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Find Kids Summer Camps in Ankeny and All Around Iowa

Our 2013 summer camp guide includes a handy rundown of camps near you, and a growing list of camps on our map throughout Iowa. Registration is on now.

Summer is months (and a heatwave) away, but if you hope to send the kiddos off to summer camp, now is the time to place.

The map above includes a database of more than 100 (and growing) summer camps around Iowa. With the choice and variety of summer camps available in 2013, boredom won't be an option.

Organizations from area colleges to your local parks and recreation department offer dozens of camp choices for science, nature, sports, music and more. Whether you're looking for an all-around experience or a more focused camp, this list features a few in your town and nearby.

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Check the list below for some camps in Ankeny, or check out the map above for camps in other communities around Iowa. Click the red pins for more information, and use the map slider on the left to zoom in or out.

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Camp Name: Ankeny Community Theatre Summer Drama Camps
Type of Camp: Drama/Theater
Day or Overnight: Day Camp
Where is the Camp?: Ankeny First United Methodist Church Christain Life Center
When is the Camp?: June 10 - 14, 2013
Registration Deadline: 6/3/2013
Cost: $100 -$155
Street Address: 710 NE 36th St
City: Ankeny
Zip Code: 50021
Phone Number: 964-5007
Website: www.ankenycommunitytheatre.com
Additional Details: There are 6 camp options during the week. Camps are for children in Kindergarten - 9th grade.
Email: camp@ankenycommunitytheatre.com
Calculated Address: 710 NE 36th St, Ankeny, IA 50021 Camp Name: Ankeny Community Theatre Summer Drama Camps
Type of Camp: Theater/Music
Day or Overnight: Day Camp
Where is the Camp?: Ankeny First United Methodist Church Christain Life Center
When is the Camp?: June 24 - 28, 2013
Registration Deadline: 6/17/2013
Cost: $100 -$155
Street Address: 710 NE 36th St
City: Ankeny
Zip Code: 50021
Phone Number: 964-5007
Website: www.ankenycommunitytheatre.com
Additional Details: There are 6 camp options for the week. Camps are for youth in Kindergarten - 8th grade. New for this year - "The Writer's World" and "The Musical World - A Broadway Boot Camp".
Email: camp@ankenycommunitytheatre.com
Calculated Address: 710 NE 36th St, Ankeny, IA 50021 Camp Name: Ankeny Community Theatre Summer Drama Camps
Type of Camp: Drama/Theater
Day or Overnight: Day Camp
Where is the Camp?: Ankeny Community Theatre
When is the Camp?: July 8 - 12, 2013
Registration Deadline: 7/1/2013
Cost: $155
Street Address: 1932 SW 3rd Street
City: Ankeny
Zip Code: 50023
Phone Number: 964-5007
Website: www.ankenycommunitytheatre.com
Additional Details: New for this year! A camp designed especially for the high school actor. Participants will work on a set of ACT's upcoming August show. They will learn advanced memorized and “cold read” audition techniques, character development and scene study. Work with actual directors to prepare a memorized monologue that you can use for high school and college scholarship auditions, as well as a rehearsed scene from a play. Share your growth with family and friends when you perform on the last night of class on the Ankeny Community Theatre stage.
Email: camp@ankenycommunitytheatre.com
Calculated Address: 1932 SW 3rd Street, Ankeny, IA 50023 Camp Name: Ankeny Community Theatre Summer Drama Camps
Type of Camp: Drama/Theater
Day or Overnight: Day Camp
Where is the Camp?: Ankeny First United Methodist Church Christain Life Center
When is the Camp?: July 15 - 19, 2013
Registration Deadline: 7/8/2013
Cost: $100 -$155
Street Address: 710 NE 36th St
City: Ankeny
Zip Code: 50021
Phone Number: 964-5007
Website: www.ankenycommunitytheatre.com
Additional Details: There are 6 camp options for the week. Camps are for youth in Kindergarten - 8th grade.
Email: camp@ankenycommunitytheatre.com
Calculated Address: 710 NE 36th St, Ankeny, IA 50021 Camp Name: Ankeny Community Theatre Summer Drama Camps
Type of Camp: Drama/Theater
Day or Overnight: Day Camp
Where is the Camp?: Prairie Ridge Church
When is the Camp?: July 22 - 26, 2013
Registration Deadline: 7/15/2013
Cost: $100 -$155
Street Address: 825 NW 36th St
City: Ankeny
Zip Code: 50023
Phone Number: 964-5007
Website: www.ankenycommunitytheatre.com
Additional Details: New for 2013 - ACT's first Event Camp for Grades 3 - 7. Youth will be taken away to the incredible worlds inspired by children’s author Roald Dahl. Learn how to defeat your opponent with your mind like Matilda, collect dreams with the immense ears of the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), and travel the world searching for the missing Oompas inside of James’ Giant Peach. You may even have to learn the Oompa Loompas’ song and dance to call them home. Watch out! If you fall into the chocolate river, you may have to eat a snozzcumber! Fantastic Fairy Tales - Kindergarten Superheroes - 1st - 2nd Grades
Email: camp@ankenycommunitytheatre.com
Calculated Address: 825 NW 36th St, Ankeny, IA 50023 Camp Name: Summer Art Camps
Type of Camp: Fine Art
Day or Overnight: Day Camp
Where is the Camp?: Ankeny Art Center
When is the Camp?: June 11-14, June 18-21, July 9-12, July 16-19
Registration Deadline: Friday before Camps begin
Cost: $50
Street Address: 1520 SW Ordnance Road
City: Ankeny
Zip Code: 50023
Phone Number: 515-965-0940
Website: http://www.ankenyartcenter.com/classes_fall_.html
Additional Details: Our classes provide students with hands-on experince in a variety of materials. In addition to learning art techniques, our classes provide opportunities for students to improve interpersonal, problem solving and team-related skills. Lessons are designed to enchourage creativity and promote individual expression. Camps are four days long. Camp themes varry. Art Exploration, Drawing, Pottery Hand-building, Pottery Wheel. On line registration begins May 1, 2013
Email: ankenyarts@ankenyartcenter.com
Calculated Address: 1520 SW Ordnance Road, Ankeny, IA 50023

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