Kids Camps & Activities in Chicago, Illinois

Just For Kids

Chicago childcare-center summer camp, ages 3-14, with meals and transportation.

Kids Science Labs - Roscoe Village

Full-day STEM day camp for ages 4-12 with themed science weeks in Roscoe Village.

Chicago Red Stars

Girls-focused soccer camps and clinics from Chicago's NWSL club, with free matchday clinics and city programs.

Hyde Park Neighborhood Club

Nonprofit full-day Hyde Park day camp, ages 5-14, with sports, arts, and swim lessons.

Lillstreet Art Center

Art center's week-long Kidstreet camps, ages 3-16, full- or half-day, with pottery and more.

Beverly Arts Center

Arts center's full-day camp (8:30-4) in dance, music, theater and art, ages 5-15, Chicago.

Lakeshore Academy of Gymnastics

Full-day gymnastics and rock-climbing camp for ages 6–12, capped at 25 kids a week.

Kidcreate Studio - Chicago (Lakeview)

Kidcreate franchise art studio; 1-5 day themed art camps for ages 3-12, Chicago Lakeview.

BitSpace

Youth-makerspace STEAM camp, ages 7-14, with 3D printing, woodworking, and robotics.

Project Exploration - STEM Learning Center

Free nonprofit STEM programs, grades K-12, for Chicago students underrepresented in science.

The Paintbrush ... a hands-on ART studio

Week-long art camps for ages 4-10 with daily projects and outdoor art, Lincoln Park.

Mad Science of Chicago

Franchise science camp with full-day and half-day themed weeks in forensics, space and robotics.

Tlapali Art Studio

Neighborhood process-art studio's summer camp for ages 5-13 with cultural programming, Chicago.

Midtown Athletic Club

Club day camp rotating kids through pool, tennis and gym sports at a private Chicago athletic club.

South Cook Jaguars

Nonprofit AAU youth basketball club, K–12; Saturday skills sessions rather than a camp.

Over The Edge Hoops

Open-enrollment June basketball skills camps, grades 2–8, from a Chicago travel club.

Taylor Services Youth Organization

Nonprofit full-day summer camp with tutoring, music and financial-literacy programming on Chicago's South Side.

ASB Educational Institute/Summer Camp

Academic, sports and arts summer camp for pre-K-8th grade in Hyde Park; financial aid available.

Bradley Fieldhouse

Indoor Wrigleyville fieldhouse whose kids' summer camps are run by Hot Shots Sports.

iCook After School

School-based after-school cooking program for kids — not a summer camp.

Kelly Hall YMCA

ACA-accredited YMCA day camp in Humboldt Park, 8am-5pm; no separate before/after care offered.

The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Chicago

Faith-based community center day camp, 8am-4pm, using an indoor water park, gym and arts studios.

Mt Greenwood SC

Competitive youth soccer club with seasonal teams; no summer camp program on its own site.

Easel art studio

Kids art day camp, ages 5-11, with park outings and outdoor art, Chicago.

Unicoi Art Studio

Kids art studio's half- and full-day camps for ages 3-15, themed on books and films, Chicago.

Silver Spurs Day Camp

Traditional Chicago day camp (Lake Shore Schools) with flexible hours and weekly field trips.

Oh Art Foundation

Nonprofit's culture-based summer art camps and K-12 classes, Bridgeport, Chicago.

Red Cloud Studio

LBP School of Dance

Nonprofit Chicago dance studio's summer camp: ballet, jazz, and contemporary; hours not stated.

Concordia Place on Whipple

Nonprofit school-age summer camp with swimming, field trips, and science; grades K+.

Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls Chicago

Girls-only multi-sport day camp, pre-K–8, rotating 10+ sports plus confidence and leadership work.

Easel Art Studio Inc

Kids art day camp, ages 5-11, with park outings and outdoor art, Chicago.

ComEd Recreation Center at Addams Park

Chicago Park District rec center with indoor turf and track that hosts the Summer Camp at Addams.

Spotlight Dance Academy Of Chicago

McCormick YMCA

ACA-accredited YMCA day camp, 9am-4pm with free before/after care; traditional, STEAM and sports tracks.

South Side YMCA

ACA-accredited YMCA day camp, 9am-4pm with free before/after care; traditional, STEAM and sports tracks.

XS Tennis and Education Foundation

Nonprofit Chicago tennis day camp, 9-4, with academic enrichment or high-performance training tracks.

Chicago Blue Dolphins

Children's Art Classes - Chicago (Elston)

Children's Art Classes franchise studio teaching 40+ art media, Chicago (Elston).

North Lawndale YMCA

YMCA branch running summer camp and school-year care for youth ages 5-12 in North Lawndale.

Green Explorers Club

Nonprofit nature-and-literacy day camp for ages 5-10 with themed eco weeks.

BASH Sports Academy

Outdoor baseball and softball camp weeks, ages 8-14, with full-day and half-day options.

The Little Gym of Chicago

Themed half-day gymnastics camp, ages 3-10, bookable by the day, week or flex pass.

Rauner Family YMCA

ACA-accredited YMCA day camp, 9am-4pm with free before/after care; traditional, STEAM and sports tracks.

Irving Park YMCA

ACA-accredited YMCA day camp, 9am-4pm with free before/after care; traditional, STEAM and sports tracks.

1000 Watts Sports

Outdoor multi-sport day camp, PreK-8th grade, 9am-3pm with themed weeks and Wednesday field trips.

Kids STEM Studio

West Loop STEM day camp for grades 1-7 with robotics, coding, and engineering.

New York Giants Youth Football

Non-contact Giants-branded football camp, ages 6-14 - camps run in CT/NY/NJ, not Illinois.

Ultimate Ninjas

Chicago ninja-obstacle-gym camp with obstacle training, themes, and races.