CRITTER CAMP! Ages 5-6Three half-days + Optional Field Trip Day2026 CC open enrollment begins April 15!Early enrollment (additional fee) begins March 15 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! 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 at least one field trip is required before kids can enroll in Little Wilderness Camp or Wilderness Camp. Critter Camp: Tues-Fri, 8:30 - 11:30amMay 26 - 29, 2026 $180 + $60 Optional Field Trip Fee 0 of 12 spots available SOLD OUT!After Mar 14 click here to ENROLL NOW in Critter Camp Enrollment Form will be activated at 10am, March 15Remember to REFRESH after 10am, March 15 to update 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 to 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 ($50 addl fee)*Super Early Registration opens March 15 ($75 addl fee) Camp counselor showing campers a worm snake found on a field trip. Please e-mail questions to info.NatureObjective @ gmail . com All Invoices, forms, and registrations will be 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 completed 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 EnrollmentRegistration with no additional fees is first come, first served, beginning at 10am on APRIL 15 (tax day).Early EnrollmentIt's possible to pay an additional, non-refundable 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 stop by in person and we'll help you through the process or you can enroll from your own computer. The numbers of available spots are updated every day from March 15 until all camps are sold out (which happens every year).
