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Sports like basketball are just some of the fun activities kids can enjoy during spring break camps.
Sports like basketball are just some of the fun activities kids can enjoy during spring break camps.
3/3/24 - By Christine Mooney

Traveling during every spring break and school holiday just isn't possible... nor is taking time off work. That's why many parents look to camps to keep their kids busy during days off from school.

From sports camps to music camps to dance camps, there's a school holiday or spring break camp for kids of any interest. Here are some top picks for school holiday and spring break camps in DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia.

And while you're thinking of camps, don't forget to start planning for summer! Summer camps fill up quickly, and our DC Summer Camp Guide can help you you prepare. It lists everything from STEM summer camps to sports summer camps throughout the DC area.

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Holiday and Spring Break Camps in Washington, DC

Busy Bees Spring Break Camp

Capitol Hill
Ages 2-7
Busy Bees' Spring Break Day Camp features daily interactive activities, music class, and an art project for all campers, plus trips to local playgrounds and other field trips (safety-, age-, and weather-permitting). READ MORE

DC Way Soccer

Multiple locations
Ages 5-11
DC Way offers soccer camps, skills clinics, leagues, and instruction for kids ages 4 and up. Its Kids Academy introduces children ages 4-8 to soccer through six weeks of age-appropriate classes with licensed coaches. Skills clinics for ages 6-12 focus on the development of individual skills such as dribbling, shooting, passing, and receiving. Camps are offered for ages 4-13.  READ MORE

Home Run Baseball Camp

Spring Valley
Ages 6-12
Home Run Baseball Camp is for kids ages 4-12 of all experience levels. The camp, which runs from 8:30am-2:30pm, focuses on teaching technical proficiency, hard work, and respectful play.  READ MORE

HoopEd Nation

Multiple locations
Ages 5-13
HoopEd Nation offers basketball, All Sports and Games, and Girl Power camps for kids ages 5-13 at various locations. There are also a variety of basketball skills classes and outdoor games for kids in grades 1-12.  READ MORE

Polite Piggy's Spring Break Camps

Multiple locations
Ages 3-10
Piggy’s Day Camp provides nurturing care and education for kids ages 3-10 in a clean, safe, and healthy environment. The program includes daily lessons, outdoor play, and field trips. READ MORE

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CREATE Arts Center

Silver Spring
Ages 6-12
CREATE Arts Center offers Summer and No School Day Art Camps. Experienced teaching artists inspire creativity by teaching various art-making techniques and help campers draw inspiration for their artwork. Summer camps are weeklong, and the no-school day camp schedule aligns with Montgomery County Public Schools, DC Public Schools, and several local private schools and charter schools. READ MORE

DC Way Soccer

Multiple locations
Ages 5-11
DC Way offers soccer camps, skills clinics, leagues, and instruction for kids ages 4 and up. Its Kids Academy introduces children ages 4-8 to soccer through six weeks of age-appropriate classes with licensed coaches. Skills clinics for ages 6-12 focus on the development of individual skills such as dribbling, shooting, passing, and receiving. Camps are offered for ages 4-13.  READ MORE

HoopEd Nation

Multiple locations
Ages 5-13
HoopEd Nation offers basketball, All Sports and Games, and Girl Power camps for kids ages 5-13 at various locations. There are also a variety of basketball skills classes and outdoor games for kids in grades 1-12.  READ MORE

Silver Stars Gymnastics Camps

Silver Spring
Ages 4-15
Silver Stars Gymnastics offers kids the opportunity to learn cartwheels, navigate monkey bars, and climb ropes. Full-day and half-day camp programs are available for kids ages 3.5-15. READ MORE

Steve & Kate's Camp

Multiple locations
Ages 4-12
Since 1980, Steve & Kate’s has put kids in charge of their own camp experience. Campers ages 4-12 choose from a variety of activities in real time including sewing, stop-motion animation, music, coding, sports and recreation, crafts, baking, and more. Families can buy as many days as they’d like and use them at any time, no reservations required. Camp runs from 8am-6pm, and lunch and snacks are included.  READ MORE
Theater fans will love Encore Stage and Studio Camp. Photo by Cindy Kane Photography
Theater fans will love Encore Stage and Studio Camp. Photo by Cindy Kane Photography

Holiday and Spring Break Camps in Northern Virginia

Children's Science Center

Fairfax
Grades 1-5
Campers entering first through fifth grades participate in hands-on STEM projects ranging from engineering to chemistry. With five themes throughout the summer, young scientists learn about space, movement, the Earth, and more through lab work and experiments. READ MORE

The nZone

Chantilly
Ages 5-14
This large indoor complex offers five-week programs in which kids learn fundamental and sport-specific skills and build sportsmanship. The nZone also provides summer camps and school-holiday camps in which kids ages 2-14 learn and play sports, do crafts and science experiments, and take cooking classes. READ MORE

Encore Stage and Studio

Arlington
Grades K-5
Encore's half-day summer camp for preschoolers includes songs and movement, music and rhythm, theater, storytelling, and crafts with a new theme each week, such as Doc McStuffins and Blue's Clues. Camp takes place 9am-12pm. There is a special sharing day for families on the last day of camp. Encore also offers school-holiday mini camps and spring break camps.  READ MORE

Pentagon MMA

Arlington
Ages 4-11
From football to soccer to archery and table tennis, each day of Spring Camp at Pentagon MMA features a different sport from around the world. READ MORE

Steve & Kate's Camp

Multiple locations
Ages 4-12
Since 1980, Steve & Kate’s has put kids in charge of their own camp experience. Campers ages 4-12 choose from a variety of activities in real time including sewing, stop-motion animation, music, coding, sports and recreation, crafts, baking, and more. Families can buy as many days as they’d like and use them at any time, no reservations required. Camp runs from 8am-6pm, and lunch and snacks are included.  READ MORE

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