Born to be Wild Camp at Bill Yeck Park

Children’s Programs

Review the latest issue of News & Events or the online events calendar to find programs that are being offered in the current season. The following is a sampling of the programs regularly offered.

  • Art and Imagination – Children ages 6 – 8 have the opportunity to get creative by designing projects based on a monthly theme.
  • Conservation Crew – Teens ages 12 – 18 meet monthly to perform service projects in the parks, such as collecting seeds from the native seed nursery. All sessions count as service hours.
  • Creative Crafting – Youth ages 9 – 13 create keepsakes for themselves or to give as gifts at this monthly program during the school year.
  • Junior Explorers – Youth ages 6 – 8 skip rocks, climb trees, build forts and explore the creek during this opportunity for free and unstructured play in nature.
  • Mad Science University – Children ages 8 – 12 experience science firsthand through hands-on, and sometimes messy, activities.
  • Outdoor Explorers – Youth ages 9 – 12 skip rocks, climb trees, build forts and explore the creek during this opportunity for free and unstructured play in nature.
  • Young Birders Club – Teens ages 12 – 18 walk away with a greater knowledge of birds and their role in the ecosystem. Club activities are based on participant feedback. Participants must become members of the Ohio Young Birders Club.

Summer Camps

  • ACtivity Squad Camp – Ages 3 – 13 stay active and healthy, all while trying new outdoor activities. Activity Center Park is the home base for this camp.
  • Archery Camps – Children ages 8 – 15 can learn the basics of archery at the Oak Grove Park archery range.
  • Hidden Meadows Day Camp – A week-long summer adventure for children ages 3 – 12. Explore nature, hike Holes Creek, play games, craft and make new friends at Grant Park.
  • Sugar Valley Day Camp – A week-long summer adventure for ages 3 –12 at Bill Yeck Park. Campers explore nature and play games.
  • Recreation Day Camp – Children ages 5 – 11 spend the summer in the parks playing games, doing crafts and making friends. The program is held mornings at various parks throughout the district.