Summer Camp Hope Grows

Lost Knife Center

2025 Summer Camp!

10 Weeks of Fun in the Sun

June 17 – August 21, 2025
Available at All Three Locations

Hope Grows Summer Camp is bursting with creativity, curiosity, and connection for children of all ages from preschoolers to school-age adventurers. With age-appropriate activities tailored to each group, every child will have their own unforgettable summer experience.

For Preschoolers (Ages 3–4)

  • Sensory-rich art projects like salt-paint pineapples and rainbow fish
  • Weekly water play days for fun and cooling off
  • Simple STEM experiments like walking water and color mixing
  • Puppet shows and story-driven performances
  • Music, movement, and circle time activities
  • Safe, exciting field trips to places like Hyper Kidz and Chuck E. Cheese
  • Cooking fun like rainbow grilled cheese and animal sugar cookies
  • End-of-summer Luau and farewell celebration

For Pre-K (Ages 4–5)

  • Creative hands-on projects like volcano painting and open-ended seashell art
  • STEM and math play: erupting pineapples, sensory bins, counting games
  • Water play every week to beat the summer heat
  • Cooking sessions making fruit kabobs, upside-down cake, and pizza
  • Engaging field trips to The Great Zucchini, Imagination Stage, and Blue Sky Puppets
  • Social development through group games, sorting, and themed lessons
  • Farewell party with card signing and special send-off for rising kindergarteners

For School-Aged Kids (K and up)

  • Themed weekly adventures: Animal Planet, Nature, Underwater Worlds, Space & more
  • Field trips to the Maryland Zoo, Botanic Gardens, National Aquarium, and more
  • Weekly pool days at Kingsview and epic foam parties
  • Cooking projects like quesadillas, cupcakes, and full chicken dinners
  • Group games, soccer, science experiments, and LEGO build challenges
  • Arts and crafts, dioramas, boat races, and tie-dye days
  • Big finale trips to Urban Air, Laser Tag, and the Maryland Science Center!

All three Hope Grows locations - Lost Knife, Century Boulevard, and Frederick Road - offer the full camp experience.

Spaces fill fast, so don’t miss your chance to give your child a summer full of friends, growth, and unforgettable memories.

Register now and let the adventure begin!