Kid-approved Holiday Camps & Classes offer fun & learning for kids and valuable time for busy parents!
What to do with the kids over the holidays? With all the hustle & bustle of the season, be sure to take advantage of all the classes and drop & shop events in the Lubbock area. Many of them provide artistic fun for the kids AND a handmade craft or work of art that will make a priceless gift for someone special! We’ve gathered a sleigh-full of area winter classes, camps, drop & shops, and holiday childcare options from our Holiday Camps section of LubbockForKids.com for our nifty 2013 Holiday Camp Guide. Classes and camps fill up quickly so click their link to register or check availability asap!
Note that events are in order by date in each category. Check back frequently for new additions to the list and see our Holiday Page for dozens more ideas for winter fun – search by child’s age, interests and dates! And if you know of a camp for kids, let us know or add it to the online listing on LubbockForKids.com!
(updated 1/1/2014)
Arts & Crafts Camps:
Kids’ Paint the Day Away class @ Art & Co.:
Thurs. 1/2 & Fri. 1/3: 1-3pm:
Grades: any age if parent stays with children. Grades 1st & up without a parent.
$20.
Kids can select a pottery piece to paint or take a blank canvas and design and paint their own masterpiece! $25 per child without parent/adult staying with children or price of the piece/canvas if parent/adult stays with children.
Science Camps:
Go 4 Gold! Camp @ Science Spectrum:
Thurs – Fri, Jan. 2nd-3rd, 1-4 PM.
Ages 4-6.
Members $36/Non-members $40.
Get in the Winter Olympic spirit! Learn about the different sports & games played during the Winter Olympics and the science behind how they work. They’ll enjoy an “Olympic Day” on the final day of camp where students compete in fun Olympic-themed challenges. Come a camper, leave a champion in Go 4 Gold!
Winter Wonderlab Camp @ Science Spectrum:
Thurs – Fri, Jan. 2nd-3rd, 10 AM – 3 PM.
Ages 7-9.
Members $36/Non-Members $40.
Walkin’ in our Winter Wonderlab, you will have the chance to do tons of fun and exciting experiments! We will take on icy investigations, explore candyology, study of science of toys, light up the world, and so much more.
Holiday Child Care:
New Years Week Camp @ Rawlings, Trejo & Simmons Community Centers:
Mon, Tues, Thurs, & Fri. of New Year’s week: Open 7:45am-5:30pm daily 12/30/2013, 12/31/2013, 1/2/2014, & 1/3/2014.
Ages 6-12.
$28 for the week.
While school’s out New Year’s week, the kids can play all day! Crafts, games, sports, and more! Children must provide lunch & drink.
New Years Week Camp @ Hodges & Maxey Community Centers:
Mon, Tues, Thurs, & Fri. of New Year’s week: Open 7:30am-5:30pm daily 12/30/2013, 12/31/2013, 1/2/2014, & 1/3/2014.
Ages 6-12.
$64 for the week.
While school’s out New Year’s week, the kids can play all day! Crafts, games, sports, and more! Children must provide lunch & drink.
TEGA Kid’s Superplex:
Day camps are offered on most school holidays:
From 7:30 -3:00pm or 7:30-6:00pm.
$45 per day.
Currently enrolled afterschool care students: Full-Day (7:30-6:00) = $40 per child. Non-enrolled students.
