Summer Camps

Summer 2023

Keep your child active this summer with one of the Greeley Recreation Center’s climbing wall camps!

If you’re looking for additional sports camps, check out our Camps and Clinics page for various opportunities to play sports for all ages.

Or get creative with Sculpting for Fun for ages 12+ and explore your inner artist. There are also preschool and elementary monthly classes or painting, drawing, and cartooning camps for ages 6-12 in June and July.

 

Family FunPlex and Greeley Recreation Center Summer Camps

Are your kids interested in art, science, technology, or all of the above? We offer some unique camps to inspire creativity. Learn and have fun with us this summer! (see full camp descriptions toward the bottom of the page)

Register beginning May 5 through the day before the class starts!

June 2023 

CampAge RangeFeeDate / Time / Location
Adventures in STEM with LEGO® MaterialsAge 5-7$195June 5-9 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | FunPlex
STEM Explorations with LEGO® MaterialsAge 7-12$195June 5-9 | 1-4 p.m. | FunPlex
SlimetopiaAge 6-11$185June 12-16 | 1-4 p.m. | FunPlex
Mandalorian Training using LEGO® MaterialsAge 5-7$195June 26-30 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | FunPlex
Road Trip to the USAAge 6-11$185June 26-30 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Greeley Rec Center
Mandalorian Missions using LEGO® MaterialsAge 7-12$195June 26-30 | 1-4 p.m. | FunPlex

July 2023 

CampAge RangeFeeDate / Time / Location
Fort Island CampAge 6-11$185July 10-14 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | FunPlex
Pokémon Engineering using LEGO® MaterialsAge 5-7$195July 10-14 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Greeley Rec Center
Pokémon Master Engineering using LEGO® MaterialsAge 7-12$195July 10-14 | 1-4 p.m. | Greeley Rec Center
Race Across the RainforestAge 6-11$185July 17-21 | 1-4 p.m. | Greeley Rec Center
Arcade ManiaAge 6-11$185July 24-28 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Greeley Rec Center
Minecraft Engineering using LEGO® MaterialsAge 5-7$195July 24-28 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | FunPlex
Minecraft Master Engineering using LEGO® MaterialsAge 7-12$195July 24-28 | 1-4 p.m. | FunPlex
World CruiseAge 6-11$185July 31 – August 4 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | FunPlex
Video Games Unplugged using LEGO® MaterialsAge 5-7$195July 31 – August 4 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Greeley Rec Center
Level Up Gaming using LEGO® MaterialsAge 7-12$195July 31 – August 4 | 1-4 p.m. | Greeley Rec Center
Xtreme Steam SportsAge 6-11$185July 31 – August 4 | 1-4 p.m. | FunPlex

August 2023 

CampAge RangeFeeDate / Time / Location
Mickey’s Fairytale Adventures using LEGO® MaterialsAge 5-7$195August 7-11 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | FunPlex
MARVELous Engineering Using LEGO® MaterialsAge 7-12$195August 7-11 | 1-4 p.m. | FunPlex

 

For more information, contact:

Greeley Recreation Center
970-350-9400
recreationcenter@greeleygov.com

Family FunPlex
970-350-9401
funplex@greeleygov.com

Financial assistance is available for those in need. Find out more about the Youth Assistance Fund.
Financial assistance is available for those in need. Find out more about the Senior Assistance Fund.

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Financial assistance is available for those in need. Find out more about the Youth Assistance Fund.

Camp Descriptions

Play-Well TEKnologies – LEGO® Camps

Build your child’s imagination with these unique LEGO® camps this summer.

 

Camps at the Family FunPlex, 1501 65th Ave., Greeley 80634

 

Adventures in STEM with LEGO® Materials

Let your imagination run wild with tens of thousands of LEGO® parts! Build engineer-designed projects and use special pieces to create your own unique designs! Projects are rotated seasonally to ensure that both new and returning students can explore the endless creative possibilities of the LEGO® building system. Age 5-7. Min-8, Max-24.

