Yes, the winter holidays have just passed. But midwinter break is fast approaching. Looking for ways for your kids to spend their free time over February break? Here are 30 great options for mid-winter break camps.
Seattle-area camps
Blue Ribbon Cooking, Eastlake
Blue Ribbon Cooking, located in Seattle, offers world-class culinary camps for beginner to advanced students. Kids are invited to join in the kitchen for an opportunity to learn new recipes and culinary techniques. Each lesson will teach kitchen safety and proper techniques while also inviting creativity and exploration of ingredients.
Date: February 18-21, 2025 | Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Location: Blue Ribbon Cooking | Ages/grades: ages 5-13 | Cost: $195 per day
Kids Science Labs, Green Lake
At this mid winter break camp, students will learn even though they’re not in school, perfect for science enthusiasts. Innovative projects and fun, hands-on experiments will also show them how fun learning can be. This midwinter break theme is “Inside the Olympics: How Stuff Works”, where campers will explore the limits of the human body and how to keep them at peak performance for competition, learn about basic science of levers and forces in the spors equipment and so much more.
Date: Feb. 17-21, 2025 | Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Location: KidsScience Labs Green Lake, 405 NE 71st St, Seattle, WA 98115 | Ages/grades: Ages 4-10 | Cost: $575 + sign up fee of $10
Kids Carpentry, Seattle (waitlist)
Kids’ Carpentry is a hands on toy building experience designed to teach kids practical woodworking skills with an emphasis on the safe use of hand tools. While kids construct fun and exciting projects they are also empowered to become independent thinkers during this camp.
Date: Feb. 17-21, 2025 | Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Location: Kids Carpentry Seattle | Ages/grades: Grades K-5 | Cost: $100-$500 per session (1d/wk: $100, 5d/wk: $500)
Kong Academy, Phinneywood
Ninja Parkour Training Camp will involve movement with social emotional learning for kids. They will learn to navigate obstacle courses that are designed to test speed, agility, and precision at this half day camp.
Date: Feb. 17-21, 2025 | Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Phinney Neighborhood Association | Ages/grades: Ages 6-10 | Cost: $80 per day, $340 for full week
Neo Art School, Fremont
The art school offers day-to-day camps during the midwinter break. Every camp is different, with new projects to keep the kid’s excitement levels high.
Date: February 17-21, 2025| Time: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. or 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Location: Neo Art School | Ages/grades: Ages 6+ | Cost: $95 (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.), $115 per day (8 a.m. – 6 p.m). $10 registration fee each time you send in registration.
Seattle Bouldering Project, Seattle
During this camp, kids can stay warm and active climbing. Join for obstacle courses, climbing instruction, team challenges, and more in the single-day camps. Feel free to choose one or more days of camp.
Date: February 17-21, 2025 | Time: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: Seattle Bouldering Project (Fremont & Poplar locations) | Ages/grades: Ages 6-12 | Cost: $100 for a single day
SANCA Circus Camp, South Seattle
The School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts has camps to teach your kids the finer points of tumbling, aerial arts, juggling, trapeze, and more. This camp welcomes beginners and individuals with no experience. However, the Circus Menagerie Camp requires at least one session of classes at SANCA or previous camp participation at SANCA.
Date: February 17-21, 2025 | Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. each day | Location: SANCA | Ages/grades: Ages 6-15 | Cost: $475 for members, $575 for nonmembers
Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle
Each day students discover new ways to use voices, bodies, and imaginations to create and tell a story. This creative drama camp is a great starting point for students who are curious about theatre.
Date: February 17-21, 2025 | Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Location: Seattle Children’s Theatre | Ages/grades: Ages 4-11 | Cost: $380+
Stone Soup Theatre, Seattle
Children with the passion to act and perform can channel their inner thespian at this theatre camp. During the camp, older kids ages 8 to 15 can undertake a production of “Dungeons & Drama”, while younger kids ages 5 to 7 can have fun singing and dancing to the lively stage adaptation of the Disney Classic “The Lion King”.
