Camp Level Up

Taste Buds Kitchen runs cooking camps at its kitchen studio on West Main Street in Smithtown. Summer camps are five-day weeks of three-hour days: a morning camp for ages 4 to 8 (9:00am to 12:00pm) covers measuring, mixing and working safely in the kitchen, and an afternoon camp for ages 9 to 13 (1:00pm to 4:00pm) moves on to recipe reading, knife skills and burner skills. Campers make sweet and savory recipes each week and take home food samples and recipe packs. Most camps can be booked by the week or by the day, and early drop-off and late pick-up are available for an added fee. The camp page also lists an advanced teen camp for ages 13 to 17 at select locations and a counselor in training program for ages 10 and up, so check the Smithtown schedule for those. School break camps for ages 4 to 13 run on days off during the school year, as one-day or five-day camps. All menus are nut-free.

Harborfields Music Center runs a summer music camp at its studio on Pulaski Road in Greenlawn for kids ages 5 to 12, grouped by age (5 to 7, 8 to 9 and 10 to 12), and no music experience is needed. Campers explore different instruments, form bands and jam to rock, reggae and more, and build confidence in kids theater and drama through games, improvisation and age-appropriate scripts. Days also include outdoor play and choice time for arts and crafts, board games or quiet reading. Camp runs in two-week sessions, with full-day and half-day options plus extended-day and early drop-off add-ons.

Gold Medal Gymnastics runs a summer gymnastics and ninja camp at its gym on Middle Country Road in Centereach, for boys and girls ages 3 to 12 (campers must be potty trained). Camp runs in the morning, 9:30am to 12:30pm, in an air-conditioned gym, and families choose 3, 4 or 5 days a week for one week or several. Each week has its own theme, and days mix gymnastics, ninja and tumbling with arts and crafts, with instruction indoors and outdoors. Campers bring a snack, and a one-hour Lunch Bunch extension is available.

Gold Medal Gymnastics runs a summer gymnastics and ninja camp at its gym on Stewart Avenue in Garden City, for boys and girls ages 3 to 12 (campers must be potty trained). Camp runs in the morning, 9:30am to 12:30pm, in an air-conditioned gym, and families choose 3, 4 or 5 days a week for one week or several. Each week has its own theme, and days mix gymnastics, ninja and tumbling with arts and crafts, with instruction indoors and outdoors. Campers bring a snack, and a one-hour Lunch Bunch extension is available.