Junior Summer Camp

CAMP MIRAGE JUNIOR PROGRAMS

45201 N. TERRITORIAL PLYMOUTH (Located at the Plymouth First United Methodist Church)

Juniors are taking over our North Territorial location and for good reason! It’s PERFECT for them. Junior camp is offered to kids entering preschool, kindergarten, 1st or 2nd grade in the Fall. All Juniors will be grouped by age.

OK… Here’s how it works! Junior Camp is a 50 /50 mix of indoor and outdoor activities. We don’t have this option at Five Mile, that’s why it's perfect for younger kids. Here is what the North Territorial Location has to offer:

Outside – wooded nature trails, soccer fields, basketball courts, huge 75-foot slip-n- slide, GAGA pits, volleyball courts, bikes, tetherball, 4-square, playground equipment

Indoors- approximately 3,000 square feet with an arts and crafts room, Lego building room, gaming room, gross motor room, music room, an indoor canteen, and indoor bathrooms! Yes! Indoor bathrooms! We have TONS of toys and games! These are much easier to manage indoors.

We now have two Junior Program options for younger kids our Junior Camp for Littles (3 & 4 year-olds) and traditional JUNIOR DAY CAMP (5, 6 & 7 and 8-year-olds). Below you will find the details for both programs.

Our 3 and 4-year-old program is theme based.  Our kiddos will have complete control over our school, The Learning Express, and its' fully stocked classrooms!  Each day will have open play, whole group camp songs, themed craft and gross motor activity, snack/canteen, playground, water activity, and a camp mirage staple (gaga, race track, arcade, etc).

For our 5, 6, 7 and 8-year-old programs we take the BEST big kid camps and expand them! We schedule their day in small increments, so the activities are always changing and keeping them on their toes.

Licensed by the State of Michigan

JUNIOR DAY CAMP

Camp options for kids going into preschool - 2nd grade

JUNIORS have officially taken over NORTH TERRITORIAL; it is the PERFECT set up for the littles! Inside, outside, wooded trails, blacktop, giant grassy fields, playground, fully stocked classrooms, movie theater, gross motor gym, arcade, craft room, 75-foot slip n slide, the list goes on and on!

The following camps are sold by the week. Purchase one week, a few weeks, or piece together the entire summer. All camp runs 9 AM-noon. Looking for all day care? Add on our pre-camp and after-camp program at an hourly rate. Campers will be grouped by age when appropriate.

 

Junior Day Camp - North Territorial
EXPLORERS

EXPLORERS

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Calling all explorers! In this exciting camp, it's part science / part outdoor adventure and ALL fun! Campers will build forts, track
animals, complete lots of fun nature art projects, play flashlight tag and other sports and even make s'mores! Don't miss it!

Offered 9:00 - 12:00 weeks of 6-17, 7-8, 7-29, 8-19

AMAZING RACE

AMAZING RACE

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Grab your passports, we are headed around the world! Campers will be split into small groups and spend the week adventure racing to different continents completing physical and mental competitions to earn points! Scavenger hunts, photo proof challenge, obstacle races, puzzles, local cuisine, and even some roadblocks and detours! Passports will be stamped and sky miles will be logged. Don’t forget your running shoes!

Offered 9:00-12:00 weeks of 6-24, 7-15, 8-5

ANIMAL PLANET

ANIMAL PLANET

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Join our exclusive safari as we travel the world exploring different animal habitats! We will explore a different biome each day to learn about what it takes for animals to live in the rainforest, desert, tundra, grassland, and savanna! We will search for footprints in our woodland trails, make our own binoculars and explorer vests, paint animal patterns and create our own creatures. Don't forget to bring you favorite stuffed animal for our Paws and Claws show on Friday!

Offered 9:00 - 12:00 weeks of 7-1, 7-22, 8-12 **note.. we are open July 4th

BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Always one of our most popular camps! Our instructors will help improve every part of your game by focusing on shooting, passing and dribbling. We’ll teach offense and defense techniques, ball handling, rules and sportsmanship. Each day consists of fun drills and games like king of the court and lightning. Daily tournaments allow everyone to show off their skills.

