Do you love colors and getting outside? We have the camp for you! Tie-Dye a BablerWiLD shirt, dodge your way through a color run, and discover the colors of the forest with this non-stop week! Bus transportation option included! Instructor: CE staff

Get ready for non-stop traveling and fun with daily field trips! Get soaked at water parks, creeks and more with “Making Waves” camp or walk on Missouri’s wild side with “Adventures Away” camp. Visit our website for camp details. Instructor: CE staff

Great pyramids, hieroglyphics, sarcophaguses, jewelry and more! There is so much beauty that came from Ancient Egypt. Let’s learn about this fascinating time and recreate some of the amazing artifacts! Instructor: CE staff

Grab your cape and get ready for fun! Non-stop crafts and activities will keep even our busiest superheroes engaged. Let’s find our inner powers and discover what makes us all super! Instructor: CE staff

Listen to our favorite stories, learn our favorite songs, and meet new friends with this engaging camp! Each day will have a theme that includes everything from stories to crafts. Truly something for everyone! Instructor: CE staff

The perfect blend of fun and learning is here! Explore new adventures each week in this full-day camp packed with presenters, sports, creative and dramatics arts, STEAM projects, life skills, a weekly field trip and more! Instructor: CE staff

The perfect blend of fun and learning is here! Explore new adventures each week in this full-day camp packed with presenters, sports, creative and dramatics arts, STEAM projects, life skills, a weekly field trip and more! Instructor: CE staff

Summer Rookie Camp for Elementary aged children at D1 STL West

Activities center on developing wilderness skills and may include: ropes course, fire-making, atlatls, orienteering, team-building activities, shelter construction, lashing, outdoor cooking, tracking, and more. All activities occur on Principia School’s Challenge Course and surrounding forests. These camps will be limited to a minimum of 6 and maximum of 10 campers. 

Join us for the 2024 Prickly Pear Nature School.

Join us for the 2024 Prickly Pear Nature School.

Join us for the 2024 Prickly Pear Nature School.

Color your world in with the nature around us! We will spend the week exploring the outdoors and getting crafty with the nature that inspires us at Ballard Nature Center. We will have a new craft/art project inspired by the nature that we explore, plus we will be making a fun swap each day. We will also be enjoying all the fun day camp activities of hiking, fishing, and archery. Each night we will be serving dinner after the campers arrive.

Join us for an out-of-this-world adventure at our Girl Scout day camp themed "Space is the Place"! Blast off into a weekend filled with cosmic exploration, where girls will embark on a journey through the galaxy and beyond. From building and launching rockets to stargazing and learning about the wonders of the universe, campers will engage in hands-on activities that ignite their curiosity and inspire their love for all things space-related.

Mini STEM Camp is a two-day day camp just for Daisies and Brownies! This year campers will learn all about engineering and earn their Think Like an Engineer Journey. Camp fees include all activities during camp, age-level Think Like an Engineer Journey, fun patch, t-shirt, and snacks each day. Camp will take place from 9:00 am-3:00 pm each day. Campers will be required to pack a sack lunch each day, but snacks will be provided.