20% discount on additional children.
YMCA Financial Assistance and Childcare Connect also available.

2026 Summer Sessions

Week 1: Welcome to Camp! (May 26th-29th)

• No Camp on Memorial Day (May 25th)

We will explore the YMCA's Core Values: Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility. We will focus on making new friends and ways to show kindness to everyone! 

Week 2: Nature (June 1st-5th)

This week we will explore nature around us! We will go for hikes at the park, and make craft activities from objects we find in nature.

Week 3: Creepy Crawly Bugs! (June 8th-12th)

We will go on a scavenger hunt to see how many bugs we can identify. We will also make a bug catcher. 

Week 4: Our Community (June 15th-19th)

We will learn about our community and the people who make it an awesome place to live. We will create our community. 

Week 5: Reptiles/Amphibians (June 22nd-26th)

This week we will learn all about reptiles and amphibians and how to tell which is which. We will use clay to create our own reptiles and amphibians and make a habitat for them to live in. 

Week 6: Red, White and Blue (June 29th-July 3rd)

This week we will celebrate America's Birthday (July 4th). We will make firework pictures, have a picnic and have a birthday party!

Week 7: Outer Space (July 6th-10th)

This week we will make spaceships from boxes and take an imaginary trip into space. We will also create aliens. 

Week 8: Oceans/Beaches (July 13th-17th)

We will learn about oceans and all the things that live in the ocean. We will make an ocean mural and play water games. 

Week 9: Engineering (July 20th-24th)

This week we will use our building skills to create new inventions! We will build sctructures out of a variety of building kits. 

Week 10: Dinosaurs (July 27th-31st)

We will go back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth. We will make fossils, and crack open dinosaur eggs!

Week 11: Pirates and Mermaids (August 3rd-7th)

This week will be us making treasure maps and find hidden treasure! 

Week 12: Camp Olympics (August 10th-14th)

This week the children will choose events they want to compete in for our Olympic games at the end of the week. 

Download the 2026 Day Camp Handbook and Registration Forms here. 

• Non-refundable Registration fee of $25.00 per family due at the time of registration
• Return forms to Front Desk or email directly to Kathy, at klanglais@cantonfamilyymca.org
• Forms can also be found at the Front Desk