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 6-17, 7-8, 7-15,8-5, 8-12

CAMP AWESOMESAUCE

CAMP AWESOMESAUCE

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Yup! We just went there! We fully expect... "Can I PLEASSSE do Camp Awesomesauce again????" This is how it's going to work... We are choosing one of our silliest counselors. Mix that with the best of the best CRAZY activities at camp. Then we throw all the rules out the window! Every morning will start with a vote and campers will pick one sport, one gross & messy project, one water activity and one camp-wide prank! It's going to be a jam packed week of Camp Mirage memories!

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 6-24, 7-8, 7-22, 8-5, 8-19

CAMP MIRAGE FAVES

CAMP MIRAGE FAVES

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

This camp is the bomb! It’s our camper’s favorite and the counselor’s most requested. And it’s perfect for any age. We’ll start with gaga, the most popular pastime at Camp Mirage. Gaga is a form of dodge ball from Israel and it has a HUGE following here! We’re going to kick it up a notch this year with pickle ball, nuke em, kickball, capture the flag, nerf, team-building and much more! This camp rocks year after year.

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 7-1, 7-22, 8-12, 8-19**Note...camp is open on July 4th

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE!

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Imagine the freedom to choose whatever you’d like to do at camp each day! We’ll have full access to everything on-site. You’ll start the week by hijacking the Directors office and planning the perfect schedule. Campers will get to choose from over 50 activities to plan their dream week. Maybe we’ll challenge the counselors to a dodge ball match? Maybe we’ll run the bonfire in the morning with some crazy antics? How about hijacking the canteen and taking it over? The sky is the limit in this camp! Consider signing up for more than one week…this one is well loved.
Offered 9:00 - noon weeks of 6-17, 7-1, 7-15, 7-29, 8-12 **note... camp is open July 4th

CM SPORTS

CM SPORTS

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Welcome to the greatest sport camp to ever run at Camp Mirage! We're talking three different tournaments each day with canteen as a breather! Hold on tight... here we go... hoops, flag football, golf, hockey, softball, pickleball, gaga, soccer, nerf sports, nuke em, capture the flag, ultimate frisbee and many, many more! This high energy camp is all about teamwork and bonding at its’ best.

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 6-17, 7-1, 7-15, 7-29, 8-12 **NOTE... we are open 7-4

CRAZY CRAFTS

CRAZY CRAFTS

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

We want campers to use their creativity to explore the world around them making all the messes and mixing all the colors! This camp embraces all of the art mediums. We will paint on paper and canvas with fingers, brushes, sponges, sticks, fly swatters, and anything else that can get the job done! We will sculpt masterpieces using clay and use mosaic tiles to bring our crafts to life! We'll end the week by showing off our art gallery!

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 6-17, 7-1, 7-15, 7-29, 8-12 **Note.. camp is open July 4th

DUDE CAMP

DUDE CAMP

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

It’s a CM legend! Parents don’t tell the kids but we’re going to teach your sons to be classy gentlemen. They’ll learn the importance of brotherhood, teamwork & philanthropy. Boys, you’re going to have a blast! Think lots of sports like football, hoops, hockey, soccer and frisbee golf. We’ll learn a bit of martial arts and self-defense. Interested in Nerf? We’ve got a whole day of it. Finally, we’ll work on a large philanthropy project that will help a local charity and teach the importance of giving back to the community. Throw in secret handshakes & practical jokes and you’ll have a whole new set of friends for life!

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 6-17, 7-8, 7-29

GIRL POWER

GIRL POWER CAMP

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

This awesome camp is for girls only! We’ll do the secret handshakes and plenty of practical jokes. We’ll spend a day learning some different sports and then challenging other camps to play. We’ll do a day of all things SPA!!! We’ll focus on self-esteem building, bullying and cliques. Finally, we’ll work on a large philanthropy project that will help a local charity and teach the importance of giving back to the community. This is girl power bonding at its’ best.

