Held at Orchard Park United Methodist Church – 3700 N Buffalo St, Orchard Park, NY 14127
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Join us for school break camps in Orchard Park for Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Break, Black Friday, Winter/Christmas Break, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, OP Staff Development Day and Spring Break! Taught by NYS-certified teachers and professional educators, our camps are designed for ages 3-10 and packed with fun!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Monday, October 12, 2026
9:00am – 12:00pm
Join everyone’s favorite crime-fighting canine for a morning packed with laughs, creativity, and heroic adventures! Campers will answer silly “would you rather” questions inspired by the beloved book series, create colorful DogMan shrinky dinks to take home, play an exciting bingo game, and mix up a delicious themed snack. It’s the perfect camp for fans of action, humor, and imagination!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Monday, October 12, 2026
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Hey-ey-ey-ey! Football fans, get ready for an afternoon of Buffalo pride and game-day fun. Campers will create their own laminated Bills press pass, decorate a personalized thunder stick to cheer on their favorite team, test their aim in touchdown toss, and make delicious Bills candy skewers for a festive snack. It’s a spirited afternoon full of creativity, games, and hometown excitement!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
9:00am – 12:00pm
Get ready to explore the beauty of the outdoors through hands-on nature adventures! Campers will enjoy a story about finding wonder in simple treasures from nature before creating leaf print mandala patterns that combine art and math. They’ll paint their own pet rock with fun designs and personalities, then make adorable donut hole acorns for a tasty fall-themed treat. Join us for a morning of creativity, exploration, and outdoor fun!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Put your survival skills to the test in an afternoon of exciting challenges and creative problem-solving! Campers will race to collect pool noodle letter pieces before stacking them in ABC order without toppling their tower. They’ll design and test a STEM floating raft to see what can stay afloat, create their own survivor torch to take home, and finish with a puzzle challenge that encourages critical thinking and perseverance. Do you have what it takes to be the ultimate survivor?
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Wednesday, November 25, 2026
9:00am – 12:00pm
Calling all Pokémon trainers—it’s time to catch some camp fun! Campers will roll into a Pokémon graphing challenge, then choose their favorite colors and designs to create a one-of-a-kind Poké Ball. Next, they’ll test their trainer skills with Poké Ball punch cups filled with surprises and challenges. With plenty of chances to create, play, and explore, this camp is sure to be super effective!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Wednesday, November 25, 2026
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Calling all secret agents—your next mission awaits! Campers will crack the case as they uncover hidden messages, use their math skills during a spy number guessing challenge, and examine clues to identify the suspect. Then, they’ll learn about Morse code as they create a personalized name necklace using their own secret sequence. Grab your detective skills and get ready for an action-packed mission filled with codes, clues, and undercover fun!
Miss Danielle
$39/Half Day
Friday, November 27, 2026
9:00am – 12:00pm
Get ready to stretch, squish, and slime your way through a seriously gooey camp! Campers will listen to “Unicorn’s Slime Rescue” before becoming slime scientists and creating their very own custom slime. Then, the slimy fun continues with a “slime” relay race that gets everyone moving and laughing. To top it all off, campers will whip up a special Thanksgiving slime for one more ooey-gooey creation to take home. Slime lovers won’t want to miss this one!
Miss Danielle
$39/Half Day
Friday, November 27, 2026
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Celebrate all the fun of fall with games, creativity, and a tasty treat! Campers will put their skills to the test with Thanksgiving bingo before learning about the people and tools that help bring in the harvest during a harvest helpers match-up. Then, they’ll get creative with a colorful pie slice craft and head to the kitchen to make adorable turkey dirt cups. From harvest fun to a little pie and plenty of chocolate, this camp is a sweet way to celebrate the season!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Monday, December 28, 2026
9:00am – 12:00pm
Mix, decorate, and celebrate the season with a morning full of sweet winter fun! Campers will put their sorting skills to the test in a cookie sort challenge, create a personalized cookie name craft, race through a fast-paced minute to win it cookie race, and decorate delicious winter cookies to enjoy. It’s the perfect recipe for a creative and tasty winter adventure!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Monday, December 28, 2026
