Summer will be here before we know it and we are excited to announce our extended summer programing! This summer, Camp Rainbow will run 11 weeks beginning the day after Memorial Day through the start of school! For children who have completed our Twos Program to students six years of age, each week will feature a unique theme with associated crafts, snacks, and activities. You can pick and choose weeks or sign up for the entire summer! These camps are a wonderful opportunity for students to spend extended time in our beautiful nature center. Each camp is $150 weekly and will run from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Monday-Friday. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis, with registration opening February 1, 2024. 

______ Week 1: Pacific Paradise (May 28-May 31): . ($125)  Kids will surf the heat wave into summer while exploring water, sand, sun and fun at this camp! We plan to enjoy fun in the sun in our nature center with sand sensory play, water based activities, and beach themed process art!

______Week 2: The Great Outdoors (June 3-7): Adventure awaits with a focus on mountain terrain activities. Children will use their senses to explore nature on hikes around Rainbow Factory’s outdoor spaces through learning about the flora and fauna of the great outdoors. We will be creating art with plants, exploring different terrain through sensory play, and learning about animal safety. By the end of the week, children will be bear aware and have a deeper understanding of the great outdoors!

______Week 3: A Bug’s Life (June 10-14): Learn about insects as the season awakens the creepy crawlies. Children will go on bug hunts in the nature center, and create bug houses to see which critters we can attract! Science sleuthing awaits as children learn how to identify bugs and their habitats through sensory play and bug-based art projects. 

______Week 4: Out of this World! (June 17-21): We will be reaching for the star at our out of this world space camp! Children will be participating in sensory play, art, and science projects based on concepts about our galaxy and solar system. Our nature center will be transformed into an astronaut training camp where we will be learning about what it takes to explore our galaxy! 

______Week 5: Artist Exploration (June 24-28): Children will be creating age appropriate pieces in the style of prominent artists past and present including Frida Kahlo and Cyrus Kabiru! Each day will have an artist focus with different mediums and techniques to explore. Painting, pottery, illustration, and mixed media will all be introduced to our little artists during this camp.  

______Week 6: Music Mania (July 1-3): ($125) Sing, dance, and play! A variety of music genres will be explored and celebrated during this week of camp. Instruments will be made, music based games will be played and a mini concert will be performed at the end of the week.

______Week 7: Gardening While We Grow (July 8-12): Children will learn basic gardening techniques while we plant, water and harvest the fruits of our labor.  We will continue to develop our plant identification skills and prepare delicious snacks from our bounty. During snack preparation we will work on kitchen safety and developing a love for growing the food we eat! 

_______Week 8: Summer Savanna (July 15-19): Go Wild! Children will explore the African savanna during this camp. We will learn about the culture, flora and fauna of this great corner of our world through savanna themed sensory play, process art, and music. 

_______Week 9: Christmas in July  (July 22-26): It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Children will cool down to beat the heat with water and ice exploration. Imaginations will be challenged as nature based snowmen will be constructed as well as igloo’s made out of recycled materials. 

_______Week 10: Bake it off! (July 29- August 2): Children will explore early math and science skills through measuring, creating, and following baking recipes! Students will learn kitchen safety in FUMC’s state of the art kitchen. Together we will make delicious (allergy friendly) treats!

_______Week 11: All of My Friends (August 5-9): This week emphasizes learning how to be a friend, as well as how to be kind to all kinds through inclusivity. All of My Friends week will focus on the traits of a good friend as well as fun and engaging friendship building group games, crafts, and songs. 

 _______Full Day Childcare: Full day students will be automatically enrolled in Camp Rainbow in the morning and keep their regular schedules in the afternoon. 9a-4pm $1,000/month for June and July, the extra days in May & August are included as part of your Full Day tuition.

TO REGISTER- RETURN YOUR COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM TO MS. RUIGH AT RAINBOW FACTORY PRESCHOOL (7020 Cass St. Omaha NE 68132) OR VIA EMAIL AT rainbowfactoryruigh@gmail.com. Camp Rainbow is FULL for the summer.