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Five creative summer camps for children in Barcelona
The school holidays are close and many Barcelona families are starting to ask the same question: what to do with children during the first weeks of summer. One option comes in the form of urban camps, with creative and educational proposals designed so that the youngest do not spend June and July only between screens and heat.
The programme offers five themed weeks, each with a different activity. The idea is to combine play, learning and creativity in small groups, with hours designed to make family-work balance easier: from 10:00 to 15:00.
The first session will run from 22 to 26 June with Teatro masok, a camp focused on acting, masks and physical expression. A week later, from 29 June to 3 July, Historia de la ciencia para los más curiosos will arrive, with activities for experimenting, asking questions and discovering how the world works from a more practical perspective.
In July, art and architecture will take over. From 6 to 10 July, Semana Gaudí will invite children to draw inspiration from the shapes, colours and symbols of Barcelona modernism. Then, from 13 to 17 July, Teatro de marionetas will make it possible to create characters, build stories and learn to bring puppets to life.
The final week, from 20 to 24 July, will be devoted to Escuela de ilusionistas, a proposal for getting closer to the world of magic, tricks and stagecraft. It is an option designed for children who want to surprise others, try new skills and become a little less shy in front of the group.
Each camp costs 230 euros per week. There is also the option of trying a single day for 60 euros, a useful formula for families who want to check first whether the activity suits the child before booking the whole week.
Places are limited and registration must be made through the programme’s official link, where details of each week, recommended ages and availability can be consulted.
Beyond filling hours during the holidays, this type of camp meets a very real need in Barcelona: offering children safe spaces in which to create, move, socialise and learn something new while families continue working. In a city where summer can feel long and expensive, finding local activities with clear schedules and carefully prepared content makes a difference for many households.