Children's Museum of New Hampshire Summer Camps

Just because school is finished for the summer, doesn’t mean kids must stop learning!

Now that summer is upon us, the Children’s Museum of NH is not only open 7 days a week, they’re also offering incredible summer camps for children ages 4 to 13. Whether your child is interested in the arts, sciences, ecosystems, nature or world cultures, there’s an interactive, hands-on camp session for curious minds of all kinds.

Mini-Camp for Mini- Campers is being offered in three sessions lasting three days each for children ages 4 -5. These sessions introduce kids to museum exhibits, crafts, stories and fun activities. The first session, Stupendous Science, begins July 17- 19. There, children will explore forces of motion and the topic of sound through various activities and objects, as well as the importance of keeping the animals and water in their local ecosystem clean and healthy.

‘World Wonders’ begins July 24-26, and will give children a worldly perspective of various cultures and traditions.

The last session for mini-campers is called Sculpture Sensations, and will run from July 31 to August 2. This workshop – in which they will create a one-of-a-kind 3-D sculptural piece that they can keep at the end of camp – will introduce kids to sculptures and the processes involved in making them.

Science Discovery Camps consist of three sessions that will last 3 days each for kids ages 6-8. Here kids will explore the sciences in every shape, size and form through the museum’s educational exhibits as well as hands-on projects, experiments and activities.  

The first session, ‘Messy Mixtures’, begins July 17- 19 and is the ultimate science class! Kids are encouraged to get messy while experimenting with substances like baking soda, vinegar and cornstarch, and how they interact together; slime, volcanoes, pretzel dough and rubber balls will all be created, making for an unforgettable learning experience!

Physics concepts are the topic of the July 24- 26 session, called ‘Making Things Move with Physics’. This is a fun and exciting workshop that introduces children to forces, friction and gravity, and will involve different contraptions to learn how friction effects movement.

‘Engineering Structures’ is the last session offered July 31- August 2. Designed to inspire the engineer in every child, gravity, balance and support systems will be discussed and experimented with, with campers utilizing many types of building materials to create unique structures of their own.

The Children’s Museum has also partnered with Letgoyourmind and Mad Science for two other summer camps they’ll be offering. Letgoyourmind Camps, in session July 9-13 and August 6-10, are a LEGO-lover’s heaven, with kids invited to explore simple machines, gears, pulleys and motors. Students will use their imagination and knowledge in the afternoons to create castles, dragons, secret rooms, drawbridges and mystical creatures using interesting building concepts. All campers will receive T-Shirts and a DVD of their imaginative creations!

The next session is for ages 9-13 and is called ‘Robots and Stop Animation: Enter the Forbidden Forest Camp’. Here, kids will explore the magical world of wizardry through building and programming robots that will participate in the game of Quidditch. Kids will also learn about the Stop Motion Animation software and will build LEGO® background sets, characters and scenery from Harry Potter series and will create a movie. They’ll even get to take home a DVD copy of their movie!

The Mad Science Camps includes a Secret Agent Lab for ages 7- 12, where campers will decode secret messages to metal detectors and night vision. Activities will require cool spy equipment and kids will even create edible messages! Each day of camp entails a new theme such as Discover Detection, Spy Academy, Sleuths on the Scene, Funky Forensics and Science of Security.

The Super Duper Science Sampler – for ages 7- 12 – will include an exploration of the coolest branches of science. Campers will become a certified Jr. Mad Scientist and will discover cool things like how birds fly, how bugs walk on water, and what an owl eats. Owl pellets will be dissected, crazy candy concoctions will be made and sidewalk chalk in Chemistry will be created!

As a business partner with the Green Alliance, it is important to recognize the Children’s Museum of NH’s efforts to spread environmental awareness and education to children through these camps and programs offered year round. They have also been awarded LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, which makes the CMNH the only museum in NH to receive this honor due to their energy efficient and green buildings. 

Some camps may already be full, so parents should call the Museum to check availability as soon as possible.

Through these wonderful camps offered by Children’s Museum of NH, kids of all ages will expand their knowledge on a variety of subjects in an environment that encourages campers to use their problem solving strategies, creativity and imagination to make their learning experience fun and unforgettable!

To learn more information about the Green Alliance, please visit www.greenalliance.biz

To sign up for the Children’s Museum summer camps please visit www.childrens-museum.org