Summer Camps 2012

Explore, experience and learn this summer at the Louisiana Children’s Museum! Take part in a variety of themed camps specially designed for children ages 5-8. Beat the heat while doing something neat!

Below are the camps we are offering this Summer. To register for camp, call us at (504) 266-2412 or register online.

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• Voyage to the Moon Camp (Ages 5-8)

  Monday, June 4 – Friday, June 8
  $185.00 Members
  $210.00 Non-members

  Blast off to the moon in our always popular space camp! Study the surface of our planet’s only moon, and learn about astronauts who have journeyed there. We will explore the other planets and moons of our solar system and make our own rockets to take us there!

• Fairytale Puppet Theater Camp (Ages 5-8)

  Monday, June 11 – Friday, June 15
  $185.00 Members
  $210.00 Non-members

  Take your imagination back to the days of princesses and frogs, wicked queens and brave knights as we put together our own puppet theater show! Children will learn the basics of puppetry, help put together a puppet theater, and prepare a performance for the end of the week!

• Around the World Art Camp (Ages 6-8)

  Monday, June 11 – Friday, June 15
  $185.00 Members
  $210.00 Non-members

  Take a trip around the world while creating art based on the styles and techniques of exotic cultures and time periods. Campers will have the opportunity to explore a variety of media through their trek from the Cave Paintings of Lascaux, France to the country of Mali in Africa to build a Mali Chi Wara hat with a few stops in between!

• Mad Scientist Camp (Ages 5-8)

  Monday, June 18 – Friday, June 22
  $185.00 Members
  $210.00 Non-members

  Our most popular chemistry camp is back! Make it bubble, make it fizzle, make it turn blue! You’re the mad scientist in this camp. Safe, kid-friendly experiments done every day, lab coats not required.

• Move to the Music Camp (Ages 5-8)

  Monday, June 25 – Friday, June 29
  $185.00 Members
  $210.00 Non-members

  Dance fever has taken control! Stretch, exercise and move to the music each day. Learn a new dance style from a different culture. Sing karaoke and choreograph a dance to perform at the end of the week!

• Wild West Adventure Camp (Ages 5-8)

  Monday, July 2 – Friday, July 6
  No camp on Wednesday, July 4
  $148.00 Members
  $168.00 Non-members

  Howdy Partners! Time to gallop out West and learn about the other side of the USA! Study the high desert and how to watch out for dangerous snakes and scorpions. Learn how to find cactus water, pan for gold, and make friends with the American Indians. Hop on the wagon train out West!

• Cookin’ It Up Camp (Ages 5-8)

  Monday, July 9 – Friday, July 13
  $185.00 Members
  $210.00 Non-members

  Who says kids can’t cook? Yes, we can! Each camp day children will prepare delicious, healthy, fun meals to eat for snack time. Kids will also plan and prepare a luncheon for families on the last day of the camp week. LCM’s got the Top Chefs!

• Dinosaurs Rock Camp (Ages 5-8)

  Monday, July 16 – Friday, July 20
  $185.00 Members
  $210.00 Non-members

  It wouldn’t be LCM summer camp without Dinos Rock! Kids make themselves into prehistoric beasts with masks and spikes. Campers will make the building shake in our Dino Stomp throughout the museum. Explode a volcano and build a dino biosphere! Roarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

• Artistic Concoctions Art Camp (Ages 6-8)

  Monday, July 16 – Friday, July 20
  $185.00 Members
  $210.00 Non-members

  Campers will get a behind the scenes view of what it takes to create sculpture by learning to make some of the materials they will use to create their own masterpieces! Projects range from found object sculpture boxes to sculpted hands and experimenting with paint recipes.

• Journey to Neverland Camp (Ages 5-8)

  Monday, July 23 – Friday, July 27
  $185.00 Members
  $210.00 Non-members

  Calling all Lost Boys and Tinkerbells! Journey to Neverland for swashbuckling and seafaring adventures. Learn about the exciting adventures of Peter Pan and his gang. Make a Peter Pan hat or Tinkerbell wings and battle the crocodiles and Captain Hooks of the Little Port of New Orleans exhibit!

• Louisiana Culture Camp (Ages 5-8)

  Monday, July 30 – Friday, Aug. 3
  $185.00 Members
  $210.00 Non-members

  What’s special about Louisiana? Everything! Learn about our unique state by exploring the history behind our festive culture. Explore the music, food, sports and of course carnival season that make our state so extraordinary.

• “Peace Out” Camp (Ages 5-8)

  Monday, Aug. 6 – Friday, Aug. 10
  $185.00 Members
  $210.00 Non-members

  What does Peace mean to you? Look at the peace movements from around the world and the groovy side of the 1960’s. Learn to tie-dye and make tie-dye gifts of peace for family and friends. Collaborate on a Peace project that will make a difference in others’ lives! Peace Out!