I am on a mission to get parents to play more with their kiddos and to make more time for play at home, inside and out! With this mission in mind, I have refreshed my FREE summer camp activity plans program, Camp Learn & Play. for summer 2025! I’ve removed ads to make navigation easier and created a new newsletter with freebies all summer. If you are a parent of children aged 3-8 or a homeschooling parent, our free summer camp activity plans program is for you. If you are an early childhood educator who wants to support your students’ play and learning all summer, keep reading to see how you can support that with Camp Learn & Play.
Let me tell you more about Camp Learn & Play and how I’ve updated it for Summer 2025
What’s Camp Learn & Play?
Camp Learn & Play is a free summer camp activity plans program with 24 amazing weekly themes to choose from. Each theme has 5 days of activities and thematic book lists. Every day, there are two themed activity suggestions for caregivers to set up and explore with campers.
Why only two activities a day?
To make time for FREE PLAY!
Our summer camp activity plans are simple, so there is more time for free play.
Every week also has:
*supply lists
*book lists to take to the library
*extra activity suggestions like fun snacks to make together and more!
How Do You Sign Up for Camp Learn & Play?
No registration needed. Just visit Camp Learn & Play Headquarters and browse the 24 themed summer camps like Fairies & Friends, Build It, Space, and one of my favorites, Little Picassos and Mini Matisse – a fine art-themed camp!
Sign Up For Extras!
You don’t need to register for Camp Learn & Play, but you want to sign up for the new newsletter and all the extras and freebies. You will get a summer camp planner and exclusive printables all summer long! Sign up here.
How can preschool teachers use Camp Learn & Play?
If you are teaching this summer, why do all the planning alone? Find the theme that works for your lesson plans and let us do most of the work. You’ll definitely want to join the email list for freebies, too!
If you aren’t teaching this summer, send this information home. Join my crusade to get parents doing hands-on things without screens, making time for more play, and connecting with their kids this summer. Here is a sample email—feel free to copy and paste.
Dear Families,
Summer is almost here, but the fun and learning don’t have to stop. If you are struggling with the thought of keeping your children busy, I have a great link to share:
Camp Learn & Play is a free summer camp-at-home program that does all the planning for parents. It has 24 fun themes to choose from, suggests two hands-on activities a day, and even has book suggestions for every theme. An early childhood educator and mom created it to help families stay engaged, but leave lots of room for the most important activity your child can do this summer—PLAY!
Ready for your Camp Learn & Play free summer camp activity plans?
- Visit Camp Learn & Play Headquarters
- Join the Camp Learn & Play Newsletter
- Print out your free summer camp planner ( when you join the newsletter) and start planning!
- Have fun all summer long!
