Discovery Camps

Museum of Discovery offers a variety of week-long day camps (Discovery Camps) for children ages 6-12 and one-day camps

Discovery Camps: $325 member/$350 non-member per week
For more information, contact Beth Nelsen at 501.214.1122 or bnelsen@museumofdiscovery.org.

No camps the week of July 4th

• To provide available spots for other families, campers are limited to no more than four weeks within a summer.
• Campers are to enjoy different themes throughout the summer. Repeating the same theme within a summer is not intended.
• Clustering campers in groups with similar developmental stages benefits everyone. The simplest and most objective way to accomplish this is by respecting age ranges of camps.
• Our camps are high energy and can be overstimulating for those with sensory sensitivities. Our camps do follow a fairly predictable routine, so let us know if learning more about our schedule may benefit your camper.

June 5-9

Camp Shrek    Ages 6-7   Register

Join us for a “once upon a time, in a faraway swamp” type of science adventure making slime and other messy fairy tale-worthy experiments.

Minecraft: Epic Mode   Ages 8-9   Register 

We’re bringing back this camp favorite for more epic in-game and real-world builds!

CodeBots   Ages 10-12   Register     

Robots + Coding = BEST WEEK EVER! You’ll use LEGO SPIKE and MakeyMakey to construct and program robots while learning coding skills.

June 12-16

Camp Shrek      Ages 6-7  Register

Join us for a “once upon a time, in a faraway swamp” type of science adventure making slime and other messy fairy tale-worthy experiments.

Minecraft: Epic Mode   Ages 8-9   Register

We’re bringing back this camp favorite for more epic in-game and real-world builds!

CodeBots     Ages 10-12   Register   

Robots + Coding = BEST WEEK EVER! You’ll use LEGO SPIKE and MakeyMakey to construct and program robots while learning coding skills.

June 19-23

Jurassic Journey   Age 6-7   Register

We’re calling aspiring paleontologists to join us for a week of exploring and digging for dinosaurs!

Nerfology   Ages 8-9   Register        

It’s “Nerf or Nothing” in this engineering and physics-based program. Explore trajectory, strength testing, and aerodynamics as you conquer obstacle courses and other challenges.

YouTube Camp   Ages 10-12 Register

You’ll blend technology and talent to create and edit commercials, animal documentaries and short stories.

June 26-30

Astronaut Training    Ages 6-7   Register     

3 … 2 … 1 … BLAST OFF with us for an out-of-this-planet camp! We’ll learn what life is like in space and explore rockets, stars and solar systems.

Pokemonology   Ages 8-9   Register

The world of Pokémon is enchanting and full of creatures who live alongside humans – just like animals in real life! Explore the habitats, adaptations and even superpowers these creatures have … in the game and reality.

YouTube Camp   Ages 10-12   Register 

You’ll blend technology and talent to create and edit commercials, animal documentaries and short stories.

No camps week of July 4

July 10-14

Candy Lab   Ages 6-7   Register       

Science is on a sugar rush! You’ll spend a week combining chemistry and confection to create sweet, sour and chocolaty experiments.

Go Nintendo!   Ages 8-9  Register

We don’t just play games, we create them! We’ll even have a real-life Mario Kart race! (Campers are encouraged to bring Nintendo Switches to play during specified breaks.)

CSI: Discovery   Ages 10-12  Register 

Only science can crack this case, so join our crime scene unit to uncover evidence and determine whodunit.

July 17-21

Candy Lab  Ages 6-7   Register       

Science is on a sugar rush! You’ll spend a week combining chemistry and confection to create sweet, sour and chocolaty experiments.

Movie Magic Sampler   Ages 8-9   Register

We’re converting the museum into a different movie-based location each day to include theme-based science. Think Hogwarts, Gotham City and a galaxy far, far away…

Go Nintendo!    Ages 10-12   Register 

We don’t just play games, we create them! We’ll even have a real-life Mario Kart race! (Campers are encouraged to bring Nintendo Switches to play during specified breaks.)

July 24-28

Let’s Go Lego    Ages 6-7    Register 

You’re obviously a master builder so spending the week engineering and crushing build challenges with fellow pros!

Movie Magic Sampler   Ages 8-9   Register 

We’re converting the museum into a different movie-based location each day to include theme-based science. Think Hogwarts, Gotham City and a galaxy far, far away…

Minecraft: Epic Mode   Ages 10-12   Register

We’re bringing back this camp favorite for more epic in-game and real-world builds!

July 31-August 4

Science Sampler     Ages 6-7    Register   

Why should we settle for one theme when we can sample a new one each day?

Let’s Go Lego   Ages 8-9   Register

You’re obviously a master builder so spending the week engineering and crushing build challenges with fellow pros!

Minecraft: Epic Mode   Ages 10-12   Register  

We’re bringing back this camp favorite for more epic in-game and real-world builds!