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Power up for an afternoon of Super Mario fun filled with games, creativity, and sweet treats! Campers will complete a pixel color by number challenge inspired by their favorite characters, create a Mario keychain to take home, dig for hidden treasures during mining for gems, and decorate delicious Mario cupcakes. Get ready to jump into a Mushroom Kingdom adventure!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Tuesday, December 29, 2026
9:00am – 12:00pm
Get ready to think like an engineer as you build, test, and create through hands-on STEM challenges! Campers will tackle the no hands cup stacking challenge, using strategy and coordination to build without touching the cups. They’ll design and test a hoop glider, launch rocket balloons to explore the power of air and motion, and work together to complete the paper chain challenge. Discover how creativity and engineering go hand in hand!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Tuesday, December 29, 2026
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Bundle up for a frosty camp filled with winter games, silly challenges, and hands-on fun! Campers will race to collect “ice cubes” in a hula hoop grab before putting their skills to the test with a reindeer marshmallow pick-up challenge. Next, they’ll think big with a giant Frosty memory game, then explore the power of magnets during a jingle bell science challenge. Get ready to grab, match, experiment, and jingle your way through a snow much fun winter adventure!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Wednesday, December 30, 2026
9:00am – 12:00pm
Step inside our cozy cabin and get ready for a day of winter fun! Campers will learn about snowshoes and how they help people travel through deep snow before creating their own. Then, they’ll warm things up with a cozy tissue paper fireplace and play a round of cabin-themed bingo. Finally, campers will head to the hot chocolate station to create a delicious winter treat with all the fixings. No mittens required for this cozy cabin adventure!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Wednesday, December 30, 2026
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Bundle up for a trip to the iciest parts of the planet! Campers will discover how blubber helps polar animals stay warm with a hands-on insulation experiment, then get creative with a chilly igloo painting. Next, they’ll become Arctic explorers as they chip, melt, and dig their way through an ice excavation challenge. They’ll finish by creating adorable polar bear cookies that are almost too cute to eat. Get ready for a paws-itively cool adventure packed with frosty fun!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Thursday, December 31, 2026
9:00am – 12:00pm
Get ready to launch into an Angry Birds adventure packed with challenges, creativity, and plenty of feathered fun! Campers will practice comparing numbers with an Angry Birds greater-than-or-less-than challenge before creating their own Angry Bird cone craft. Then, they’ll search high and low during an Angry Bird scavenger hunt and make edible bird nests for a tasty themed treat. With birds, games, and challenges flying in every direction, this camp is sure to be a high-flying way to wrap up the year!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Thursday, December 31, 2026
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Slither, crawl, and snap your way into a reptile-filled adventure! Campers will piece together a reptile circle puzzle before discovering how reptiles grow and change as they explore the stages of a reptile’s life cycle. Then, they’ll get crafty creating alligator clothespin puppets and get moving during a reptile relay packed with scaly fun. By the end of camp, these junior herpetologists will have explored reptiles from snout to tail!
Miss Kathie
$39/Half Day
Monday, January 18, 2027
9:00am – 12:00pm
Calling all backyard bird detectives! Campers will discover how and why birds migrate while creating bird migration sliders, then mix up their own bird seed blend. They’ll learn to recognize different feathered friends with a game of bird bingo and create a pinecone bird treat to take home and hang outside. Get ready to explore the birds that may be visiting your own backyard!
Miss Kathie
$39/Half Day
Monday, January 18, 2027
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Get ready for a snow-filled showdown! Campers will enjoy “How to Catch a Snowman” before creating their own weird and wacky snowman. Then, they’ll get moving with an indoor snowball fight and make a snowman snack cup for a winter-themed treat. Snowball Showdown is packed with snowy fun—no mittens required!
Miss Kathie
$39/Half Day
Monday, February 15, 2027
9:00am – 12:00pm
Blast into the future for a camp filled with imaginative inventions and out-of-this-world fun! Campers will become flavor scientists as they experiment with different juice combinations in a mixing laboratory, then put their engineering skills to work designing Lego flying cars built for the future. They’ll play a round of futuristic bingo before getting creative with colorful shooting star art. From flying cars to far-out creations, campers will spend the day imagining what the world of tomorrow could look like!
