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Summer Camps 2022

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Member Registration March 7th
General Registration March 14th

With safety and children’s health top of mind, KidsQuest is thrilled to be offering a variety of summer camps in 2022, including virtual with shipped materials plus half-day and full-day in-person camps capped for safety!  We offer fun and learning through science experiments, arts, and more for ages 4-10. Masks required, plus health and wellness checks each day. To learn more about our Covid-19 health and safety measures click HERE.

Please contact the museum if your child has any physical or learning disabilities that we should know about, so we may better accommodate your camper.

Scholarships are available HERE.

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: $275
Members receive one-week early registration.

Science Explorers:
I. June 20th – June 24th 
II. August 1st – August 5th 

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 27th – July 1st 
II. August 15th – August 19th 

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 25th – July 29th 

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 11th – July 15th 

Build it big, roll it fast, and create 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: $450
Members receive one week of early registration.

Fusing Fabrics with Bellevue Art Museum: July 11th – July 15th 

Our morning starts with the science of art at KidsQuest. Learn to fuse fabrics from recycled materials, explore felting and spend your week learning to sew a creation creature. After diving into the science behind the art, we head to the Bellevue Art Museum for afternoons filled with creative projects. Get inspiration from fabulous art exhibitions and then experiment with new materials such as fabric and recycled materials. 

*Campers will need to be dropped off at KidsQuest and picked up at Bellevue Art Museum each day.

Brush with Biology: August 8th – August 12th 

Join our KidsQuest educators as we step outside into the natural world. Learn to create nature journals, explore the animals living in our backyard as we discover how to use binoculars and microscopes. Then bring nature back to the classroom and get your brushes busy as we print with plants and examine how to create art using the sun’s UV rays.

Creation Studio: August 22nd – August 26th 

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.

Photography and Physics with The Sprouting Image: July 25th – July 29th 

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We’ll explore the physics behind big body movements like pendulum painting in the mornings then educators from The Sprouting Image will show how we can make unique works of art using shutter speed, aperture, and ISO! 

Tinkering with Tinkerbell: July 18th – July 22nd

We’ll dive into science through the world of fairies. How do fairies fly? Can we create a light-up wand using our engineering skills?  Science and art collide through the exploration of levitation, fairy handbooks, and creative creations of fairy dwellings during this fantastical week. 

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

Summer Camp 1

STEAM Explorers (Prerecorded)

Ages 3-6
$125

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

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  

Prerecorded boxes ship immediately.

Camptivities

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 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 fee.
  • 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