Superb Summer Camps For Your Kids: Patch Picks

Spring is rapidly approaching, which means it's time to start thinking about summer camps.

We all know these places can run out of openings quickly, so Patch is here to highlight a few places you may want to factor into your decision making process.

Check out five sweet summer camps your children will love:

Operated out of Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center, this camp is offered to kids from kindergarten to fifth grade and gives kids a chance to learn about animals, polution and even pitching a tent. Registration began Feb. 14 and costs $113 per week for Olympia Fields residents.

For more information, visit IronsOaks.com.

Park Forest offers five different seven and eight week camps with age groups ranging from 3 to 13. The district also fluctuates widely in price, offering a $65 Early Riser Camp that is only an hour long every morning, and a $710 all-day camp called Campapalooza I.

For more information visit VillageofParkForest.com

Intro camp for children entering Kindergarten. This club offers crafts, and indoor and outdoor activities.

For more information consult the H-F Park Distric Spring "Choices" Brochure

This camp has it all! Your child will learn how to swim, make crafts, engage in team building exercises and play games. Various age groups are welcome.

For more information consult the H-F Park Distric Spring "Choices" Brochure

This Irons Oaks camp is for those who are interested in learning about GEO Caching using GPS units and “leave no trace” eco-ethics. (6-8^th grade) 

For more information, visit IronsOaks.com.