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Ithaca Frolic

A vibrant community playspace offering open play, classes, and more. Spark imagination, foster friendships, and create lasting memories.

Experience the joy of play today!

06/01/2026

🐾 HOORAY! Join Us for Bluey Camp August 3rd-7th ! 🐾

Are you ready for a bonza week of play-based learning? Bring your little pups over for an unforgettable adventure inspired by everyone’s favorite Blue Heeler!

Through imaginative games, crafts, storytelling, and outdoor play, campers will have a blast while secretly building some amazing skills:

Social-Emotional Skills: Just like Bluey and Bingo, campers will practice sharing, cooperating, and building lifelong friendships.

Gross Motor Skills: We’ll get those little bodies moving and grooving with active obstacle courses, running, and jumping!

Fine Motor Skills: Developing dexterity with awesome crafts like Bob Bilby puppets, flower crowns, and epic games of Keepy Uppy!🎈

Language & Literacy: Expanding vocabularies through storytelling, reading Bluey books, and puppet play.

📞 Ready to Register or Have Questions?
To secure your spot or ask us anything, we'd love to hear from you:
Call us: 607-252-6756
Email us: [email protected]

05/30/2026

🦖 ROAR! Calling All Little Paleontologists! 🦕

Is your child obsessed with T-Rexes, fossils, and all things prehistoric? Get ready to unearth some serious fun at our Dinosaur Dig Camp July 27th-July 31st !

This camp is all about digging up adventure in a playful, engaging way. We combine imaginative play with hands-on learning to create a memorable experience for every young explorer.

🎉 What Our Campers Will Experience:
🦴 Dino Excavations: Digging in sandboxes for "fossils" and using tools to develop fine motor skills and sensory exploration.

🦖 Prehistoric Stomping: Running, jumping, and stomping like dinosaurs during our movement activities to get those little bodies moving and grooving!

🎨 Creative Crafts: Making dinosaur puppets, painting fossils, and stepping into the prehistoric era through imaginative play.

🧠 Brain Power: Learning about different dino types, habitats, and diets to spark critical thinking and cognitive growth.

🤝 Teamwork: Sharing tools on "dig sites" and playing group games to build awesome social and communication skills.

Dinosaur Dig Camp is the perfect adventure for any child who loves dinosaurs! Get ready to make some dino-mite memories! 🌋

📞 Ready to Register or Have Questions?
To secure your spot or ask us anything, we'd love to hear from you:
Call us: 607-252-6756
Email us: [email protected]

05/28/2026

Little hands, big discoveries! 🔬👀

We love to experiment here at Frolic! Our play science equipment is officially open for testing, and the lab results are in: it's a blast! 🧪✨

Drop a comment: Is your little one a future chemist, a space explorer, or just a master of making a mess? 👇

Come see us soon for some creative, brain-boosting playtime!

05/26/2026

✨ Calling all little royals! ✨

Is your child ready for a week of magic, sparkle, and happily-ever-afters? 👑 Bring their favorite stories to life at our Enchanted Princess Camp (perfect for both girls and boys) from July 20th to July 24th!!

We’re creating a magical world where anything is possible. While they’re busy having royal fun, they'll also be developing key skills:

🤝 Social-Emotional: Building friendships, sharing, and practicing kindness.

🎨 Creative Expression: Designing gowns, crafting tiaras, and singing enchanting songs.

🎭 Confidence & Imagination: Dressing up, acting out stories, and discovering their own inner royalty!

💪 Motor Skills: Beading necklaces, dancing, and playing active, themed games.

Give your child a summer experience where dreams come true and confidence shines! ✨

📞 Ready to Register or Have Questions?
To secure your spot or ask us anything, we'd love to hear from you:
Call us: 607-252-6756
Email us: [email protected]

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day! We are OPEN today. Stop by and visit us—see you soon! 👋✨

05/22/2026

Looking for a spot to unwind this Memorial Day? We will be OPEN! 🙌

Let the kids play and have some fun while you treat yourself to a cold iced coffee or a fresh lemonade. You deserve a break! See you Monday! 🍋☕️

05/21/2026

✨ Where Magic Blooms & Imaginations Take Flight! 🧚‍♀️✨

Is your little one obsessed with fairies, magic, and all things sparkly? Give them a summer they’ll never forget at Fairies and Frolic Camp July 13th -July 17th! 🌸

👇 Here is the magical magic we have in store:

🎨 Whimsical Crafts: From designing custom fairy wings to building miniature fairy houses using treasures found in nature.

