2018-19 Winter Break Camps
Session 1: Dec. 27-28, 2018
Session 2: Jan. 3-4, 2019
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- Hours and Rates: Early Explorers (pre-K and kindergarten) camps are from 9 a.m. to noon and are $45 per child per session for museum members or $50 for nonmembers. Explorers (Grades 1-3) and Innovators (grades 4-6) camps are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are $90 per child per session for museum members or $100 for nonmembers. Rates include both days of camp.
- What to Bring: Early Explorers (Pre-K to kindergarten) are required to bring a snack for each day of camp and Explorers and Innovators (Grades 1-6) are required to bring a lunch and a snack for each day of camp.
- Available Space: Camps are listed as "Registration Closed - Sold Out" when sold out and "Limited Space Available" when less than five spaces remain. If your preferred camp is sold out, please contact Guest Relations at (405) 602-3760 to be placed on our waiting list.
- Parent Packets: A completed Parent Packet is required for each camper. Forms are available for download at the bottom of this page.
- Registration closes the Monday before each camp or when full. No refunds are available for cancellations made later than one week prior to the start of camp. Camp registration is updated frequently, however if you are concerned your preferred camp may sell out, please contact Guest Relations at (405) 602-3760 for the most up to date availability.
Session 1: Dec. 27-28, 2018
Early Explorers (Pre-K and Kindergarten)
Caboose and the Whole Caboodle - Registration Closed, Sold Out
9 a.m. to noon, $45 for members / $50 for nonmembers
Campers should bring: A snack
Hop on the train for a locomotive-inspired science camp! Together we’ll discover the power that steam can create and build our own miniature boxcars, take a special private tour of the Pullman Parlor Car, and have some unique storytime experiences. All aboard!
Explorers (Grades 1-3)
Chemical Chaos - Registration Closed, Sold Out
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., $90 for members / $100 for nonmembers
Campers should bring: A snack and a lunch
Things that pop, things that fizz, even things that go boom! We’re mixing it up in this chemically cool camp. Explore the polymer chains that create the museum’s bubble glop formula, analyze the chemistry of creating rust, safely explore the colors elements can create through a flame test and end things with a bang!
Innovators (Grades 4-6)
Da Vinci: Science, Art, Design - Limited Space Available
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., $90 for members / $100 for nonmembers
Campers should bring: A snack and a lunch
Discover some of Leonardo Da Vinci’s greatest achievements — from the physics and engineering of portable bridges to parachutes and even simple machines. We’ll venture into the mind and experiments of this famous scientist and his explorations that made history!
Session 2: Jan. 3-4, 2019
Early Explorers (Pre-K and Kindergarten)
Dinostars - Registration Closed, Sold Out
9 a.m. to noon, $45 for members / $50 for nonmembers
Campers should bring: A snack
Rawrrrrrrr! This camp is all about the prehistoric superstars we know and love. Uncover fossils and their meanings by printing in clay, discover how long a dinosaur could get, and even design and create your own dinosaur friend! This epic journey will explore the animals before the dinosaurs through dinosaurs that still surround us today.
Explorers (Grades 1-3)
Meteor Meltdown - Registration Closed, Sold Out
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., $90 for members / $100 for nonmembers
Campers should bring: A snack and a lunch
Let’s blast off into space and shoot for the moon! Together we’ll traverse the stars through a special trip to our newly upgraded Kirkpatrick Planetarium. How do you eat in space? What’s that bright light in the sky? Can we launch some rockets now, please?! We have all the answers to your out-of-this-world questions!
Innovators (Grades 4-6)
Make It or Break It - Registration Closed, Sold Out
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., $90 for members / $100 for nonmembers
Campers should bring: A snack and a lunch
It’s time to tinker! Do you love taking things apart? Putting things together? Smashing things? Then you have what it takes to be a serious tinkerer! Together with trained pros we’ll try water marbling, make zip lines for your creations, explore simple machines with automata and find all kinds of objects to build, design, and destroy!
For more information, please email reservations@sciencemuseumok.org or call Guest Relations at (405) 602-3760.
Already registered? Download a SMO Camper Information Packet to complete before your child's first day of camp.
Camper Information Packet - Early Explorers (Pre-K and Kindergarten)
Camper Information Packet - Explorers and Innovators (Grades 1-6)