Winter Break Camps for Kids

Find fun Winter Break Camps to make sure your kids stay busy and have fun while school is out. Choose from a variety of general camps, or find specialties like art camps, music camps, sports camps, theater camps, STEM and science camps and more! We've gathered up suggestions for some of the best Chicago area Winter Break Camps - plan your school days off now!

"Snow"stoppers Musical Theatre Camp - Imagine Performing Arts at the Edge Theater
5451 N. Broadway St., Chicago
December 29, 30, 31; January 2, 5. For ages 4-13. 9:00am - 4:00pm. $90. Grab your dancing shoes and get ready to belt out your......
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BitSpace Winter Break Camp
2541 W Lawrence Ave., Chicago
December 29-31. 9am - 4pm. Ages 8–14. Your camper will design and create their custom party favors from scratch or make......
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Brain Builders Academy
225 S. Sangamon St. , Chicago
Steam in Session runs December 22 and 29 - 31, from 8:30am - 3:00pm. At Brain Builders Academy's "Day Off of School" Camp......
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Chicago Blue Dolphins
2222 N. Elston Ave., Chicago
Winter Break Intensive Swim Camps run December 26th – 30th, 2025 | Ages 4–12 | 9:00am–12:00pm. Chicago Blue Dolphins’ Winter......
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Chicago Botanic Garden's Winter Break Camp
1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe
December 22, 23, 26, 29, 30, & January 29:30 am to 3:00 pm, $84/105 each day.
Kids in grades K – 4 will engage in......
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Chicago Children's Theatre Winter Break Camp
100 S. Racine Ave, Chicago
December 29-30, for grades 1-5. 9:30am - 4pm. $100 per day. This winter break, say goodbye to cabin fever and hello to......
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The Chopping Block Teens Cooking Class: Hands-On Winter Baking
4747 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago
December 26, 29-31. Teens, ages 13-17 , are invited to join us for a fun hands-on class where you get to eat what you make in......
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Emily Oaks Nature Center Winter Break Camp
4650 Brummel Street, Skokie
December 29-31, January 2. Ages 5-10. $220 (resident) / $275 (non-resident). Winter is a wonderful time to get outside and......
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Griffin MSI Camps
5700 S. DuSable, Chicago
Make the most of your winter break by joining a three-day camp full of STE(A)M exploration. Students can discover winter......
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Hi-Five Winter Break Sports Camp at LaSalle Language Academy
1734 N. Orleans, Chicago
December 22nd - January 2nd. 8:30am - 3pm. Full week or by the day. $135 per day. For ages 5-11.

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Impact Dance Studio
6475 Joliet Rd. Suite C , Countryside
We're excited to offer FOUR HOUR Winter Break camps on December 21, 22, & 23! We know how much time and effort goes into......
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Kids Clay Room
2646 N. Halsted St., Chicago
December 22, 23, 29, 30. At our kids pottery studio, we teach children how to make ceramic pieces from wet clay and clay......
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Kids Science Labs Winter Camp
Three locations, Northbrook, Roscoe Village, South Loop
Why settle for the ordinary when your child can experience the extraordinary? Join us this December and January for our......
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Kids Stem Studio Winter Break Camp
Four Locations, Chicago Skokie Schaumburg Naperville
December 22-23, 26, 29-30, Jan 2, 5. We offer students in grades K to 6 a STEMulating day when schools are off. Our day off......
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Lincoln Park Zoo Winter Camp
2200 N. Cannon Drive, Chicago
December 22-23, 29-30. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. each day. $125 per day; members get 15% off. For PreK–Grade 5.

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The Menomonee Club Winter Camp
1535 N. Dayton St., Chicago
December 22-23, 26, 29-30, 31, Jan 2. JB Schuck is bringing back the FUN-damentals of classic retro sports......
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Noggin Builders Winter Break Workshops
3000 Dundee Rd. #201, Northbrook
December 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31 and Jan 2. Ages Prek-3 through grade 5, divided by age. Each day of camp will have......
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Notebaert Nature Museum Winter Camps
2430 N Cannon Drive, Chicago
Explore nature and science on your days off school! Nature Museum Day Off and Winter Camps give children the opportunity to......
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Rootz
7 Waukegan Road, Deerfield
Winter break camps for Theatre, Sewing, Music, Dance and Tumbling. ...
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Snapology of Chicago
3701 N. Ravenswood Suite 247, Chicago
If your kid enjoys Robotics, Star Wars, Minecraft or slime we have the perfect winter break camps for you. Join Snapology as......
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Stages Chicago
Lincoln Park and West Loop, Chicago
5yr & Up: 9:00am - 3:30pm. $125 for full day, $75 half day 9am - 12pm. With singing, dancing, acting, yoga, and art - we’ve......
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Steve & Kate's Camps
Two Locations, Chicago
At Coonley Elementary (4046 N Leavitt St.) and LaSalle II Magnet School (1148 N Honore St), Chicago. When school’s out, we......
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Taste Buds Kitchen Holiday Cooking Camp
2521 Waukegan Road , Bannockburn
December 22-23, 26, 29-31, Jan 2. Featuring a variety of daily camps for ages 4-8 and 9-13. School Break Cooking Camps, for......
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Ultimate Ninjas
Multiple Locations, Chicago and suburbs
During camp, kids are grouped together by age and rotate through stations where they are coached on each obstacle. After......
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YouthREACH Winter Production
516 4th Street, Wilmette
December 29, 2025 – January 2, 2026 (Half-day on Jan 1. 6pm performance on Jan 2.) Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The......
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