Eight to twelve is the age when a camp week can go deep: a sport learned properly, a robot that works by Friday, a forest that sends them home muddy. Every camp here takes kids in this age band, across Gdańsk, Gdynia and the rest of the Tricity. Open a card for the dates, the price and what a day looks like, then compare before you book.
A week of tech workshops from a Gdańsk robotics and coding school, led by its year-round instructors rather than seasonal staff. Kids build and code LEGO Education robots in pairs, design in 3D, program games in Minecraft Education and fly drones, then move on to creative workshops. After lunch they head outside to the forest, pitch and playground next to the building for games and challenges.
A sports-heavy day camp run from three schools in and around Gdańsk over the winter break. Each day kids pick their own four activity blocks from a list of about 40: laser tag, archery tag, Nerf battles, martial arts, cooking, jewelry making, Lego, and snow play when the weather allows. Soccer fans can choose the soccer theme instead, with three or four soccer and fitness sessions a day.
A winter-break day camp at TrzepaQ, Qumple's own fenced sports ground in Gdańsk. Kids choose their own activities through the day from a mix of sport, science and play: football, Lego, Nerf battles, an inflatable obstacle course and bubble football, with a heated sports hall and a sledding hill on site. It suits kids who like to move and pick for themselves, from the team behind Qumple's sleepaway camps.
A science day camp run by smartLAB on the fenced 7-hectare grounds of KS Gedania 1922 in Wrzeszcz. Kids pick a themed track, such as a wizard-school lab with potions and chocolate coins or a Minecraft-style lab making slime and lava lamps. Lab workshops share the day with games and outdoor play, including a snow slide when the weather allows. Kids need to dress and use the toilet alone.
A city day camp for the winter school break, run by Travel Kids in a technical school building in Wrzeszcz. Kids join one themed group and spend the day in hands-on workshops, with time outside between blocks. Past winters have offered LEGO robotics, Minecraft and a wizard school with robes, wands and a sorting ceremony, plus a cinema trip. It suits kids who like building, gaming or make-believe.
Two winter day courses at Adventure Park Kolibki, a forest park on the Gdynia-Sopot border. On the outdoor course each day has its own theme: forest tasks and quads, ropes course and zip line, paintball and shooting ranges, orienteering, then survival skills and a campfire meal. The horse course pairs an hour of riding a day with stable care lessons. Suits active kids who don't mind cold, muddy days outside.
A music day camp at Rozgłos, a music academy in Wiczlino, Gdynia. Kids try ukulele, drums and singing, write their own songs, then record and dub them. Between music sessions there are art workshops, slime-making and a winter outing, such as ice skating.
Groups are small, led by two music counselors, with a home-cooked lunch. It suits kids who like to make noise and make things.
A winter-break day camp from Gdynia Dive, a PADI five-star dive center. Every day has a pool session at the Hotel Mercure, where kids learn mask, snorkel and fins, then breathe underwater from a real scuba tank. The rest of the day is outings around Gdynia: trampolines at Jump City, the Gdynia Aquarium, a climbing wall and a science center. Suits kids who swim and aren't afraid of water.
A sleepaway ski week in the Kashubian hills for kids who already ski on their own: riding a T-bar or chairlift, stopping safely and handling blue runs. Each day brings 4 to 6 hours of coaching at Koszałkowo-Wieżyca, and the week ends with a race. Evenings at a guesthouse by Lake Ostrzyckie mean snow games, movie night, crafts and a disco. Beginners suit Kompas's First Steps on Skis camp better.
A sleepaway ski week in the Kashubian hills for first-timers, and for kids who have tried skiing but aren't ready for a regular ski camp. Instructors start with the gear, then first runs, turns, stopping and the lifts, 3 to 4 hours a day at Koszałkowo-Wieżyca, ending in a race. Evenings bring snow games, movie night, crafts and a disco. Confident skiers suit Kompas's regular Kaszuby ski camp better.
A sleepaway ski week in the Tatra foothills for kids who already ski on their own: riding a T-bar or chairlift, stopping safely and handling blue runs. Each day brings 4 to 6 hours of coaching across four Podhale ski areas, with video analysis and a closing race. Evenings bring ice skating, snow saucer races, a bonfire and a disco. Beginners suit Kompas's First Steps on Skis camp better.
A winter-break day camp inside Gdańsk Zoo in Oliwa, run by Akademia Wykrzyknik together with the zoo. Kids spend time with the zoo's educators every day, watch animal feedings, play a field game across the grounds and make animal-themed crafts, from painted pebbles and badges to DIY plush toys. A good fit for animal-mad kids who don't mind being outdoors in winter.
A winter day camp on the slopes of Koszałkowo-Wieżyca, the biggest ski area in Kashubia. Kids ski or snowboard in small groups matched to their level, taught by licensed PZN instructors who follow the SITN badge program. A coach brings them from the Tricity each morning. The day also has snow tubing, a bonfire and games in the snow. Beginners fit in as well as kids who already ski.
A week away in the Kashubian countryside for kids who could build with LEGO all day. Groups put together a big LEGO city across the stay, tackle a full set from first brick to last, and race cars they designed on a track they built.
