It’s that time of year, summer camp time, schools will soon be out and it is time to get looking and booking summer camps. We’ve researched all the summer camps for kids in Ireland and have put the details about local summer camps in each Mykidstime area to save you time. Keep checking back as we’ll be adding new camps all the time! And we also have Teen Camp information rounded up.
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Featured Camps – National
Let’s Go Summer Camps
Let’s Go! is your No. 1 choice for action packed, fun filled summer camps. Let’s Go! Multi Activity Summer Camps operate in towns nationwide during the months of June, July and August for children aged five to thirteen years. Camps run Monday to Friday – 9:30am to 3.30pm daily.
There are two programmes of activities, one for the 5-6 yrs and the second for the 7-13 yrs. These programmes have been designed by their expert team with the children in mind at all times. Let’s Go! iPad Camps are available at some venues, where they have combined the best elements of their traditional sports camp with the latest technology available through iPads.
Learn-It Lego Education Summer Camps
Learn It Lego Education Summer Camps cover a variety of different themes such as Robotics, Mechanics Engineering, Construction, Science, Creativity. Camps are taking place in Cork, Dublin, Galway and many more locations.
Click here to find a Learn It Lego Summer Camp near you. They have 3 different camps: Junior Engineers camps suitable for 6-7yrs, Machines & Mechanisms Camps suitable for 8-11yrs and Senior Robotics – Mindstorms camps suitable for 11+.
WhizzKids
Whizzkids Discover IT Summer Camps are for kids aged 8 to 17 and mix indoor and outdoor action, with sports, code breaking & web design so kids have a fun & varied day.
Camps are taking place during July and August in various locations across the country in top level universities and 3rd level institutions, thus giving kids access to great facilities. Camps run in DCU, UCD, Cork, Clonmel, Limerick, Galway, Maynooth & Tralee.
Brickflicks
Brickflicks run stop motion summer camps in various locations across the country. Bring your favourite mini figure to life and learn tips and techniques on all aspects of stop motion. These camps are focused on hands on learning and particpants work in small groups.
The camps are suitable for 8 years + and are happening this summer in Drogheda, Greystones, Cork, Tallaght, Sligo, Roscommon, Newbridge & Ennis.
Starcamp Summer Camps
Ireland’s Award Winning No. 1 Performing & Confidence Building Camp!
Calling all boys & girls of all levels aged 4-13!
New for 2015! Advancing Programmes for older Starcamp Superstars! The core ethos of STARCAMP is to build children’s confidence and self esteem while ensuring maximum fun through song dance drama fun and games.
If you BOOK ON LINE you will be in a draw for a week long 4* Family Sun Holiday with Sunway.ie.
Over 130 Locations Nationwide.
Camps run from 06/07 until 21/08. Times 9.30-2.30pm. Multiple Camp Discounts available.
Featured Camps – Leinster
Songschool, Dublin
Junior Songschool is chance for 8-12 year olds to spend some time at the National Concert Hall, learning about writing, performing and recording songs. Runs from Monday to Friday, with a free concert for family and friends on Thursday. 20 -24 July 2015
Songschool runs for one week on 23rd June and 7th July, and is for secondary school students who are interested in writing and recording songs, performing them at a concert, making a video, learning about music technology, and meeting people who love music as much as they do… not to mention forming bands and having fun! 13 – 17 July 2015
Imaginosity, Dublin
Imaginosity is the place to be during the school holidays. Campers will get the opportunity to learn new skills, express themselves through art, drama and dance, get creative, gain confidence, play throughout the museum every day, make new friends and above all have lots of fun! Lots of camps to choose from Engineering, Magic, Elsa & Olaf, Circus, Elves & Fairies – something for everyone. Camps are for 4-7yrs, cost €100 per week or €25 per day and run from 9.30am – 1.00pm each day. Please contact Imaginosity to book a place. The camps run from June 29th through to August 21st 2015.
Science Summer Camps – Junior Einsteins Science Club
The Junior Einsteins Science Summer Camps contain amazing science activities and practical experiments designed to stimulate and inspire a love of science and learning. Using real scientific equipment they bring ‘real world science’ to their summer camps. Van Der Graff generators, Plasma balls, hovercrafts, dinosaur Digs, Bug hunts, Dry Ice & giant bubbles are only some of the excitement in store!
All of their instructors are real scientists and are Garda checked and fully insured. The ‘Junior Einsteins’ make a variety of explosive & slimy pieces to proudly bring home such as a model glider, slime, instruments, rockets, rainbow glasses, smoke cannons, glowing gherkins and fossils. Runs in Malahide & Killiney/Ballybrack from 6th July until 16th August and is suited to 6+yrs.
Featured Camps – Munster
The Hunt Museum, Limerick
Join in on the fun this summer, with the return of the award-winning Hunt Museum children’s summer camps! Camps run Mon-Fri from 10am – 4pm, from July 6th until 21st August. Sign up for just one of the six, week-long programs or multiple! For 2015, our camp theme, Victuals, Varmints and Vessels, has been inspired by the collection of artefacts at The Hunt Museum.
Campers will use the culture and trade in Limerick, and historical characters of all kinds to imagine, create and design their very own art works and fun activities. This year, there will also be the added element of song, story, animation and drama. Ages 5+ (who have completed at least one year of primary school).
glór Ennis
There are loads of summer camps to choose from at glór in Ennis this year. Starcamp is running from 4th – 10th July suitable for 4 – 13 year olds.
