Spanish Summer Camp At Home (Easy & Fun Ideas for Kids)

In this post: Make learning Spanish fun and exciting this summer with these easy Spanish summer camp ideas you can do at home.

Looking for fun ways to keep your kids excited about learning Spanish this summer? Creating your own Spanish summer camp at home is the perfect way to do this!

In this post, we’re sharing simple ideas, free resources, and curriculum options so your kids can have a blast keeping up with their Spanish over summer break.

How to Plan a Spanish Summer Camp at Home

Planning a Spanish summer camp that you can do at home might be easier than you think! Plus, keeping things simple means less stress for you and more fun for your kids, which is what summer camps are all about, right?

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Pick a theme.

Picking out a fun theme will help tie everything together and give your kids that real summer camp experience. There are so many fun theme ideas that work great for summertime.

Some possible theme ideas could be:

Art or music
The beach
Camping
Summer fun
Animals or the farm
Food and cooking
Travel and culture
Fairytales

There are so many to choose from! Having a unifying theme not only helps keep things engaging for your kids, but it also makes it easier to learn new vocabulary.

Choose your resources.

Next, decide how you want to structure learning during your at-home summer camp and gather your resources. This could be creating your own activities from scratch or finding done-for-you resources online.

Some easy options you might consider include:

Printable activities (games, worksheets, and crafts)
A structured curriculum
Online classes or videos

Keep lessons short and fun!

Even if you homeschool year-round, summer learning doesn’t need to be like regular school—it is summer break, after all.

Instead, think of Spanish summer camp at home as a fun way to reinforce the more structured learning your kids have already been doing all year long.

Keep things light with short, engaging lessons and remember that even just 30 minutes a day can add up over the course of the summer.

Build Spanish into daily activities.

Don’t limit Spanish learning to your lessons. Snack time, playtime, and even bedtime can all be opportunities to make Spanish a natural part of your day.

During your Spanish summer camp, find opportunities to practice Spanish naturally. You might:

Talk about foods at snack time
Practice colors during an art project
Use simple phrases or directions for activities
Incorporate Spanish songs during routines

Embrace flexibility.

The beauty of an at-home summer camp is having the freedom to take things at your own pace. You might follow a plan one day, but decide to simply play a game and read stories the next.

Free Spanish Summer Camp Activities for Kids

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If you don’t want to follow structured lessons or do bookwork over the summer, this is a fantastic option that won’t feel like doing schoolwork to your kids.

In our free printable library you’ll find:

Tips and more resources for learning Spanish
Fun, thematic lessons
Vocabulary games, including the popular Mexican game Lotería
Sight words
Music

This is perfect for bilingual families on a budget or those who are just getting started with Spanish and would like to test the waters before committing to anything.

Likewise, if you just want to keep things light over the summer but still want to fit in some Spanish practice at home, this is a fantastic option!

El Verano Unit Study for Spanish Summer Camp

We’re all about thematic learning at Llamitas Spanish, and doing unit studies on the different seasons and holidays can be a great way to learn Spanish in context year-round.

For more summer-themed Spanish materials to practice with, you’ll want to check out our Holiday and Seasonal Bundle!

This is a really fun way to learn Spanish and discover Hispanic culture and traditions through games, crafts, recipes, videos, songs, and more! The “El verano” (summer) printable pack includes worksheets, games, a song, story, and more that your kids will love.

Best Spanish Curriculum for a Summer Camp at Home

One of the best things about homeschooling is the flexibility. Many families take advantage of this by keeping the learning going all year long!

Rather than going into full-blown summer break mode and forgetting everything learned over the school year, families can use summer to get a head-start on their Spanish!

Our Llamitas Spanish Level 1 Curriculum would make the perfect homeschool Spanish summer camp to dive into and explore this summer. It even starts with a unit study all about the ocean!

Just like traditional summer camps, our lessons all include themes. From the ocean to the farm, community helpers to space, there are so many engaging and interactive lessons to enjoy!

Dive in this summer for a head-start in Spanish and then continue your language learning journey throughout the year.

Online Spanish Summer Camps for Kids

Finding quality online Spanish classes is another great way to keep working on those language skills this summer. But we know that with so many options out there, it can be tough to tell which ones are worth your valuable time and resources.

That’s why we’ve partnered with Trufluency Kids to share their fabulous Spanish summer camps on Zoom! With thematic lessons in small groups taught by native speakers, your kids can even take their Spanish lessons poolside and enjoy learning with fun, interactive lessons!

Use coupon code MAMALLAMA20 for 20% OFF your first order! Enrollment for summer is open now!

Spanish Summer Reading for Kids

Just because it’s summer, that doesn’t mean you have to experience the dreaded “summer slide,” or learning loss that happens over summer break.

If your kids have lost some of their academic skills after summer break in the past, don’t feel bad—it’s very common. But there are some things you can do to prevent it, and summer reading is at the top of that list.

The key is to make reading something they actually want to do, not a chore. This is what instills a love of reading.

Try some of these tips to incorporate more Spanish reading throughout the summer:

Make Spanish books accessible. This can mean keeping books at home on low shelves within easy reach and taking regular trips to the library.

Use rewards. Most libraries have summer reading programs that encourage kids to read with fun prizes. You can also make your own summer reading list or chart and reward your child for completing it.

Choose the right level. Help your child find books that are at their reading level so they don’t become discouraged. Child Mind Institute recommends the “five finger test”—have your child read the first page, counting how many words they miss with your fingers. If it’s more than five, the book is too difficult.

Vary reading materials. Reading skills can be built through materials other than traditional books. Board games, puzzles, magazines, recipes, crafts, and more can all provide opportunities for reading.

Follow your child’s lead. Let your kids pick out books that pique their interest. That may mean comic books or search-and-finds, and that’s perfectly fine!

Need some more summer reading inspiration? You can put together your own Spanish summer reading list by checking out our post on our favorite Spanish summer books for kids.

Make Spanish Part of Your Summer Routine

Doing your own Spanish summer camp at home is a great way to reinforce language learning over summer break with fun, low-pressure activities.

Whether you want a structured curriculum to support you or lighter seasonal activities, at Llamitas Spanish, we have everything you need to make summer learning easy!

Get started with our Holiday and Seasonal Bundle to learn all about el verano (summer) and explore Hispanic culture with exciting activities and games

Dive deeper with open-and-go thematic Spanish lessons for kids with our curriculum.

Lydia Mockensturm

Lydia is a freelance parenting and education writer. She previously taught English as a second language and enjoys sharing her love of language learning with her children.