Members Only Registration Opens February 1st!

General Public Registration Opens February 15th.

Camp Levels

Camps run Monday to Friday beginning June 1st through August 7th with no camps the week of July 4th. Different camp levels offered each week.

Register in the month of February and receive $15 off each full day camp (Explorer, Adventurer, Theater) and $10 off each 1/2 day camp (Junior, Discovery). Supporting Patron Members receive 10% off any camp registration at any time. Discounts cannot be combined.

Weekly Themes

Theme Descriptions:

Junior

• Space Academy (June 1st-5th) - Calling all future astronauts! Embark on a mission to space as you train like an astronaut. Discover the wonders of the night sky and take a trip to the planets in Amazement Square’s planetarium!

• Under the Sea (June 8th-12th) – Make a splash!  Explore the wonders of our oceans from the science of water to ocean animals and habitats.

• Mess Fest (June 22nd-26th) - Get ready to get messy! Create and explore with ooey, gooey science experiments and make art projects where getting messy is part of the fun!

• Mighty Machines (July 6th-10th) - From trains and cars to rockets and bulldozers! Explore how machines work and keep us moving.

• Backyard Nature (July 13th-17th) – Step outside and see nature in action! Discover the plants and animals right in our backyard. Take a closer look and see what you find!

• Dinosaur, ROAR! (July 27th-31st) - Become a paleontologist and explore the world of dinosaurs. Dig for fossils and create a dinosaur habitat. What will you uncover?

Explorer

• Mad Scientist (June 1st-5th; August 3rd-7th) - Lab coats on! Step into the lab and think like a scientist through thought-provoking experiments and demonstrations in chemistry. Make your hypothesis and see what happens! This camp theme is being offered twice to accommodate multiple school calendars.

• Mission: Moon (June 8th-12th) - Blast off and explore the night sky in Amazement Square’s planetarium! Discover the Artemis Missions through engineering and problem-solving challenges as mankind takes to next steps to land back on the moon.

• Solid, Liquid, SLIME! (June 15th-19th) - Is slime a solid or a liquid? Explore the states of matter through chemistry experiments and demonstrations while making icky, sticky slime!

• Brick Builders (June 22nd-26th) - Do you love LEGOs? Join us for different building and engineering LEGO challenges including stop motion animation and LEGO robotics!

• Earth Rocks! (July 6th-10th) - Dive under the Earth’s crust and discover all that makes our Earth special from rocks and volcanos to plants, animals, and ecosystems.

• Maker Minds (July 13th-17th) - What can you make with cardboard, tape, and loose parts? Use your inventor’s mind to design and build with different invention challenges each day. Build with recycled materials, create moving parts with circuits, and make your project come to life with Makey Makey!

• Big Messy Art (July 20th-24th) - Unleash your creativity in a BIG way! Create your own artwork and masterpieces in this colorful camp where you are sure to get messy.

• Robot Engineers (July 27th-31st) - What makes a robot? Discover how robots work through circuits and engineering challenges and practice coding robots to move and perform tasks.

Adventurer

• Mission: Mars (June 15th-19th) – Join the crew to discover the red planet, Mars! Create your own Mars colony, solve challenges engineers and scientists face in space, and code LEGO Robots to traverse the Martian surface.

• Digital Designers (July 20th-24th) - Create your own digital designs as we explore different software. Make logos in Canva and bring them to life using a Cricut, design your own digital LEGO build with BrickLink Studio complete with step-by step instructions to recreate, and create 3D designs in TinkerCad to print on a 3D printer.

know before you go:

Drop off begins at 8:45 AM and pick-up ends at 12:45 PM for Junior camps and at 3:30 PM for Explorer and Adventurer camps and will take place around the back of the museum, NOT AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE.

All camp programs are drop-off programs for registrants only.

Campers must be bathroom independent.

Please have your camper bring the following items to camp each day: 

• Labeled lunch in bag or lunchbox - Please do not send food that requires heating. Also, please DO NOT pack food containing nuts or peanut butter due to allergies.  

• Labeled non-spillable water bottle - Campers will have access to water fountains to fill up their bottles during the day. 

• Labeled change of clothing including a shirt, bottoms, socks, and shoes – Just in case of an accident or spill, your camper can quickly change and return to camp programming. 

• Please place these items in a small bag or backpack with your camper's name labeled on it. 

Camper Accommodations:

• All campers deserve a wonderful camp experience! Amazement Square is a Certified Autism Center. Museum staff members, including camp counselor staff, receive training on autism and other sensory processing needs to help provide appropriate accommodations for campers and museum visitors.

• All camps use visual schedules, consistent routines (same time schedule rotations each day with different themed activities), and operate on camper choice for engagement level during activities.

• All campers have access to sensory bags and designated quite spaces.

• If you have questions about accommodations for your camper, please contact us at education@amazementsquare.org.

Other tips: 

• Due to the nature of our camp activities, please have your campers wear socks and tennis shoes. 

• Please apply sunscreen and bug spray before arrival.  Amazement Square is not permitted to apply these items to your campers.