Chicago Winter Break Camps

Chicago Area Winter Break Camps

Posted: December 18, 2024

Find fun Winter Break Camps to make sure your kids stay busy and have fun while school is out! Find single-day camps or mini break sessions in categories including art, music, dance, sports, theater, STEM and more. Register now while there's space available and before winter break boredom sets in! Here are some of our picks for the best Winter Break Camps taking place for kids in and around Chicago.

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"Snow"stoppers Musical Theatre Camp
Imagine Performing Arts at the Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway St., Chicago
December 30 - January 3. For ages 4-13. 9:00am - 4:00pm. $90. Grab your dancing shoes and get ready to belt out your favorite Broadway tunes! In this camp, kids will play drama and improv games, create, original stories and characters, design our own costume and set pieces, and learn a new showstopping musical number each camp day. Campers will learn the basics of theatre and hone performance skills all while making new friends and having a (wintry) blast! Learn more...

Adaptation Adventurers Winter Camp
Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N Cannon Drive, Chicago
December 30-January 3. Ages 4-9. 9am - 2:30pm. $350 member/$380 nonmember. Have you ever seen a turtle wearing a scarf? Or a deer wearing mittens? Or a bird sipping hot chocolate? If not, then how do these amazing animals survive through the cold, cold Chicago winter? Come join us at winter camp this year to investigate all the wild ways these critters and more adapt to the cold and snow. Explore the living nature of the museum grounds, the curated collections of the exhibits, and get up close and personal with some sub-zero science. Learn more...

Kids Winter Camp
Brain Builders Academy, 225 S. Sangamon St., Chicago
Brain Builders Academy Kids Winter Camps for kids ages 3-9 runs December 23, 24, 26, 27, 30, 31 and January 1 and 2. Kids can participate in winter science experiments, gingerbread engineering, snowflake science, arctic animal adventures, icy steam challenges, cookie decorating, board games, snowball fights, baking, crafts and more. Learn more...

Griffin MSI Camps
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S. DuSable, Chicago
Curiosity and creativity ignite at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry's Winter Break Camps. Join us for exciting programs with camps tailored by age group offering hands-on crafting adventures at our Fab Lab Studios and behind-the-scenes tours of the largest science museum in the Western hemisphere. Monday, December 30, 2024 to Friday, January 3. (Not Jan 1) 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., $400 camp fee ($360 for Griffin MSI members). Learn more...

Hi-Five Winter Break Sports Camp
Ogden School - Jenner Campus, 1119 N. Cleveland Ave., Chicago
December 23 - January 3; 8:30-3pm. Full week or by the day. $135 per day, see web site for weekly pricing. For ages 5-12. School is out and that means one thing - Hi-Five is back on! Come play with us all day long. We’ll teach basic fundamentals of a wide variety of team sports such as basketball, baseball, football, soccer, kickball, dodgeball, and capture the flag, and then assist and supervise as our campers compete in an organized, safe and fun setting. Learn more...

Lincoln Park Zoo Winter Camp
Lincoln Park Zoo, 2200 N. Cannon Drive, Chicago
December 30–31, 2024 and January 2–3. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. each day. $125 per day; members get 15% off. For ages 4 to Grade 5. Winter Break Camp offers exciting, in-person exploration opportunities for animal and nature lovers in grades PreK–5. Each Winter Break Camp group will explore the zoo and participate in activities to learn about animals, the environment, and the ways in which Lincoln Park Zoo cares for different species at the zoo and conserves them in the wild. Learn more...

Steve & Kate's Camps
Coonley Elementary, 4046 N Leavitt St. and LaSalle II Magnet School, 1148 N Honore St., Chicago
When school’s out, we give them what they desperately need — freedom to expand and evolve. At Steve & Kate’s, campers choose which activities they do, whom they do it with and for how long. For kids, this experience is pure joy. It’s also a kind of training ground for life, where they’ll need to be empowered and independent and resilient and responsible for their own decisions. Happy human-ing starts here. Learn more...

Taste Buds Kitchen Holiday Cooking Camp
Taste Buds Kitchen, 2521 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn
Featuring a variety of daily camps for ages 4-8 and 9-13. December 23, 26, 27, 30, 31 and January 2, 3. School Break Cooking Camps for ages 4-13 are the perfect recipe for gaining kitchen confidence, learning essential cooking skills and making new friends. Spend the time off from school with a hands-on culinary adventure! Learn more...

Chicago Blue Dolphins
2222 N. Elston Ave., Chicago
Chicago Blue Dolphins is running half-day camps between Tuesday December 26th and Friday December 29th from 9:00am to 12:00pm. The camp will be for kids between ages 4-12 years. We’ve designed these classes to be repeatable; register your child on as many days as you would like based on their skill level. The cost is $165 per child per day. Learn more...

Camp LCCO's Winter Break Camp
5902 W North Ave., Chicago
Dec 23-27, Dec 30 -Jan 3. Give Your Kids something fun to do during the winter break! Our Winter Break Camp for youth ages 4-13 are designed to keep them entertained and engaged! Campers will enjoy theme days, where kids will enjoy crafting projects, active games, educational games, and team-building activities, field trips, and if weather permits, we’ll have outdoor fun, too. Learn more...

Find more options in our Winter Break Camps page.