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5.0 (1 review)
Open • 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Camp Imagineerz Los Altos

Camp Imagineerz Los Altos

4.7(14 reviews)
0.5 mi

My daughters have been going to Camp Imagineerz every summer since the summer after kindergarten…read moreand they are now heading into fifth grade. We've done 2-3 weeks every summer at the Los Altos location, and this is literally the only camp they've asked to return to every single year. What makes Imagineerz special is that it genuinely grows with the kids. It's not a camp they age out of. The program is designed for them to take on more responsibility and leadership as they get older. My girls have spent the last couple years as "leads," helping create and perform the weekly show, learning lines, designing sets, working with younger campers, and figuring out how to pull together a great show with the younger kids. Now they're simultaneously sad to leave that stage behind and also so excited to move into the next level where they'll take on more responsibility for helping the younger kids and supporting running the camp. They already talk about becoming counselors in the future! There's a real philosophy behind the camp. Kids have agency and are encouraged to be creative/bold, and trusted with meaningful responsibility for their age. The staff is also exceptional. Many return every year, including former campers who have grown up through the program, so there's a sense of community that I haven't see as much with other camps. They're fun and goofy with the kids, but also super thoughtful and attentive. We've gotten notes about small moments when one of our daughters showed kindness or leadership, which makes our girls SO proud. I especially appreciate that they notice kids as individuals and reinforce the moments when they work through challenges or help someone else. And importantly, my kids just LOVE it. There are theme days, costumes, water Wednesday, weekly performances, and silly camp traditions. After all these years and multiple weeks they still can't wait to go back. We don't have that with any other camp besides sleepaway. It's rare to find a program where you completely trust the people caring for your kids AND your kids love being there. We're five summers in, and I hope my girls are still part of this community when they're in high school. ICan 't recommend it enough (you'll get the joke if you join :) )

This was my 7.5 year old's second summer at Imagineerz, and he absolutely loved it. He's already…read moretalking about next summer! We signed up for 2 weeks at the Palo Alto location last year and 2 weeks at the Los Altos location this summer. There are a few things that make this camp special: among them are the really nice staff, LITs, and Junior LITs (Leaders in Training). They're often older kids who love this program so much that they return to help younger kids out with creative building from recycled materials. As an example, my son had an idea of attaching a toilet paper tube to a box, and one of the Jr LITs showed him how to cut the tube in a way to attach more securely to the box. My son really bonded with Salsa last year and looked forward to seeing him again this year. Another highlight is the play that they work on and perform on the last day. Everyone gets a chance to bring the play to life, whether it's a speaking part of working on props. My son's always had a wonderful time making his own costume in the earlier days of the camp.

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Camp Imagineerz Los Altos
Camp Imagineerz Los Altos
Camp Imagineerz Los Altos - Our counselors are carefully trained to be funtastic i-can coaches!

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Our counselors are carefully trained to be funtastic i-can coaches!

DesignX - Budding Architects at DesignX Summer Camp

DesignX

4.2(5 reviews)
2.3 mi

My oldest daughter is in her 3rd year of DesignX's fashion camp; my younger daughter was finally…read moreable to join in the fun this year! DesignX offers fashion design and related illustration, fabric and accessory classes, toy design, and product design. In the fashion class, the kids design and make an their own incredible outfit over the course of a week. The outfits are conceived as part of a collection (with a overarching unified color theme). The kids iterate their design ideas, create and sew their outfit complete with accessories, and present it in an exciting fashion show for their families at the end of the week! Each outfit is unique to each child, but work as part of the collection. As a home sewist, I can tell you that the sewing aspect of the fashion camp is set up for real success for the kids, even as they create unique outfits - the skills are age appropriate and build as they get older. 2nd and 3rd graders create skirts and modify t-shirts; 4th and 5th graders create tunics; 6th and 7th graders create more complex dresses and rompers. My husband and I are both professional designers. The design process taught at DesignX is great. The kids work through an iterative process that relates to what designers do in the real world. The fact that they express their personal creativity in real ways but are doing it within an overarching/relational theme speaks to the way designers work in the real world. My older daughter wore her tunic as a cover-up all last summer; I know she'll be wearing her new top with shorts. And my younger daughter will be wearing her skirt as well. We love DesignX camp, and my kiddos can't wait for next year!

My child did not enjoy the camp and did not want to return for the second day. He said it was the…read moreworst camp he has attended and found it quite boring. While the concept of the camp is good, the execution did not meet expectations. In particular, the staff seemed inexperienced in working with children.