Date: February 17-21, 2025 | Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Location: Wallingford Presbyterian Church | Ages/grades: Ages 5 – 15 | Cost: $450 (aftercare is offered for an added cost)
Taproot Theatre Acting Studio, Seattle
Taproot Theatre will offer acting studio midwinter break camps for kids & teens. Camp ends with a final performance on the last day. Classes are taught by Taproots’ experienced teaching artists and theatre professionals. They offer two camp options including: Drama Quest: A Jungle Tale Based on Grumpy Monkey for students K-3rd grade with a final performance at 1:30 p.m. The other option is the Youth & Teen Showcase: The Play’s the Thing – Hamlet Spoofs for students in 4th grade to 12th grade, with a final performance at 3 p.m.
Dates: February 17-21, 2025 | Times: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for K-3rd grade, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for 4th- 12th grade
Location: Taproot Isaac Studio & Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church | Ages/grades: K-12 grade | Cost: $275 for K-3rd grade and $475 4th-12th grade
Tilth Alliance, Rainier Beach & Wallingford
Tilth Alliance is offering two mid-winter break camps this year: “Dumplings ‘Round the World” (full-day) at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands and “Winter Garden Snacks” (half-day) located at the Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford. In these multi-day camps, kids will learn to cook from seasonal produce, work in the garden and explore the outdoors while learning stewardship of the garden.
Dates: February 17-21, 2025 | Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. & 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Location: Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands & Good Shepherd Center | Ages/grades: Grades 2-5 | Cost: $290-$430
West Seattle Art Nest, West Seattle
During this 3-day mid-winter break camp, children will get the opportunity to explore a large variety of mediums and techniques. This camp will focus on working outdoors, inside heated canopy tents, so they recommend that kids dress in art-friendly clothing and bundle up.
Dates: February 18-20, 2025. | Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Location: 2903 SW Cambridge St, Seattle, WA 98126 | Ages/grades: School-aged children | Cost: $195
Eastside camps
Arena Sports, Issaquah
Burn off all that extra home-from-school energy by keeping them active all day at one of the Arena Sports “School’s Out” camps. These are very flexible, with half-day and full-day options, or your child can drop in for a single day. (Ages 3 to 5 only have morning options.)
Dates: February 17-21, 2025 | Times: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. or half-days (9 a.m. – 12 p.m. ages 3-12 or 1 p.m. – 4 p.m, ages 6-12) | Location: Arena Sports Issaquah | Ages/Grades: Ages 3 to 12 | Cost: $80 per day, $58 for half day
Chess 4 Life, Bellevue & Issaquah
There are various options at this camp for students to choose from. They have day chess camps, including regular camp, Lego + chess camp, and table tennis + chess camp. Beginners, intermediate and advanced players are welcome and can learn and improve.
Dates: February 17-21, 2025 | Times: 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Location: Bellevue & Issaquah | Ages/grades: 6-12 | Cost: $425-$495
Edgeworks Climbing Camp (Feb 17, 19, 20 are full), Bellevue
Edgeworks Climbing offers a single-day camp for midwinter break for beginner, intermediate, and advanced climbers of all ages. Activities include climbing ropes and bouldering, safety instructions, knot-tying, basic technique, games, and fitness.
Dates: Feb 17-21, 2025 | Times: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Location: Bellevue Edgeworks (there are also Seattle and Tacoma locations) | Ages/grades: 7-13 years of age | Cost: $128 for non-members, $115 for members (climbing gear included)
FeatherFlight Badminton, Bellevue
Join this new Badminton Club and Training Academy for mid-winter break camp, where kids can learn to play badminton.
Dates: February 13-21, 2025 | Times: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and 10 a.m. – 1 p.m./1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Location: FeatherFlight Badminton | Cost: $110 for full day, $60 for half day, $520 for the full week (full day), $280 for full week (half day)
FrogLegs, Redmond
During this mid-winter break camp, kids can cook and bake and learn about foods from all around the world. The camp offers two options:
Travel Series: is a half-day camp that explores a different country each day, learning about its cuisine and history while cooking. 4-9 years.
