Camp OC

Penticton Mini Camps

For children born 2018-2020 and entering Grades 1-3 in the Fall

Our Mini camps are all about fun, curiosity, and trying new things! Whether you love creating art, exploring science, building with LEGO, or learning about dinosaurs, there's a camp just for you! Each day is filled with hands-on activities, games, and exciting discoveries - plus new friends, cool learning, and tons of summer fun at Camp OC!

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Registration

  • Register your child NOT yourself
  • If you have two or more children, they need to be registered separately
Mini Camp Cost

$249 per camp + material fees

*Some exceptions apply

Browse Penticton Mini Camps by Week

Click on a week to view available camps and to learn more about the camp

Mini Minecraft™ - (CAMP 1301)

Join us as we explore the world of Minecraft™ Education! Throughout the week, we will get creative with online challenges and projects inside Minecraft, experimenting with basic coding concepts, building skills, and collaborating with fellow players.
*While we include a few intentional screen-free activities to break up the day and keep things balanced—the bulk of the learning happens online. 

Mini Magical World of Mermaids & Unicorns - (CAMP 1506)

Dive into this magical world and express your creativity! Explore the use of rainbow colours to create eye-catching artwork and crafts. Whip up a glittery concoction of unicorn snot and slime.  Make your very own wearable unicorn horn and eat your own brightly-colored tasty treats. Who knows, maybe you will gain a little bit of unicorn magic this week!

Mini Chef Academy - (CAMP 1500)

Do you love trying new things, creating tasty concoctions and playing with your food? At Mini Chef Academy you will do all of this and more. Campers will be taken on a culinary adventure blending, mixing, pouring, flipping, and of course eating all the scrumptious, mouth - watering cuisine. Be sure to bring your imagination and appetite to this camp. 

Mini Chef Academy - (CAMP 1500)

Do you love trying new things, creating tasty concoctions and playing with your food? At Mini Chef Academy you will do all of this and more. Campers will be taken on a culinary adventure blending, mixing, pouring, flipping, and of course eating all the scrumptious, mouth - watering cuisine. Be sure to bring your imagination and appetite to this camp. 

Mini LEGO® BricQ Builders - (CAMP 1312)

You can never have too much LEGO®—especially when you’re building, testing, and discovering how things work! In this camp, young creators will use LEGO® Education BricQ kits to design contraptions, explore force and motion, and experiment with gears, springs, and simple machines. You will put your builds to the test through races, strength trials, and friendly competitions, learning how small adjustments can lead to big results. Along the way, themed crafts and open-ended free-build challenges will be woven into the lesson plan, helping spark curiosity, creativity and a love of engineering through play. 

Mini LEGO® Robotics - (CAMP 1300)

Bring your friends, or meet new ones, and explore the amazing world of robots, mechanisms and other innovative creations using LEGO®. In a playful learning environment, we’ll use basic coding to bring creations to life, starting with entry level projects and moving on to limitless creative design possibilities. This week is full of hands-on learning and creative thinking.

Mini Jewelry & Craft - (CAMP 1504)

Red beads, blue beads, sparkles and bling. Bracelets, necklaces, charms and rings. Design and create jewelry and crafts you can keep, or give them away to friends and family. Let your imagination run wild and see what kind of beautiful styles you can make from scratch. Put pieces together, invent things and make things match!

Mini Nature is Neat - (CAMP 1108)

This camp will cover everything nature related! Guided by the interests of the campers, we will explore how local plants and animals survive and thrive in the Okanagan. The indoor and outdoor activities will allow campers to engage in a variety of hands-on science activities, eco-art projects and shared learning. Bring your sense of adventure to this camp!

Mini Chef - (CAMP 1500)

Do you love trying new things, creating tasty concoctions and playing with your food? At Mini Chef Academy you will do all of this and more. Campers will be taken on a culinary adventure blending, mixing, pouring, flipping, and of course eating all the scrumptious, mouth - watering cuisine. Be sure to bring your imagination and appetite to this camp. 

