Small Camp. Big Heart.
What Zin Kids is, who started it, and why it exists.
How This Camp Came to Be
Kara O'Briant has spent years building a studio community at Zin Yoga Studio in Garner — a space where people come to move, breathe, and belong. But the more she watched that community grow, the more one question kept surfacing: what about the kids?
Zin Kids Day Camp was born from the belief that children deserve the same thing the adults in Kara's studio have always found: a place to be themselves, move freely, and grow in faith.
The program launched as an afternoon summer camp focused on mindful movement, faith character-building, and real belonging. Built around the idea of Growing Godfidence — Move · Create · Grow · Faith. No frills. No pretense. Just a great afternoon for kids who want more than another screen.
Camp is directed by Abby Schoenfeld, an educator and leader with deep roots in instructional coaching and ministry, who brings warmth and structure to every session.
Zin Kids is a summer program of Zin Yoga Studio, located in Garner, NC.
Why We Do What We Do
We believe three things about children and summer:
Movement changes kids.
When a child practices mindful movement and yoga, they're learning something much bigger — discipline, expression, and how to take up space with confidence. At Zin Kids, we say it this way: Move · Create · Grow · Faith.
Faith should be experienced, not just taught.
Our Fruits of the Spirit curriculum gives kids a concrete, weekly theme to live with — not just memorize. Love isn't a vocabulary word. It's how we talk to each other on Tuesday.
Small is better.
We didn't build this program to be scalable. We built it to be meaningful. Every camper at Zin Kids is known. That's not a marketing line — it's a structural decision.
What Does a Tuesday Look Like?
Every afternoon at Zin Kids runs from 12:30 to 4:30 PM and follows a loose rhythm that's consistent enough for kids to feel safe, and flexible enough to stay fun:
- Arrival + warmup: Music on, energy up. We get moving fast.
- Movement block: Mindful movement, yoga, and worship/praise exploration. Age-scaled and energizing.
- Theme exploration: Scripture reading, discussion, or activity connected to the week's Fruit of the Spirit.
- Craft / service project: Hands-on making. Often tied to the weekly theme (a patience craft, a kindness project).
- Freestyle + wind-down: Open movement, journaling, reflection. Campers leave grounded, not exhausted.
Where We Are
Zin Kids meets at Zin Yoga Studio, 104 Rand Mill Road, Garner, NC 27529. The studio is tucked into a welcoming Garner-area space — accessible, safe, and the right size for the program we're building. Parking is available on-site.
Get DirectionsSummer 2026 Registration is Open
Spots are limited — this is a small-group program by design. Register now to secure your child's place.