Between builds there's a climbing wall, quad rides, a trip to the Kościerzyna water park and, snow permitting, sledding and igloo building.
A week-long sleepaway camp at a countryside center in Drzewina, in Kashubia, built around winter in the woods. Kids learn to lay a safe campfire, track animals, build a shelter and find their way with a map and compass, all through games and team missions. Quad rides, paintball, a climbing wall and a trip to the Kościerzyna water park fill the rest, with board games and movies in the evenings.
A week-long day camp run by Twój Robot, where every child picks one of four workshop tracks at sign-up: experiments and LEGO robots for the youngest, sport mixed with robots and Minecraft, DIY electronics, or building in Roblox and Minecraft. Meals, games and part of the activities are shared across the whole group. It suits kids who like to build, tinker and make things on a screen.
A week-long day camp from Twój Robot where each child signs up for one of four tracks: experiments and LEGO for the youngest, sport mixed with robots and Minecraft, LEGO robotics with electronics and AI, or the most screen-heavy track, with Roblox and Minecraft. Every group gets outside daily. It suits kids who like to build, tinker and make things on a screen, and beginners keep up fine.
A winter-break day camp on the Gedania 1922 football club's own grounds in Gdańsk. Each kid picks one track: football, with matches, goalkeeper battles and free-kick contests, or robotics and LEGO, where kids build and program robots and drive remote-control cars.
Both groups share NERF battles, a cinema trip and sledding on the club's hill when snow sticks. Indoor halls take over in bad weather.
A winter day camp in Sztukarium's historic manor house in Morena, run by the arts school's own teachers and instructors. Kids pick one of three tracks for the week: aerial gymnastics paired with art, LEGO robotics with science experiments, or painting with ceramics.
Each day has two long track sessions, with meals, a walk, games and outdoor time in between. Ceramic and painting projects go home at the end.
A residential basketball camp run by Gdyńska Akademia Koszykówki, the Gdynia youth club, at the Rega Arena sports hall in Płoty. Boys train in basketball skills and fitness in groups matched to their age and level, with climbing, general sports and team games around the sessions.
It suits boys who already enjoy the game and are ready for nights away from home. The club runs it for boys only.
A coached ski week in Niedzica, in the Polish Spisz region, run by the Gdynia sailing school GAŻ. Kids ski six days in groups by level, from first turns in the ski kindergarten to advanced runs, with sports, crafts and games in the afternoons and evenings.
Most kids go on their own with camp staff, but parents can come along and spend the week on the slopes too.
Eight to twelve is the age when a camp week can go deep: a sport learned properly, a robot that works by Friday, a forest that sends them home muddy. Every camp here takes kids in this age band, across Gdańsk, Gdynia and the rest of the Tricity. Open a card for the dates, the price and what a day looks like, then compare before you book.
A week of tech workshops from a Gdańsk robotics and coding school, led by its year-round instructors rather than seasonal staff. Kids build and code LEGO Education robots in pairs, design in 3D, program games in Minecraft Education and fly drones, then move on to creative workshops. After lunch they head outside to the forest, pitch and playground next to the building for games and challenges.
A sports-heavy day camp run from three schools in and around Gdańsk over the winter break. Each day kids pick their own four activity blocks from a list of about 40: laser tag, archery tag, Nerf battles, martial arts, cooking, jewelry making, Lego, and snow play when the weather allows. Soccer fans can choose the soccer theme instead, with three or four soccer and fitness sessions a day.
A winter-break day camp at TrzepaQ, Qumple's own fenced sports ground in Gdańsk. Kids choose their own activities through the day from a mix of sport, science and play: football, Lego, Nerf battles, an inflatable obstacle course and bubble football, with a heated sports hall and a sledding hill on site. It suits kids who like to move and pick for themselves, from the team behind Qumple's sleepaway camps.
A science day camp run by smartLAB on the fenced 7-hectare grounds of KS Gedania 1922 in Wrzeszcz. Kids pick a themed track, such as a wizard-school lab with potions and chocolate coins or a Minecraft-style lab making slime and lava lamps. Lab workshops share the day with games and outdoor play, including a snow slide when the weather allows. Kids need to dress and use the toilet alone.
A city day camp for the winter school break, run by Travel Kids in a technical school building in Wrzeszcz. Kids join one themed group and spend the day in hands-on workshops, with time outside between blocks. Past winters have offered LEGO robotics, Minecraft and a wizard school with robes, wands and a sorting ceremony, plus a cinema trip. It suits kids who like building, gaming or make-believe.
Two winter day courses at Adventure Park Kolibki, a forest park on the Gdynia-Sopot border. On the outdoor course each day has its own theme: forest tasks and quads, ropes course and zip line, paintball and shooting ranges, orienteering, then survival skills and a campfire meal. The horse course pairs an hour of riding a day with stable care lessons. Suits active kids who don't mind cold, muddy days outside.
A music day camp at Rozgłos, a music academy in Wiczlino, Gdynia. Kids try ukulele, drums and singing, write their own songs, then record and dub them. Between music sessions there are art workshops, slime-making and a winter outing, such as ice skating.
