Discovery Day Camps at the Children’s Discovery Museum
K-5th grade
Join us at the Children’s Discovery Museum for a
day filled with fun! All Discovery Day Camps are centered on a theme
and include various hands-on activities, Museum exploration and
snack. Camp is held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Camp attendees will be
separated into groups according to age/grade level. Please note that
the Children’s Discovery Museum does not open until 9 a.m. and
therefore, camp participants and their parents/guardians will not be
allowed to check-in for camp until 9 a.m. – No Exceptions. Children
also must be picked up promptly at 5 p.m. Campers must bring a sack
lunch or pre-order an Avanti’s Lunch from the Museum for $5.00. The
Avanti’s Lunch includes a 1/3 gondola, bag of baked chips,
applesauce, and a 100 % juice box. Cost: $30 Museum members/$35
non-members. Payment must accompany registration. 24-hour
cancellation required for credit. MIN/MAX: 10/45
December 22: FETCH!™
FETCH! is a wildly
popular show on PBS in which the host, Ruff Ruffman challenges kids
to science experiments and activities. We will spend our day
visiting the FETCH! Lab and doing FETCH! challenges and activities
in the classroom.
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December 23: Holiday Hoopla
Let’s get ready
for the holidays! We will be making various ornaments, gingerbread
houses, special gifts and much more!
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December 29: Super Hero Science
Who is your
favorite superhero? We will be creating our own super hero with
special powers and more!
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December 30: Pirates Life
Ships Ahoy! Let’s
live the day as if we were a pirate! We will be making pirate hats,
pirate hooks, treasure maps, and more!
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January 2: Winter Wonderland
Let’s learn about
the science behind snow, create some snow art, and more!
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January 5: Under Construction
Grab your hard
hat and let’s get to work! We will be using all kinds of materials to
build things!
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January 19: Music Makers
Let’s make music! We
will be learning and experimenting with sound and making some fun
musical instruments!
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February 16: Human Body
February is heart
health awareness month! Let’s spend the day learning about how to keep
our bodies healthy and moving!
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April 9: Dinosaurs
Let’s dig for dinosaurs
like a paleontologist, make some fossils, and look at some real
dinosaur bones!
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April 10: Spiders, Worms, and Flies
Today, we
will spend our day learning about various insects and critters, make
worm bins, and more!
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Spring Break Daycamps at Children's Discovery Museum
Spring Break at CDM!
Join us at the CDM for a day filled with
fun! Camps are centered on a theme and include various hands-on
activities, Museum exploration and snack. Camp is held from 9 a.m.
until 5 p.m. Camp attendees will be separated into groups according
to age/grade level. Please see previous page for info about drop-off
and pick up time requirements.
Campers must bring a sack lunch or pre-order an Avanti’s Lunch
from the Museum for $5.00. Cost: $30 Museum members/$35 non-members.
Payment must accompany registration. 24-hour cancellation required
for credit.
MIN/MAX: 10/45
March 23: Magical Mayhem
Abracadabra! We
will be making wands, creating potions, and more!
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March 24: Weather Wonders
Did you ever wonder
how some of our weather occurs? We will be making rain, making
tornadoes, and learn about lightening through the use of our Van de
Graf Generator.
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March 25: Under the Sea
Let’s learn about
creatures of the sea through hands-on activities!
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March 26: Kitchen Science
Who knew that you
could do so many science activities with everyday household items!
We will make play-dough, rainbow bursts, fit an egg into a bottle,
and more!
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March 27: Hawaiian Luau
We will be making
leis, grass skirts, playing limbo, having hula hoop contests and
more!
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