Move your bodies, get creative, and have fun learning improvisation skills and playing theater games that make you laugh and grow as an actor.

We bleed blue at Boys & Girls Clubs, and we want everyone to know. Daily crazy themes, special outings, and a BGC Blue Day will allow us to embrace what it means to be a Club kid. Activities will focus on healthy habits, leadership, and teamwork. BGC Blue Barbecue to celebrate the 4th of July and National Boys & Girls Club Week.

Open the trunk and let your imagination soar! Perhaps one day we’ll discover a pirate’s hat or a fantastic sunken treasure; another day perhaps fairy dust to transport us through a classic children’s tale. Each day the trunk will contain a different adventure to creatively explore through drama, art, storytelling, and movement.

Move over, Batman! Students will be inspired to create their own superhero identities. We will create capes and move like superheroes that fly through the air, stick to the ceiling, and walk through walls; and imagine stories about our heroes’ adventures.

Join us for an adventurous journey through space! Build the Redstone Rocket to blast through the atmosphere into a realm that is truly out of this world.

Join our Lodge Dance Instructors as we dance our way through this camp. Campers will perform dance routines and cheers, make crafts and shake poms daily!

Combines the fun of our Magic Camp with our on-site fun of Inflatables

Explore how to create manga characters and use sequential art to animate them.

Explore inspiring artworks and artists who have changed the world of art and use different art techniques to create your own masterpiece!

Explore movement, stories, and dramatic play as you explore all things ninja.

Explore movement, stories, and dramatic play as you explore all things ninja.

Come join us for a summer of fun and adventure at Fairview Heights Parks & Rec summer camp 2023, for ages 5-13. Before and After care is provided for a nominal feel.

Bring your favorite American Girl doll and enjoy a summer camp filled with crafts, games, a tea party and a movie/pajama day.  Each child will come home at the end of the week with lots of handmade items for their dolls! Each week of camp has a unique theme! Bring the doll to camp every day and label your child’s doll and accessories. Make it a full-day camp by adding another Lodge half-day camp and Lunch Bunch!  Due to additional camp forms required for your child’s safety, registration will only be taken online.  Registration deadline is Tuesday before camp begins.  

Are you ready for a jam-packed summer full of games and fun at Des Peres’ very own day camp? Join Camp Des Peres for a true summer camp experience with the comfort of a small group feel. Campers will enjoy a variety of great themed activities under the supervision of our trained staff. This camp includes swimming at The Lodge, fishing at Des Peres pond, special shows/entertainment, classic camp games and crafts each week – all for less than $7 per hour at the non-resident rate! Children must bring their own sack lunch and water bottle each day. This is an outdoor camp with access to indoor facilities in the event of extreme weather conditions. Campers meet at Des Peres Park Pavilion each morning. Campers will be bussed to The Lodge on Fridays for swimming. Completion of Kindergarten required.

This interactive building summer camp, campers will use LEGO® Bricks to build different characters from their favorite video games.