STEM Explorations with LEGO® Materials

Master your engineering skills with Play-Well TEKnologies and tens of thousands of LEGO® parts! Apply real-world concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture through engineer-designed projects. Projects are rotated seasonally to ensure that even returning students get a new experience, so join us to design and build as never before and explore your craziest ideas. Age 7-12. Min-8, Max-24.

Mandalorian Training using LEGO® Materials

Here’s our chance to join our friends and learn what it takes to become a true Mandalorian. Using LEGO®, an experienced instructor will guide us through the skills and equipment needed to earn the title. We will build our gauntlet fighter ship to weave through the galaxy, our Z-6 jetpacks to maneuver through the air, and of course, defend ourselves with our Mandalorian armor. Coming to a galaxy near you! Age 5-7. Min-8, Max-24.

Mandalorian Missions using LEGO® Materials

Master The Way of the Mandalorian in this Star Wars-inspired LEGO® Engineering experience. Venture through the galaxy in your custom gauntlet fighter to rescue Baby Yoda, build grappling hooks to pull yourself to safety, or rescue an ally from the treacherous Sarlacc Pit. Allow our Play-Well instructor to help get you ready to complete multiple missions all over the galaxy. Age 7-12. Min-8, Max-24.

Minecraft Engineering using LEGO® Materials

Venture into the world of Minecraft in our unique LEGO® experience. Get ready to build your base, craft your tools, use your Minecart to harvest raw resources, and battle to stop the Ender Dragon from ending the world. Come explore the endless possibilities of LEGO® with a trained Play-Well instructor. Age 5-7. Min-8, Max-24.

Minecraft Master Engineering using LEGO® Materials

Bring your favorite Minecraft adventures to life with our enthusiastic Play-Well instructors. In a Minecraft world powered by LEGO® resources, we will build shelters to keep out Creepers, craft mystical items that only true masters can wield, and perfect our crossbow skills to stop the Wither from taking over! If you can imagine it, we can build it. Age 7-12. Min-8, Max-24.

Mickey’s Fairytale Adventures using LEGO® Materials

Come join our fun and knowledgeable Play-Well Instructors as we use LEGO® materials to recreate our favorite animated friends and their worlds! After building our most beloved princesses, villains, and sidekicks, get ready to rescue princes and princesses from towers, explore enchanted castles, and maybe even fly on a magic carpet or two. All we need is your creativity and a little magic to bring it all to life! Age 5-7. Min-8, Max-24.

MARVELous Engineering Using LEGO® Materials

LEGO® Builders Assemble! We need you to come join our experienced Play-Well Instructors to save the world. We will use LEGO® to build our strongest Avengers to defeat Thanos, help Thor retrieve Mjolnir, swing through the city with Spider-Man, and tell Hulk to….Smash! Our journey will take us to battles in this world and beyond; are you up to the challenge? Age 7-12. Min-8, Max-24.

 

Camps at the Greeley Recreation Center, 651 10th Ave., Greeley 80631

 

Pokémon Engineering using LEGO® Materials

Calling all Pokémon trainers! With the Pokémon Championship approaching, join our enthusiastic Play-Well Instructors as we build and catch our favorite Pokémon, rescue Pikachu from Team Rocket, take a ride on the S.S. Anne to uncover rare and mystic Pokémon, and battle to see who will hold the title of Pokémon Master. Come along on our journey to catch ’em all! Age 5-7. Min-8, Max-24.

Pokémon Master Engineering using LEGO® Materials

LEGO® Master, I choose you!! In the race to be crowned the Ultimate Pokémon Champion, we need your help! Learn to build your favorite Pokémon, level up by teaching them special moves, evolve them into more powerful versions, and come face-to-face with the current champion in an epic battle for the title. Learn from our Play-Well Pokémon Masters so you can make it to the top! Age 7-12. Min-8, Max-24.

