Like many families, your family may be thinking about summer plans right now. You may be trying to plan a vacation, but are wondering when the best time to take it would be. You want your children to attend camp so they are occupied beyond the one or two weeks you will be traveling, but most summer camps run for either half or for the entire summer. If you wait until camp ends, you will have to deal with bigger crowds when you travel. Mini camps offer you flexibility that other camp programs do not. Mini camps are short-term summer programs that are usually one or two weeks long. They hold sessions at various times throughout the summer giving families flexibility about when children will be in camp, leaving the rest of the summer for a fun family vacation.