2008 Summer Camps

JUNE

Dino Days - Old Age Fun! - Diplodocus, Oviraptor, T-Rex! Experience the era of the "great reptiles". Learn all about these prehistoric creatures, check out fossils, and become a junior paleontologist. Make your own fossil print and dinosaur crafts.

June 23-27        2:00-4:00pm         Ages 4-7           mem:$55    non mem:$65

Parent-Child Music Class - Have fun with your little one while they begin to develop a love of music! One adult per child recommended.

June 23            11:00-12:00pm     Ages infant-5      mem:$7      non mem:$10

JULY

Watercolor Camp - Explore the science of color while you create watercolor portraits with a hidden image, create a unique painted project to take home.  

July 8-9            2:00-3:00pm          Ages 6-10         mem:$14    non mem:$19

I Spy Camp- Can you find me? - Challenge your visual and audio perceptions, and go on a museum scavenger hunt. Take home your discovery! 

July 8            11:00-12:00pm         Ages 4-7           mem:$7      non mem:$10

Scout it Out! - Pull the shades down! - We'll be checking out the museum, the mall, tiny toys, and more through binoculars. Create your own set of binoculars to take home and use on your next scouting adventure.

July 9            11:00-12:00pm          Ages 4-7          mem:$7      non mem:$10

Ooey Gooey! Oh Yuck! - At this camp, you will get mucky, and learn about the science of different materials. Mom, don't worry we will provide aprons and wash our hands!

July 10           11:00-12:00pm         Ages 4-7           mem:$7     non mem:$10

Fossils - Learn the many ways fossils are made and how they give us information about the history of the earth. Come away with a new appreciation for the old! You will get to make and take home some fossil imprints!

July 10             2:00-4:00pm         Ages 6-10           mem:$10     non mem:$12

Forensic Frenzy!- By the end of this camp you will be able to solve a crime. Only a Super Summer Sleuth will be able to put together all the clues using fingerprints, chemistry, and more to find the culprit. May the best detective win!

July 14-18        2:00-4:00pm          Ages 7-10           mem:$55   non mem:$65

Green Kids - Feed the Fish! - Follow the journey of Fred the Fish through polluted streams as we learn what pollutants do to our rivers. Also, learn water cleansing techniques. Bring home a Fred the Fish, too!

July 15            11:00-12:00pm       Ages 4-9              mem:$7    non mem:$10

Fingerprints - Who touched the glass? - Learn step-by-step how to make and take fingerprints, how they are processed, and more. Stump your friends and family with your personal fingerprint maze!

July 22             2:00-3:00pm         Ages 6-10           mem:$7     non mem:$10

Colorful Coral Reef! - Explore the amazing animals that live among the coral reef. Make your own sea creature to hang in your room and take home a fun fish souvenir.

July 23             11:00-12:00pm         Ages 4-7          mem:$7     non mem:$10

Coral Reef Explorers - is that rock alive?- Be a marine biologist while you explore the coral reef. What is coral anyway? What creatures live there? Find out all the answers to your questions, make a colorful craft, and take home a fish souvenir.

July 23              2:00-3:00pm          Ages 6-8           mem:$7     non mem:$10

Green Kids - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! - What can be recycled and what can't? Find out ways to recycle at home. Make a cool art project our of all recycled materials.

July 24             11:00-12:00pm       Ages 4-7           mem:$7     non mem:$10

Pigs and Pineapples!- Come and join us for a 3-day Hawaiian camp. We'll learn about the ever-changing geology of the Islands, take Hawaiian food, learn about Polynesian culture, and more! You will make a grass skirt, leis, and learn how to

hula dance.

July 28-30         2:00-4:00pm          Ages 4-7          mem:$55     non mem:$65

Edible Art! - Can you finger paint with pudding? Make a necklace that you can eat? Yes! Come and make a fun pudding finger painting, a yummy necklace, and create your own colored frosting to decorate a cookie!

July 30             11:00-12:00pm         Ages 4-6          mem:$7     non mem:$10

Green Kids - Global Warming! - What is global warming? How can we help stop it? Do an experiment to learn about the Greenhouse Effect.

July 31             11:00-12:00pm        Ages 7-12         mem:$7      non mem:$10

AUGUST

Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere!- From tiny to ginormous, have fun learning the science of amazing bubbles. How big of a bubble can you make? Learn how to predict when they will pop and take your own bubbles home.

August 5          11:00-12:00pm         Ages 4-7          mem:$7     non mem:$10

Robotics! - Learn about robotics and create your own robot at this two day camp. Discover programs of the future and take home your creation.

August 5-6        2:00-4:00pm          Ages 6-10          mem:$25    non mem:$30

KABOOM!- Volcanoes, rockets, and more! This is the camp for kids who like things that go "boom"! Take your creations home with "how-to" instructions.

August 6          11:00-1:00pm         Ages 6-10          mem:$10     non mem:$12

Astro Night!- Learn about astronomy and the night sky, and make a solar system mobile before heading up to the roof of River Park Square to check out the sky through a real telescope!

August 6          8pm-10:30pm         Ages 6-10          mem:$25     non mem:$30

Simply Sublime- Learn about the special properties of dry ice! Make and observe clouds and vapor trails. Bring your gloves for this super cool summer fun!

August 7           2:00-3:00pm         Ages 6-10          mem:$7     non mem:$10

Balloon-a-Palooza!- Weeklong Balloon Camp! There's more than just hot air to this camp. Learn about air pressure, inflate a 50 foot solar bag, make a hot air balloon, balloon animals and more!

August 11-13    2:00-4:00pm         Ages 4-7          mem:$55     non mem:$65

Incredible Edible Egg!- Do eggs breathe? What makes a rotten egg? Make fun egg-speriments and take home egg art.

August 12       11:00-12:00pm        Ages 4-7          mem:$7     non mem:$10

Crystal Mysteries!- Our earth is filled with many natural wonders, learn how crystals are made and create crystal art and jewelry.

August 13      11:00-12:00pm         Ages 4-7          mem:$7     non mem:$10

Sink or Float- How do those heavy tankers keep from sinking? How do fish go up and down in the ocean? Take home the answers and your own watercraft.

August 14      11:00-12:00pm         Ages 4-7          mem:$7     non mem:$10

Volcanoes!- From Mt. Vesuvius to Mt. St. Helens, learn about these fiery mountains that are still active today. make a "real" volcano that will erupt in class.

August 19      11:00-1:00pm          Ages 4-7          mem:$10     non mem:$12

3-2-1-Splash Down!- Would the "Cannon Bowl" swish in the opposite direction if it was in the Southern hemisphere? Learn about surface tension, turbulence, and properties of flowing water. Each camper receives a free pass to Splashdown Water Park.

August 19          2:00-3:00pm         Ages 6-10          mem:$7     non mem:$10

Catapult- How did that cow get over the moat? Learn about the different types of catapults, make your own and test it out, and then take your catapult home for more flinging fun!

August 20      2:00-4:00pm           Ages 6-10          mem:$10     non mem:$12

Parent-Child Music Class! - Have fun with your little one while they begin to develop a love for music! One adult per child recommended.

August 25      11:00-12:00pm       Ages infant-5      mem:$7     non mem:$10