Beginning Saturday, May 30th and continuing through Sunday, July 5th, Family Summer Camp events will be held at Bass Pro Shops destination retail stores across America and Canada (the event will not be at Miami, FL, Branson, MO, or the Worldwide Sportsmen in Islamorada, FL).


Every Saturday and Sunday stores will be offering free craft activities for kids, including decorating a fishing bobber, making key chains, designing their own birdhouse, creating plaster animal tracks and painting a souvenir wooden lure for Dad.


The retailer said the whole family can enjoy free outdoor workshops about hiking, camping and fishing basics. Other workshops include bird watching, archery, animal identification, plants & insects, and even how to make campfire S'mores. Kids will earn a collectable pin for every workshop completed.


Store activities will vary but could include a laser shooting gallery, casting pond, soft strike foam bow range and BB gun range. People can also have a souvenir photo made or test drive a kayak in the kayak pool. Again, absolutely free! “This is our way of helping families enjoy affordable, fun activities together and create lifelong memories,” stated Bass Pro Shops President Jim Hagale. “Bass Pro Shops is committed to helping adults and children put away their laptops, video games, and cell phones this summer and head outdoors.”


Bass Pro Shops said its Family Summer Camp provides families the opportunity to improve their outdoor skills and reconnect with the outdoors.