Magic Summer Camp
Various Howard County Recreation & Parks facilities (e.g., Ilchester ES, Harriet Tubman Center, North Laurel Community Center), 10320 Quarterstaff Rd, Columbia, MD 21044
About
Magic Summer Camp features kids practicing magic, learning to read minds, and magically vanishing objects into thin air. Campers spend time brainstorming, going on guided imagination adventures, and developing wizard skills such as locating a hidden object, feeling invisible messages through vibrations from a piece of paper, and casting a spell to vanish solid objects. The program also includes zapping minds and capturing thoughts, venturing beyond dragons in a magical castle filled with unicorns, exploring creativity to make each magic effect their own, and presenting on stage.
• Ages: 6–12 years old
• Schedule: Full-day and half-day camp options during the span of a single week
• Price: For ages 6 up to 12, full-day camp 8:30-4:30 is $359, or half 9:30-2:30 is $259.
Magic Summer Camp is a co-ed experience and offers two creative adventure-filled summer camp magic programs called Academy of Wizarding Arts and The Wizard's Imaginarium. The camp is led by Summer Camp Director Ben Corey, a global entertainer, comedy-magician, actor, dancer, and singer. Ben Corey’s foundation for the kids camps comes from his studies in child development, social-psychology, theater, and acting, and he honed his magic and performance skills while delivering more than 3000 shows and studying at The University of Maryland - College Park and The Studio Theater Acting Conservatory. Since 1997, Ben Corey has been performing in theaters and for corporate, social, and private events, and his latest TV news appearance was nominated for an Emmy.
The camp focuses on building self-esteem, making close friends, creative imagination, and problem-solving skills, and each magic effect is described as an exploration with new challenges to unlock creative abilities. The program description states that Magic Camp is about fun and brings lifelong benefits, including helping kids build confidence, overcome stage fright, develop social skills for confidently interacting and connecting with others, develop new ways to focus and fine motor skills, and improve timing, patience, and engaging conversation skills. The program notes that bringing along a friend is described as making it the most fun for older kids, that Magic Summer Camp 2026 will be accepting age exemptions for kids over age 12, and that several sessions are already sold out and camp sessions sell out quickly.
Photos and video are credited as courtesy of Howard County Recreation and Parks. One parent, Jennifer Schroeder, shared that in the past her daughter was apprehensive about presenting anything in a group setting, and after camp her daughter recently had a class presentation, did very well, and was very proud of herself. The stated goal of the program is to ensure that kids build confidence and engage in self-discovery, all while having an incredible amount of fun making new friendships appear.
Last updated July 20, 2026.
• Ages: 6–12 years old
• Schedule: Full-day and half-day camp options during the span of a single week
• Price: For ages 6 up to 12, full-day camp 8:30-4:30 is $359, or half 9:30-2:30 is $259.
Magic Summer Camp is a co-ed experience and offers two creative adventure-filled summer camp magic programs called Academy of Wizarding Arts and The Wizard's Imaginarium. The camp is led by Summer Camp Director Ben Corey, a global entertainer, comedy-magician, actor, dancer, and singer. Ben Corey’s foundation for the kids camps comes from his studies in child development, social-psychology, theater, and acting, and he honed his magic and performance skills while delivering more than 3000 shows and studying at The University of Maryland - College Park and The Studio Theater Acting Conservatory. Since 1997, Ben Corey has been performing in theaters and for corporate, social, and private events, and his latest TV news appearance was nominated for an Emmy.
The camp focuses on building self-esteem, making close friends, creative imagination, and problem-solving skills, and each magic effect is described as an exploration with new challenges to unlock creative abilities. The program description states that Magic Camp is about fun and brings lifelong benefits, including helping kids build confidence, overcome stage fright, develop social skills for confidently interacting and connecting with others, develop new ways to focus and fine motor skills, and improve timing, patience, and engaging conversation skills. The program notes that bringing along a friend is described as making it the most fun for older kids, that Magic Summer Camp 2026 will be accepting age exemptions for kids over age 12, and that several sessions are already sold out and camp sessions sell out quickly.
Photos and video are credited as courtesy of Howard County Recreation and Parks. One parent, Jennifer Schroeder, shared that in the past her daughter was apprehensive about presenting anything in a group setting, and after camp her daughter recently had a class presentation, did very well, and was very proud of herself. The stated goal of the program is to ensure that kids build confidence and engage in self-discovery, all while having an incredible amount of fun making new friendships appear.
Last updated July 20, 2026.
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