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DesignX - Fashion Show at DesignX Fashion Design Summer Camp for kids and teens

Fashion Show at DesignX Fashion Design Summer Camp for kids and teens

DesignX - Architecture Inspired by San Francisco -- model designed and made at DesignX Architecture Summer Camp, Los Altos

Architecture Inspired by San Francisco -- model designed and made at DesignX Architecture Summer Camp, Los Altos

DesignX - Fashion design for teens / middle school students

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Fashion design for teens / middle school students

MadeBy - Crossbody Bag from Patch Bar

MadeBy

4.6(21 reviews)
2.3 mi

MadeBy has quickly become one of my daughter's favorite places. She's 10 and very into arts,…read morecrafts, and hands-on projects, so this studio is right up her alley. We first checked it out during the grand opening and were impressed by how open, bright, and thoughtfully set up the space was. It feels much more spacious and creative than other DIY spots we've visited. We've since gone back for camps and casual weekend visits, and she always finds something new she wants to make. The custom comic book and stuffie stations are especially fun and unique. The staff has also been consistently kind, patient, and helpful every time we've been there. Such a fun place for creative kids.

Had a really frustrating experience here…read more My kids designed water bottles; which took about less than 10 minutes on Canva. You can only pick images that are outlines so it just doesn't take long to do. Morever, the template they use only covers a part of the water bottle, like 1/4 of it. It doesn't go all the way around or even halfway around. I was told it would take 30 minutes to engrave so we walked around, and I KEPT getting texts that it would take an additional 30 minutes. Ultimately we waited about 140 minutes for a project that had hands on time of about 10 minutes. Yes, almost 2.5 hours of waiting; which might have been fine with me if I knew ahead of time to come back another day, but again, they kept just adding on time. Also when we finally received our product I was peeved that we could barely see my son's engraving. See picture - why is it a dark gray/brass engraving over a dark blue bottle? I could at least be warned to pick a lighter color bottle. Why even offer the darker water bottles if the engraving can only be dark gray? *head exploding* I was really frustrated with 1. this not really being much of a "craft"; 2. the lack of communication up front about timing since we had plans that we ended up being late for and 3. that we could barely see the final product we waited so long for.

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MadeBy - Custom graphic animals

Custom graphic animals

MadeBy - Custom Graphic Animals

Custom Graphic Animals

MadeBy - Pick your favorite keychain

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Pick your favorite keychain

Imaginif Camps

Imaginif Camps

5.0(4 reviews)
0.8 mi

It has been four months since my five year old son attended the Imaginif Space and Sports Camps and…read morehe is still talking about it! Tonight before bed he wanted to know how many more days till he gets to go again and if I could please add Spy Camp as well. My son had so much fun! He loved everything about the camps...and so did I. The Space Camp was very realistic, well planned out and detailed. The props and special effects were amazing. My son came home every day excited to share all of the information he had learned that day about space, astronauts and rockets. We were very impressed with how educational the camp was. Throughout the week my son was so excited to gather little souvenirs from his experiences at the Space Camp and they are still among his most prized possessions. He was thrilled with all the special props he was able to use and with the space themed crafts he made. The Sports Camp was excellent. I really appreciated that it wasn't your typical sports camp. In addition to the typical sports you might see at a camp, the Imaginif Sports Camp also included archery, golf and rock climbing. I was so impressed that every skill the camp introduced was taught by a professional. It made the experiences very worthwhile for my son. He was exhausted when I picked him up each day. He gave it his all and loved every minute of it. The camp staff were so kind and enthusiastic. You could tell that the entire camp experience was planned with a lot of thought and attention to detail. The attention given to each child was impressive as well. We are so pleased with our experience with Imaginif, we will definitely be attending again.

Imaginif was my kids' favorite out of 5 of the most popular camps in our area that they attended…read morethis past summer. My 7 year old daughter and 5 year old son participated in A-mazing Race, Space Camp, and Sports Camp and loved all of them. I signed them up for this camp because I was intrigued by the concept; now that my family has experienced Imaginif, I am happy to attest that it exceeded my expectations. Several aspects set Imaginif apart for me: the professional ambience that founders Sharon & David create with creative props and costumes, the intimacy of a family-run camp and relatively small group of campers that makes for a more personal experience, and the unique enrichment activities that are offered. On the latter, my husband and I also benefited from our kids' exposure to several of the enrichment activities. For example, Sharon & David organized a post-camp activity for campers and families to go to Moffett Field to launch the Estes rockets the kids had built at Space Camp. It was an unforgettable experience that our family would never have known about if not for Imaginif. Our kids can't wait to go back to Imaginif Camp next summer!

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