Summer Camps

JUL 14 – 18 / 9 AM – 12 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

Sing along with your favorite characters as we journey through magical lands this week at camp. With a focus on creative movement and music, campers will learn about the basics of theatre and music through songs, action dances, and hands-on activities.

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JUL 14 – 18 / 1 PM – 4 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

NEW CAMP! “Travel” back in time and around the world during this week-long adventure! Campers will experience other cultures through special story times and hands-on activities. Join us on our way to ancient Egypt, Greece, the Polynesian Islands, and more!

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AUG 4 – 8 / 9 AM – 12 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

NEW CAMP! Campers will build creative problem-solving skills and more in this STEM-filled camp, all while having fun and learning about the world of invention. Each day, campers will enjoy a story about an inventor or special invention – and then their own inventors' skills will be put to the test with hands-on engineering projects!

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AUG 4 – 8 / 1 PM – 4 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

NEW CAMP! Run off to Midland Center for the Arts and join the circus! Explore the connections between science and theatre from ‘under the big top’. Discover the science of how popcorn pops, learn to be silly like a clown or tumble like an acrobat, and learn a simple magic trick to perform at home!

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JUL 14 – 18 / 9 AM – 12 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

Have you ever wondered how the heart pumps blood or the lungs breathe in air? In this camp, you will test the power of your five senses, participate in hands-on experiments, and discover the real science behind the human body!

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JUL 14 – 18 / 9 AM – 4 PM
$240 / $200 Museum Members

Science and art collide in this unique camp! From mixing the perfect ratios of paint to learning the structural engineering behind a sculpture and the chemistry of clay - where there is art, there is science! Create explosive works of art and more in this cross-curricular camp.

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JUL 21 – 25 / 9 AM – 12 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

Dive into rhythm patterns and explore beats as you explore different percussion instruments each day! Learn the basics of reading rhythm and work together as a group to create beats you can boogie to!

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JUL 21 – 25 / 9 AM – 4 PM
$240 / $200 Museum Members

Experience the ‘Wizarding World’ by participating in mini-classes such as Potions (chemistry), Herbology (plants), Care of Magical Creatures (animals/habitats and creativity) and Astronomy/Astrology. Students will be sorted into houses and create their own wands. Join the magical adventure!

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JUL 28 – AUG 1 / 9 AM – 4 PM
$240 / $200 Museum Members

Discover the magic of art as we explore unique ways to create amazing works of art. We will use bubbles to create colorful creations, make color-changing invisible ink, and design magical transfer art. We will also learn about amazing artists around the world who create ‘magic’ works of art!

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AUG 4 – 8 / 9 AM – 12 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

NEW CAMP! This fun and interactive camp combines vocal instruction, creative movement, and music games to learn the basics! Campers will learn to belt out their favorite Broadway tunes, project their voices, and take charge of the stage!

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AUG 4 – 8 / 9 AM – 12 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

Grab your brick separator and get ready to build! In this Lego™-creation camp, you will have upside-down building challenges, design Lego™ animals and their habitats, and build a powered car! Along with these activities we will be playing, building, and engineering with Lego™ all morning!

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JUL 14 – 18 / 9 AM – 12 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

Sing, dance, and act throughout the week as we learn chorus numbers and basic choreography from Broadway classics. Build the basic skills to star on any future stage! The camp week will end with a sampler performance for your family, including selections from Mary Poppins, Matilda, and more!

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JUL 14 – 18 / 9 AM – 4 PM
$240 / $200 Museum Members

This week we will learn how invention, creation and experimentation can become works of art. Each day starts with a design challenge followed by projects that help us to learn how to build the ideas we imagined. Students will design, build and test their own creations!

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JUL 14 – 18 / 1 PM – 4 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

NEW CAMP! Come and share your story while learning all about the basics of storytelling, writing, and more! We will create our own little library by focusing on a different genre every day!

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JUL 21 – 25 / 1 PM – 4 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

NEW NAME, SAME GREAT CAMP! No singing experience is necessary, as this camp will start with the basics of vocals with experienced voice instructors! Practice breathing techniques, learn about pitch, rhythm, and diction, and perform for your family at the end of the week!

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JUL 21 – 25 / 9 AM – 4 PM
$240 / $200 Museum Members

Journey through space as we explore our solar system and beyond. Create your own “rocket” to blast into space, design an extraterrestrial habitat, learn about the constellations that dot our night sky, and more!

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JUL 28 – AUG 1 / 9 AM – 4 PM
$240 / $200 Museum Members

Become a chemist for the week as you take part in exciting hands-on experiments. Make a slimy polymer, create bubbling chemical reactions, make color-changing mixtures and more!

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JUL 28 – AUG 1 / 9 AM – 4 PM
$240 / $200 Museum Members

Learn how to paint like the masters! Be inspired by a different artist each day. Explore techniques of Picasso, Pollock, Van Gogh, Dalí, and Mondrian. Learn about the elements of art and principles of design as you experiment with different materials while painting from still life, photographs, and your imagination! Create your own dazzling masterpieces!

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AUG 4 – 8 / 9 AM – 12 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

Calling all brick masters! Build and create all week long in this Lego™-challenge camp. Build and race a moving vehicle, engineer a solution to a real-life problem, and learn the steps of invention while creating brick-by- brick.

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AUG 4 – 8 / 9 AM – 4 PM
$240 / $200 Museum Members

Uncover the history of ancient civilizations around the world as you dig up the past. Learn real techniques archaeologists use to unearth treasures and create your own “artifacts” throughout the week as we explore ancient cultures and traditions.

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JUL 14 – 18 / 9 AM – 12 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

NEW NAME, SAME GREAT CAMP! Drawing serves as a foundation for creativity! In this camp, you will learn techniques, tips, and more as we explore still life, drawing from references, shading, sighting/measuring, and other advanced techniques.

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JUL 14 – 18 / 1 PM – 4 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

Campers will explore a variety of illustration styles and the art of storytelling through visual art! Create original comic book characters, storylines, and learn the techniques used to create a graphic novel masterpiece.

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JUL 21 – 25 / 9 AM – 12 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members

Take your acting to the next level! Using scene work and monologue you will improve comedic timing, commit to characters, and break down a scene for better focus. Explore tips and tricks when attending auditions and more!

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AUG 4 – 8 / 9 AM – 12 PM
$140 / $120 Museum Members
OFF-SITE AT SWAN VALLEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

“Yes! And…” The two most important words in improv! Learn to collaborate with your fellow performers by accepting what they give you and adding your own ideas to weave hilarious and well-scripted scenes out of thin air! Through a series of games that are designed to hone your creative instincts, you will learn the basics of improvisational comedy. *This course requires travel within the region.

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