🧚 Fairy Tales & Storytelling: Expanding vocabularies and sparking a lifelong love for reading through enchanting fables and songs.

🤸 Active Play & Frolicking: Developing gross motor skills and coordination by dancing with ribbons and fluttering through outdoor games.

🌱 Nature Exploration: Connecting with the great outdoors as we search for hidden fairy homes and learn about local plants and flowers.

🤝 Friendship & Kindness: Building essential social-emotional skills through collaborative projects, sharing, and creative teamwork.

Every day, we’ll sprinkle a little magic into their routine, helping them build confidence through dramatic dress-up play while refining those important fine motor skills. It’s a week of unforgettable memories, creativity, and absolute fun!

📞 Ready to Register or Have Questions?
To secure your spot or ask us anything, we'd love to hear from you:
Call us: 607-252-6756
Email us: [email protected]

05/18/2026

🏗️ ATTENTION PARENTS OF TINY CREATORS! 🛠️

Does your little one love to stack, scoop, knock down, and create? Come join us for a week of hands-on discovery at our Little Builders Camp from July 6th – July 10th!

This camp is designed to spark curiosity, encourage logic-based creativity, and nurture a love for engineering and design. Through collaborative projects, structural challenges, and tactile building materials, campers will develop:

📐Construction & Engineering: We'll transport campers to a world of "Big Builds," encouraging them to design their own structures, experiment with stability, and see their blueprints come to life.

🧩Problem-Solving & Logic: Building involves trial and error! Collaborating on city layouts and fort designs helps children develop essential skills like critical thinking, spatial reasoning, and persistence.

🙌Fine Motor Skills: Working with LEGOs, wooden blocks, and small building components involves intricate movements that develop fine motor control, grip strength, and hand-eye coordination.

🏃‍♂️Gross Motor Skills: Moving large wooden blocks, designing and navigating "roads," and constructing full-sized forts will help develop gross motor skills, physical coordination, and balance.

🗣️Language and Literacy: Discussing project plans, learning technical vocabulary (like foundation, lever, and symmetry), and storytelling about their mini-cities will expand vocabulary and listening skills.

🧮Physics and Math: Exploring concepts like weight distribution, height, and counting materials for a project fosters a natural connection to early STEM principles and mathematical thinking.

✨Self-Expression & Confidence: Through "Master Builder" challenges and open-ended design sessions, campers will have the opportunity to express their unique ideas and build confidence in their ability to create.

At Little Builders Camp, we lay the foundation for a lifetime of curiosity. Every day is a new project, and every child is a Chief Engineer! 👷‍♂️👷‍♀️

📞 Ready to Register or Have Questions?
Call us: 607-252-6756
Email us: [email protected]

05/16/2026

❄️ Spark Your Own Magic: Enrollment for Frozen Camp is NOW OPEN! ❄️

Looking for the ultimate summer adventure for your little dreamer? Mark your calendars for June 29th – July 3rd and step into a world of sparkling snow, crystal palaces, and heartwarming fun!

While the air might be chilly in our imagination, the excitement is just heating up. We are turning ordinary summer days into an arctic wonderland where the power of friendship can melt even the deepest freeze.

🏰 What Your Camper Will Discover:
Ice Palace Architecture: Grab those blueprints! Campers will use "glacier blocks," sugar cubes, and snow-clay to design and build their very own shimmering mountain fortresses.

The Northern Lights Science Lab: Discover the science of light and color by creating "glowing jars" and conducting fizzy "snow volcano" experiments.

Royal Winter Wardrobe: Little designers will craft their own frost-dusted accessories, from icy crowns to snowflake badges, using sustainable fabrics and sparkling gems.

Snow Pal Friend-Making: Campers will bring their imagination to life by crafting plush or clay "frost friends"—whimsical snow-beings with big personalities.

"Melt the Heart" Games: From "Frozen Statue Tag" to "Reindeer Relay Races," our high-energy games focus on teamwork and making lifelong friends.

✨ Spaces are limited, and spots are melting away fast! ✨

Give your child a week of creativity, science, and royal adventures they’ll never forget.

📞 Ready to Register or Have Questions?
To secure your spot or ask us anything, we'd love to hear from you:

Call us: 607-252-6756

Email us: [email protected]

05/13/2026

Don't let the rain ruin the fun! ☔️

Stay dry and come on down! Let the kids burn off some energy while you relax out of the weather. We’ve got plenty of space for them to play and explore. 🌈

See you soon! 👋

Address

609 West Clinton Street, Suite 111
Ithaca, NY
14850

Website

http://ithacafrolic.com/

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