Select a session:
Monday-Thursday, July 27-30, 2026, 9 a.m.-noon - Sold out.
Monday-Thursday, Aug. 17-20, 2026, 9 a.m.-noon - Sold out.
$175 member/$195 non-member, includes Arboretum admission and project supplies
WAITLIST ME - Aug. 17-20
Did your camp choice sell out? Add your name to the waitlist*, we will contact you if a spot opens and offer you the option to register. *Note that waitlist requests are contacted in the order they are submitted.
HALF-DAY camp sessions CANNOT be combined into a full-day option, and we do not recommend piecing camps together. Lunch-hour care is NOT provided. For more details, see our FAQs.
Program location: Learning Center
Let the Wild Rumpus start! Explore the Arboretum’s wonder-filled hidden places while searching for wild things high and low.
- Bring imaginative nature-play to life through crafts, cooking, games, hikes and dancing!
- Create unique nature crowns, go on a bog adventure and mix up some monster munch.
- Become a wild thing by wallowing in squishy mud and planting wild projects to take home.
- Discover the amazing world of nature as you learn about how plants and animals adapt to their environments through hands-on activities and outdoor adventures!
Where the Wild Things Are is a trademark of HarperCollins Publishers; this camp is inspired by (but not affiliated with) the Where the Wild Things Are book.
Print and complete the Day Camp Gate Pass form that will be sent to you by email from the Camp Coordinator before camp begins. Show your completed form to the gate attendant to receive limited 15-minute admission for Day Camp drop-off and pick-up only. If you intend to stay at the Arboretum on the same day as your child’s Day Camp for longer than 15 minutes, advance tickets are recommended to ensure your admission to the Arboretum and should be presented to the gate attendant. Make reservations to visit.