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 6-17, 7-8, 7-29, 8-19

LAST HURRAH, a.k.a. SQUEEZE IN AS MUCH FUN AS POSSIBLE CAMP

$225/week 9:00 – 12:00

***This camp is offered the week of Aug 29th only at the FIVE MILE LOCATION. We have very limited space, so register early. Look at it like it’s your last chance at freedom before it’s back to the books! This week, we’re importing the fun. One day will be filled with massive inflatables: obstacle courses, jousting, slides, and more. Carnival day will involve a dozen real carnival games, temporary tattoos, cotton candy, and balloon launches. We’ll end the week by bringing in a circus company who will teach us trapeze arts, unicycling, magic, stilts & tight wire. We’ll fill in the rest with all kinds of sports, unique art projects & water games. Expect lots of surprises along the way. This isn’t going to be an ordinary week at Camp Mirage. This is going to be The Last Hurrah!

Offered 9am-noon week of 8-26

LEGO MASTERS

LEGO MASTERS

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

The sky is the limit in this building camp! We’ll have dozens of kits and huge bins of Legos at our fingertips! Campers will start with basic engineering & design tips, and the creative juices will flow from there! We’re starting BIG with blueprints to build your Lego dream home. Campers will design and construct air & space crafts. Finally, we’ll construct the ultimate race car… then race your fellow campers for the Lego Cup trophy.

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 6-17, 7-1, 7-15, 7-22, 7-29,8-12,8-19 **NOTE... we are open July 4th

LEGO MINECRAFT

LEGO MINECRAFT

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

This is our HOT camp of the season! We’re taking Minecraft out of the gaming device and bringing it to real life. Campers will work in groups to survive the unknown world at Camp Mirage. They’ll start on terrains, create buildings and gather resources to survive, plan fighting strategies and execute missions. This will be done through, of course, Legos, but also sports, team-building and a small portion of gaming. This is going to be a great week!

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 6-24, 7-8, 8-5

MAD SCIENCE

MAD SCIENCE

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Grab your lab coat and get ready to embark on an adventure like no other! This is a messy, dirty, crazy fun camp! Every experiment that is too messy for school, we'll tackle here! Throw in some gross motor activities, experimental art and lots of water projects and it's going to be a great week!

Offered 9 am-noon the weeks of 6-17, 7-1, 7-15, 7-29, 8-12 **note.. we are open July 4th

MISSON IMPOSSIBLE

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Mission Impossible

Calling all detectives! We need your help to break out of our escape rooms and solve the Camp Mirage daily mystery. We'll gather evidence, decode messages, dust for fingerprints, run missions and earn our very own super-secret spy name! This one includes lots of other goofy projects, sports and more.

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 6-24, 7-8, 7-22, 8-5, 8-19

NERF ADVENTURE

NERF, ADVENTURE

$165 /week 9:00 – 12:00

In this live action role playing adventure solve mysteries and protect our camp. An ongoing story line will continue throughout the week with new missions presented each day. Games include humans vs zombies, target accuracy, apocalypse training, rescue the humans, waves of zombies and more! We will provide a variety of Nerf equipment. If your child chooses to bring his/ her own, Camp Mirage is not responsible for lost or stolen items.

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 6-24, 7-15, 7-29, 8-12

NERF SPORTS

NERF SPORTS

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Yes, it’s one of everyone’s favorites. Yes, this year we’re kicking it up a notch and making it “Ultimate”. We’ll start with Nerf football focusing on skill challenges like loudest whistle from the whistling ball, longest pass & best team play. We’ll play dart tag and capture the flag with a cool Nerf twist. Campers will be challenged on the Nerf frenzy course with target accuracy tests, apocalypse training and more. N-Strike Elites, Vortex, Mavericks & Raiders – we have them all. It’s all Nerf. All week long. If your child chooses to bring his/ her own, Camp Mirage is not responsible for lost, broken or stolen items.

