Although Kim has retired from running full summer camp programs, she will continue to offer spontaneous pop-up nature adventures, as well as her signature Wildest Days Creative Wellness Camp and Photography Workshops in fall 2025. We’ll be sure to keep you on our mailing list for upcoming opportunities!
WILDEST DAYS!
Ages 12-14.
AUGUST 18-22, 9am-4pm
One week pop-up camp!
A One-of-a-Kind Summer Experience for Young Teens and Tweens
Give your GROWING child the gift of a week immersed in the forest—where nature nurtures growth, creativity, and self-awareness. This unique pop-up camp offers young teens and tweens the opportunity to explore the connection between body and mind while building personal wellness toolkits to carry with them into their high school years.
Each day includes creative projects, fresh fruit snacks, and smoothies to close the afternoon. Campers will gather to develop communication skills and learn how to navigate the often challenging path of adolescence with greater confidence and empathy.
Guided hikes along Wissahickon’s forest trails and creekside adventures provide space to unwind, have fun, and reconnect with the freedom of childhood—an essential ingredient in growing into balanced, resilient young adults.
Special guests will join us throughout the week to share their wisdom in cultivating peace and calm. From meditation to gentle movement, stillness practices, and hands-on herbal crafts, this enriching week will leave a lasting imprint on your camper's heart and spirit.
Dear Families and Friends:
For the past 14 years, it has been my joy and honor to provide summer-long camps filled with nature, art, movement, music, and plenty of child-led play. I’m deeply grateful to those who walked alongside me—staff, families, and fellow adventurers—helping Indigo Nature Arts shine and giving children the chance to build lasting friendships and cherished memories.
I’ve had the privilege of watching many campers grow from curious little ones playing with worms into confident teen CITs and, eventually, compassionate counselors now heading off to college. What a journey it has been!
As anyone who’s been part of camp life knows, it asks for our strength, organization, creativity, and endurance. It calls us to show up as our best selves—and we did. Magic wands, both literal and metaphorical, sparked endless wonder. Even during the pandemic, we gathered safely outdoors, masked and determined, to ensure that connection, creativity, and imagination would continue to flourish.
With a light and grateful heart, I’m announcing my retirement from running full summer-long camps. This decision has been unfolding over the past three years, giving me space to slowly release and reflect. Yes, there have been tears—but also deep peace in knowing I’ve given it my all.
Now, I look forward to a new season of rest, reflection, and creating space for what’s to come. If you’ve ever experienced the mix of emotions that come with a meaningful life change, you’ll understand the bittersweet beauty of this transition.
With love and gratitude,
Kim
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I'd like to thank all of you, especially the kids who inspired me to keep going every summer and the parents who trusted me. And to Raji Malik, Chana Rothman, folks at the Tree House, the previous administration at The Waldorf School, my daughter, the many teachers!!!!!!, counselors and CITs, and Ricki Gever Eisenstein who allowed me to begin my camp at her lovely little cafe in the woods which was our home for the first 6 years.
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PARENT FEEDBACK
Indigo Nature Arts has been a vital part of my daughter’s life for 7 years. Kim designs programs that encourage wonder, creativity and learning while meeting each child where they are. ~ Carrie M.
Summer Camp is always fun, full of different themes and the freedom to play and be creative. My kids love Indigo Camp and are happy to return every year. ~ Julianna A.
INDIGO NATURE ARTS SUPPORTS BLACK LIVES MATTER. OUR HEARTS, MINDS, EARS, EYES, AND ARMS ARE WIDE OPEN. WE WILL, AND WE DO, WELCOME YOU TO SPEAK, TEACH OR CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT RACISM, TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING.
Thank you Camp Families!
Over the past ten years, Indigo Nature Arts has proudly served families and children from more than 29 schools throughout the Philadelphia area and beyond.
Abington Friends School
C.W. Henry
Enfield Elementary School
Erdenheim
Fanny Jackson Coppin
Germantown Academy
Germantown Friends School
Greene St Friends School
Henry H. Houston Elementary
Homeschooled
ICS
Independence Charter
KBA
Lingelbach Elementary
Lower Gwynedd Elementary
Miquon
Moffet Elementary
Perelman Jewish Day School
Plymouth Meeting Friends
Ridge Park
Southwark
Springfield Township
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
St. Luke's Glenside
Stratford Friends School
Summit Children's Program
The Philadelphia School
The Waldorf School of Philadelphia
Whitemarsh Elementary School
Indigo Nature Arts provides programming that takes place amongst some of Philadelphia's enchanting and exceptional natural landscapes. Children unplug from the technological and competitive world, and engage within natural environments.
Indigo Nature Arts encourages the freedom to discover through play and creativity. In turn, children naturally develop valuable skills at their own pace.
Art and photography classes, yearly summer camps, and winter programming offer opportunities for children to "be" in nature, and truly experience the transformation of the seasons.
Children are supported to visually and physically express themselves. Thoughtful guidance and love, nurtures growth and healthy development.
Documenting the rich experiences the children have over the years tells the story of Indigo Nature Arts. Please take a moment and browse the gallery by clicking the image above.
Listening to a child tell their story helps them to feel at ease. Children are eager to share their experiences, even the imaginary ones! Developing patience to listen to one another leads to tolerance. It helps children to discover more about their peers and friendships develop.
When the mind, body and spirit are fully engaged in physical activity and hands-on exploration, the magic of invention happens. Wonder and surprise helps the child to blossom.
Indigo Summer Camp is in its 9th year serving families with children between the ages of 5-12 years-old.
Camp is held primarily outdoors in a forest setting, and offers
remarkable and diverse landscapes for exploration. Professional, loving, intuitive teachers and counselors offer respectful care and knowledge.
Indigo Nature Arts camp runs on the belief that summertime is for play-time and down-time. We create a community environment where the children enjoy simple, yet memorable adventures, such as scouting for frogs, toads and snails, investigating insects in the meadow, exploring and playing at the creek, and hiking the trails in the Andorra Natural Area.
Child-led play, minute-morning-mediation, mini-healing herbs lessons, handwork, imaginative nature-based art projects, painting, drawing, and natural science, weave together practical programming.