Next week’s BFR summer camp theme: Warlocks, Wizards, and Witches
Bluffton Family Recreation’s kid’s summer camp "Warlocks, Wizards and Witches" runs from July 15 to 19, and the registration deadline is this Friday, July 12.
Monday-Friday traditional camp (ages 5-12)
• Camp theme: “Warlocks, Wizards and Witches” where campers will enter the world of Harry Potter, make wands, play quidditch, and make potions.
• Camp dates: Monday-Friday, July 15-19
• To register call BFR, at 215 Snider Road, 419-358-4150.
• Pre-camp hours: 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
• Kid’s camp: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Post-camp: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
• Open to youth ages 5 to 12
• Weekly cost $60, members; $120, program participants
• Bluffton Hospital provides lunch for all campers on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
And, this week’s pre-school camp (ages 3 to 6)
• 9 to 11 a.m., Friday, July 12
• Theme: Music and Rhythm
• Campers, along with their parent/guardian(s), will make their own instruments, such as a DIY noise shaker, duct tape drum, rubber band guitar and water-bottle membranophone.
• $10, members; $20, program participants
CLICK HERE for complete camp details.
Below is the complete summer program, as a pdf attachment.
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