Groups are small, led by two music counselors, with a home-cooked lunch. It suits kids who like to make noise and make things.
A winter-break day camp from Gdynia Dive, a PADI five-star dive center. Every day has a pool session at the Hotel Mercure, where kids learn mask, snorkel and fins, then breathe underwater from a real scuba tank. The rest of the day is outings around Gdynia: trampolines at Jump City, the Gdynia Aquarium, a climbing wall and a science center. Suits kids who swim and aren't afraid of water.
A sleepaway ski week in the Kashubian hills for kids who already ski on their own: riding a T-bar or chairlift, stopping safely and handling blue runs. Each day brings 4 to 6 hours of coaching at Koszałkowo-Wieżyca, and the week ends with a race. Evenings at a guesthouse by Lake Ostrzyckie mean snow games, movie night, crafts and a disco. Beginners suit Kompas's First Steps on Skis camp better.
A sleepaway ski week in the Kashubian hills for first-timers, and for kids who have tried skiing but aren't ready for a regular ski camp. Instructors start with the gear, then first runs, turns, stopping and the lifts, 3 to 4 hours a day at Koszałkowo-Wieżyca, ending in a race. Evenings bring snow games, movie night, crafts and a disco. Confident skiers suit Kompas's regular Kaszuby ski camp better.
A sleepaway ski week in the Tatra foothills for kids who already ski on their own: riding a T-bar or chairlift, stopping safely and handling blue runs. Each day brings 4 to 6 hours of coaching across four Podhale ski areas, with video analysis and a closing race. Evenings bring ice skating, snow saucer races, a bonfire and a disco. Beginners suit Kompas's First Steps on Skis camp better.
A winter-break day camp inside Gdańsk Zoo in Oliwa, run by Akademia Wykrzyknik together with the zoo. Kids spend time with the zoo's educators every day, watch animal feedings, play a field game across the grounds and make animal-themed crafts, from painted pebbles and badges to DIY plush toys. A good fit for animal-mad kids who don't mind being outdoors in winter.
A winter day camp on the slopes of Koszałkowo-Wieżyca, the biggest ski area in Kashubia. Kids ski or snowboard in small groups matched to their level, taught by licensed PZN instructors who follow the SITN badge program. A coach brings them from the Tricity each morning. The day also has snow tubing, a bonfire and games in the snow. Beginners fit in as well as kids who already ski.
A week away in the Kashubian countryside for kids who could build with LEGO all day. Groups put together a big LEGO city across the stay, tackle a full set from first brick to last, and race cars they designed on a track they built.
Between builds there's a climbing wall, quad rides, a trip to the Kościerzyna water park and, snow permitting, sledding and igloo building.
A week-long sleepaway camp at a countryside center in Drzewina, in Kashubia, built around winter in the woods. Kids learn to lay a safe campfire, track animals, build a shelter and find their way with a map and compass, all through games and team missions. Quad rides, paintball, a climbing wall and a trip to the Kościerzyna water park fill the rest, with board games and movies in the evenings.
A week-long day camp run by Twój Robot, where every child picks one of four workshop tracks at sign-up: experiments and LEGO robots for the youngest, sport mixed with robots and Minecraft, DIY electronics, or building in Roblox and Minecraft. Meals, games and part of the activities are shared across the whole group. It suits kids who like to build, tinker and make things on a screen.
A week-long day camp from Twój Robot where each child signs up for one of four tracks: experiments and LEGO for the youngest, sport mixed with robots and Minecraft, LEGO robotics with electronics and AI, or the most screen-heavy track, with Roblox and Minecraft. Every group gets outside daily. It suits kids who like to build, tinker and make things on a screen, and beginners keep up fine.
A winter-break day camp on the Gedania 1922 football club's own grounds in Gdańsk. Each kid picks one track: football, with matches, goalkeeper battles and free-kick contests, or robotics and LEGO, where kids build and program robots and drive remote-control cars.
Both groups share NERF battles, a cinema trip and sledding on the club's hill when snow sticks. Indoor halls take over in bad weather.
A winter day camp in Sztukarium's historic manor house in Morena, run by the arts school's own teachers and instructors. Kids pick one of three tracks for the week: aerial gymnastics paired with art, LEGO robotics with science experiments, or painting with ceramics.
Each day has two long track sessions, with meals, a walk, games and outdoor time in between. Ceramic and painting projects go home at the end.
A residential basketball camp run by Gdyńska Akademia Koszykówki, the Gdynia youth club, at the Rega Arena sports hall in Płoty. Boys train in basketball skills and fitness in groups matched to their age and level, with climbing, general sports and team games around the sessions.
It suits boys who already enjoy the game and are ready for nights away from home. The club runs it for boys only.
A coached ski week in Niedzica, in the Polish Spisz region, run by the Gdynia sailing school GAŻ. Kids ski six days in groups by level, from first turns in the ski kindergarten to advanced runs, with sports, crafts and games in the afternoons and evenings.
Most kids go on their own with camp staff, but parents can come along and spend the week on the slopes too.