Miss Kathie
$39/Half Day
Monday, February 15, 2027
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Welcome to Lollipop Land, where everything is colorful, sweet, and sprinkled with fun! Sprinkle pop cookies bring a tasty start to the adventure, while a heartbeat lolli-science lab lets campers explore what happens to their pulse when they get moving. A lollipop loop toss adds a playful challenge, and colorful lollipop art gives everyone a chance to show off their creativity. Sweet science, candy-inspired creations, and lots of playful fun are all on the menu in Lollipop Land!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Friday, March 12, 2027
9:00am – 12:00pm
Travel back to prehistoric times for a dino-mite adventure filled with fossils, experiments, and Jurassic fun! Campers will discover how fossils are formed and become junior paleontologists as they investigate fizzy dinosaur eggs. Creativity gets a prehistoric twist with colorful dinosaur sun catchers, while dinosaur slingshot practice challenges campers to take aim and see how far they can launch. Get ready to dig into a roaring good time millions of years in the making!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Friday, March 12, 2027
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Calling all Lego lovers—get ready to build, create, and experiment brick by brick! Campers will use math and personal choices to complete a Lego minifigure glyph, while a Lego building STEM challenge puts their engineering and problem-solving skills to work. Colorful bricks become art tools during Lego stamp painting, and even snack time gets a building challenge as campers construct their own edible Lego-inspired creation. There’s no limit to what campers can imagine when Lego bricks take over camp!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Monday, March 22, 2027
9:00am – 12:00pm
Get ready to make a mess—because in this camp, the messier, the better! Campers will squish and explore mysterious oobleck, then watch science get a little wild with an exciting monster bag explosion. Messy finger painting gives campers the chance to create with their hands, while a no-hands Jello eating challenge brings plenty of laughs to the mix. Come prepared to experiment, splatter, squish, and get ridiculously messy!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Monday, March 22, 2027
12:30pm – 3:30pm
3…2…1…blast off for an out-of-this-world adventure! Campers will explore the science of flight as they create their own flying space discs and use their imaginations to design a spaceship craft. Space bingo will put their knowledge of the galaxy to the test, while colorful planet cookies add a sweet spin to the solar system. Get ready for a camp filled with stars, planets, spaceships, and plenty of cosmic fun!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Tuesday, March 23, 2027
9:00am – 12:00pm
The clock is ticking, and every second counts in this fast-paced camp! Campers will take on a toilet paper pull that requires a steady hand, tackle a ping pong ball and balloon challenge, and test how many drops of water can balance on a single penny. Boom, Clap, Snatch brings quick reactions and concentration into the competition for one final challenge. How many challenges can campers master before time runs out?
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Tuesday, March 23, 2027
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Get ready for oodles of fun as noodles take over camp in all shapes and sizes! Campers will create macaroni noodle pattern necklaces while putting their math skills to work, then become engineers as they build and test spaghetti towers in a STEM challenge. Pool noodles get a silly makeover as colorful monsters, and a sliding pool noodle ring race adds an exciting challenge that gets everyone moving. Who knew noodles could do so much more than fill a bowl?
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Wednesday, March 24, 2027
9:00am – 12:00pm
Enter the blocky world of Minecraft for a camp filled with crafting, creating, and adventure! Campers will design Minecraft bookmarks, use their math skills to craft a Creeper grid, and transform pixelated designs into their own Minecraft masks. A Minecraft treasure hunt will send campers searching for hidden clues and surprises as they complete their quest. Grab your pickaxe and get ready to mine your way through a camp any Minecraft fan will dig!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Wednesday, March 24, 2027
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Grab your paintbrush and get ready to experiment, create, and make a little artistic mischief! Campers will design their own spring garden flags, explore the surprising connection between science and art as they paint with magnets, and turn ordinary rocks into colorful works of art. Even marshmallows become part of the creative process with a fun edible painting activity. In Artful Antics, almost anything can become an art supply!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Thursday, March 25, 2027
9:00am – 12:00pm
Put on your chef hat and get ready to mix up a camp where food and science collide! Campers will create fizzy sherbet crystals, investigate dancing raisins, and discover how a few simple ingredients can transform into homemade ice cream right inside a bag. No-bake Jello candy melts add a colorful and tasty creation to the lineup. With bubbling reactions, surprising transformations, and plenty of treats to taste, Culinary Creations serves up much more than an ordinary cooking camp!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Thursday, March 25, 2027
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Get ready to roar, stomp, and explore your way through a wild animal adventure! Campers will practice sequencing with “Anne And The Wild Animals,” use colorful pattern blocks to create animals, and turn an ordinary fork into an art tool for a lion painting. They’ll also sharpen their listening skills as they identify different wild animal sounds during a listen-and-cover challenge. Lions, patterns, stories, and sounds make this one wildly fun trip through the animal kingdom!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Friday, March 26, 2027
9:00am – 12:00pm
Get ready to POP into a camp where every activity brings a different kind of pop! Campers will experiment with a balloon POP science activity, turn corn kernels into colorful mosaic art, and put their memory skills to the test with a soda POP matching challenge. They’ll also create their own tasty POPcorn mix with plenty of delicious additions. Balloons, soda pop, popcorn, and creativity come together for a theme that really POPs!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Friday, March 26, 2027
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Aloha! Get ready for a tropical adventure inspired by the sights, sounds, and flavors of Hawaii! Campers will learn a collection of Hawaiian words and phrases, show off their creativity as they design colorful surfboards, and see how low they can go during a classic limbo challenge. A Hawaiian tasting party introduces campers to tropical flavors and gives them a chance to sample something new. Surfboards, island-inspired fun, and a little aloha spirit bring this Hawaiian Hullabaloo to life!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Monday, March 29, 2027
9:00am – 12:00pm
Get ready to dig into a camp where getting muddy is all part of the fun! Campers will enjoy “The Amazing Mud Cake” before trading traditional paint for mud to create one-of-a-kind artwork. Stuck In The Mud gets everyone moving with a silly, action-packed game, while nut-free muddy buddies bring the theme to life with a crunchy, chocolatey treat. Clean clothes may not stand a chance during this muddy adventure!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Monday, March 29, 2027
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Dig into an afternoon where creativity and kindness are in full bloom! Campers will create Garden of Kindness fans, get their hands dirty making wildflower seed bombs, and use colorful string to create garden-inspired art. Stepping stone cookies add a sweet garden twist as campers decorate their own edible creations. From planting seeds to creating something delicious, Garden Growers is all about watching great ideas grow!
