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HometownCamas-Washougal, Washington, Post-RecordTuesday, March 20, 2012 Section B

By Danielle Frost Post-Record staff

Spring break in the Northwest usu-ally means stormy weather and cold days. But don’t let that keep the kids from getting the

most out of it. Camas and Washougal offer

several options for kids to be in-teractive and engaged during their time off from school, without spending several hours in front of the television or computer.

For those parents who don’t have the week off with their kids, there is the option of an all-day or part-day spring break camp through Camas Community Edu-cation.

“Not everyone goes on vaca-tions and many parents need childcare,” said Director Mary Weishaar. “And if others are go-ing to be home and just want their kids to have some fun, structured activities, there’s a half-day camp option, too.”

The camps include arts and crafts, baking, interactive games, and outdoor or indoor play.

“We want them to have fun and also to learn how to work as a team, have basic social skills and be polite,” Weishaar said. “We also limit the sedentary time. There is a Wii and PlayStation but we try to keep it interactive with sports games that require movement.”

Washougal Community Edu-cation has been offering spring break camps for approximately 20 years.

“We base our camps on a little bit of brainstorming and ideas from community members who want to offer classes,” said Kathy Douglas, community education technician.

Unlike past years, there is not a slew of spring break activities from which to choose.

“This time, we’re keeping it simple and offering a basketball camp,” she said. “During spring break, it seems like many people just want to take some time off from activities.”

In addition to the community

education offerings, Camas Parks and Recreation has organized several different camps during spring break at the Camas Com-munity Center. These include an “Adventure Tikes” camp, “Motion & Creation” youth spring break day camp, junior camp counselor training and a golf camp.

“We get a lot of our ideas from what was successful with past camps and what is popular now,” said Kathi Hansen, recreation co-ordinator. “This year, because of the timing of Easter, we’ll include a lot more of those activities. We can do egg hunts and adventure hunts to find chocolate Easter bunnies, and crafts and decora-tions.”

“We want something entertain-ing and fun for the kids while they’re are not in school. It gives them a chance to play.”

In addition to different camps, there are also free movies at the Camas Public Library, and spring break specials at the Liberty The-atre.

See sidebar for additional de-tails on local spring break events.

into spring break

Camas and Washougal offer several different options for kids

Camas Parks and Recreation www.ci.camas.wa.us/parks

Community Center 1718 S.E. Seventh Ave.

834-5307• Junior camp counselor training, $35: Provides pre-training for ages 12 to 16 who want to become camp counselors. The training is held Monday, April 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Adventure Tikes Spring Break Camp, $60: Children three-and-a-half to 6 years old will learn about the farm a t spring time through playtime, stories, crafts , music and dancing, games, group sports and walks. All children must be toilet trained. The camp will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday to Thursday, April 2-5.

• Motion and Creation youth spring break camp, $90: The camp includes daily sports, spring crafts and daily walking filed rips in town. The end of camp features an Easter egg hunt. Lunch and a water bottle must be provided by parents. The camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 2-5.

• Spring break golf camp, $75: Golfers ages 5 to 16 will learn fundamentals such as grip, stance, posture, alignment, swing and finish, along with proper etiquette. The camp will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 to Thursday, April 5.

Camas Public Library

www.ci.camas.wa.us/library 625 N.E. Fourth Ave.

834-4692

• Free spring break movies: Movies start at 2:30 p.m. The movies will be shown Monday through Friday, and include “The Lion King,” “Puss in Boots,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,” “Hugo,” and “The Muppets.”

Camas Community Education www.camas.wednet.edu

841 N.E. 22nd Ave. 833-5549

• Spring break day camp: $30 per half day, $45 per full day: Student swill participate in a variety of fun actives such as Wii, air hockey, billiards, ping-pong, basketball shootout, wall ball, board games, arts, crafts and more. The camp will be held from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, April 2 to 6.

Washougal Community Education www.washougal.k12.wa.us

Hathaway School, Portable D, 630 24th St.

954-3838

• Basketball fundamentals camp, $30: Boys and girls learn a variety of skills and fundamentals including ball handling, shooting, defense, rebounding and fast break drills. The camp will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. or noon to 3 p.m.

Liberty Theatre315 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas

859-9555 www.camasliberty.com

• Spring break matinees: $3.50: A selection of movies will shown every day between noon and 12:30 p.m. Check the website for details.

J U M P I N GChildren enjoy an art activity at a spring break day camp.

ContriButeD photos

A group of young campers enjoy one of the outdoor activities at a Camas Community Education camp.

The spring break day

camp offered through

Camas Community

Education includes art,

interactive games, crafts,

baking, outdoor play

and more.

A young camper enjoys the Adventure Tikes Spring Break Camp last year. The theme for this year is “On the Farm,” where participants ages 3 to 6 years old will learn about the farm at spring time.

Where to go and What to do during

spring break:

“We want them to have fun and also to learn

how to work as a team, have basic social skills

and be polite.”— Mary Weishaar,

Camas Community Education