Build-A-Bear founder Maxine Clark developed a mobile app designed to give parents in St. Louis an easy look at summer activities for their children. Blueprint4SummerSTL connects all St. Louis-area kids to summer learning opportunities. Parents and children get free access to information on thousands of summer programs and camps that are close to home and within their budget.

Blueprint4Summer STL has more than 6,000 opportunities for kids between the ages of 3 to 18. You can search the website for camps near your home or a specific category or if the camp offers scholarships or after care. Just go to www.blueprint4summer.com. That’s also where you’ll find 60 camps on SLU’s campus which is part of their Summer at SLU program.

A local entrepreneur created an app that is connecting St. Louis kids to the perfect summer camp. St. Louis area schools are full of innovative students and programs. We highlight a few in this program including a teen who started a non-profit organization and is now joining an elite group in college, a student-created website that is connecting people globally through videos and a new app that helps kids find the perfect summer camp.

Finding a summer camp for your child can be difficult. Allie DeSmet, programs manager for smartphone app Blueprint4SummerSTL, joins News 11 to share how the app can help parents find the right camp for their kids. Parents can access Blueprint4SummerSTL for free on their smartphones, tablets or computers online at Blueprint4Summer.com.

Are the kids looking for something to do this summer? Blueprint4SummerSTL Programs Manager Allie DeSmet talks about the free web app for St. Louis parents to find summer programs in the area for their kids. One of those programs is magic camp Abra-Kid-Abra. Camp founder Jeff Lefton is joined by young camper Trevor Kates to show off a cool card trick.

BluePrint4SummerSTL is a free, web-based, mobile-enabled database that helps St. Louis families access consolidated, detailed and searchable information about thousands of summer program options.

Blueprint4SummerSTL want to help find an enriching summer experience for all kids. To promote the app, Programs Manager Allie Cicotte stopped by the KPLR 11 studio this afternoon. Cicotte was joined by Vicki Kahn of St. Louis Arts Works.

The Humane Society of Missouri (HSM) has teamed up with the app Blueprint4SummerSTL to provide an enriching summer experience for all kids. To promote the app, Programs Manager Allie Cicotte stopped by the Fox 2 studio this morning. Cicotte was joined by Angela Smith of the HSM and China, a Black Lab available for adoption from their St. Louis city location now.

“What should my kids do this summer?” is the question on all parents’ minds this time of year for those with school-aged children. Luckily, not knowing what’s available or finding out about a camp once it’s full are no longer worries for local parents thanks to the free web and mobile app Blueprint4SummerSTL. The app makes summer in St. Louis productive for children and stress-free for parents. The resource is accessible from anywhere on any device at www.blueprint4summer.com.

For a parent, the sound can be likened to nails on a chalkboard. It’s summertime and the daily, whiny drone of, “what are we doing today?” is coming from school-aged children everywhere.