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Camp activities for kids during spring and summer breaks
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Spring break camps

Spring break camp, Gainesville. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 4-8. Fair Street Neighborhood Center, 715 Fair St., Gainesville. $110-$150. Ages 6-12. Register by April 1. www.gainesville.org/camps. 770-531-2680.

Junior lifeguard camp, Gainesville. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 4-8. Frances Meadows Aquatic Center, 1535 Community Way, Gainesville. $105-$115. Ages 11-14. Register by March 30. www.gainesville.org/camps. 770-531-2680.

Jedi LEGO camp, Gainesville. 9 a.m. to noon. April 4-8. Frances Meadows Aquatic Center, 1535 Community Way, Gainesville. $150-$195. Ages 5-7. Register by March 30. www.gainesville.org/camps. 770-531-2680.

Jedi Master LEGO camp, Gainesville. 1-4 p.m. April 4-8. Frances Meadows Aquatic Center, 1535 Community Way, Gainesville. $150-$195. Ages 8-12. www.gainesville.org/camps. 770-531-2680.

Camp Elachee Spring Break Day Camp, Gainesville. April 4-8. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. $140-$150 based on age of child. Preregistration required. Extended care options available. Elachee members receive $20 discount per child. www.elachee.org/camp-elachee.

Children’s theater camp, Sautee Nacoochee. 2-4 p.m. Sundays April 10 through May 22. Sautee Nacoochee Center, 283 Ga. 255 N, Sautee Nacoochee. Ages 5-12. $98 for SNC members and $103 for nonmembers. Register by April 1. dfrom@snca.org.

Summer camps

Time Travel summer day camp, Gainesville. 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 13-17, 20-24. Northeast Georgia History Center, 322 Academy St. NE, Gainesville. www.negahc.org. 770-297-5900.

Pets P.A.L.S. summer camp, Gainesville. June 13 through July 22. Humane Society of Northeast Georgia, 845 W. Ridge Road, Gainesville. June 13-17 and July 11-15 for 7- to 9-year-olds and June 20-24 and July 18-22 for 10- to 12-year-olds. www.humanesocietyofnortheastgeorgia.org.

YMCA traditional camp, Gainesville. May 31 through Aug. 4. J.A. Walters YMCA, 2455 Howard Road, Gainesville. $110 members and $135 nonmembers for rising ages kindergarten through sixth grade; Teen camp $110 members or $135 nonmembers for rising seventh- and eighth-grades; Leaders in training $80 facility members and $105 non-facility members for rising ninth- and 10th-graders. www.georgiamountainsymca.org

Camp Elachee, Gainesville. May 31 through July 29. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. Prices vary, www.elachee.org/camp-elachee.

Other camps are pending. They include Gainesville Parks and Rec (www.gainesville.org/camps) and Quinlan Visual Arts Center (www.quinlanartscenter.org).

Editor’s note: If you want your camp listed, email the time, date, place, contact name and number and short description of the camp to getout@gainesvilletimes.com. It will appear in the online edition and may reappear in the Get Out listings.