THREE different CRITTER CAMPS
for all your little critter fans!
Offered by Pet World's sister company, TheNatureObjective.com
Please e-mail questions to
info.NatureObjective @ gmail . com
All Invoices, forms, registrations, and payments are handled electronically in the order received. Please allow 24 hours to process your invoice.
LIL' CRITTER CAMP! Ages 3-4
Two to three morning sessions for beginners!
For too many years we had eager, younger siblings just wishing they could go to camp. By request, we added an introductory camp for the really little ones and it's been a huge hit! Lil' Critter Camp is designed for preschoolers (ages 3-4) who are ready to spend a couple hours at Pet World, with or without mom or dad, and venture out for what could be their first field trip to a nature preserve. Parents or caregivers are welcome to stay and participate, observe from a distance as much as desired, or use the time for other things, knowing their precious little ones are safe with us.
From 9-11am kids are introduced to animals through story and play, starting slowly with the easier critters and advancing as they feel comfortable. They learn a few animal basics and safe handling techniques. Mostly, they just have fun interacting with the animals and their new animal loving friends! The field trip is for parents and kids to tour the private nature preserve where we hold our outdoor nature programs.
Lil' Critter CampAges 3-4
Mostly indoors, optional family field trip Friday, includes camp shirt, laundry, and snacks.
CHECK AVAILABILITY HERE
Remember to REFRESH the enrollment page after 10am, March 15 to update the link to this year's form and refresh often to see current enrollment numbers. If camp fills before you get in, you can still submit an enrollment form, be added to a waitlist, and then be billed later if space opens up.
Open Enrollment for begins April 15*
*Early Registration opens April 1 (addl fee)
*Super Early Registration opens March 15 (addl fee)
CRITTER CAMP! Ages 5-6
Three half-days + Optional Field Trip Day
Our original half day camp! For kids who aren't old enough for all day camps, Critter Camp provides the perfect opportunity to ease children into the day camp experience with three hour sessions. Three half days will be held at Pet World and then the last day, if they're ready, is an optional field trip to visit and feed the tortoises at our private Nature Preserve with parents! The field trip is a great opportunity to hike and see where kids will be spending a lot of their future time as they return again to the more advanced camps each summer. Parents are invited to join us for this experience and will be invited back one more time during Wilderness Camp when kids are 10 and it's their last summer with us.
Critter Camp
Ages 5-6
3 day morning camp for beginners!
Three half days (three hours), optional family field trip Friday, includes camp shirt, laundry, and snacks.
CHECK AVAILABILITY HERE
Remember to REFRESH after 10am, March 15 to update the link to this year's form and refresh often to see current enrollment numbers. If camp fills before you get in, you can still submit an enrollment form, be added to a waitlist, and then be billed later if space opens up.
Includes camp shirt, daily camp laundry, snacks. Optional field trip for extra fee on the last day.
Open Enrollment begins April 15*
*Early Registration opens April 1 (addl fee)
*Super Early Registration opens March 15 (addl fee)
Three half-days + Optional Field Trip Day
Three half days (four hours), optional family field trip Friday, includes camp shirt, laundry, and snacks.
CHECK AVAILABILITY HERE
Enrollment Form will be activated at 10am, March 15
Remember to REFRESH after 10am, March 15 to update the link to this year's form and refresh often to see current enrollment numbers. If camp fills before you get in, you can still submit an enrollment form, be added to a waitlist, and then be billed later if space opens up.
Includes camp shirt, daily camp laundry, snacks. Optional field trip for extra fee on the last day.
Open Enrollment begins April 15*
*Early Registration opens April 1 (addl fee)
*Super Early Registration opens March 15 (addl fee)
NOTE for 7 year old children:
If your child is a very young 7 year old, fresh out of first grade, with a birthday not long before June, (or a first time day camper) Big Critter Camp will help you make sure this type of nature program is a well matched experience for your child. If your child is an older 7 year old, soon to be 8, who has done a nature camp before or is super adventurous and can easily do an all day camp with 8 year olds, you might consider Animal Camp or Cold Blooded Camp instead.
All camps are provided by Pet World's sister company, The Nature Objective. Indoor & outdoor, rain or shine! Includes camp shirt, laundry, and snacks!
Please e-mail questions to
info.NatureObjective @ gmail . com
All Invoices, forms, registrations, and payments are handled electronically, in the order received. Please allow 24 hours to process your invoice.
The Fine Print: Online registration forms are updated by 10am on March 15. Please check the year on the form before submitting or the price may be incorrect. Parents, please submit enrollment forms at your earliest convenience. We call our programs "summer camps" for convenience but actually they are classified as instructional, topic/task specific classes under K.S.A. 65-501 which are exempt from licensing requirements (similar to a sports training camp or Vacation Bible School). Our programs are private and sometimes used for childcare, however, because they are less than five weeks in duration, they are not classified as daycare. Even though licensing is not required, our instructors and leaders are fully trained in animal husbandry, local nature, certified in rescue, first aid, and CPR, and we maintain an adult to child ratio of 1 adult to 6 kids or less. Enrollment is limited because we keep our groups very small.
Open Enrollment: Registration for Open Enrollment is handled first come, first served beginning at 10am APRIL 15 (tax day).
Early Enrollment
It's possible to pay an additional, early registration fee and register beginning March 15. Early, prepaid registrations are processed in the order received as long as they are accompanied by the early fee. First time camp parents can complete registration in person, with our assistance at Pet World, or using their own computers at home. The numbers of available spots are updated every day from March 15 until all camps are sold out.
