There are a lot of good options for kid’s camps over the holidays, but they do book up quickly and they are all mainly in Dutch (check with the organizer which level of Dutch is required). With that being said, if you have a good experience with a camp and non-Dutch speaking children, please let us know so we can start to compile a community suggestion list for other parents. One of the biggest advantages of letting your child go to these kinds of activities is culture and language (Dutch) immersion.
The following information pertains specifically for 2025 (Spring, Easter and Summer breaks). We update this information yearly.
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Preschool camp ‘KleuterKuren’ (ages 2.5 - 6)
During the school holidays, the city organizes a camp for toddlers between 2.5 and 6 years old. Every week in a different theme. Children have fun with crafts, free play, music and sports.
You can register for the Easter and summer holidays from Sunday January 26, 2025, 10 am.
When and Where
Where: Heuvelhofpark (Kessel-Lo)
When:
- Spring break (fully booked)
- Easter break
- Summer break
- Fall break
Price
The price varies whether you are a Leuven resident, Uitpass holder, large family, and length of the camp. For example a Leuven resident who chooses the camp of 1 week (5days) would pay €37,5
Playgrounds - the camp (ages 3-15)
Play together, romp and get dirty. During the Easter and summer holidays you will experience the wildest adventures on the playground in your neighborhood. This camp is for children aged 3 until 15 years old (children must be potty trained).
You can register for the Easter holidays from Sunday January 26, 2024, 10 am and for the summer holidays from Sunday April 27, 2025 at 10 am.
When and Where
Easter break: Heverlee
Summer break: Heverlee, Kessel-Lo & Wilsele
Price
The price varies whether you are a Leuven resident, Uitpass holder, large family, and length of the camp. For example a Leuven resident who chooses the camp of 1 week (5days) would pay €37,5
Youth camp 'ReTTeKePReT' (ages 4-12)
During this camp, children aged 4 to 12 have fun with workshops, discovery tours, games and craft activities. The activities will alternate between sports and games, expression, creation and music and are all tailored to the age groups.
This camp is fully booked during the spring holidays. You can register for the Easter and summer holidays from Sunday January 26, 2025, 10 am .
When and Where
Location: Leefschool De Grasmus (3000 Leuven)
- Spring break
- Easter break
- Summer break
- Fall break
Price
The price varies whether you are a Leuven resident, Uitpass holder, large family, and length of the camp. For example a Leuven resident who chooses the camp of 1 week (5days) would pay €37,5
Tofsport Camps (ages 3-18)
The city organizes 118 sports camps with a dozen different sports clubs around Leuven. These sports camps take place during the Easter and Summer holidays. There is a large variety of sports to choose from and you choose between full or half-days.
These sports clubs are for children aged 3 until 18.
List of Programs, Price and Location
The price ranges from 40 to 277 euros.
You can find all of the offers, prices, and location via this link: https://leuven.kwandoo.com/ind...
Sporty (ages 3-16)
Sporty is a non-profit organization has been organizing sporty and creative “quality time” for young people between 3 and 16 years old. They host a variety of camps throughout the year, as well as during the Easter and summer breaks.
Registration
If you have a subscription with Sporty, registration for Easter and summer camps opens on Thursday, January 9th, 2025 at 11 am, if you do not have a subscription, then you can register from Saturday, January 12th, 2025.
When and Where
Taking place during the Easter and summer breaks in Kessel-Lo, Wilsele, and Heverlee.
STEAM Camps (in English) at the International School of Leuven (ages 4-12)
The International School of Leuven hosts a STEAM camp every year from children ages 4-12. At the camp they will enjoy lego coding, yoga, outdoor activities, baking, music, art, science experiments, hands on building, etc.
When and Where
Location: International School of Leuven
Timing: 9:00-16:30 (half days available).
- Spring break
- Easter break
- Summer break
Price
€200 = full day (10% sibling discount)
Clip Taal Vakanties (ages 6-12)
The International School of Leuven has partnered with Clip for extra holiday camp opportunities. This camp focuses specifically on language! This a nice place for kids to get some English and French practice.
When & Where
The camps in April, July, & August will take place in Bierbeek (not too far from Leuven).
The camp in June will take place at the International School in Leuven.
Price
between 180€ - 200€ depending on language.
Other care during the holidays
Kinderopvang database
Via this website you can filter out for other child care/camps depending on location, opening hours, etc. You can also see via the map if there is another alternative close to you.
Cokido
Cokido is holiday care with rotating roles between parents. Useful for families who want to get to know other families, have young toddlers for whom the childcare offer is limited, do not need full-time childcare, are looking for cheap childcare options, etc.
Families interested in this can find more info here: www.cokido.org
Uitpass
UitPAS is your discount card where you can earn points by participating in local activities and exchange them for benefits.
After purchasing a card you simply scan the card when you do your activities or register for events with your Uitpass number and receive points.
An Uitpass costs:
- 5 euros for those aged over 26
- Under 26 is 2€
You can purchase an Uitpass at the Stadskantoor, 30CC, M Leuven, OCMW Leuven, etc.
Find more info here: https://www.leuven.be/uitpas
Other inspiration for kids' activities during the school holidays
- 30CC for kids
- Use the family filter on 33CC’s website to find family friendly theater and music programs
- Leuven library (De Bib)
- You can find a variety of offers for kids at De Bib here: https://leuven.bibliotheek.be/kinderen
Source and more information
This article was written to provide a sneak preview of many more available activities and camps, all well explained in Dutch via the catalogue “Activiteiten voor kinderen 0 tot 15 jaar: voorjaar & zomer 2025”. You can find that catalogue from the City of Leuven via this link: https://issuu.com/stadleuven/docs/kinderbrochure_2025
- For an overview of all possibilities, contact the Child Care Counter: 016 27 26 43, info@kinderopvangleuven.be of www.kinderopvangleuven.be.
- School holiday calendar: https://publicholidays.be/scho...
- Holiday periods and days off for schools in Flanders (website in Dutch): https://onderwijs.vlaanderen.b...
- Resources for kid's camps in Leuven (websites in Dutch)