Finding a holiday camp that takes a four-year-old is harder than finding one for a ten-year-old. This list does the filtering: every camp here accepts kids somewhere between 4 and 7. Expect forest weeks, pony days, sports and art camps, run by city programs, clubs and local schools. Check each card for the weeks on offer, the daily hours and the language the leaders speak.
The holiday club at Les Coquelicots, a bilingual French and German school a short walk from Basel SBB station. Each week has a theme that kids work through with crafts, cooking, music, outdoor play and eco projects.
Twice a week the group heads out on a themed outing; on the other days they go to the nearby park morning and afternoon. Children from outside the school are welcome.
A holiday day camp on International School Basel's Aesch campus, open to children who don't attend ISB. Days are filled with play and games in the indoor gyms, on the outdoor field and in the playground, with two snacks a day included.
It suits families who need full-day cover over the school break and want a secure, family-feel school setting rather than a themed program.
Tagesferien are Basel-Stadt's holiday day camps. The canton funds them and local providers run them at around 20 sites, from after-school centers to an indoor BMX and skate hall. Each provider picks its own theme for the week: sport, crafts, nature or Fasnacht costumes and masks. Kids play, head out on outings and eat lunch together, looked after by trained staff.
Holiday day camps run by Robi-Spiel-Aktionen, the association behind Basel's adventure playgrounds, on behalf of the canton. Each site sets its own theme for the week: winter crafts and climbing at Christmas, then sport, a Basel Zoo week, a riddle trail across the city or making the Robi kids' magazine in the February sports holidays. Kids spend the day playing, building and exploring outdoors, and eat lunch together.
A holiday week outdoors around Basel with the nonprofit allwäg, run for the city's education department. Kids roam forests and meadows, look for animals and plants, invent games and cook over a fire. On bad-weather days they run around a gym, cook in a kitchen and make crafts instead. It suits kids happy to spend whole winter days outside in boots and warm layers.
A multi-sport day camp at the Vitis tennis and squash center in Allschwil, just over the Basel city line. Kids choose most of their own activities, switching every hour between more than 20 sports and games: tennis, squash, badminton, indoor soccer, unihockey, scooters, balance courses and dance games for the youngest. It suits kids happy to move for hours; it is not elite training, and not general daycare.
A week of BMX, skateboard and scooter at the Trendsporthalle, an indoor hall of ramps, pipes and courses in Klybeck. Each day mixes workshops in all three sports with free riding, games and group outings.
Loan equipment means kids can try a board or bike they don't own; they bring a helmet, flat sturdy sneakers and a water bottle. It suits first-timers and kids who already ride.
A holiday camp run by ELABasel, the Swiss British School of Basel, during the Fasnacht school break. Each week follows one theme, and past weeks have covered science, art, sports, dance, engineering and STEM. Teachers and teaching assistants lead the days and pitch activities to each age group. Some weeks run at the school's St. Alban-Vorstadt campus, others at specialist sites. Open to families outside the school too.
A multi-sport holiday week run by Verein Sport-Kids, a sports association based in Bettingen. Each day mixes several sports, such as floorball, parkour, acrobatics, athletics and football, so kids try things they might never pick themselves. Sessions move outdoors in good weather and back to the gym when it turns. The week ends with a games tournament. It suits active kids who like variety more than drilling one sport.
A sports day camp for the Fasnacht holidays where kids try many sports in one week instead of drilling one. Days mix group games, football, floorball, table tennis and gymnastics, led by trained leaders and coaches from different sports. No experience needed.
It suits kids who like to move and haven't picked a favorite sport; one after serious single-sport training will find it light.
Finding a holiday camp that takes a four-year-old is harder than finding one for a ten-year-old. This list does the filtering: every camp here accepts kids somewhere between 4 and 7. Expect forest weeks, pony days, sports and art camps, run by city programs, clubs and local schools. Check each card for the weeks on offer, the daily hours and the language the leaders speak.
The holiday club at Les Coquelicots, a bilingual French and German school a short walk from Basel SBB station. Each week has a theme that kids work through with crafts, cooking, music, outdoor play and eco projects.
Twice a week the group heads out on a themed outing; on the other days they go to the nearby park morning and afternoon. Children from outside the school are welcome.
A holiday day camp on International School Basel's Aesch campus, open to children who don't attend ISB. Days are filled with play and games in the indoor gyms, on the outdoor field and in the playground, with two snacks a day included.
It suits families who need full-day cover over the school break and want a secure, family-feel school setting rather than a themed program.
Tagesferien are Basel-Stadt's holiday day camps. The canton funds them and local providers run them at around 20 sites, from after-school centers to an indoor BMX and skate hall. Each provider picks its own theme for the week: sport, crafts, nature or Fasnacht costumes and masks. Kids play, head out on outings and eat lunch together, looked after by trained staff.
Holiday day camps run by Robi-Spiel-Aktionen, the association behind Basel's adventure playgrounds, on behalf of the canton. Each site sets its own theme for the week: winter crafts and climbing at Christmas, then sport, a Basel Zoo week, a riddle trail across the city or making the Robi kids' magazine in the February sports holidays. Kids spend the day playing, building and exploring outdoors, and eat lunch together.
A holiday week outdoors around Basel with the nonprofit allwäg, run for the city's education department. Kids roam forests and meadows, look for animals and plants, invent games and cook over a fire. On bad-weather days they run around a gym, cook in a kitchen and make crafts instead. It suits kids happy to spend whole winter days outside in boots and warm layers.
A multi-sport day camp at the Vitis tennis and squash center in Allschwil, just over the Basel city line. Kids choose most of their own activities, switching every hour between more than 20 sports and games: tennis, squash, badminton, indoor soccer, unihockey, scooters, balance courses and dance games for the youngest. It suits kids happy to move for hours; it is not elite training, and not general daycare.
A week of BMX, skateboard and scooter at the Trendsporthalle, an indoor hall of ramps, pipes and courses in Klybeck. Each day mixes workshops in all three sports with free riding, games and group outings.
Loan equipment means kids can try a board or bike they don't own; they bring a helmet, flat sturdy sneakers and a water bottle. It suits first-timers and kids who already ride.
A holiday camp run by ELABasel, the Swiss British School of Basel, during the Fasnacht school break. Each week follows one theme, and past weeks have covered science, art, sports, dance, engineering and STEM. Teachers and teaching assistants lead the days and pitch activities to each age group. Some weeks run at the school's St. Alban-Vorstadt campus, others at specialist sites. Open to families outside the school too.
A multi-sport holiday week run by Verein Sport-Kids, a sports association based in Bettingen. Each day mixes several sports, such as floorball, parkour, acrobatics, athletics and football, so kids try things they might never pick themselves. Sessions move outdoors in good weather and back to the gym when it turns. The week ends with a games tournament. It suits active kids who like variety more than drilling one sport.
A sports day camp for the Fasnacht holidays where kids try many sports in one week instead of drilling one. Days mix group games, football, floorball, table tennis and gymnastics, led by trained leaders and coaches from different sports. No experience needed.
It suits kids who like to move and haven't picked a favorite sport; one after serious single-sport training will find it light.