Video Games Unplugged using LEGO® Materials

Level up your LEGO® Engineering skills in this video game-inspired experience. Our Play-Well instructors bring your favorite video game characters and experiences to real life. Using LEGO®, learn Link’s signature moves to defeat enemies, build mechanisms to make sonic spin and take out Robotnik, and even build go-karts to challenge Mario and friends in a race for the Mushroom Cup. All the fun of a video game adventure without the screen! Age 5-7. Min-8, Max-24.

Level Up Gaming using LEGO® Materials

Come and join our exciting “offline” video game experience, where we give the controllers a rest and put your building skills to the test as we bring your favorite characters from the virtual world to the real world. Using LEGO®, we will build worlds for Mario to jump through, mechanisms to make Sonic spin and take down Robotnik, as well as your own custom Smash Bros. arenas to battle in. Under the guidance of a Play-Well instructor, you will gear up to take down the final boss. Are you game? Age 7-12. Min-8, Max-24.

 

 

Challenge Island Summer Camps

Be adventurous and experience the thrill as you explore these summer camps.

 

Camps at the Family FunPlex, 1501 65th Ave., Greeley 80634

 

Slimetopia Camp™

Welcome to Slimetopia – an ooey, gooey, squishy, squashy, slippery, stretchy slime-drenched camp extravaganza!  Learn the science behind the slime while opening your own Slimetopia Theme Park. Make at least ten different kinds of the addictively playful polymer: from butter to bubble, crunchy to munchy, from fluffy to foamy, from unicorn to color-changing, we’ve got you and your STEAM Team covered (in slime, that is!). Don’t miss out on this Challenge Island bestseller! Age 6-11. Min-6, Max-30.

Fort Island Camp™

Floss on over to our Fort Island Camp! You and your squad will ride your balloon bus into an unforgettable computer-and-violence-free adventure inspired by the world’s most popular game. You’ll play and engineer your way through Fort Island hotspots like Perfect Park, Pirates Cove, and our Power Potion Ball Arena. You’ll design your own skins, show off your favorite dance moves, and have a STEAMtastic time at this unforgettable Challenge Island camp! Age 6-11. Min-6, Max-30.

World Cruise Camp™

Set sail for imagination and adventure with this World Class camp! You and your first mates will design a cruise ship and embark on a voyage around the globe. You’ll engineer your way through the world’s most popular ports: From the Alaskan Glaciers to Ancient Greece to the Canals of Venice to the Galapagos Islands. See you on the Lido Deck for our Sail Away Party and STEAMtastic High Seas Adventure! Age 6-11. Min-6, Max-30.

Xtreme Sports Camp

An indoor camp with outdoor spirit, our Xtreme STEAM Sports adventure scores big with every All-Star Kid! You and your STEAM team will have a ball learning the science behind the world’s most popular sports while engineering your way through a stadium full of sporting events. From football to NASCAR, from baseball to bobsledding. Age 6-11. Min-6, Max-30.

 

 

Camps at the Greeley Recreation Center, 651 10th Ave., Greeley 80631

 

Race Across the Rainforest

Race into an unforgettable journey through the amazing Amazon Rainforest. You and your STEAM team will zip through the jungle’s action-packed layers, taking on challenges inspired by the rainforest’s awesome animal inhabitants – from the playful monkeys to the hungry jaguars to the slithering anacondas on the dark and creepy forest floor. Age 6-11. Min-6, Max-30.

Road Trip to the USA

Rev up your RVs for a cross-country STEAM adventure! Your STEAM team will play and engineer your way from sea to shining sea: from the Statue of Liberty to Yosemite, Colorado Rockies to the Hawaiian Volcanos, and Great Lakes to the Golden Gate Bridge. This imagination-fueled engineering-filled excursion across the USA promises to have campers smiling from coast to coast. Age 6-11. Min-6, Max-30.

Arcade Mania

You and your STEAM tram will swap game consoles for creativity and joysticks for ingenuity and imagination as you take on the Island of low-tech STEAM challenges created with game-loving kids in mind. Age 6-11. Min-6, Max-30.

50+

Financial assistance is available for those in need. Find out more about the Senior Assistance Fund.

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