Summer activities for kids abound in Eastern Oregon

HERMISTON, Ore.-The school year is winding down and several fun and educational activities are available throughout the region to help kids stay active and engaged over the summer.

Irrigon

• Irrigon Summer Programs. June 23-July 31 at Irrigon Marina Park and ACH school. Free for all Irrigon enrolled students. Activities include arts and crafts, science projects, reading, board games, sports and swimming.

Boardman

• Fun-Tastic Kidz.Summer Camp. June 16-July 24. Free camp is suitable for kids ages 5-13. Registration open online until June 6.
• Teen Summer at Marina Park located at 1. West Marine Drive. Three sessions available for teens ages 13-17. Registration is free until June 6. For more information contact sariaht@boardmanorprd.gov.

Umatilla

• Golf Camp. July 7-11. Kids ages 6-14 will get instructions on the basics of golf at Big River Golf Course. Registration is $60 and can be done online.

• Academy of Children’s Theater Camp. July 14-18 at the Umatilla Community Center. Elementary age campers will prepare a play based on the book “Where the Wild Things Are,” while middle and high school age campers will work from “Alice in Wonderland.” Registration is $50 for residents and $55 for nonresidents and is available online.

• Movies in the Park. Free event on July 11 and August 1 at Umatilla Marina Park at dusk.
• Water Palooza. July 19 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Umatilla Marina Park. Free event includes a giant slip and slide, an inflatable obstacle course, games and hot dogs.

• Umatilla Public Library Summer Reading Program. Free program for kids, teens and adults runs June 2-July 31. Registration available online or at the library. Participants track their reading for a chance to win prizes.

Hermiston

• Summer Day Camp. June 23-August 15 at Westpark Elementary. Eight week camp for kids in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. Camp runs from 7:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and lunch is provided. Registration costs $125 per week and is open online.

• Hermiston Public Library Summer Reading Program. Sign up and track your reading from June 16-July 31 for the chance to win prizes. Free and open to all ages.
• Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s Hydromania Summer Science Camp. For students who have completed 4^th or 5^th Camp focuses on science, water, the environment and energy and includes experiments and field trips. Registration is free and open online.
• Community Memorial Service and Live Butterfly Release. June 21 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Victory Square Park. Kid activities will include face painting and hair tinsel, butterfly capes and kites, ice cream and a silent auction of butterfly-themed arts and crafts. Families can pre-register to release butterflies online.
• Fun @ the Fair Camp. August 5-8 on the Umatilla County Fairgrounds includes arts and crafts, games, dancing and a behind-the-scenes look at the fair. The camp costs $100.

Stanfield

• Summer Soccer League. June 21-July 26. Ages 3-6 will play on Mondays and Wednesdays, and 6–11-year-olds will play on Saturdays. Registration is open until June 11 through Stanfield Parks and Recreation.

Pendleton

• Young Eagles Flight Rally. June 21 at the Eastern Oregon Regional Airport. Kids ages 8-17 can get a free airplane ride around the Pendleton area. Registration is open and available online.

• Movies in the Park on July 18 and 25, and August 1,8 and 15 at Community Park East off Southwest 37^th Street
• Summer Basketball Camp. August 4-8, sessions available for kids ages 3-5, 6-9 and 10-13. Register online through Pendleton Parks and Recreation.
• Summer Adventure Camp. June 16-August 15 at Community Park West from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Camp is open to children in first through seventh grade and costs $90 per week. Registration is open online.
• Summer Art Camp at the Studio. Camp suitable for ages 5-13 runs Tuesdays through Thursdays from June until August. Registration is open online and closes a week before each class.

• Teen Adventure Camp Outdoors (TACO). July 9, 16 and 23. Camp offers single-day adventures for teens in 7^th through 10^th Cost is $60 per adventure and registration is available through Pendleton Parks and Recreation.

La Grande

• La Grande High School Soccer Camp. June 24-26 at La Grande Middle School Field. For boys and girls in first through eighth grade. Costs $50 and registration is available online through La Grande Parks and Recreation.
• La Grande Parks and Recreation will be hosting camps all summer long. Home base for the camps will be in the classroom at Veterans’ Memorial Pool. The camps cost $60 for a half-day and $100 for a full day. Registration is open online.
• Blast Off Into Summer Camp. June 16-20.
• Science and Stuff Camp. June 23-27.
• Sports For All Camp. June 30-July 3.
• Crafty Camp. July 7-11.
• What’s In the Box Camp. July 14-18.
• Little Engineers Camp. July 21-25.
• Water Fun Camp. July 28-August 1.
• Lego Camp. August 4-8.
• Summer Wrap Up. August 11-15.