San Antonio Busy Kids

One of South Texas’ best art camps, the Southwest School of Art, offers annual scholarships for a limited number of campers. The camperships are based on need and artistic merit and are awarded on a first come, first served basis. Applications are being accepted now through February 10, and you will need a teacher recommendation. [...]

Too early to start thinking about camp? I think not. Some San Antonio camps are already opening up registration, and if you want to get in the game, you’d better get your pencils sharpened, and those applications filled out. Here are four camps that are waiting to hear from you. San Antonio PREP (Pre-Freshman Engineering [...]

I love finding new camps! Especially unique ones. And this one fits the bill perfectly: Texas AgriLife Extension’s Youth Entomology Summer Camp. That means BUGS! Creepy, crawly, squishy bugs. If you have a budding entomologist, this is a camp not to be missed. Taught by Molly Keck, your little scientist will learn how to put [...]

One of my favorite posts all year..where I get to pick the silliest, most fun, grossest camps around! Here are my pics for 2011. Each year, I pick some of my favorite camps to highlight. Hope you enjoy! The Awww, That’s So Cute Award: Waltz classes for kinder through 1st grade. Okay – I really [...]

Parents looking for a safe, structured environment for their children this summer need look no further than the Parks and Recreation Department’s Summer Youth Program. Hundreds of children are already signed up to participate but there is plenty of room at several Community Center and Elementary School sites, according to spokesperson Jody Garcia. Registration for [...]

I get my best blog ideas from questions readers ask me on twitter or facebook. Here’s the latest: where can I find good information about how to vet kids’ camps for safety? I love this question because safety is paramount…right above fun….on the best-camp-ever-ometer. Basically, safety falls into five essential areas: staff training staff to [...]

I love it when friends ask me for information on camps! It tells me what people are looking for and how I might be able to gather information that’s really useful. Keep those questions coming. Here’s this week’s question: “I’m looking for Spanish camps for my daughter. Do you know of any?” I was a [...]

I was just introduced to this amazing new website xkcd.com, which describes itself as a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. It’s really just one very funny guy sitting behind a computer who apparently enjoys words with no phonetic pronunciation and astronomy. I struggle with his comic above, because while I want to cheer [...]

Just a reminder…the deadline is approaching to apply for the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented scholarship program. But, even if your child isn’t in the GT program at school, the site still has an awesome summer camp guide available for download. Click right here to get it. My favs: Camp Invention, fun with [...]

It’s getting to be that time of year again. Many camps are already wooing parents with discounts for early registration, while others are still putting together their programs. Now’s the perfect time for you to start doing your research to find that one, perfect place that will keep your child happy, occupied and safe this [...]