Baking Around the World: a two-hour drop-in camp where kids will learn to take core ingredients like flour, butter, salt, vanilla, and more and create unique flavors and textures of baked goods from around the world. Lunch is provided. Ages: 5-9 years
Dates: February 13-21, 2025 | Times: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Travel Series), 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. (Baking Around the World) | Location: FrogLegs | Ages/grades: Ages 4-9 | Cost: $75-$100 per day
Redmond Art Works, Redmond
Join Redmond Art Works for four hours of themed art projects, including drawing, painting, crafts and working with clay. Fill your child’s day with artmaking through the mid-winter break. You can register for individual days and choose different classes.
Dates: February 17-22, 2025 | Times: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Location: Redmond Art Works | Ages/grades: 4-12 | Cost: $75 per class
Sit and Kit Camp, Bellevue
Kids in the Bellevue area can learn about famous artists and get creative and messy in this full day camp. Dress them in clothes that are okay to get dirty/messy.
Dates: February 19-21, 2025 | Times: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Location: Sit and Kit | Ages/grades: K-5 | Cost: $225 per child
Steve and Kate’s Camp, Bellevue
Campers choose which activities they do, whether its coding, crafting, sewing/stitching, performing, or doing sports and recreation, there is something for everyone at this camp.
Dates: February 17-21, 2025 | Time: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Location: Forest Ridge School of Sacred Heart | Ages/Grades: Ages 4-12 | Cost: $124 per day
Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island
J Camp offers special camp experiences for when there is no school. During the break, your kids can choose between Core Camp (mixed activities) or Sports Camp. They will have activities, games, crafts and swimming too.
Dates: February 17-21, 2025 | Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Location: 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island | Ages/grades: K-5 | Cost: $81-$100 per day (varies by membership)
Youth Theatre Northwest, Mercer Island
Kids will spend their mid-winter break with jam-packed, fun-filled theatrics including singing, dancing and acting with theatre’s red-head: Annie. On the last day at 3 p.m., there will be an end of camp short performance by the campers.
Dates: February 17-21, 2025 | Times: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Location: Youth Theatre Northwest | Ages/grades: 1st-8th grade | Cost: $475
North of Seattle camps
Cedar Springs Camp, Lake Stevens
This is a day camp where your kids can enjoy a week of camp activities such as laser tag, rock wall climbing, nature hikes, and campfires. Camp will take place at Lake Stevens, with hot lunch provided. On the 13th and 14th, bus transportation will be offered for $9 per day.
Dates: February 13-21, 2025 | Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Location: Lake Stevens, WA | Ages/grades: ages 5-12 | Cost: $59 per day for each camper, $49 per day for 2 days and $39 per day for 3 days
Creative Hands Studio, Bothell
Students will work on various projects and in different mediums each day. Every day and every week, there will be different projects, with time to play. Kids can choose between a pottery-based camp or an art-based camp.
Dates: February 17-21, 2025 | Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (half day), 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (full day) | Location: Creative Hands Studio | Ages/grades: Ages 3-11+ | Cost: $150-$525
PlayWell (Lego), Shoreline
This midwinter break camp will have a few options for Lego lovers in Shoreline including, a Minecraft Engineering LEGO Camp (ages 5-8) and a Bash’em Bots LEGO Camp (ages 7-12). Note: Minecraft Engineering Camp is FULL
Dates: February 18-21, 2025 | Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Location: Spartan Recreation Center | Ages/grades: ages 5-12 | Cost: $172 for residents, $258 for non-residents
South of Seattle camps
City of Auburn Camp, Auburn
Join the City of Auburn mid-winter break camp for engaging projects centered around crafts, sports, games, and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) activities. The campers will also enjoy a special one-time outing to the bowling alley. Early drop-off is available at 8 a.m., and late pick-up is until 5 p.m.
Dates: February 18-21, 2025 | Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Location: Auburn Community & Event Center | Ages/grades: 6-10 years old | Cost: $230 for residents, $287 for nonresidents
Sing Out Seattle Musical Theatre, South Seattle
Sing Out offers a mid-winter break camp where your kids will perform songs and scenes from five Broadway musicals. On the last day of the camp, the students will have a final camp performance. An extended day is not available.
Dates: February 17-21, 2025 | Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Location: Westside School | Ages/grades: 7-14 years old | Cost: $395
