Family Guide

40 The Best of Monterey Bay® Family 2024-2025 MEarth Campers ages 6-13 get hands-on experience in MEarth’s organic garden, native plant nursery and outdoor kitchen. This beautiful property is part garden, part outdoor classroom and part kitchen. Activities include making healthy snacks, participating in art and culinary sessions and learning about critters. Special guests like wildlife biologists, artists and farmers drop by. Cooking Camp: Ages 6-8, June 17-21; Ages 9-11, June 24-28: Ages 11-13, July 8-12; EcoExplorer Camp: Ages 6-8 July 15-19; Ages 9-11 July 22-26; Green Teens Camp: Ages 11-13, July 29-August 2 Sessions: $375 Early Bird registration, $425 regular registration MEarth Hilton Bialek Habitat, 2480 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel. 624-1032, mearthcarmel.org City of Monterey Recreation Youth Sports Camps Monterey offers a fun and diverse series of sports camps for kids ages 3-16. Locations vary by camp. Check the website for more details and registration. Challenger International Core Soccer (ages 7-14): Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, June 3-7, June 24-28, July 15-19 Challenger International Core Soccer Creative Skills Soccer (ages 7-14) Mon-Fri 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm, June 10-14, Youth Track and Field Camp (ages 7-13): Mon-Fri 9am-2pm, June 17-21; Basketball Camp (ages 7-13): Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, July 8-July 12 ; Flag Football Camp (ages 7-14): Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, July 24-26 Youth Baseball Clinics (Ages 7-14): Saturdays June-July 646-3866, monterey.org/rec Monterey Bay Aquarium Underwater Explorers Do your kids want to get into the water at the Aquarium? Through this summer program, they can. No experience is necessary, and kids ages 8-13 are guided by dive staff in the Great Tide Pool to get a closer look at the animals. 90 minute sessions available to book daily June 18 through September 4. $120/ members, $150 + admission/ non-members 886 Cannery Row, Monterey; 648-4800, montereybayaquarium.org Monterey County Free Libraries The theme song for the classic PBS television show Reading Rainbow said it all: “I can be anything/ Take a look, it’s in a book/ A reading rainbow.” From musicians and magicians to cowgirls and jugglers, anything can happen during Monterey County Free Libraries’ summer reading gatherings. Contact one of 17 local branches for details. 883-7573 (administrative line); montereycountyfreelibraries.org Monterey Museum of Art Camp offerings at Monterey Museum of Art include the following sessions taught by professional educators geared toward skillbuilding and creative outlets. More information and registration available online. Transportation Engineering Using LEGO® Materials (ages 5-8): June 10-14, 9am-noon; Under the Sea (ages 8-10): June 17-21, 9am-noon Mixed Up - 3D Mixed Media (ages 6-8): June 24-28 9am-noon; Art Through The Ages (ages 12-14): July 8-12, 9am-noon Bash ‘Em Bots Using LEGO® Materials (ages 7-12): July 15-19, 1-4pm Adventures in STEM with LEGO® Materials (ages 5-7): July 15-19, 9am-noon; All camps are $200 for members and $225 for non-members Monterey Museum of Art, 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, 372-5477, Montereyart.org Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club Camp sessions are available at the Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club for young sailors of all skill levels from beginner to advanced. Learn to Sail (ages 8-14): No prerequisites. Opti Development (ages 9 and up): Prerequisite - Learn to Sail or prior participation in Opti Development. SYC -CDF Development (ages 10 and up): Prerequisite - Learn to Sail Summer camps 2024

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