Though winter is giving us one final, frigid blast, summer is rapidly approaching. For those with children, the lazy hazy days can pose one frightful dilemma: how to fill their days with something other than video games, television or mindless hanging out. Luckily, you can find fun and learning all downtown round, with a wide variety of summer camps waiting to make this summer the best yet for little Johnny or Susie.



We have a quick rundown of camp options well worth a click to check out further:

For the dancers in your life, there are a number of fun camps from BalletMet, including American Girlfriend, Dancing Through the Decades, Dancing to Broadway, Fashion Runway Camp, Ninja Warriors and "Time for Tea" Dance Party.

For drama lovers, CATCO is Kids will offer Summer Theatre Camps and Columbus Children's Theatre will present Broadway Boot Camp and Hogwarts Summer Day Camp. While Columbus Performing Arts Center is offering two Broadway2LA Acting Studio Camps: Broadway2LA and Script 2 Screen.

Future Picassos won't want to miss the offerings from Columbus College of Art and Design and the Columbus Museum of Art.

Franklin Park Conservatory is offering a nearly endless number of camps, including Art Adventures, Art in the Garden, Everything Paper, Fine Art Camp, Cookbooks and Passports, Dough Crazy, Garden to Kitchen, Global Chefs, Love'n the Oven, Snack Attack, Story Books Alive, Summer Sampler, and Week of Wack.

Have some scientists in the making? Sign 'em up for COSI: Cold Science School's Out Camp.

If your little wants to sharpen a pencil and get writing, don't miss Thurber House: Thurber Summer Writing Camp.

And, don't forget to check out what Columbus Recreation and Parks has going on, all summer long.