Learn more about your favorite dinosaurs! Get an up-close look at real fossils in the exhibition Dinosaurs in Their Time. Find out where these big bones came from and learn all about prehistoric animals. Dig for replica bones like a real paleontologist, make fossil casts, and study authentic dinosaur specimens. Meet the creatures that roamed with the dinosaurs—early mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects.
This half-day camp keeps pace with active 4- and 5-year-olds and includes a mid-morning snack.
The last day to register for this camp is May 29, 2024.
Learn more about Dino Dig - Morning.
Utilize one of our most essential natural resources for discovery and creation. Uncover the vibrant effects of liquid watercolor paints and explore the diversity of undersea creatures through scavenger hunts in the library, field trips to the Natural History Museum, and exploration of water-themed art in our galleries. Play with water in its various forms and use it to inspire, paint, transfer, and transform.
The last day to register for this camp is June 5, 2024.
Learn more about Water Play.
Sort fact from fiction in tales from around the world! Explore the museum and search for clever creatures from favorite fables, like tortoises, hares, and bears. Build a house strong enough to keep out a big bad wolf. Meet some of the museum’s live animal ambassadors and create your very own fantastic creature story.
This half-day camp keeps pace with active 4- and 5-year-olds and includes a mid-morning snack.
The last day to register for this camp is June 12, 2024.
Learn more about Furry Fables.
Swirl, drip, and dab your way to a colorful and layered canvas in this exploration of the many types and styles of painting. Celebrate the medium with the many artists in our galleries and use their artworks as inspiration for your own. Create explosive compositions and shapes inspired by artist Julie Mehretu and explore interesting mark-making tools like squeegees to create a painting that references artworks by Gerard Richter.
The last day to register for this camp is June 12, 2024.
Learn more about Paint Party.
Explore the exhibition Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape to find examples of photographs, installations, and collages that inspire sensory play and creation. Head outdoors to take pictures of the natural world and reconfigure images from magazines, old photographs, and reproductions of works in our collection to create something new.
The last day to register for this camp is June 19, 2024.
Learn more about Photo Play.
Bring your binoculars on a journey into the museum’s galleries to uncover artworks that excite and inspire wonder. Look carefully at the objects and scenes surrounding you and make new discoveries through close observation and art investigation. Explore diverse art materials and processes through experimentation and play and map what you discover throughout your journey.
The last day to register for this camp is July 3, 2024.
Learn more about Art Explorer.
Learn more about your favorite dinosaurs! Get an up-close look at real fossils in the exhibition Dinosaurs in Their Time. Find out where these big bones came from and learn all about prehistoric animals. Dig for replica bones like a real paleontologist, make fossil casts, and study authentic dinosaur specimens. Meet the creatures that roamed with the dinosaurs—early mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects.
This half-day camp keeps pace with active 4- and 5-year-olds and includes a mid-morning snack.
The last day to register for this camp is July 3, 2024.
Learn more about Dino Dig - Morning.
Learn more about your favorite dinosaurs! Get an up-close look at real fossils in the exhibition Dinosaurs in Their Time. Find out where these big bones came from and learn all about prehistoric animals. Dig for replica bones like a real paleontologist, make fossil casts, and study authentic dinosaur specimens. Meet the creatures that roamed with the dinosaurs—early mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects.
This half-day camp keeps pace with active 4- and 5-year-olds and includes a mid-session snack.
The last day to register for this camp is July 3, 2024.
Learn more about Dino Dig - Afternoon.
Swoop through the galleries to find portraits of powerful figures in photography, sculpture, and painting. What do their expressions, posture, and environments tell us about their superpowers? Use your paintbrush, pencil, and scissors to construct superheroes and villains of your own.
The last day to register for this camp is July 10, 2024.
Learn more about Art Superheroes.
Give your fingers a workout by rolling coils, smooshing slabs, and constructing artworks using clay. Create dough cookies during imaginative play, push together smooth and fluffy cloud clay for a sensory experience, and create organic forms like sculptor Beate Kuhn using hand-building methods like coiling and pinch pots.
The last day to register for this camp is July 17, 2024.
Learn more about Build, Squish and Roll.
Learn more about your favorite dinosaurs! Get an up-close look at real fossils in the exhibition Dinosaurs in Their Time. Find out where these big bones came from and learn all about prehistoric animals. Dig for replica bones like a real paleontologist, make fossil casts, and study authentic dinosaur specimens. Meet the creatures that roamed with the dinosaurs—early mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects.
This half-day camp keeps pace with active 4- and 5-year-olds and includes a mid-morning snack.
The last day to register for this camp is July 17, 2024.
Learn more about Dino Dig - Morning.
Learn more about your favorite dinosaurs! Get an up-close look at real fossils in the exhibition Dinosaurs in Their Time. Find out where these big bones came from and learn all about prehistoric animals. Dig for replica bones like a real paleontologist, make fossil casts, and study authentic dinosaur specimens. Meet the creatures that roamed with the dinosaurs—early mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects.
This half-day camp keeps pace with active 4- and 5-year-olds and includes a mid-session snack.
The last day to register for this camp is July 17, 2023.
Learn more about Dino Dig - Afternoon.
Create interesting artworks using reclaimed and salvaged materials like the artists exhibited in Everlasting Plastics. Dream up architecture, weave with plastic bags, and assemble cardboard to construct artful objects that lessen the impact on our environment. Travel to nearby Phipps Conservatory to explore the splendor of their natural exhibitions and translate what you see into paintings and drawings.
The last day to register for this camp is July 24, 2024.
Learn more about Eco Art.
Stamp art passports with stops that will take you all over the world and through time without ever leaving the museum! Pore over a collaborative coral reef, discover the geographic origins of a sphynx, or rest for a while in a cool spot on a hot day in France. Create sculptures, paintings, and drawings based on what you find in each new location.
The last day to register for this camp is July 31, 2024.
Learn more about Art Passport.
Learn more about your favorite dinosaurs! Get an up-close look at real fossils in the exhibition Dinosaurs in Their Time. Find out where these big bones came from and learn all about prehistoric animals. Dig for replica bones like a real paleontologist, make fossil casts, and study authentic dinosaur specimens. Meet the creatures that roamed with the dinosaurs—early mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects.
This half-day camp keeps pace with active 4- and 5-year-olds and includes a mid-morning snack.
The last day to register for this camp is August 7, 2024.
Learn more about Dino Dig - Morning.
Concoct bubbling potions, transform household materials, and invent your own creature using art! Discover mythical beings in our Hall of Architecture and magical installations that use light and form to create wonder and awe. Work with your classmates to construct whimsical displays and play with paint, clay, and other tools.
The last day to register for this camp is August 7, 2024.
Learn more about Magic and Monsters.
Sort fact from fiction in tales from around the world! Explore the museum and search for clever creatures from favorite fables, like tortoises, hares, and bears. Build a house strong enough to keep out a big bad wolf. Meet some of the museum’s live animal ambassadors and create your very own fantastic creature story.
This half-day camp keeps pace with active 4- and 5-year-olds and includes a mid-morning snack.
The last day to register for this camp is August 14, 2024.
Learn more about Furry Fables.