp.
Date: July 30-Aug.3
Cost: $174 Members
$261 Non-Members