Ballet Ireland’s 15th Annual Summer School ‘Let’s Make a Ballet’ is taking place from 13th – 17th July and is suitable for kids aged 6 years and over.
Other camps in July are Speech & Drama camp (4-11yrs); Imagine this! Drama Camp (8-12yrs) and Brick Flicks Stopmotion workshops (8-12yrs).
In August Gymboree are running a camp for the smallies (3 – 6 years) from 4th – 6th from 10am – 1pm each day. There are also Learn Robotics Camps for juniors (7-10 years) and seniors (10-13 years).
Featured Camps – Connacht
Art in Galway
Art in Galway is running summer camps for 5-13 yr olds, in Renmore, Galway on 17th – 21st August and in Salthill on July 13th – 17th & August 10th – 14th. The camps are organised and delivered by a qualified Art and Design teacher, and children can expect an exciting range of activities including: painting, drawing, 3D, and clay, to name a few. Each camp works from a theme and participants explore art concepts throughout the week culminating in a group exhibition on the Friday afternoon. These camps promise to be both educational and FUN! Book Online here
Galway Atlantaquaria
Discover the wonders of science at the Science 4 Summer Camp at the Aquarium in Galway, running from July 6th until August 21st 2015. The camps run fro 10am to 3pm and are for ages 7 – 12. Kids will discover the wonders of science at this years Science 4 Summer Camps. They will undertake experiences, design technology and lots more. To book a place you can click here.
If you have a smaller child, aged 5 – 7 years, there is the Science 4 Summer Junior Camp running from 28th – 30th of July, 10am – 1pm each day. This camp will introduce kids to the wonder of science by learning about water, living things and making simple models, rockets and will carry out a seashore safari! To book a place for your child click here.
Brigits Garden Summer Camps, Roscahill, Co Galway
Brigit’s Garden offers an excellent opportunity for children to get out of the house and into the great outdoors during the summer. The Celtic Gardens, woodlands and meadows provide a unique setting for kids to explore the wonders of nature, guided by our experienced staff. Brigit’s Garden camps will give your kids a special experience and a lifetime of memories.
- Fun with Nature Camp for 5 – 8 year olds – Book Online Now
Nature Games, Bug Hunts, Arts & Crafts and loads more fun. 
Survival Skills Camp for 9 – 12 year olds – Book Online Now
Make a Natural Hut, Cook food outdoors, Tracking Games, Bug Hunts, Teamwork & Leadership skills and much more.
Both camps are one week long and start on July 6th, 13th and August 10th and run each day from 10am – 1.30pm.
Galway Arts Centre Visual, Literature and Drama Summer Camps, Galway
Galway Arts Centre have this ideal summer camp for children and teens who enjoy creating and learning about the arts. They have 3 weeks of summer camps starting on July 13th. Weekly camps run from 9am to 2pm daily at The Galway Arts Centre, Dominic Street, with each week catering to a different age group.
- Week 1: 13th – 17th July for children aged 5 to 8 years
- Week 2: 20th – 24th July for children aged 9 to 12 years
- Week 3: 27th -31st July for teens aged 13 to 15 years
Cost: €100 per child per week. Bookings be made online or by calling 091 565885
Power Soccer Summer Camps, Galway & Mayo
Power Soccer School of Excellence provides excellent soccer coaching for boys and girls in Galway and Mayo, training indoors from September to June and outdoors for Summer Camps in July and August. Boys and girls aged 3yrs up can join Power Soccer School of Excellence! The Little Kickers camp is for 3-4 yrs and runs Mon-Fri from 12 – 2 pm. The Mini Kickers is for 5-6 yrs and runs Mon-Fri from 10 am – 12 pm. The Main Camps are for 6+yrs, and run from 10 am-2 pm Mon-Fri.
Delphi Adventure Summer Camps, Leenane, Co. Galway
Send your kids on a fun-filled experience they’ll never forget. Adventure Camps at Delphi are the No. 1 Multi-Activity Camp in Ireland, suitable for 8 to 17 year olds. Delphi Adventure Camps are more than just your standard summer camp, they are about meeting challenges head-on, working as a team, increasing confidence and self-belief, as well as having lots of fun and making life lasting memories!
Adventure Camps are running from 19th July – 16th August this year and you can choose from a 7 or 3 day residential camp or just for the day. Click here to book now! Or call (095) 42208 for more information.
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Summer Camps by Category
We have put the camps in lots of different categories as well, in case you aren’t sure which camp your child would like. You can look up summer soccer camps in our Sport Camps category, we have listings for art & crafts camps, cookery camps for kids, drama & dance camps, or if your child is into languages or music, we have a separate category for language & music camps. One of the most popular types of summer camps are the Multi-Activity camps where your child will have fun doing a range of different activities during the morning or day. For the junior scientist or computer buff in your household, check out the Science & Technology camps. And if sport is what they are into, we have a range of camps in our Sport and Water Sports & Swimming and horse riding camps. There’s even a category for Health & Exercise or how about checking out our “other fun camps” category!
Tips for Summer Camps
Mykidstime is run by parents and we have also compiled our Top 10 Tips for Summer Camps, based on our experience! Things like checking whether they need a drink or snack with them or what the procedure is at pick up time. Each camp provider should have a child protection policy in place. Ask other parents for opinions on camps if it’s your child’s first summer camp year.
If you know of a local camp that we don’t have listed, drop us an email or comment below and we’ll happily add to the listings for other parents! If you are a camp provider and we haven’t listed your summer camp, be sure to list your camp with us
About the Author: Jill Holtz
