Drop-Off Summer Camps at Minnesota Children's Museum
*The event has already taken place on this date: Thu, 08/04/2022
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A Day in the Life: Junior Engineers
Try your hand at different engineering jobs. Each day will focus on a different field of engineering. Wire a flashlight (electrical), construct a propeller car (mechanical), design a bridge (architectural), and much more!
M-Th, June 13-16, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
Junior Robotics
Explore robotics concepts through games, wiring, and building. Make a maze for BeeBots and program them to navigate the maze. Design and wire your own wigglebot to bring home.
M-Th, June 27-30, 9:00 a.m.-12 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
M-Th, July 11-14, 1-4 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum | CAMP FULL – Sign up for the waitlist
Artistry in Motion
Construct tools, machines, and materials for creating art, including an electric doodle pen, a spin-art machine, and more.
M-Th, July 11-15, 9:00 a.m.-12 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
M-Th, July 18-22, 1-4 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
Mini Golf Construction
Learn how to build sturdy structures. Design and build your own mini golf hole and club. Put your design together with the designs of other campers to create a mini golf course and play a round.
M-Th, July 18-22, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
Fling and Fly
Investigate how things move through air as you construct hovercrafts, mini-catapults, flying saucers, rockets, and more.
M-Th, August 1-4, 9:00 a.m.-12 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
Critter Carpentry
Practice your woodworking skills to build a hedgehog friend using a hammer and nails. Learn about sawing, sanding, and drilling, then create wooden creatures with wiggly arms and legs.
M-Th, June 13-16, 1-4 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
Crash Test Contraptions
Design, build, and test different kinds of vehicles to see how they handle a collision. Experiment with crash-proof packaging, then test it out on water balloons.
M-Th, June 27-30, 1-4 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
Astroneers
Build and test simple rockets to learn the basics of flight and propulsion. Discover what it takes to live in space. Participate in a simulated space mission and construct survival items you would need.
M-Th, August 1-4, 1-4 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
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