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It's that time of year again: time for parents to start thinking about summer camps for their kids.
If you're looking for a place where your kids will have fun while learning about the world around them, Minnesota is the state for you.
Here are 10 of the best summer camps in the state for kids of all ages, rounded up by the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Nature Camp: Activities include archery, swimming, climbing, and more for kids ages 4 to 11 in the Minneapolis-St.
Paul area.
Camp Fire: Activities include archery, swimming, climbing, and more for kids ages 4 to 11 in the Minneapolis-St.
Paul area.
Art Start: Kids in grades K to 6 can choose from "art and science, hands on art history, comics, and animation, and more."
Invention Camp: Kids in grades K to 6 can choose from "invention" and "circus arts experience."
Creative Early Learning Center: Kids in grades 2 to 18 can choose from "art education" and "self-confidence through multicultural circus arts experience."
Camp Pillsbury: Kids in grades 6 to 17 can choose from "art and science, hands on art history, comics, and animation, and more."
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