2nd – 4th Grade | Nature Makers

Explore what you can make with nature. All week long, you will use natural materials as inspiration for amazing maker projects. Experiment with natural textile techniques like block printing, batik, and sun printing. We’ll even create our own paper to draw and paint on with hand-made inks and brushes.

This camp is almost full! Register soon to secure your spot.

5th – 7th Grade | Engineer This

Discover your inner engineer this summer! Learn how to program a micro:bit, create analog circuits, wield power tools, and more! Then, take on a series of engineering challenges to conquer with your new skills.

This camp has sold out. Please check out our other camps or email info@kid-museum.org to be added to the waitlist.

2nd – 4th Grade | Tech KIDs

Combine digital and physical making – and discover what you can make! Develop coding, robotics, and electronics skills and use them to complete open-ended design and engineering projects: make your own games using Micro:bit, create wearable gadgets, or build robotic sculptures. Whatever you create, you’ll be a Tech KID.

This camp has sold out. Please check out our other camps or email info@kid-museum.org to be added to the waitlist.

5th – 7th Grade | KID Outdoors

We’re bringing making outdoors! Get back to nature with projects inspired by camping and outdoor creation. Design shelters, sew a waterproof pouch, construct a working flashlight, and 3D-print utensils. Campers will even get to try their hand at Geocaching to navigate and find hidden treasures in an Orienteering scavenger hunt.

This camp has sold out. Please check out our other camps or email info@kid-museum.org to be added to the waitlist.

2nd – 4th Grade | Makers in Motion

This summer, explore all things that go! Create planes, trains, and automobiles (and boats) using a variety of fun makers skills. Get a glimpse into the future of transportation through MagLev train exploration and “flying” cars. Start your engines, hop on board, and make way for Makers in Motion.

This camp is almost full! Register soon to secure your spot.

5th – 7th Grade | Wearable Tech

Gear up with hand-made “smart clothes!” Develop sewing, circuitry, and programming skills as you design and make wearable gadgets that you can interact with and control. You’ll be lighting up the room with your new creations and maker confidence.

An optional $15 material fee covers a Micro:bit, lights, and sensors, all designed specifically for use in textiles that can ba taken home at the end of camp.

This camp has sold out. Please check out our other camps or email info@kid-museum.org to be added to the waitlist.

2nd – 4th Grade | KID Arcade

It’s time to head down to the KID Arcade! Make your own versions of classic arcade games like pinball, claw machines, and foosball out of a variety of maker materials. At the end of the week, collaborate with your fellow campers to turn KID Museum into the coolest arcade ever!

This camp is almost full! Register soon to secure your spot.

5th – 7th Grade | Toy Hackers

Who’s ready to hack? Give used toys a second life by cracking them open, harvesting parts, and re-engineering new, one-of-a-kind creations. Develop skills in electronics, soldering, design, and more as you construct their custom masterpieces.

This camp has sold out. Please check out our other camps or email info@kid-museum.org to be added to the waitlist.

5th – 7th Grade | Creative Coders

Discover creativity in coding! Use a variety of tools and platforms like Hummingbird Robotics to create interactive robotic sculpture, retro-style video games, and more. Makers will even get to work with Micro:bit controllers to design their own take-home projects.

An optional $25 material fee covers a Micro:bit controller your camper can take home.

This camp has sold out. Please check out our other camps or email info@kid-museum.org to be added to the waitlist.

2nd – 4th Grade | Story Makers

Have you ever wanted to explore the art of storytelling? Join us and become a Story Maker! Create and share your own stories as we develop creative arts, filmmaking, and broadcasting skills. Make illustrated books, laser cut pop-ups, stop motion films, podcasts, and more. Then, get into the act as we write and stage our own productions.

This camp has sold out. Please check out our other camps or email info@kid-museum.org to be added to the waitlist.

5th – 7th Grade | Imaginative Inventions

Imagine all you can invent! Learn skills in electronics, robotics, and fabrication to create useful, fun, and silly inventions. Use those new skills and solve a series of challenges. After exploring the entire design process, we’ll start inventing entirely new creations.

This camp has sold out. Please check out our other camps or email info@kid-museum.org to be added to the waitlist.

2nd – 4th Grade | World Explorers

Pack your bag and let’s get exploring! Encounter a different country every day through maker projects and traditional games as you gain skills in woodworking, electronics, and textiles. Makers will also get a chance to design their own projects including country-specific traditional houses, puppets, toys, and so much more.

This camp has sold out. Please check out our other camps or email info@kid-museum.org to be added to the waitlist.

5th – 7th Grade | Space Engineers

Explore the space science behind NASA! Dive into the technology that scientists and aeronautical engineers use to explore the solar system. Campers will get their hands on 3D modeling while designing satellites, coding with sensors to create their own Mars Rovers, and more. The stars await!

This camp has sold out. Please check out our other camps or email info@kid-museum.org to be added to the waitlist.