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Peek-a-Boo and Nature Too - Grades Preschool (Fee: $70.00)
Ages 3-5 and must be toilet trained but not yet attending kindergarten in the fall. Campers will explore the natural world with short hikes, creeking, games, crafts, stories, music and much more. Activities will be conducted indoors and outdoors. Fee: $70 Hours: MP005 Highbanks: 8:30-11:30 a.m. MP006 Highbanks: 1-4 p.m. MP011 Highbanks: 8:30-11:30 a.m. MP012 Highbanks: 1-4 p.m. Please see below for the weeks this camp is offered.

Peek-a-Boo and Nature Too - Grades Preschool (Fee: $70.00)

Ages 3-5 and must be toilet trained but not yet attending kindergarten in the fall.

Campers will explore the natural world with short hikes, creeking, games, crafts, stories, music and much more. Activities will be conducted indoors and outdoors.

Fee: $70

Hours:
MP005 Highbanks: 8:30-11:30 a.m.
MP006 Highbanks: 1-4 p.m.
MP011 Highbanks: 8:30-11:30 a.m.
MP012 Highbanks: 1-4 p.m.

Please see below for the weeks this camp is offered.

Register	ID	Park	Date
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP005	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, June 25-29
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP006	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, June 25-29
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP011	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, July 9-13
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP012	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, July 9-13

Peek-a-Boo and Pre-K Too - Grades Pre-K (Fee: $70.00)
Age 5 and attending kindergarten in the fall. These older preschoolers will explore the natural world with activities similar to Peek-a-Boo and Nature Too but at a faster pace. Campers will enjoy short hikes, creeking, games, crafts, stories, music and more. Activities will be conducted indoors and outdoors. Fee: $70 Hours: MP015 Sharon Woods: 8:30-11:30 a.m. MP016 Sharon Woods: 1-4 p.m. MP030 Highbanks: 8:30-11:30 a.m. Please see below for the weeks this camp is offered.

Peek-a-Boo and Pre-K Too - Grades Pre-K (Fee: $70.00)

Age 5 and attending kindergarten in the fall.

These older preschoolers will explore the natural world with activities similar to Peek-a-Boo and Nature Too but at a faster pace. Campers will enjoy short hikes, creeking, games, crafts, stories, music and more. Activities will be conducted indoors and outdoors.

Fee: $70

Hours:
MP015 Sharon Woods: 8:30-11:30 a.m.
MP016 Sharon Woods: 1-4 p.m.
MP030 Highbanks: 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Please see below for the weeks this camp is offered.

Register	ID	Park	Date	Openings
Register	MP015	Sharon Woods	Monday - Friday, July 16-20	2
Register	MP016	Sharon Woods	Monday - Friday, July 16-20	20
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP030	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, August 6-10	0

Nature and Me - Grades K (Fee: $70.00)
Campers must have completed kindergarten. Your child will explore nature by using letters, numbers, measuring and opposites as they discover backyard animals, reptiles and amphibians, nocturnal critters and more. Campers will enjoy games, crafts, stories, music, short hikes and creeking. Activities will be conducted indoors and outdoors. Fee: $70 Hours: MP002 Sharon Woods: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. MP023 Highbanks: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. MP024 Highbanks: 1-4 p.m. MP029 Blendon Woods: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Please see below for the weeks this camp is offered.

Nature and Me - Grades K (Fee: $70.00)

Campers must have completed kindergarten.

Your child will explore nature by using letters, numbers, measuring and opposites as they discover backyard animals, reptiles and amphibians, nocturnal critters and more. Campers will enjoy games, crafts, stories, music, short hikes and creeking. Activities will be conducted indoors and outdoors.

Fee: $70

Hours:
MP002 Sharon Woods: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
MP023 Highbanks: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
MP024 Highbanks: 1-4 p.m.
MP029 Blendon Woods: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Please see below for the weeks this camp is offered.

Register	ID	Park	Date	Openings
Register	MP002	Sharon Woods	Monday - Friday, June 18-22	9
Register	MP023	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, July 23-27	2
Register	MP024	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, July 23-27	8
Register	MP029	Blendon Woods	Monday - Friday, August 6-10	2

GRANDcamp and Me - Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Fee: $40.00)
Children must have completed grade 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 and register with a grandparent. Please complete a registration for both the child and the grandparent. Grandparents and their grandchildren will participate in similar activities offered in the "Workin' for a Livin'" camp and experience lots of fun hands-on activities. Fishing, wading in a creek and a cookout are also included. Fee: $40 per person Hours: 9:00 a.m.-noon Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Friday Please see below for the week this camp is offered.

