Summer at Barstow is your ultimate source of fun, engaging, entertaining & educational summer camps for kids preschool through eighth grade in Kansas City!
Summer just wouldn’t be the same without the excitement, stories and adventures of Summer at Barstow. This year will bring a number of new and exciting program offerings as well as the return of many long time favorites. You will find more than 400 exciting opportunities to keep you or your children active, engaged and entertained this summer. Our enthusiastic and experienced staff, top-notch faci
01/15/2026
Did you see the news? Summer at Barstow registration is open for Barstow families! Use the link below to make sure your student has a summer filled with everything fun under the sun!
https://www.barstowschool.org/summer-at-barstow #/
01/14/2026
New look. Same summer magic! Introducing our new Summer at Barstow logo, because everything fun under the sun starts here! Registration for Barstow families starts Jan. 15.
02/27/2025
We are only three months away from opening day! Our camp staff is busy creating adventures filled with THRILLS (Arcades, Lasers and Pickleball), SPILLS (Cookie, Cake and Cupcake Design) and CHILLS (Slimeology)—and every adventure in between. Circle May 27-Aug. 8 on your calendar and register today! https://www.barstowschool.org/summer-at-barstow
04/19/2023
Everybody loves Summer at Barstow... so let's make it official! Vote for as Kansas City's favorite! But hurry — ballot closes Friday, April 21.
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01/17/2023
Bzzzzz... have you checked your mailbox this week for the 2023 Summer at Barstow catalog? It's time to start planning your child's best summer adventure! Open registration begins Feb. 1 for hundreds of camps for every age, interest and schedule. And new this year, STEAM camps will be offered at the Dan & Cassidy Towriss IDEA Space, a state-of-the-art learning center for science, technology, arts, engineering and math. You can also browse all our returning favorites and brand new camp options here:
Summer at Barstow 2023 Camp Catalog
02/15/2022
Our camps are filling FAST! Stop worrying about how to keep your kids engaged and active this summer. Sign up for any of Summer at Barstow's adventures in the arts, athletics, academics, hobbies and excursions — and we'll guarantee a good time! Ages 3-13, enrolling NOW!
01/31/2022
Get ready. Get set. Because tomorrow is GO TIME!
Registration for Kansas City's best summer program — every interest, every age, every schedule, every budget — opens at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1. This is THE place to be for kids from ages 3 through eighth grade. Camps fill fast, so browse the catalog and sign up soon.
Summer at Barstow 2022 Camp Catalog
01/05/2022
Summer is coming in hot (even though it's freezing out there today)! Summer camp sign-up for current Barstow families begins January 15. Open enrollment begins February 1. Check out our catalog now — and get ready for summer's best adventure!
Summer at Barstow 2022 Camp Catalog
07/23/2021
Excitement — and rockets — in the air at Summer at Barstow. Rocketry campers launched, landed and had a few laughs, too.
07/15/2021
Kids love our I Scream, You Scream Camp! This week, they competed to build the tallest cone tower (using frosting as glue) and partnered to see how many mini marshmallows they could catch in a cone.
