Summer Camps for ages 8–9 in Kansas City.
26 camps in Kansas City accept ages 8–9. Median week: $100; range $100–$150.
8–9 is the sweet spot for Kansas City summer camps — kids can do a real specialty week (one-sport intensive, theater production, full-day STEM build), they can handle a longer drop-off, and most are ready for an overnight if you go that route. Catalog depth peaks here too: nearly every camp in town accepts this band.
Top 20 camps
- Traditional Summer Enrichment Camp · Westport · Ages 6–13 · $100/week
- Traditional Summer Enrichment Camp · South Kansas City · Ages 6–13 · $100/week
- Traditional Summer Enrichment Camp · 18th & Vine · Ages 6–13 · $100/week
- Traditional Summer Enrichment Camp · Northland · Ages 6–13 · $100/week
- Traditional Summer Enrichment Camp · Southeast Kansas City · Ages 6–13 · $100/week
- STEAM Camp · Westside · Ages 9–13 · $150/week
- Sports Camp · 18th & Vine · Ages 8–13 · $150/week
- Kansas City MLB Urban Youth Academy - Camp Invention: Spark · Kansas City MLB Urban Youth Academy · Ages 5–12
- Kansas City MLB Urban Youth Academy #2 - Camp Invention: Spark · Kansas City MLB Urban Youth Academy #2 · Ages 5–12
- Traditional Summer Enrichment Camp · Gregg-Klice Community Center, Hillcrest Community Center, Kansas City North Community Center, Southeast Community Center, Westport-Roanoke Community Center · Ages 6–13 · $100/week
- STEAM Camp · Tony Aguirre Community Center · Ages 9–13 · $150/week
- Outdoor Adventure Camp · Camp Lake of the Woods in Swope Park · Ages 8–12 · $150/week
- Sports Camp · Gregg-Klice Community Center · Ages 8–13 · $150/week
- Joni and Friends Family Retreat · Cross Pointe Camp and Retreat Center, 31434 Main Street, Rocky Mount, MO 65072 · Ages 0–21 · $410/week
- Stella Matutina Camp · Mormon Lake, AZ · Ages 8–18
- KCPS Summer Academy · Varies by site · Ages 5–18
- KC Parks Traditional Summer Enrichment Camp - Gregg-Klice Community Center · Gregg-Klice Community Center · Ages 6–13 · $100/week
- KC Parks Traditional Summer Enrichment Camp - Hillcrest Community Center · Hillcrest Community Center · Ages 6–13 · $100/week
- KC Parks Traditional Summer Enrichment Camp - Kansas City North Community Center · Kansas City North Community Center · Ages 6–13 · $100/week
- KC Parks Traditional Summer Enrichment Camp - Southeast Community Center · Southeast Community Center · Ages 6–13 · $100/week
↘ What to look for
Push past the marketing copy on what the camp actually does. A one-week "robotics camp" might mean kids assemble pre-cut kits, OR it might mean they design from scratch using parts from a real makerspace — those are different products at the same price point. Ask for the daily schedule, sample project photos, and whether the instructors are practitioners or college kids.