When summer comes with choreography

Warning: your child may begin narrating life in counts of eight after attending dance camp.

Students at MN Ballet School (source: minnesotaballetschool.com)

Events in Your Area 💌🛷🤝

Boston

• Homeschool Civics Program (Old Sturbridge Village)

• Daddy/Daughter Dance (Sugar Plum Parties)

• Family Vacation Week (Wachusett Mountain Ski Area)

• February School Vacation Week (Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo)

• Happy Lunar New Year Celebrations! (Acton Discovery Museum)

• Besties Meet & Greet (Sugar Plum Parties)

• February School Vacation Week (Old Sturbridge Village)

NYC

• Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History Story Hour (The New York Historical Museum, this afternoon!)

• Black Future Festival (Brooklyn Children’s Museum)

• Children’s Dental Health Art Workshop (Staten Island Children’s Museum, just $10!)

• PARENT ACTIVITY! Carnival at the Museum (American Museum of Natural History, 21+)

San Francisco

• Mid-Winter Break Camps (Bay Area Discovery Museum)

Twin Cities

• Homeschool Family Events - Space! (Mississippi Gateway Regional Park)

Activity Spotlight: Minnesota Ballet School 🩰

Minnesota Ballet School is a community ballet school that teaches classical ballet using the Vaganova (Russian) method, with year-round options that include youth classes, adult classes, drop-in/open classes (ages 3+), and private lessons!

For summer, their summer youth programs mix true “camp” experiences for little dancers with skill-building training for older students. For ages 3–8, families can choose short-format Pre-Ballet Summer Programs (Pre-Ballet 1 ages 3–4 or Pre-Ballet 2 ages 5–8) offered in three-week sessions with weekly class times. They also run themed Ballet Art & Craft Camps (ages 4–7)—a very parent-friendly intro-to-ballet format that blends gentle choreography, creative crafts (crowns/wands/wings/mini tutus), and a mini performance at the end of camp.

For older kids who want more technique, Minnesota Ballet School offers Ballet 2–5 (ages 8–16) summer classes that include ballet technique plus pointe/pre-pointe to maintain and build strength, placement, and endurance. There’s even a Mini Competition Prep Camp (ages 5–8) for families curious about competition-style training in a low-pressure format.

• Area: Twin Cities

• Price: $75 - $650/session, depending on age. Boys always receive 50% off tuition!

• Dates: May 27 - August 20, 2026

• Registration: Programs can be registered for online here. Register for competition prep camp by May 1, 2026, and receive $100 off! (code: EARLYCOMP)

• Coverage: Camps last a few hours to a half-day, so keep that in mind if your camper needs care for your entire workday.

Explore all our recommended dance camps under Arts & Music in our camp finder!

What’s New This Week 📰

• Digital Boundaries Beyond Camp, Helping Kids Balance Screen Time Year-Round: Kids and teens may spend more time online throughout the winter holidays, and their chances of crossing paths with online predators can rise. The American Camp Association compiled these free, family-friendly resources to encourage healthier and safer online experiences when kids aren’t at camp, which is usually digital-free.

• 5 Fun Ways to Make Learning Part of Your Family Routine: Outside of camp and organized programs, make learning a family tradition with simple habits, shared moments, and everyday opportunities to grow together with expert tips from the YMCA.

• More Than a Summer Camp - The Magic Behind Camp Invention on Massachusetts’ South Shore: A deep dive look into a STEM based camp on the South Shore, Camp Invention (bonus: Camp Invention is available in all 50 states!)

What We’re Working On 🤖

Behind the scenes this week, we’ve also been in “tiny details, big impact” mode, fine-tuning the more technical parts of MomBrains so everything loads faster and feels easier to use. We’re optimizing download speeds, smoothing out the experience on devices, and tightening the little taps-and-scrolls moments so parents can find what they need quickly (without waiting for pages to load or hunting for buttons).

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