If you’re not taking a spring break trip this year, your kids may be wondering how they’ll spend their free time.
Good thing, many museums and organizations are offering fun spring break camps to keep kids safe and occupied.
El Pasoan Liz Trow opened Bab’s Boutique in Central El Paso at the end of 2025 as both a boutique and a creative space.
“We are a creative pub. We do custom garments and alterations but we’re also a place for people to come together to do workshops with local youth for skill-based learning. We can teach sewing and art workshops, integrating STEM,” Trow said.
The boutique, in a former hospital building at 1221 N. Cotton St., Suite N1, carries custom-made children’s apparel for purchase. The business is planning a Spring Break camp this March.
Here is more information on these and other camps and day activities to keep your kids busy this March. Remember to register early to ensure you get a spot.
Bab’s Boutique
Bab’s Boutique, at 1221 N. Cotton St., Suite N1, is offering a Spring Break workshop for kids this March.
The camp will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (ages 7-9) and from 12 to 2 p.m. (ages 10-12) on March 9-13. Kids will get to work with paint and clay. Cost will be $120 per child with all materials included. For more information: 915-630-9954 or email heikelizfashion@gmail.com.
El Paso Museum of Art
The El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Festival Plaza, offers a variety of art classes for kids from March 16-20. Topics include ceramics, painting, and embroidery. Classes start at $95. Check out the various classes on the museum website, https://epma.art
Mexican American Cultural Center
The Mexican American Cultural Center will have a Culinary Spring Break Camp from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 18-20, at 201 W Franklin Ave. This 3-day Culinary Camp will introduce students to basic knife skills, kitchen safety, and several cooking techniques.
The camp is for 3rd through 5th graders. Kids will learn knife skills, sauce making and healthy recipes.
Sign up through March 12 at epmacc.org.
The MACC will also have a Fruits of their Labor: Still Life Water Workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 28. The class will be led by artist Maria Natividad. The class is for ages 15 and up.
The MACC will also have drop-in classes, such as salsa and bachata, from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, March 7, 14, and 28. No class on March 21. For more information: epmacc.org
Tom Lea Institute offers painting camp
The Tom Lea Institute will offer a hands-on painting camp at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, March 19 at the Tom Mays Park. The camp is designed for kids in military families (but it is also open to the public), that combines art, history, and nature.
The camp will begin with a guided nature walk through the Franklin Mountains. Families will listen to Tom Lea’s Old Mount Franklin before participating in a painting workshop led by local artist Blanca Estrada, surrounded by “distant views of eternity.”
The artmaker camp is open to the public and anyone can register; however, non-military personnel will need to purchase a $5.00 day permit for ages 13 and older.
Register online at Eventbrite.com
La Nube
La Nube will have an animation and graphic design workshop from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at 201 W. Main Drive. Participants will explore creative tools used by designers and animators in today’s digital world. For more information, go to la-nube.org
Sunny Farm
Sunny Farm Learning Center will have a Kids Spring Break Camp, for 3- to 7-year-olds, from March 16-21 at 5747 Montoya Drive. Activities will include outdoor games, drawing and painting, horseback riding, and nature field trips.
Camps will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aftercare available from 1 to 4 p.m. at an extra cost. Camps are $150 per child, 15% off for siblings. Registration: 915-500-9438.
Gymnastics Elite
Gymnastics Elite will have spring fun camps from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 9-13. Camps are open for ages 5 and up at two locations: 12115 Rojas Drive. Suite 900, and 3333 Yarbrough #B.
Campers must bring their lunch and water bottles/cups. Pre-registration required no later than Friday before the first day of camp; no walk-ins. Cost: $140 for non-members, a discount for members. Information: www.gymnastics-elite.com/
Code Ninjas
Code Ninjas, 6450 N. Desert Blvd., Suite G-103, offers camps for children ages 5 to 14 to learn coding throughout the year. For more information: www.codeninjas.com
YMCA
The Loya YMCA Branch will have a Spring Break Camp from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday, March 2-20, at 2044 Trawood Drive. Breakfast, lunch and a light afternoon snack provided.
The camp will include arts and crafts, STEM, outdoor games, and more. Cost is $80 per week for Y members and $160 per week for non-members. Register in person. Scholarships are available. Email: giuliana.gutierrez@elpasoymca.org
Where to go for Spring Break fun in El Paso
El Paso Zoo
The El Paso Zoo will have Spring Break camps are weekly from March 7-29. The camps will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will focus on conservation efforts to protect wildlife.
For more information, go to elpasozoo.org
Jumbo Park El Paso
Jumbo Park, at 11180 Rojas Drive, is a popular attraction for El Paso families with multiple features, including jumping and climbing areas, a ninja warrior course and a zipline. They recently added a new attraction, Jumbo Diggers, where kids can dig and play in the sand while riding tractors. They also have a remote-controlled section for parents to have fun.
Western Playland
Western Playland, at 1249 Futurity Drive in Sunland Park, N.M., will be open special hours for Spring Break, from March 10-21.
The hours will be: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. March 10-14, and March 17-21, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 15 and 22.
Pay-one-price bracelets are $29.99 for 42-inch and taller, $19.99 for junior bracelets for those 34 to 42 inches tall.
María Cortés González may be reached at 915-546-6150; mcortes@elpasotimes.com; @eptmaria.bsky.social on Bluesky, and @eptmariacg on TikTok.
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: El Paso spring break camps: Keep kids busy this March
Reporting by Maria Cortes Gonzalez, El Paso Times / El Paso Times
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