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Summer Camps 2023

KidsQuest is thrilled to be offering a variety of summer camps in 2023, including virtual with shipped materials plus half-day and full-day in-person camps! We offer fun and learning through science experiments, arts, and more for ages 4-10. 

If your child has any physical or learning disabilities please contact the museum after registering so we can better accommodate them.

Scholarships opportunities are available: Camp Scholarship Application

REGISTRATION STARTS MARCH 13th, 2023*
*with current members receiving one week of priority access via email on March 6th

If you have additional questions, please email our Education Department at education@kidsquestmuseum.org

Explorer Camps @ KidsQuest Children's Museum Ages: 4-6 years old

Half Day: 9am-12pm2021 Summer Camps
Price for One Week: $300
Members receive one-week early registration.

Science Explorers:
I. June 19th – June 23rd 
II. July 17th – July 21st

Get ready to experiment!  Join your fellow budding scientists as we become junior biologists, chemists, physicists, paleontologists, and geologists.  New experiments each session. 

Art Explorers:
I. June 26th – June 30th 
II. August 14th – August 18th

It’s time to get creative and embrace the mess! We’ll create our own masterpieces while getting hands-on experience with lots of fun tools and materials.  Experiment with clay, paint, wire, and more! 

Nature Explorers: July 24th – July 28th

Learn about the amazing wonders that can be found in our own backyard.  We will become nature detectives as we uncover the secrets of plants, animals, water, trees, and bugs. 

Engineering Explorers: July 10th – July 14th

Build it big, roll it fast, and create a beautiful design!  Can you construct the tallest dollhouse?  Will your car win the race?  We’ll experiment with serious scientific concepts while having serious fun! 

Adventure Camps @ KidsQuest Children's Museum Ages: 7-10 years old

Full Day: 9am-4pm
Price for One Week: $475
Members receive one week of early registration.

Super Sculptures with Bellevue Arts Museum: July 10th – July 14th
Join our KidsQuest Educators in the morning as you explore clay, papier mache, and more as you learn about different mediums that result in sensational sculptures. A short walk takes us to the exhibits in the Bellevue Arts Museum where campers will learn more about what inspires the artist’s pieces, from self-identity, nature, and climate change, we will discover what story their art tells us and what we want our art to tell others.  
*Campers will need to be dropped off at KidsQuest and picked up at Bellevue Art Museum each day.

Photography and Pop Art: July 24th – July 28th 
2021 Summer Camps 1Start your morning off with a POP! as we delve into the world of Pop Art. A clash of color and popular culture will collide in this POPular camp. With educators joining us from The Sprouting Image, our afternoons will be full of photography magic! We will learn the science behind manually controlling cameras, experiment with time and motion, and make unique works of art using shutter speed, aperture, and ISO! *Bring a camera if you have one, but we will have a table full of lenses and cameras to test out throughout the week.

Tinkering with Tinkerbell: July 31st – August 4th
 Take flight with this fairy science–filled week of camp.  Use your engineering skills to learn how fairies fly, create a light–up wand, practice pouring potions, and conjure crystals through chemical reactions.  Science and art collide through the exploration of levitation, fairy handbooks, and creative creations of fairy dwellings during this fantastical week

Slime-sational Science: August 7th – August 11th 
Science gets sticky as we explore all things slime in this sensational week of camp. Discover the chemistry behind these amazing polymers and become a slime-ologist in this hands-on exploration of all things gak-y and goopy.

Creation Studio: August 21st – August 25th
Join us as we build foundational skills in power tools, art techniques, design, and more. Enjoy learning essentials in clay work, get hands-on experience with manual and power tools, and explore how art and construction come together in this unique studio camp. Each student will have the opportunity to plan and create their own project throughout the week.

Virtual Camps @ Home Ages 3-6 or 7-10 years old

Summer Camp 1

STEAM Explorers (Prerecorded)

Ages 3-6
$125
Prerecorded boxes ship June 12th

Join us as we investigate chemical reactions, color concepts, math moments and building. With this camp box you will get 5 days of experiments as well as stories to connect them all. Follow along with our educator lead videos and learn at your own pace at home!  All the materials delivered to your door in our camp box! 

Silly Circuits (Prerecorded)

Ages 7-10
$125
Prerecorded boxes ship June 12th

We are wired to get you started on this creative adventure as we explore circuits in 5 fun-filled days. With this camp box, you will follow along with our educator as they teach all about electricity and its lazy ways. Then you will get creative as you build gardens that light up, bugs that move, and cupcakes with spinning tops. All the materials are delivered to your door in our camp box.


School Age Programs 7

Camptivities

June 20th-August 26th 
Monday-Friday
10:30am-11:30am
2:30pm-3:30pm

All summer long get a flash from the past with themed camp activities FREE with admission or membership. Themes like the Olympics to the great outdoors plus planting, growing, and more!

New activities each week. Free with admission or membership.

 

Cancellation and Fees

  • No refunds will be awarded to campers who are “no shows.”
  • No refunds will be issued after June 1st.
  • Refunds are not issued if a child is dismissed due to disciplinary action.
  • KidsQuest Children’s Museum reserve the right to cancel programs or sessions based on insufficient enrollment and government mandates. In these events, a full refund for the specific camp will be issued.
  • All other cancellations will result in a $50 processing.
  • Campers are expected to be picked up on time every day. All late pickups will be charged a fee of $1/per minute.

If you have additional questions, please email our Education Department at education@kidsquestmuseum.org