SUMMER CAMPS 2026
Little Nestlings Early Learning Center – West Linn, Oregon
Join us for an unforgettable summer camp in West Linn, Oregon at Little Nestlings Early Learning Center! Our Summer Camps 2026 offer engaging, hands-on learning experiences for preschool children ages 3–6, inspired by our Reggio Emilia-inspired curriculum.
Each week features a unique theme—from nature exploration to artistic adventures, STEM discoveries, and musical creativity. Half-day and full-day options are available. Register today to secure your child’s spot!
Summer Camps 2026
A Season of Discovery and Creativity!
Get ready for a summer filled with hands-on learning, creative exploration, and outdoor adventures! Our thoughtfully designed summer camps for preschool children offer a dynamic and immersive experience, fostering curiosity, collaboration, and self-expression.
Each week features a unique theme, allowing campers to dive into new interests, experiment with different materials, and build lasting friendships—all while having fun in a nurturing environment at our West Linn early learning center.
WEEKLY THEMES & DATES:
1. Once Upon a Studio
🗓 2-Week Camp
Week 1: June 22
Week 2: June 29
- Focus: Exploring storytelling through art, movement, and dramatic play—where children’s ideas shape the stories we tell together.
- Activities:
- Story baskets with objects, fabrics, textures, and found items
- Character-making studio using clay, cardboard, fabric scraps, and natural materials
- Story-in-motion games and open-ended costume play
- Pop-up storytelling spaces created by the children
- Collective story mapping and collaborative class book
- Projects: Story Showcase Day — children choose how to share their stories.
2. Build It! Studio
🗓 2-Week Camp
Week 1: July 6
Week 2: July 13
- Focus: Exploring design, construction, and problem-solving through hands-on building and collaboration.
- Activities:
- Loose parts building with wood, cardboard, tubes, fabric, and natural materials
- Balance and stability challenges
- Tool exploration
- Sketching and planning structures
- Rebuilding and refining favorite structures
- Collaborative construction projects
- Projects: Campers contribute homes, bridges, parks, and gathering spaces to Our Shared City.
3. Roots and Wings Camp
🗓 2-Week Camp
Week 1: July 20
Week 2: July 27
- Focus: Deepening children’s connection to the natural world through hands-on exploration, open-ended play, and creative expression.
- Activities:
- Nature challenges
- Expanded mud kitchen with tools and water channels
- Mini habitat building using natural materials
- Field journals with observational drawings and leaf rubbings
- Loose-parts nature art studio
- Projects: Story of the Forest Sculpture.
4. The Children’s Atelier
🗓 2-Week Camp
Week 1: August 3
Week 2: August 10
- Focus: Exploring self-expression through a wide range of materials and techniques.
- Activities:
- Large-scale collaborative painting
- Texture and pattern exploration through printmaking and rubbings
- Clay exploration
- Drawing and mark-making
- Mixed-media projects and collaborative installation pieces
- Projects: The session concludes with a Studio Showcase celebrating the creative process.
5. Water Works Studio
🗓 1-Week Camp
Week 1: August 17
- Focus: Investigating water as a material through movement, experimentation, problem-solving, and collaborative play.
- Activities:
- Open water play with graduated tools
- Ice and water exploration
- Float, sink, and drift investigations
- Flow challenges and boat building
- Water painting and collaborative mark-making
- Projects: Children co-design, build, test, revise, and decorate a Living Water Wall.
Camp Logistics & Registration Details
Cost:
- $365 per week Full Day
- $285 per week Half Day
- Additional $80 per week for extended afternoon hours (1:00pm – 3:15pm).
Half-Day & Full-Day Options:
- Half-Day: Core activities and group projects.
- Full-Day: Extended exploration with additional open-ended play, outdoor activities, and rest time for younger participants.
- Camps run 8:15am – 1:00pm
- Optional additional afternoon hours from 1:00pm-3:15pm available for an additional $80 per week.
- Camp themes are two weeks each, except Water Works Studio, which runs for one week.
- Campers may attend one week or both for a deeper experience.
Cancellation & Refund Policy:
- Full payment is required at the time of registration.
- You may switch to another camp date if space is available.
- No refunds or make-ups for missed days or if the camp is not the right fit.
- Withdrawal requests must be made at least 2 weeks before the camp start date to receive a refund minus a $50 non-refundable deposit.
Additional Information:
- Ages: 3-6 years old (must be potty trained or well on their way).
- Location:
- Little Nestlings Early Learning Center
19200 Willamette Dr, West Linn, OR 97068 - Our West Linn preschool summer camps for kids ages 3–6 welcome families from Lake Oswego, Oregon City, Tualatin, Wilsonville, and the greater Portland area looking for creative preschool summer programs.
- Little Nestlings Early Learning Center
- Registration:
- Secure your child’s spot by completing the online form. Once registered, families will receive an invoice—camp spots are only guaranteed once payment is received.