Mini Art Academy - (CAMP 1505)

Do you love art? So do we! Join us this week to unleash your inner artist. This camp is all about letting your creativity flow as you explore different artistic techniques and bring your works of art to life. Experiment with various art forms such as sketching, painting or sculpting and maybe even find a new passion while you're at it. Whether you're a seasoned artist or looking to try something new, there is no doubt this camp will be art-tastic!

Mini LEGO® Robotics - (CAMP 1300)

Bring your friends, or meet new ones, and explore the amazing world of robots, mechanisms and other innovative creations using LEGO®. In a playful learning environment, we’ll use basic coding to bring creations to life, starting with entry level projects and moving on to limitless creative design possibilities. This week is full of hands-on learning and creative thinking.

Mini Epic Energy - (CAMP 1706)

Make sure you eat breakfast and bring a water bottle, because this week we will burn some energy! Prepare to run, jump, climb and race. We will play games, work on our physical stamina, challenge each other using both our brains and body. This week is full of challenges, puzzles, races and fun! Don't forget the sun screen, as we will be mostly outside!

Mini Fantastic Fairies - (CAMP 1511)

Fly into a glowing and glitter filled week of creation! You will love decorating sweet treats, face painting, glowing crafts, and making your own special wand and wing art! Explore fairy tales and create your own story with your fairy friends. Cast spells and try your hand at the magic of gardening. Fairy camp is the place to spread your magical creative wings!

Mini Super Mario: Galaxy Edition ® - (CAMP 1913)

Prepare for launch campers! This summer - blast off on an out-of-this-world adventure. Join Mario and Rosalina as we explore the vastness of space, hop across planets, and collect Power Stars to save the universe. Through hands-on games, creative activities, and team quests, you will jump, run, and imagine your way across Mario’s galaxy! 

Mini Minecraft™ - (CAMP 1301)

Join us as we explore the world of Minecraft™ Education! Throughout the week, we will get creative with online challenges and projects inside Minecraft, experimenting with basic coding concepts, building skills, and collaborating with fellow players.

*While we include a few intentional screen-free activities to break up the day and keep things balanced—the bulk of the learning happens online. 

Mini Mad Scientist - (CAMP 1101)

Prepare to get messy! Liquid, solid and gas, matter, motion and mass. This camp is all about scientists gone mad! So throw on your lab coat, head to the laboratory and get ready to embrace your inner scientist. Develop your own hypotheses and make your very own experiments. We will be playing with things that move and making ooey-gooey concoctions all week long!

Mini Art Beyond the Canvas - (CAMP 1516)

This camp goes beyond the basics and encourages young artists to explore the exciting possibilities of three-dimensional art forms. Whether you're working with wire, sculpting with clay, designing with recycled materials, or experimenting with mixed media, you'll learn to bring your ideas to life in new and unexpected ways. 

Mini LEGO® Robotics - (CAMP 1300)

Bring your friends, or meet new ones, and explore the amazing world of robots, mechanisms and other innovative creations using LEGO®. In a playful learning environment, we’ll use basic coding to bring creations to life, starting with entry level projects and moving on to limitless creative design possibilities. This week is full of hands-on learning and creative thinking.

Mini Ooey Gooey Sensory Science - (CAMP 1109)

You heard it! Everything is ooey and gooey in this camp! Squish, squeeze, squirt and stretch your science skills. Make slime, bubbles and dough. Come up with creative concoctions and extraordinary experiments. Strap on your goggles and lab coats for some messy fun!

Mini Time Travelers - (CAMP 1116)

Journey through history one day at a time! From roaring dinosaurs to the icy world of the Ice Age and the wonders of Ancient Egypt, explore a new era each day through hands-on crafts, imaginative play, and themed games. Young adventurers will build, create, and discover as they travel across time, learning about fascinating moments from the past! 

Mini Ponies and Princesses - (CAMP 1515)

This camp invites anyone interested in the perfect blend of pony adventures and princess-themed excitement! Enjoy outdoor fun and games, create crafty art pieces, experiment with glittery, rainbow-coloured concoctions, all while making new friends and having fun.