🧒 General Youth Programs

Jerome, ID

Public library offering story times, seasonal kids programs, and community events including visits from Santa and reading activities.

Gooding, ID

Public library with 22,000 books serving approximately 27,000 visitors annually. Offers story times for toddlers and preschoolers, plus science and art activities for children.

Buhl, ID

Boys & Girls Club of Magic Valley Buhl Unit. After-school and summer programs for youth ages 5-10+. Four age-based cohorts: K-Netic (age 5), BeMe (ages 6-7), BeYou (ages 8-9), Activ8 (age 10+). Opened in 2015 on the Buhl School District campus. Serves approximately 90 children daily.

Twin Falls, ID

Private biblically-integrated Christian school in Twin Falls serving preschool (ages 3-4) through high school with dual-credit college prep tracks. Cub Camp summer day-camp program (May 27 start, 7am-6pm, 3-day or 5-day weekly options) is the community-accessible piece: open to non-enrolled families. Distinct from Bright Futures MV (#35) in being a year-round K-12 school whose summer program supplements enrolled families and accepts outside enrollments where space allows.

Ketchum, ID

Ketchum-based adaptive recreation and recreational-therapy nonprofit serving people with physical, cognitive, and developmental disabilities: children, teens, adults, and veterans. Operates kid/teen programs including the Paralympic Youth Camp (ages 7-18, multi-day winter ski/snowboard/climbing/bowling camp at Sun Valley led by former Paralympians); Local Snowsports Teams (ages 8+, weekly winter ski/snowboard); Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind ski camps + summer campouts (year-round, ISDB-registered students); Adaptive Snowsports lessons at Sun Valley (ages 4+, half-day or full-day 1:1 instruction); Adaptive Cycling (off-road / mountain biking / gravel / road / strider bike lessons); plus year-round skill-building social events (hiking, indoor climbing, golf, bocce, cooking, concerts). Higher Ground is the rebranded successor / operating identity of Sun Valley Adaptive Sports (SVAS, a chapter of Disabled Sports USA): same EIN, same Bert Gillette-led adaptive program. Most programs are free or heavily subsidized for participants with permanent disabilities.

Hailey, ID

Volunteer-run homeschool co-op serving Blaine, Camas, and surrounding communities in the Wood River Valley / Sun Valley area. Connects homeschool families through weekly Play Club + Library Club, field trips (Silver Creek natural-history visits, bike safety, snow science), co-op classes in Hailey (language arts, science, Spanish, Pacific Northwest history), social events (holiday parties, swimming/ice-skating socials, moms' nights), and community outreach (caroling, food drives, local clean-ups). Operates a resource library for member families. Contact via the form at woodriverhomeschool.org/contact: no published phone, email, or fixed meeting address; classes and events rotate locations across Hailey, Ketchum, and Bellevue.

Rupert, ID

Rupert unit of the Boys & Girls Club of Magic Valley, serving elementary students in the Minidoka County School District with after-school programs, summer camps, and special events (sports, arts, STEM projects, field trips). The unit also runs additional program sites at Heyburn Elementary and Paul Elementary.

Sun Valley, ID

Sun Valley Resort's family programs, gathered under one umbrella: a year-round Playschool (preschool), summer Adventure Camp (ages 2–12), Junior Tennis camps (ages 5–16), and a Summer Skating School at the outdoor ice rink. Plus seasonal kid-friendly recreation across the resort. (The resort's ski/snowboard, stables, and Nordic programs are listed separately as Sun Valley Resort SnowSports School #421, Stables #416, and Nordic & Snowshoe Center #688.)

Sun Valley, ID

Sun Valley Community School runs a slate of summer day camps that are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (not just enrolled students), centered on outdoor and experiential learning across its two Sun Valley campuses. 2026 offerings include Young Explorers (ages 2–5, nature/sensory/arts), Girls Adventure Camp (rising 1st–5th: swimming, biking, climbing, hiking), and Camp Cutthroat (rising 1st–5th: a themed traditional day camp with STEM, sports, arts and outdoor adventure). The campus also hosts Vellotti's Chess/LEGO/Minecraft camps (a visiting partner: captured separately as events 606–608).

Filer, ID

8,000 sq ft indoor play center in downtown Filer for kids ages infant through 17. Features a 1,000 sq ft Ninja Warrior course, 2,800 sq ft two-story climbing and sliding structures, 1,200 sq ft mini basketball and volleyball court, dedicated teen hangout area, and snack bar. All-day play admission, birthday party packages ($200/2hr), and monthly memberships available. Parents can relax while kids explore.

Heyburn, ID

Indoor playground for young children in Heyburn (Mini-Cassia area). Features play structures designed for toddlers and early elementary kids, party reservations, and a snack bar with sandwich wraps and kid-friendly snacks. Drop-in play: no booking required for general admission. Birthday party packages available.

Hailey, ID

Blaine County youth-education nonprofit based in Hailey. Runs the Lewis Scholars Program (daily K-6 after-school enrichment in literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional development) and the Cimino Center for Career Exploration (year-round trade and career program for middle and high schoolers). Also provides academic tutoring, mentorship, life skills, outdoor-education camps, and post-secondary pathway guidance. Programs are free to qualifying Blaine County students.

Twin Falls, ID

Classical Christian school in Twin Falls offering the Homeschool Educational Enrichment Program (HEEP): supplemental enrichment courses open to homeschool families in the Magic Valley. HEEP provides classical curriculum in a Christ-centered environment for Pre-K through 11th grade (expanding to 12th grade by 2027-2028). Part of Amazing Grace Fellowship.

Twin Falls, ID

Nonprofit providing education and training for women and youth, creating inclusive safe spaces that inspire confidence and joy. Offers hands-on youth programs including arts and creativity classes (sewing, multimedia art, fabric painting, street art), youth mentorship and leadership programs, financial literacy, and summer education programs for children from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Twin Falls, ID

Faith-based community organisation in downtown Twin Falls running low-cost youth programming: an after-school program for kindergarten through 6th grade with homework help and one-on-one teaching support, a midweek troops program, and a low-cost open gym for teens. Also offers sports, clubs and extracurricular activities plus dance, art and music programming.

Twin Falls, ID

Indoor regional shopping center in Twin Falls with a free indoor children's playground. Every Wednesday morning the mall gates the playground and runs the Moms, Mugs & Mini's playgroup with activities for young kids. The shops themselves are not the listing: the indoor play area is, and it is useful in winter.