Please note these are abbreviated camp descriptions. Please visit the museum's website.
Theme Camps (5 - 8 years)
6/6 – 10 Super Silly Circus Camp! Learn what it takes to perform the biggest show on earth. Learn acrobatic skills including juggling, balance & just plain clowning around!
6/13 – 17 Voyage to Vietnam Home to a traveling exhibit Voyages to Vietnam: Celebrating The Tet Festival, get up close w/the culture & fun of the Tet Festival. Take part in a dragon dance, taste unique cuisine, learn how to write the Vietnamese alphabet.
6/20 – 24 Food Science Explore your five senses! Learn healthy eating habits, make a recipe book, prepare tasty dishes such as applesauce, ice cream, butter & more!
6/27 – 7/1 Games Galore! Create games & test them out in the museum, make paper toys, work collaboratively to problem solve, & have a Museum-wide scavenger hunt!
7/5 – 8 Totally Tet! Celebrate the Vietnamese New Year, LCM style! Explore our traveling exhibit — Voyages to Vietnam: Celebrating The Tet Festival — as we celebrate the Lunar New year w/puppets shows, lion dances, & music! Learn values that the festival celebrates—family, home, community.
7/11 – 15 Awesome Architecture Design a house, join in the development of Happy City, & explore eco friendly building materials as we “build it up” in this STEM camp! Use all sorts of building materials & test for earthquake stability, build w/ Legos, etc.
7/18 - 22 Come SWIM with Us (Science With Inexpensive Materials) Explore science in totally hands on way! Make your own robot, test circuits, construct a catapult, & more!
7/25 - 29 The World's a Stage! Take part in daily Improv lessons, create puppets for a hands-on puppet show, & adapt a story for a camp play! Make costumes & props! Special performance for parents & friends.
8/1 - 5 Money Matters Explore different ways people earn money. Learn to make decisions on earning, spending & saving & try your hand at designing your own money! Understand exchange rates as we compare our currency to Vietnam’s!
Art Camps (7 to 10 years)
7/ 18 – 25 Sculpture, Sculpture Everywhere! Express yourself in the third dimension! Create sculpture out of different mediums. Explore famous artists & celebrate your creations w/ an art show at the end of camp!
7/25 – 29 DRAWesome! Fill the pages of your sketchbook experimenting w/ charcoal, ink, pastels, & collage. Draw from observation & imagination using traditional & mixed media.
8/1 - 5 Meet the Masters Explore famous art movements & create paintings inspired by the masters! Create a Post-Impressionist still life, use vibrant colors of Fauvism, & explore Surrealism. Put together an art show at the end of camp.
8/3 - 7 The Art of Printmaking! Explore printmaking techniques & tools used by different artists as you make stamps, stencils, prints, collages & more. Look at money in a new way & the art & science of printed currency.
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