Offered 9am-noon weeks of 6-17, 7-1, 7-8, 7-22, 8-5, 8-19 **NOTE... we are open July 4th

POKEMON

POKEMON

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Calling all trainers! Pokemon…GO!!!! The Pokemon creatures have arrived at Camp and are looking for their people. We’ll provide all the cards for 5 days of awesomeness! We’re talking battles and live action role play, video gaming, nerf battles and more. This was the camp that everyone has been asking for! Parents, Pokemon has something for you too! Your camper will leave this one with a better understanding of sportsmanship, respect for the game and how to utilize teamwork in an individual game.

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 6-24, 7-15, 8-5

SAFARI ART

SAFARI ART

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Calling all animal lovers! Join the herd for a week of epic art adventures! We’re traveling to Africa to learn some awesome art techniques involving all things safari. We’ll combine animal prints, national geographic magazines, watercolors, and more to make three big projects… a safari lava lamp, canvas painting and a framed print. These projects are great for all ages.

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 6-24, 7-1, 7-15, 7-22, 8-5, 8-12 **note... camp is open July 4th

SOCCER

SOCCER

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

GOOOAALLL! In this camp, you’ll learn all the skills of the world's most popular sport. The week will focus on building technical ability with dribbling, kicking, trapping & throwing. We’ll cover decision making regarding ball movement and offense/defense. Finally, we’ll work on speed and strength. Of course, there will be lots of drills, fun games and matches. At the end the week, each team will pick a country and battle it out in a World Cup 2-day tournament.

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 6-24, 7-1, 7-22, 7-29, 8-19 **Note... camp is open July 4th

SUMMER KICK OFF

SUMMER KICK OFF

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

If you are lucky enough, schools out for summer a week early! What does that mean for these special campers? You will have the run of Camp Mirage in all it's glory, a week early! We'll play all the sports. We'll do all the fun projects. We'll play all the camp faves. We'll test out all the new canteen treats. Whoa! This is going to be a great week to kick off a legendary summer!

Offered 9am-noon week of 6-10

WILD CHILD

WILD CHILD

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

We hear it all the time… I just can’t choose!!! That’s why camps with lots of variety are always the best sellers. This camp will give you a taste of some of the tried and true. One day will be dedicated to all the ol’ faves at CM including slip-n- slide, gaga & nuke em. During our day of “All Sports” we’ll play b-ball, football & soccer. We’ll express ourselves on “Art Day” with creative projects. The next day we’ll put on our best “Game” face and compete in a board game AND electronic showdown complete with HUGE scoreboard and prizes for all! On Friday, it’s camper’s choice! This is truly a week full of AWESOME!

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of 6-24, 7-8, 7-22, 8-5, 8-19

JUNIOR CAMP FOR 3 AND 4-YEAR OLDS

*must be 3 by June 1st and potty trained

Our Junior Camp for the littles rocks and is always one of the first to sell out! We believe it’s because our programming is unique and more exciting than other daycare options around. In planning the JR camps, we’ve considered your child’s developmental skills, motor coordination, attention span, and energy level. We’ve carefully balanced educational activities with just plain silly fun!

Our 3- and 4-year-old program is theme based so you can sign your kiddo up for their faves or they can come every week and it is always changing! They will have complete control over our school upstairs and the fully stocked classrooms! The littlest of the littles will follow the same basic schedule all summer, so they are able to do a little of everything! Each day will have open play, whole group camp songs, themed craft and gross motor activity, snack/canteen, playground and a camp mirage staple (gaga, race track, arcade, etc).

This camp is divided by age. All activities/sports will be customized for your child’s age group.

The cost is $170/ week. Choose one week, several weeks, or the whole summer!

Junior Camp runs Monday- Friday from 9 AM-noon. Pre and After-camp are available for all Junior campers.  Click here for more information.

 

JUNIOR THEME WEEK

9AM – NOON WEEK OF:

June 10th  Summer Kick Off

June 17th  Under the Sea

June 24th  Animal Planet

July 1st  Midsummer Party*

July 8th  Wild Child

July 15th  Princess and Superhero

July 22nd  Fantasy Four

July 29th  Dinosaur Week

August 5th  Junior Scientists

August 12th  Beach Party

August 19th  Disney Favorites

August 26th  The Last Hurrah