Miss Kathie
$39/Half Day
Tuesday, March 30, 2027
9:00am – 12:00pm
Rain or shine, this camp is bringing all kinds of weather fun! Campers will enjoy “Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs” before putting their math skills to work as they graph different types of weather. A rainy day in a jar lets campers explore weather science up close, while rainbow rain painting turns a colorful forecast into a creative work of art. No need to check the forecast—Weather Party has clouds, rain, and rainbows all in one place!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Tuesday, March 30, 2027
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Calling all Earth Heroes—it’s time to discover how small actions can make a big difference for our planet! Campers will enjoy “Compost Stew” while learning about turning everyday scraps into something useful for the Earth. An oil spill experiment gives them a hands-on look at pollution and the challenge of cleaning it up, while Earth dot painting adds a creative spin to our amazing planet. A fast-paced recycle relay rounds out the fun as campers decide where different items belong. Saving the planet starts with learning how to take care of it!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Wednesday, March 31, 2027
9:00am – 12:00pm
Grab your magnifying glass and get ready to investigate the tiny creatures crawling, buzzing, and flying all around us! Campers will crack the code with an insect color-by-code challenge and discover the fascinating life cycle of a praying mantis. They’ll get creative with a flying bee craft and play a game that has everyone crawling, hopping, fluttering, and wiggling like their favorite insects. There’s a whole miniature world waiting to be discovered in Insect Investigators!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Wednesday, March 31, 2027
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Beep, boop, buzz—it’s time for a Robot Rampage! Campers will create robot bookmarks and explore engineering as they design a paper robot that can actually climb. Their inventor skills will be put to the test as they dream up and build a machine designed to make everyday life a little easier. Robot cupcakes add an edible twist to the theme as campers create their own tasty robot designs. Get ready to imagine, invent, and bring some seriously clever machines to life!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Thursday, April 1, 2027
9:00am – 12:00pm
Grab your shades and get ready to bring the beach to camp! Campers will create seashell pattern bracelets, combining math skills with a little beachy style, and use colorful sand to make sand castle art. The beach ball belly race brings plenty of laughs as campers race without letting their beach balls hit the ground. A refreshing island punch adds a tropical taste to the celebration. Sun, sand, and ocean waves may be far away, but Beach Bash brings the vacation vibes right to camp!
Miss Chris
$39/Half Day
Thursday, April 1, 2027
12:30pm – 3:30pm
We all scream for ice cream in this sweet camp packed with colorful, sprinkle-covered fun! Campers will put their math skills to work with a roll-a-cone dice game and create a delicious-looking masterpiece with ice cream cone drip painting. An ice cream I Spy challenge puts observation skills to the test, while ice cream sandwich sprinkle bites give campers a chance to create a frosty treat of their own. With cones, sprinkles, and plenty of ice cream inspiration, this camp is the scoop of the day!
Miss Amanda
$39/Half Day
Friday, April 2, 2027
9:00am – 12:00pm
Spring flavors and colorful creations come together in this hands-on cooking camp! Campers will practice math skills with a spring salad activity before creating colorful Peep fruit kabobs. They’ll make rainbow pasta necklaces and whip up no-bake bird nest cookies for a sweet seasonal treat. Get ready to cook, create, and celebrate spring!
Miss Amanda
$39/Half Day
Friday, April 2, 2027
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Jump into the 6,7 craze with a camp packed with silly challenges, games, and creativity! Campers will put their luck to the test with a 67 dice roll challenge, answer fun six or seven trivia, and design their own 6,7 headbands. Then, they’ll race the clock with a variety of activities that must be completed in just 67 seconds. Get ready for 6,7 madness!