11 summer camps out of the ordinary (2016)

Yesterday we brought you eight original summer camps for children and today we return with new ideas of summer camps in 2016 for the children to have a great time this next vacation, in the mountains, on the beach or in the city and even in the snow!

Camps in which they develop their creativity, promote their self-esteem, their imagination, enhance their skills, their expression, organization and expression of feelings, learn sports and languages, cooking, robotics ... And in short they have fun knowing other children. Full camps or "day camps" of only half a day, with a lot of offer in Madrid but also in other locations.

Summer in the snow

No, it is not about moving to the Alps or the southern hemisphere. In Madrid you can go snow in the summer camps from Madrid Snow Zone. This is the only ski and snow camp that includes 12 hours of skiing a week, yincanas, miniature golf, skating, craft workshops ...

The camps are aimed at children between five and 12 years old and in 2016 they are held during the month of July (beginning the week of June 27) with hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The weekly price is 179 euros, which includes snack, lunch and snow equipment (except gloves and socks). Madrid SnowZone is located in the municipality of Arroyomolinos, in the southwest area of ​​Madrid.

The curtain up! Performing Arts Camp

Theater is an art that includes elements as different as costumes, lighting, mimicry, voice, makeup, body expression ... Whether your children are more comedy, or if they prefer tragedy, in this theater camp They will enjoy the beautiful. It is the urban camp of Performing Arts of Cara B for summer 2016, three weeks with artistic educational activities with dance and theater as a base and in which children will represent their own musical.

The Performing Arts camp, for children from six years of age, it will take place in two shifts, two fortnights of July, from Monday to Friday, from 9.30 am to 2 pm It takes place at the Performing Arts School caraB (Conde de la Cimera 4, Madrid) and the prices are, for a fortnight (July 4 to 15 or July 18 to 29) 225 euros and for the full month 400 euros. In addition, the fruit of so much fun will have its peak in a final camping party, a performance by the kids.

Camps in the zoo

There is no greater proof of the illusion that makes children see real animals like their little faces of emotion in the zoo. In Madrid you can live many experiences with animals, learn to care for them, respect for nature ...

In Faunia (Madrid) they have camps from June 22, from Monday to Friday. There the children from three years They will travel from Antarctica in the Polar Ecosystem or the rainforest. They will discover the mystery of nocturnal animals in Silent Shadows or they will delve into the secrets of the African Forest Ecosystem and they will know the offspring of animals just arrived at the park. The children are grouped by age, and the price per week (190 euros or 225 if we choose camp in English) includes: snack, food, all the necessary material to carry out the activities ...

The Madrid Zoo also offers summer camps every week from Monday to Friday during the months of June, July, August and September 2016 (from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), for children from four years old. You have to check dates and prices, there are three-day or one-week workshops (183 euros per week; the workshop in English: 230 euros per week), optional daycare services ... The price includes admission to the Zoo every day, snack, food, all materials and activities.

In Terra Natura Benidorm (Alicante) we also have summer school 2016, where children learn to live together and respect nature, knowing very closely the most fascinating animals on the planet. It has a special Multiadventure area, fun water games, slides and snorkeling with sea lions for the elderly, you learn English ... It is an activity for children from three to 12 years old, from June 27 to September 2, 2016, from Monday to Friday. The minimum reservation is two weeks (two weeks for children of Infantil, 140 euros; four weeks, from 255 euros).

Little scientists

The Planet Science association has Summer camps for little scientists, from the age of six (seven kilometers from Sigüenza, Guadalajara). With the conviction that science can be fun, inspiring and creative when children are allowed to invent and conduct their own experiments, this camp takes place in several 8-day and 7-night shifts, from June 26 to July 31 (one week, 390 euros; two weeks, 760 euros).

A multidisciplinary team of monitors ranges from biology to aeronautics, through astronomy and ecology. Science is the main axis of a camping day that also includes outdoor games, sports, swimming in the pool, excursions in the countryside ... The night camping evenings are made under the starry sky next to the telescopes.

Public speaking camp

It may seem like a discipline aimed at politicians or lawyers, but public speaking was an important subject in antiquity. The art of speaking eloquently, of persuading or moving through words is within the reach of the little ones in this camp. So this camp is ideal for our "golden piquitos".

The European School of Public Speaking Organizes the Urban Oratory Camp for children, aimed at managing emotions and learning to express themselves in public, from July 4 to 15, 2016 for children between eight and twelve years old (from July 18 to 29, 2016 for children between 11 and 12 years). It will take place from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and the price is 320 euros. Venue: Madrid. CES Audiovisual Campus. C / Adriatic Sea, 11.

Cook Camps

The kitchen is fashionable among the little ones and so we see it in the delicious offer of gastronomic camps. The Chef Kiriko Cooking Camp is held in Fornelos de Montes (Pontevedra), at the El Kiriko Nature Leisure Center. It offers a fun program with very participatory master classes: snacks, pastries, artisan bread, pizzas and guacamole ... learning about nutrition, agriculture ... In addition, outside the stove children will go horse riding, archery, water sports (canoeing and paddle tennis -surfing), climbing on a climbing wall, zip line, sports gymkanas, will see outdoor cinema ... Designed for children aged eight to 14 years, this camp takes place in July (from 24 to 30, 485 euros).

In Palacio de la Bouza (Riveras de Pravia, Asturias) there is a school farm where children discover rural life through activities such as caring for animals, monitoring garden crops and simple transformations of primary products. For children from 10 years old, their gastronomic camp is created for those who want to be great cooks. Renowned chefs of Asturian cuisine teach traditional cuisine, creative cuisine, pastries, while visiting markets, orchards, farms, cheese factories and factories. They also include sports activities, language classes ... There are several shifts in July and August 2016 (10 days, 505 euros; 15 days, 750 euros).

Robotics camp

In the same enclave that the previous camp, the Palace of the Bouza (Asturias), the robotics camps for children from the age of seven. The little ones will build their own models of machines and animals of LEGO and give them movement, they will carry out workshops in which creativity and manual dexterity are encouraged, as well as the recycling of products, they will do caving, canoeing, zip line, canyoning, archery , camping, crawling ...

In short, a multidisciplinary camp that takes place in several shifts in July and August 2016 (10 days, 750 euros; 15 days, 1150 euros). Includes stay in full board, all academic and leisure activities, material ...

Ducks to water

We already want to be soaking, so that in a few weeks the heat will make it easier and more palatable ... Mediterraneo Essence is a nautical-themed camp with English classes for children aged six to 15, which takes place in Oropesa del Mar (Castellón). It includes nautical activities with multiadventure and language classes (to choose between Spanish or English). Full board, accommodation in wooden cabins, excursion to the water park "Polynesia", nautical activities (surfing, bodysurfing, father surfing, kayaking, snorkeling ...). With many shifts in July and August 2016, the price ranges from 348 euros / week (full board).

As you can see, the offer of Original summer camps for children in 2016 It is wide and our choice will depend a little on the budget, the place of residence and, of course, the tastes and preferences of children. Surely among all these proposals for summer camps and schools is the one that best suits your interests. There is a lot of variety of offers, something unthinkable a few years ago, and every time we are more surprised with some of the children's camps.

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