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Summer Explorers: Ages 8 through 11

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Ages 8-11

Registration is now open!

Day Camp: Seniors (Ages 8 to 11)

Full-Day Camp (8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.) Price: $275 (Member) and $325 (Non-Member) 
Half-Day Camp (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) Price: $175 (Member) and $225 (Non-Member) 

June 7-11 – Deadline to Register: May 28

June 21-25 – Deadline to Register: June 11

July 19-23 – Deadline to Register: July 9

Note: Our day camps are currently at capacity. Please contact the Visitor Services department at (405) 325-1008 to be added to a wait list. Experience everything the museum has to offer in an action-packed week of fun! Explore our exhibits, enjoy outdoor games and adventures, conduct science experiments and engineering projects, create crafts and make memories. Each day will feature different activities on-site at the museum and outside on museum grounds. Full Day campers are required to bring a lunch and two snacks for each day of camp; Half Day campers are required to bring two snacks.

Two-Hour Camps

Price: $85 (Member) and $100 (Non-Member)

In the Dark

June 14-18          10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Deep in the ocean, underground, in a cave and even in your own backyard at night, there are amazing creatures living in the dark. Join us as we discover what’s lurking in the museum’s newest temporary exhibit, In the Dark, and explore different dark environments and the plants and animals that call them home!

Deadline to Register: June 4

Animal Artist

June 28-July 2    1 to 3 p.m.

Animals come in a variety of colors, shapes and patterns. We’ll use them as our inspiration to explore the natural world through painting, drawing, sculpting and more!

Deadline to Register: June 18

Science Sleuths
July 12-16            10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Learn how we could survive on Mars, create concoctions and make gooey ooze! We will explore, experiment and investigate to help us solve some fun and exciting challenges!

Deadline to Register: July 2

Dig into Paleontology

July 26-30            1 to 3 p.m.

Step back in time to discover life from the past! We will discover what clues paleontologists use to learn about ancient animals, how they excavate fossils and explore how life on earth has changed over time.

Deadline to Register: July 16

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