GRANDcamp and Me - Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Fee: $40.00)

Children must have completed grade 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 and register with a grandparent.

Please complete a registration for both the child and the grandparent.

Grandparents and their grandchildren will participate in similar activities offered in the "Workin' for a Livin'" camp and experience lots of fun hands-on activities. Fishing, wading in a creek and a cookout are also included.

Fee: $40 per person

Hours:
9:00 a.m.-noon Monday-Thursday
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Friday

Please see below for the week this camp is offered.

Register	ID	Park	Date	Openings
Register	MP014	Blendon Woods	Monday - Friday, July 9-13	5

Workin' for a Livin' - Grades 1, 2, 3 (Fee: $105.00)
Campers must have completed grade 1, 2, or 3. Animals go to work every day. Many of their jobs are similar to what people do. Construction worker, security guard, teacher and musician are just a few of the "jobs" animals do that campers will explore. Campers will also build an edible beaver lodge, go on a vulture scavenger hunt and play the beehive game. Fishing, hiking, creeking and a cookout are also included. Fee: $105 Hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.- noon Friday Please see below for the weeks this camp is offered.

Workin' for a Livin' - Grades 1, 2, 3 (Fee: $105.00)

Campers must have completed grade 1, 2, or 3.

Animals go to work every day. Many of their jobs are similar to what people do. Construction worker, security guard, teacher and musician are just a few of the "jobs" animals do that campers will explore. Campers will also build an edible beaver lodge, go on a vulture scavenger hunt and play the beehive game. Fishing, hiking, creeking and a cookout are also included.

Fee: $105

Hours:
8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday
8:30 a.m.- noon Friday

Please see below for the weeks this camp is offered.

Register	ID	Park	Date	Openings
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP001	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, June 18-22	0
Register	MP007	Slate Run	Monday - Friday, June 25-29	11
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP008	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, June 25-29	0
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP013	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, July 9-13	0
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP017	Blendon Woods	Monday - Friday, July 16-20	0
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP018	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, July 16-20	0
Register	MP020	Blacklick Woods	Monday - Friday, July 23-27	7
Register	MP026	Battelle Darby Creek	Monday - Friday, July 30 - August 3	5
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP027	Sharon Woods	Monday - Friday, July 30 - August 3	0
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP031	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, August 6-10	0

Day Travelers 2012 - Grades 4, 5, 6 (Fee: $140.00)
Campers must have completed grade 4, 5, or 6. Enjoy a series of one-day adventures to many different Central Ohio sites. Campers will tour the "Big House" and take a tractor-drawn tour of the farm at Malabar Farm State Park. They will scale a rock wall and go horseback riding at Marmon Valley Farm. Campers will also go hiking at both Hocking Hills and John Bryan State Park. On the last day, campers will visit Perkins Observatory for a planetarium demonstration and to observe the sun with solar-safe telescopes if weather permits. Swimming and a cookout are also planned. Fee: $140 Hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.- noon Friday Please see below for the weeks this camp is offered.

Day Travelers 2012 - Grades 4, 5, 6 (Fee: $140.00)

Campers must have completed grade 4, 5, or 6.

Enjoy a series of one-day adventures to many different Central Ohio sites. Campers will tour the "Big House" and take a tractor-drawn tour of the farm at Malabar Farm State Park. They will scale a rock wall and go horseback riding at Marmon Valley Farm. Campers will also go hiking at both Hocking Hills and John Bryan State Park. On the last day, campers will visit Perkins Observatory for a planetarium demonstration and to observe the sun with solar-safe telescopes if weather permits. Swimming and a cookout are also planned.

Fee: $140

Hours:
8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday
8:30 a.m.- noon Friday

Please see below for the weeks this camp is offered.

