Summer Camps 2008
Day and Half-Day Camps for Kids Ages 2-14!
Click here for a downloadable brochure and registration form!

Whether you’re into dinosaurs, fairytales or robots, Omaha Children’s Museum has the perfect camp for you! Get ready for plenty of learning and fun at the museum’s 2008 Summer Camps.

Camps are listed by age, starting with camps for our youngest campers. All campers must meet the age requirement for the camp they are attending by May 1, 2008.

Lil' Partner Pals
Ages: 2-3 year olds with one adult partner
Dates: June 16-20 & August 4-8
Times: 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Cost: Before May 1 - $70; After May 1 - Member $80, Non-Member $100

Share some quality time with a child that you love! Learn games, songs, finger plays and all kinds of activities perfect for sharing. Adults will learn how to facilitate play times with their little ones and preschoolers will learn early sharing skills and how to participate in easy circle games. Partner Pals is great for grandparents too! Relearn those nursery rhymes and Mother Goose games you enjoyed as a child just right for teaching your newest family members.
Maximum 15 pairs per camp session

Raptor Rangers
Ages: 4-5 & 6-7
Dates: June 23-27 & July 28-August 1
Times: Ages 4-5, 10 a.m.-Noon;
Ages 6-7, 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
(June 23-27 and July 28-August 1 sessions for ages 4-5 are full)
Cost: Before May 1 $70; After May 1 - Member $80, Non-Member $100
Educator: Judy Andrews

Explore the world of the dinosaurs with exciting and fun kid-centered activities! We’ll investigate the mysterious disappearance of these great giants through science experiments, art projects and more! Children will think creatively and learn to work together as a fossil “dig-team.” Who is ready to meet the dinosaurs and meet the challenge to be a Raptor Ranger?
Maximum 20 kids per camp session

Fairytale Caravan
Ages: 4-5 & 6-7
Dates: July 14-18
Times: Ages 4-5, 10 a.m.-Noon
Ages 6-7, 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
Cost: Before May 1 $70; After May 1 - Member $80, Non-Member $100
Educator: Judy Andrews

Join Fizard the Wizard and his friends for a story-filled week perfect for any child who loves to use their imagination! Fizard is a flop with his magic tricks, but when it comes to adventures combined with tales to be told he is magical indeed! Traditional fairytale based activities, theater play, puppet making and simple storytelling are just right for the child who enjoys pretending and active play. Fizard the Wizard, marionette extraordinaire, will be assisted by Judy the Jester and a cast of kooky friends.
Become a caravan friend and get ready for a week of fun and laughter not soon to be forgotten!
Maximum 20 kids per camp session

Dig-It Dino Camp
Ages: 7-10
Dates: July 21-25 (this camp is full)
Times: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Cost: Before May 1 $150; After May 1 - Member $160, Non-Member $180
Educator: Marie Allen

Dinosaurs may be extinct, but this week long summer camp will bring them to life! Find out what dinosaurs ate and where they lived. Explore dinosaurs through fossils and crafts, plus experience the world of dinosaurs through the museum’s blockbuster exhibit “DinO!saurs: A Prehistoric Expedition”. Young paleontologists will “dig” this week of dino-mania learning all they ever wanted to know about dinosaurs!
Maximum 20 kids per camp session

Whiz Bang Science Theater Camp
Ages: 8-12
Dates: July 14-18
Times: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Cost: Before May 1 $150; After May 1 - Member $160, Non-Member $180
Educator: Brian Priesman

Do you love science? Have you ever seen our science shows, like The Amazing Bubble Show and wondered “how do they do that?” Join us for “Whiz Bang Science Theater” and learn not only the basics of performing, but also physics, chemistry, bubbleology and more! Campers will learn how to take a standard science experiment and turn it into performance art! At the end of the week, campers will perform an original science show they will have written and developed themselves. Science education + performing arts = messy fun!
Maximum 25 kids per camp session

Camp Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
Ages: 8-12
Dates: August 4-8 (this camp is full)
Times: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Cost: Before May 1 $150; After May 1 - Member $160, Non-Member $180
Educators: Brian Priesman & Marie Allen

Ruff Ruffman, star of the hit PBS TV show “FETCH!” has developed some brand new challenges and is looking for kids to complete them! Join us for a week of fun and education as you team-up with other FETCHERS to complete these exciting (and occasionally messy) challenges in science, engineering, art and more!

FETCH programming is in partnership with PBS and NET.
Maximum 30 kids per camp session

GTechU
Ages: 10-14
Dates: July 7-11
Times: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Cost: Before May 1 $150*; After May 1 - Member $160*, Non-Member $180*
Educator: Marie Allen

G-TechU is a week of science, technology and fun using tiny robots called PicoCrickets. Campers will design, build and program their robots to do everything from lighting up, to playing music. Any design is possible!
While stretching their imagination, children will learn about careers in science and technology, and participate in daily Engineering Challenges! They will take part in the creative process and learn how everyone is affected by science.
At the end of the week-long camp, campers will show off their robot inventions to family, friends and museum guests. The result is a wonderfully creative design, plenty of learning and a real sense of accomplishment!
Maximum 20 kids per session
*PicoCricket kits can be purchased to take home and reprogram for an additional $250.

Register for 2008 Summer Camps by calling (402) 342-6164 ext. 424. Click here for a downloadable brochure and registration form!

$25.00 non-refundable deposit required to register students. Cancellations afterJune 1, but before the beginning of camp, will also be charged a $35 cancellation fee. No cancellations will be refunded after camp begins.

Class space is limited and registration is handled on a first-come basis. Parents will receive an e-mail or telephone confirmation. OCM reserves the right to cancel camps that do not meet minimum enrollment and will refund all registration fees in this instance.

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