Virtual summer camps, not as sedentary as they sound

Virtual summer camps can offer kids the chance to make projects, investigate ideas, and explore the world. (Fotolia)

OK, don't laugh. Virtual summer camps – where kids head to the computer instead of the pool or park – are a thing now. 

And before you say, "Over my dead body," these aren't the solitary, sedentary, screen-centred experiences you fear. Plenty of virtual summer camps offer kids the chance to make projects, investigate ideas, and explore the world. And many are free.