Nature Song Summer Camps offer three intertwined paths, adventure, thrive and imagination. Whether wading through streams, creating art, tending an orchard, or building imaginative worlds together through play, children are supported in forming friendships, strengthening social and emotional skills, and developing a sense of belonging to place and community.
Sand Camp
Sand Camp offers an exciting opportunity for kids to dive into endless exploration, creativity, and fun! This camp is a Nature Song favorite, with unforgettable experiences that keep kids coming back for more. Together with campers, we create a little community of joy. Learning and embodying basic wilderness awareness skills and remember our nature connection through through learning games, activities and free play.
Details:
Kincaid Sand Dunes
Ages: 5 to13
Tuesday - Thursday
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
5-hours
$185
June 9th, 10th, 11th
June 23rd, 24th, 25th
July 7th, 8th, 9th
Kindergarten Adventure Camp
Kindergarten Camp is designed to gently support young children as they step into the beginning of their school journey. This camp offers a nurturing, playful space for kids to build confidence, connection, and a sense of belonging during Anchorage Public School’s late start.
Details:
August 19th - 21st, 24th, 25th
$450
Drop-off: 8:00/8:30 a.m.
Pick-up: 3:00/3:30 p.m.
Min: 4
Max: 8
Location: Johns Park and my Garden Backyard Classroom
Apple Camp
This summer, I’m partnering with Friends of Boyer’s Orchard to invite children into one of Anchorage’s hidden gems. This camp is designed to be playful and meaningful, giving children the opportunity to build a relationship with the land, feel a sense of belonging, and contribute to the care of a shared place, while having so much fun.
Orchard Care & Stewardship
Children will be invited to help care for the orchard through watering, mulching, composting, light weeding, and seasonal projects. Along the way, they will learn about stewardship, the trees, soil, pollinators, and the orchard ecosystem through hands-on exploration, stories, and play.
Art in the Orchard
Art activities are inspired by both the setting and the children. I love creating large-scale, sensory, and imaginative art experiences that go beyond the usual markers and coloring sheets.
Group Games & Team Challenges
Group games build connection and shared joy! I have a top ten list of favorite games that kids love at all my camps.
Story & Circle Time
Daily circle time includes storytelling and simple social-emotional practices, such as yoga in the trees, sit spots, meditation, and social stories.
Details:
Boyer’s Orchard
Ages: 5 to 9
Tuesday - Thursday
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
5-hours
$215
June 2nd, 3rd, 4th
July 28th, 29th, 30th
Camp Firelight
A Middle School Camp
Camp Firelight is a three-day adventure created especially for middle schoolers, designed to be fun, welcoming, and full of the kinds of experiences kids actually look forward to. Each day is packed with high-energy games, creative art projects, team challenges, outdoor exploration, and relaxed hangout time where kids can laugh, be silly, and just be themselves while making new friends. Along the way, we’ll also talk about real middle school stuff like friendship drama, peer pressure, confidence, and all those “what if” worries about the new school year, in a way that feels supportive, not awkward. Campers will work together, solve challenges, express their creativity, and discover just how capable and awesome they really are. Expect tons of laughter, movement, connection, and memory-making, plus the kind of confidence boost that helps kids walk into middle school feeling excited instead of nervous. Kids will leave with new friendships, inside jokes, fun creations to take home, and a stronger sense that they belong.
Details:
Ages: 11 to 13
Tuesday - Thursday
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
5-hours
August 11th, 12th, 13th
Registration Coming Soon!
Fairy Camp
Session I
This Fairy Session is designed for first-time Fairy Camp participants. The camp blends theater and imagination, with me serving as the story narrator who guides children through a world of special, imaginative fun. We journey through John’s Park on a scavenger-hunt-style adventure, exploring the 22-acre forest while building fairy houses along the way and following an unfolding fairy tale. The storyline is exciting and rich with imagination. On our final day, children create their own fairy house to bring home, and we end with a dress-up tea party.
Note: To keep the experience fresh for everyone, this session is intended for children who have not attended this camp before. Returning campers are warmly encouraged to join Session II instead.
Details:
Johns Park and Amy’s Backyard Garden
Ages: 5 to 8 (older fairy lovers welcomed)
Tuesday - Thursday
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
5-hours
$220
June 16th, 17th, 18th
Session II
This Fairy Session is open to children who have completed Fairy Session I and are ready for a new adventure, and to children who are new to Fairy Camp. We’ll enjoy all the wonderful elements of the original camp, including imaginative storytelling, forest exploration, and fairy play, along with a fresh twist. I’ll share a spin-off of the original Fairy Camp story, and children will create magical felted fairies and mix special potions to take home.
Details:
Johns Park and Amy’s Backyard Garden
Ages: 5 to 8 (older fairy lovers welcomed)
Tuesday - Thursday
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
5-hours
$220
July 14th, 15th, 16th
August 4th, 5th, 6th
Camp Facilitator
Amy Rupp
Amy was a teacher in the Anchorage Public School District for seven year and enjoyed teaching and working with children but longed to provide opportunities for children to experience a deeper connection to nature, themselves, and others. In 2015, she started Nature Song to support this mission and to find other families that wanted to build a community with nature as their anchor. It started out as a nature-based cooperative for toddlers and soon expanded into a drop-off preschool, homeschool forest school, summer camps and now a variety of opportunities to connect and build community.
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