The Village | Camp | The Lollipop Lab (Dec 30)
Four sweet stations, one tasting menu, and the Candy Tree fully decorated. | 1 Day Camp
About the Class
THE VILLAGE (1102 Lincoln) | Wednesday, December 30, 2026 Today the lollipops take center stage. The Lollipop Lab is a one-day pass into Day 3 of Sugar Lab, our sweet-science week — same cohort, same room, same staff — the Sweet Showcase day, when the cohort's chocolate lollipops come off the Candy Tree and everything the lab has made gets curated into a real tasting menu. The morning makes the menu's fresh additions across four stations: chocolate-dipped pretzels at the re-tempered burner, fruit kabobs, white-chocolate candy bark loaded with chosen mix-ins, and the first rock-candy crystals lifted glittering from their jars. After park lunch at Littlejohn, the cohort finishes decorating the Candy Tree — lollipops, rock candy, bark pieces, foil stars — then sits down to the Sweet Showcase tasting: a kids-only, five-taste protocol (look, smell, taste, score, talk) with water between bites and gracious-taster language required. The fully decorated Tree gets its cohort photo — the centerpiece of the family recap email. Every Tasting Curator heads home with their tasting menu card and their Recipe Notebook — five-taste ratings inside, Tasting Curator patch on the cover. Underneath the sugar: menu design, structured observation, and how to say "not my favorite" kindly. DETAILS & LOGISTICS • Your camp day runs 8:30am–5:30pm — included. Camp programming: 9:00am–4:00pm. Arrive early, stay late — pick up anytime before 5:30pm. No add-ons, no extra fees, no pickup rush. • Very low camper-to-staff ratio • Outdoor time, lunch, play, and field games at Littlejohn Park • Ages: TK–3rd Grade (4–9) • Food: Bring a labeled water bottle, two hearty snacks, and a nut-free lunch DISCOUNTS • Members: please contact us for your discount code • Use code Siblings10 for 10% off the 2nd child
Upcoming Sessions
Cancellation Policy
VKC Fair + Flexible Camp Cancellation Policy Plans change — kids get sick, schedules shift. Here is how it works. This covers every VKC camp — summer, school-year and holiday — and bookings already made. There is no separate older policy. Cancelling before camp starts 21 days or more before camp starts: your choice of 100% VKC credit, or a refund less the 3% card-processing fee. Fewer than 21 days before camp starts: 100% VKC credit. Cancellations need to reach us in writing — reply to your confirmation email — so we both have a record. There is no late-cancellation fee. How VKC credit works *It is a balance, good for 90 days from the day we issue it, on any VKC camp, class or program at either location. Book within the 90 days; the program itself can fall later. *It's a balance, not a coupon. Spend it across as many bookings as you like. If something costs more than your balance, you pay the difference at checkout. If it costs less, the rest stays on your VKC credit balance. *Transferable. If you can't use it, give it to another family. They book with it directly; you don't need us to arrange anything. *Issued once. If you book a camp with your credit and then cancel that booking, we don't issue a new credit or start a new 90 days. *Credit can't be converted back to a cash refund. Want a different week instead? Just ask. Cancel in writing and rebook a different camp with your credit. A week at the same price costs nothing extra; a dearer week means paying the difference at checkout; a cheaper one leaves the remainder on your balance. Once camp has started A camp week is delivered once it begins. Missed days — including for illness — aren't refunded, credited, or made up. Illness follows the same table as any other reason, so if you know before camp starts, tell us and your full credit is waiting. We'd much rather a sick child rest at home. Why the 21-day line Three weeks out we lock staffing and order materials for every camp. Those costs are spent whether or not a camper comes, which is why cash refunds stop at 21 days. Why refunds are less 3% Our card processor keeps its fee even when we refund you, and we don't get it back. If we cancel If we cancel a camp for any reason — staffing, weather, air quality, low enrollment or facility issues — you choose: a 100% refund, or a 110% credit toward a future program. If a camp is interrupted partway, we prorate to the missed portion.
Contact Details
The Village Kids’ Club, 1102 Lincoln Avenue, Alameda, CA, USA
info@thevillagekidsclub.org
