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, or 1st grade in the Fall. All Juniors will be grouped by age.

Whoo-hoo! Can you tell we’re excited??? We are booting out the older kids so our Juniors can be the big guys on campus! Do you have a Junior Camper who would attend North Territorial and a big kid attending Five Mile? We’ll have a bus service in between.

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 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-, and 7-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.

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Do you have a Junior camper and a big kid and are concerned about drop off and pick up at two locations? Don’t worry! We have transportation between the two camps.

Shuttle service is available for sibling campers between our two Plymouth locations. If you live closer to one location, consider the bus service. If you have siblings attending both locations, this is a great option. We know there may be mixed feelings regarding dividing the locations by age; please be assured that this was well thought out. This is an excellent opportunity to provide a much more enjoyable and customizable experience for our kiddos. Our bus will do two shuttles in the AM at 8:15 and 8:45 and two shuttles in the PM at 3:15 and 3:45. Additional pre/ aftercare is available outside of these times as well. Our locations are 8 minutes away, and our bus has seat belts. Pre-registration is required. An email with more information will be sent out in June. Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Free shuttle service

JUNIOR DAY CAMP

Camp Options for 5, 6, and young 7-year-olds

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.

Do you have a Junior Camper who would attend North Territorial and a big kid attending Five Mile? We’ll have a bus service in between. Call for more information.

Junior Day Camp - North Territorial
ADVENTURE CAMP

ADVENTURE CAMP

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Calling all trailblazers who want to spend an exciting week exploring, hiking, climbing and studying the forests and fields of camp! Campers will gather in the woods each morning to go over maps for the day and will make sure they leave no stone unturned. They will learn to build forts, track animals, set up a camp site, magnet fish, camouflage, capture creepy critters, archery, flashlight tag, and make smores! We will take daily virtual field trips to the National Parks and make our own hiking sticks! What an adventure!

Offered 9:00 - 12:00 weeks of July 10 and Aug 7

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 racing to different continents and completing in physical and mental challenges! Try your hand at sports, crafts and games from around the world. Passports will be stamped and sky miles will be logged. Don’t forget your running shoes!

Offered 9:00-12:00 July 3, July 24 and Aug 14 **Note... camp is open Tues, July 4th

ANIMAL PLANET

ANIMAL PLANET

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Join our exclusive safari as we travel the world! We will explore a different habitat 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 June 26, July 24 and Aug 21

BEACH ART

BEACH ART

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

What’s better than a relaxing week at the beach? How about spending a week bonding with friends while creating the coolest projects? We’re going to make the perfect floppy hat, tie dye beach towels, design a seashell locket and sculpt & shellac a gorgeous sand castle masterpiece. And, of course, we have to get our toes beach ready with pedicures. Throw in plenty of music, beach time in our sand pits and cooling off on our water slides. This camp is definitely a beach vacation!

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of June 26, July 17 and Aug 7

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 July 3, July 24 and Aug 14

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 June 19, July 3, July 17, July 31 and Aug 14
**Note...camp is open Tues, July 4th

CAMP MIRAGE EXTREME

CAMP MIRAGE EXTREME

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Absolutely, one of our best! Our CM Extreme campers start each morning by running the camp wide bonfire. Then we break off for a new and extreme adventure each day. We’re talking mud pit Olympics, sports, games, arcade and race track. On Thursday, we’ll hone our business skills and make a special canteen treat to make a little spending money. Friday is the big day. It’s the very special camp tradition called Color Wars! This is going to be one week of extreme fun!

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of June 26, July 10, July 24, Aug 7 and Aug 21

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 am-noon weeks of Jun 26 July 17, Aug 7 and Aug 21

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 July 3, July 24 and Aug 14
**Note.. camp is open Tues, 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 June 19, July 10, July 31 and Aug 21

FANTASY CAMP

FANTASY CAMP

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Spend the week living in ENCHANTMENT and exploring faraway land! We will hike through the Fairy Forest each morning, looking for elves, gnomes, and mythical creatures hiding about! Campers will complete daily quests to learn what it takes to be a hero and use their imagination, creativity, and a lot of glitter to build fairy gardens, design masks, crowns, capes, wands and their very own mythological 3D creatures! Prepare to defend the castle and use those superhero powers to distract the dragons! Campers will leave this week full of treasures and travel stories!
Offered 9 am-noon weeks of July 3 and July 31 **Note.. camp will be open Tues, July 4th

GIRL POWER CAMP

GIRL POWER CAMP

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Little ladies… you asked for it! Your very own fearless girls only camp. Yes, we’ll do the secret handshakes and 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!!! Manicures, pedicures & healthy snacks. 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 June 19, July 10, July 31 and Aug 21

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 Aug 28th

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 June 19, July 10, July 31 and Aug 21

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! Throughout the week we will learn about how science helps us navigate through the world as we explore, invent, mix and sleuth around discovering clues to solve some of life’s biggest mysteries! We will complete daily experiments, create our own planets, launch rockets, make slime, crack encrypted message and even combine things for chemical reactions! Our philosophy... the messier the better!

Offered 9 am-noon the weeks of June 19, July 17 and Aug 14

MISSON IMPOSSIBLE

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

Recruits do you have what it takes to be an international SPY through some old fashion sleuthing?! You will travel all over to learn how to gather evidence, decode messages, dust for fingerprints, run missions and earn your very own super-secret spy name! We need your help to break out of our escape rooms and to solve age old crimes of camp like the Case of the Missing Canteen Cards!
Offered 9 am-noon weeks of July 3, July 24 and Aug 14 **Note... camp is open Tues, July 4th

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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. G

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of June 26, July 17 and Aug 7

NERF EXTREME

NERF, EXTREME

$165/week 9:00 – 12:00

This camp puts the ultimate skills of a Nerf master to test! We’ll divide you into 2 teams for the week to carry out a new secret mission daily. We’ll engage in daily training, recon missions and recovering prisoners of war. Nerf obstacle courses and camo paint will keep your head in the game while we “travel” the globe to carry out missions behind enemy lines. Games include capture the flag, free for all, medic and disarm the bomb. We’ll use a point and reward system to keep track in this live action role playing adventure. 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 July 3, July 24, Aug 21 **Note... camp is open Tuesday, July 4th

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. We’ll round out the week with everyone’s favorite, a massive game of humans vs. zombies. 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 9 am-noon weeks of June 19, July 10, July 31 and Aug 14

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. Campers, you’re allowed to bring your own cards but trading is only permitted with camp playing cards.

Offered 9 am-noon weeks of June 26, July 17 and Aug 7

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 June 26, July 17 and Aug 7

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 June 19, July 10 and July 31

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 $165/ 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 19th  Under the Sea

June 26th  Animal Planet

July 3rd  Midsummer Party*

July 10th  Wild Child

July 17th  Princess and Superhero

July 24th  Fantasy Four

July 31st  Dinosaur Week

August 7th  Junior Scientists

August 14th  Beach Party

August 21st  Disney Favorites

 

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