Program starts on weekends only Memorial Day weekend through June 15, then seven days a week June 20 to Labor Day weekend.
Kids age three to five, Squids Kids, and five to ten, Harbor Kids, will love playing, exploring and making new island friends with kids their age and our entertaining activity leaders! We do all the great Vineyard summer fun stuff like you did when you were a kid. Arts and crafts, field trip hikes, playing soccer, tag, running and tossing water balloons, lots of great lawn games and don't forget - downing to the beach to look for hermit crabs and build monster sandcastles! Harbor Kids participants are active participants and get lots of great outdoor exercise, weather permitting. We're prepared for rainy days with lots of indoor activities as well. Also, be sure to check out our Vineyard Family Fun programs. They offer truly great experiences for the whole family.
* All aspects of Harbor Kids Club are focused on providing your child with a safe and fun environment where they are free to explore, learn and laugh. Our top priority for a successful summer experience is having the highest quality activity leaders. Our Activity leaders participate in an extensive training program that emphasize on the care and well being of our participants, quality programming, and safety. Including American Red Cross, CPR, and first aid!
Participants must be dropped off and picked up at the Kids Club/Tisbury Room in the Main Building.
Squid Kids Little squirts ages three to five (potty trained/pull-up free) will get a chance to have fun with other kids their age playing lawn games, sing songs, arts and crafts and exploring the beach. Harbor Kids T-shirt, snack and lunch included.
Five to ten year olds will love playing, exploring and making new island friends with other kids their age and our entertaining activity leaders! Harbor Kids T-shirt, snack and lunch included.
Program Times:
12:30pm-4pm Afternoon Session $55.00* (Includes snack, Lunch and T-shirt)
*Mandatory field trips included in afternoon sessions when offered at a minimal additional fee of $15.
Field Trips for Harbor Kids
Tuesday Afternoons - Explore the Shore Offered July 8-August 28 Children, children what do you see? What really lives down there, "under the sea"? Kids who love to explore always wonder what really lives, under the sea. Your children will have an opportunity to use masks and nets to see and capture crabs, seaweeds and fish that call Poucha Pond home. Find fish, non-stinging jellyfish, crabs, shrimp and sea worms! Nets, masks, snorkels and instruction are all provided. Please have water shoes and shorts you don't mind getting wet. $15 per child
Wednesday Afternoons - Felix Neck Trek Offered June 25-August 27 Join a Felix Neck Naturalist on a walk through the forest, pond, field, marsh, and seashore habitats. May be we'll go on a quest and discover the history of Felix Neck or be nature detectives and look for evidence that animals native to Martha's Vineyard leave behind such as scat and tracks. Participants will also have to opportunity to explore our Discovery Room and look at our live animal collection (native turtles and salt water tank) and barn owl cam. $15 per child
Friday Afternoons - World of Reptiles and Bird Park Offered June 27-August 22 Kids who like all kinds of animals really love this one! See New England's largest snapping turtle and visit naturalist Gus Ben David and his immaculate Vineyard facility that houses the largest snakes on display in the United States. See endangered cranes and real eagles! This unique education program allows children to get up close and personal with unique creatures from around the world and those native to Martha's Vineyard. $15 per child
Kids Night Out Kids ages five to ten will have the opportunity to have an evening out while enjoying special activities such as face painting, outdoor games, treasure hunts and arts and crafts. Dinner included. Hmm.. maybe we should call this one "Parents Night Out".
