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Westside Ballet’s Themed Summer Camps (Ages 4–7)

Published March 18, 2025

Children leap into the worlds of their favorite storybook and film characters through dance, crafts, music, and imaginative play. Weekly themes like Rapunzel’s Dream, Pixar Dance Party, Frozen, and Superhero Dance Academy spark creativity, confidence, and joy.

June 16 – August 1 & August 11–15, 2025

Camps run Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., with two age groups: 4–5 and 6–7. All skill levels welcome! Each day blends dance class with themed activities, from costume design to music exploration.

$500/week or $450/week with 4+ weeks. Special 4-day week July 1–3 is $400.

Use code “PARENT25” for $25 off per week!

Camp Galileo

Published March 13, 2025

Get ready for an unforgettable summer at Camp Galileo, full of engaging K-8TH STEAM projects, collaborative design challenges and classic camp fun. Every hands-on activity and outdoor game is designed by a team of educators, tailored by grade and calibrated for maximum fun and lasting learning.

“The camp was a place where my kiddo was able to learn, create friendships, and make some great memories. Everyday he left with a big smile on his face. As he said, ‘Best camp ever!”'” -2024 Family

21 SoCal locations: Brentwood/Santa Monica, Burbank, Claremont, Culver City, Encino/Sherman Oaks, Los Feliz, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes, Pasadena, Sierra Madre/Arcadia, South Pasadena/San Marino, Thousand Oaks, Venice/Mar Vista, Westchester/Playa Vista and Westwood

Weekly sessions, 9am-3pm camp day and AM & PM extended care. Scholarships available. Use code LA PARENT40 to save $40/week. Applicable on future purchases only / may not be retroactively applied.

Fitness by the Sea Beach Camp

Published February 7, 2025

Fitness by the Sea Beach Camp, located in Santa Monica and Pacific Palisades, offers an experienced and spirited staff (average age 23), low camper to staff ratios (6:1) in an encouraging and nurturing environment for children ages 4.5-14.

100% SAFETY RECORD – For the past 25 years, Fitness by the Sea has been “The Safest Beach Camp” in the Los Angeles area. All of our camps cater to first- time campers and kids new to the ocean. No Prior ocean experience is required Non-swimmers are welcome!

SIGN UP BY THE WEEK – Register your child for any weeks you wish, with no minimum weeks.

BUS TRANSPORTATION – Bus stops serving the communities in Mar Vista, Cheviot Hills, Westwood, Culver City, Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey, West Hollywood, and Hancock Park areas.

OVER 200 ACTIVITIES – SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE – AGES 4.5-14

- Water Activities: surfing, boogie boarding, swimming.
  *No prior swim experience necessary.
- Team Sports: Soccer, basketball, baseball, flag football…
- Creative Activities: Dance, crafts, yoga, puppet shows…
- Individual Sports: Gymnastics, martial arts, cheerleading, fencing…

2025 Camp Dates: June 11-August 22
Camp Hours: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Extended Care: 3:30-5:30 p.m.

The Artsy Wagon In-Home Camps

Published January 29, 2025

In-Home Mini Camps: We bring the “camp” to you!

Be the host of the most unforgettable camp experience in your own home. We customize activities to the space, age, likes and abilities of the children. For ages 2.5-10 years old. We do Spring, Summer and Winter camps. Camp activities include arst & crafts, theatrical games, movement, sports, music and STEAM activities.

We bring the fun to cities throughout L.A. and beyond. Let us bring the fun to you! Contact us or visit our website today.

Camp Integem

Published January 27, 2025

Kids and teens (ages 5-18): Explore, create, and launch beyond at Camp Integem. Fly spaceships to the stars, meet dinosaurs, or bring your art to life. Create & step inside magical Holographic AR game worlds, build intelligent AI robots, design AI space drones, and launch your creations to the stratosphere—up to 100,000 feet high!

Camp Integem isn’t just a summer camp—it’s an exciting, hands-on journey into Holographic AR, AI, robotics, coding, 3D design, animation, and space tech.

No experience? No problem! Students learn from beginner to advanced levels while having a blast.

ACS WASC accredited and NVIDIA AI Partnered. Great instructors and small classes. Thousands of students have joined Camp Integem since 2018.

Join us at 16 locations in Los Angeles, Orange County, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Save your spot now and use promo code LAPT25 for special savings! Limited Scholarships are available.

Camp Rolling Robots – A Tech Genius Program

Published January 27, 2025

Onboarding your tech genius this summer at Rolling Robots – home of the VEX Robotics World Champions! We offer fun, hands-on, project-based half-day and/or full-day weekly camps for kids age 5 to 15 from June 9th to August 15th.

Our camps focus on ROBOTICS & CODING. Popular camps include Jr. Robot Builders, Little Engineers, Intro to Bots, LEGO Robotics, VEX IQ Robotics, Battle Bots Build, First LEGO League, Scratch Coding, Python Coding, C++, CAD, Minecraft, ROBLOX, VEX Robotics Bootcamps and FTC bootcamps!

Find a camp near you:

North LA: Pasadena, City of Burbank
South Bay: Rolling Hills Estates, Hermosa Beach, City of Manhattan Beach
West LA: West Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Playa Del Rey
Ventura County: Conjo Vallage Community, Thousand Oaks
Orange County: Irvine, City of Tustin

Enter the promo code LAPRENT525 to save!

For questions: Call 1-888-762-6808 or email us at Contact@rollingrobots.com

L.A. Parent