Register	ID	Park	Date
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP010	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, July 9-13
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP019	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, July 16-20
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP022	Blendon Woods	Monday - Friday, July 23-27
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP028	Blendon Woods	Monday - Friday, July 30 - August 3

Live and Let Die - Grades 4, 5, 6 (Fee: $105.00)
Campers must have completed grade 4, 5, or 6. Campers will explore animals in life and after death. They will enjoy a live animal presentation with the Ohio Wildlife Center, watch a taxidermy demonstration, participate in the "Ice Bucket Challenge", play the game "Dead 'Possum In The Road" and help Resource Management with a wildlife survey. Creeking, hiking, fishing and a cookout are also included. Fee: $105 Hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-noon Friday Please see below for the weeks this camp is offered.

Live and Let Die - Grades 4, 5, 6 (Fee: $105.00)

Campers must have completed grade 4, 5, or 6.

Campers will explore animals in life and after death. They will enjoy a live animal presentation with the Ohio Wildlife Center, watch a taxidermy demonstration, participate in the "Ice Bucket Challenge", play the game "Dead 'Possum In The Road" and help Resource Management with a wildlife survey. Creeking, hiking, fishing and a cookout are also included.

Fee: $105

Hours:
8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday
8:30 a.m.-noon Friday

Please see below for the weeks this camp is offered.

Register	ID	Park	Date	Openings
Register	MP004	Blacklick Woods	Monday - Friday, June 18-22	18
Register	MP025	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, July 30 - August 3	18

Metro Parks and Beyond 2012 - Grades 4, 5, 6 (Fee: $130.00)
Campers must have completed grade 4, 5, or 6. Campers will explore Inniswood Metro Gardens, Blendon Woods, Pickerington Ponds and Chestnut Ridge and enjoy making walking sticks, building a fort in a natural play area and catching critters in a wetland. You'll spend time canoeing and creeking at Prairie Oaks, discovering Preservation Parks in Delaware County and swimming at Highlands Park Aquatic Center. Transportation, hiking, fishing and a cookout are also included. Fee: $130 Hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-noon Friday Please see below for the weeks this camp is offered.

Metro Parks and Beyond 2012 - Grades 4, 5, 6 (Fee: $130.00)

Campers must have completed grade 4, 5, or 6.

Campers will explore Inniswood Metro Gardens, Blendon Woods, Pickerington Ponds and Chestnut Ridge and enjoy making walking sticks, building a fort in a natural play area and catching critters in a wetland. You'll spend time canoeing and creeking at Prairie Oaks, discovering Preservation Parks in Delaware County and swimming at Highlands Park Aquatic Center. Transportation, hiking, fishing and a cookout are also included.

Fee: $130

Hours:
8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday
8:30 a.m.-noon Friday

Please see below for the weeks this camp is offered.

Register	ID	Park	Date	Openings
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP003	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, June 18-22	0
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP009	Highbanks	Monday - Friday, June 25-29	0

Trails to Fun 2012: Volunteers Make a Difference - Grades 7, 8, 9 (Fee: $100.00)
Campers must have completed grade 7, 8, or 9. Discover the rewarding feeling of volunteer work and enjoy new places to visit. You'll canoe along the Big Darby Creek while picking up trash, clean windows in a nature center and perform other volunteer activities. One of the places you'll visit is the Historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield for a tour. The week will conclude on Thursday with a trip to Ohio State's Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island in Lake Erie for a guided tour of the island and then learn about the Lake Erie research currently being conducted. Fee: $100 Hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Monday-Wednesday 8:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Thursday No camp on Friday Please see below for the week this camp is offered.

Trails to Fun 2012: Volunteers Make a Difference - Grades 7, 8, 9 (Fee: $100.00)

Campers must have completed grade 7, 8, or 9.

Discover the rewarding feeling of volunteer work and enjoy new places to visit. You'll canoe along the Big Darby Creek while picking up trash, clean windows in a nature center and perform other volunteer activities. One of the places you'll visit is the Historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield for a tour. The week will conclude on Thursday with a trip to Ohio State's Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island in Lake Erie for a guided tour of the island and then learn about the Lake Erie research currently being conducted.

Fee: $100

Hours:
8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Monday-Wednesday
8:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Thursday
No camp on Friday

Please see below for the week this camp is offered.

Register	ID	Park	Date	Openings
All Spaces Filled, Join Waiting List	MP021	Highbanks	Monday - Thursday, July 23-26	0