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PreK Camps

For children entering kindergarten or High Five programs in Fall 2025

Make it Cool with Tools (with The Works Museum)
$230 non-members/$207 members

Work with hammers and drills, as well as a variety of cool tools that squish, cut and connect things.
Aug. 11-14 (M-Th), 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Make it Superpowered (with The Works Museum)
$230 non-members/$207 members

Machines give us superpowers! Lift mighty objects with a crane, use levers to leap tall buildings, move at super speeds with wheels and axels and even make a force field.
June 9-12 (M-Th), 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Camps for Ages 4-6

Imagination Station (with Stages Theatre Company)
$225 non-members/$202.50 members

We need you (and your BIG imagination) for a dramatic expedition for the ages! Using favorite books such as Tell Me Your Dreams, What Do You Do with an Idea and more as our jumping off point, we’ll spend the week creating and telling original stories in which nothing is off limits, and everything is possible.
July 7-11 (M-F), 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lairs, Caves and Other Secret Hideouts (with Stages Theatre Company)
$225 non-members/$202.50 members

Dragons, unicorns, giants, fairies and ogres are out there waiting to be discovered! Using our actor tools (body, voice and imagination), we’ll create traps, build hideouts and research lairs, caves and other secret hideaways in order to hatch plans for up-close encounters with these legendary creatures.
July 21-25 (M-F), 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Once Upon a Time (with Stages Theatre Company)
$225 non-members/$202.50 members

Using our actor tools (body, voice and imagination), we’ll adventure to fantastical, far away kingdoms, soar beyond the rainbow in pursuit of mystical unicorns and journey to enchanted forests to find fairies and dragons. Our imaginations will take flight as we embark on dramatic expeditions to the most marvelous, mystifying and magical worlds!
July 21-25 (M-F), 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Zoo Crew (with Stages Theatre Company)
$225 non-members/$202.50 members

Lions and tigers and bears… and horses and penguins and elephants, oh my! Our dramatic adventures will be full of excitement and surprise as we use our bodies, voices and imaginations to transform into our favorite wild animals. We’ll play zookeepers and try our hand at managing all the inhabitants of the zoo – no matter how big, small, furry or scaly!
July 7-11 (M-F), 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Camps for Ages 6-8

Weekly Camps

A Day in the Life: Junior Engineers (with The Works Museum)
$230 non-members/$207 members

Try your hand at different engineering jobs. Each day will focus on a different field of engineering. Wire a flashlight (electrical), construct a propeller car (mechanical), design a bridge (architectural) and much more!
June 23-26 (M-Th), 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Astroneers (with The Works Museum)
$230 non-members/$207 members

Build and test simple rockets to learn the basics of flight and propulsion. Discover what it takes to live in space. Participate in a simulated space mission and construct survival items you would need.
July 14-17 (M-Th), 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Crash Test Contraptions (with The Works Museum)
$230 non-members/$207 members

Design, build and test different kinds of vehicles to see how they handle a collision. Experiment with crash-proof packaging, then test it out on water balloons.
July 14-17 (M-Th), 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Critter Carpentry (with The Works Museum)
$230 non-members/$207 members

Practice your woodworking skills to build a hedgehog friend using a hammer and nails. Learn about sawing, sanding and drilling, then create wooden creatures with wiggly arms and legs.
June 16-19 (M-Th), 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Aug. 18-21 (M-Th), 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Fling and Fly (with The Works Museum)
$230 non-members/$207 members

Investigate how things move through air as you construct mini-catapults, flying saucers, rockets and more.
June 16-19 (M-Th), 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Game On (with Stages Theatre Company)
$450 non-members/$405 members

Dive into the world of board games this summer! Creativity and teamwork take center stage as we create, design and perform stories inspired by the games we know and love. We’ll navigate the twists and turns of Life (and Twister!), solve puzzles as big as life-size Jenga and untangle fascinating mysteries in Clue – all the while growing our actor tools (body, voice and imagination).
Aug. 25-29 (M-F), 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Junior Robotics (with The Works Museum)
$230 non-members/$207 members

Explore robotics concepts through games, wiring and building. Make a maze for BeeBots and program them to navigate it. Design and wire your own robot to bring home.
Aug. 4-7 (M-Th), 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lego Engineering (with The Works Museum)
$230 non-members/$207 members

Build elevators, wind-up cars and catapults with specialty LEGO pieces. Explore with gears, pulleys and other moving parts.
June 23-26 (M-Th), 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Aug. 18-21 (M-Th), 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Magical Worlds (with Stages Theatre Company)
$450 non-members/$405 members

Using our actor tools (body, voice and imagination), we’ll adventure to fantastical, far away kingdoms, soar beyond the rainbow in pursuit of mystical unicorns and journey to enchanted forests to find fairies and dragons. Our imaginations will take flight as we embark on dramatic expeditions to the most marvelous, mystifying and magical worlds!
July 28-Aug. 1 (M-F), 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Mini Golf Construction (with The Works Museum)
$230 non-members/$207 members

Learn about how to build sturdy structures. Design and build your own mini golf hole and club. Put your design together to create a mini golf course and play a round of golf with fellow campers.
Aug. 4-7 (M-F), 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Single-Day Camps

Cardboard Creations: Carpentry in Motion (with The Works Museum)
$115 non-members/$103.50 members

Calling all young builders! Learn beginning carpentry skills and construct hands-on projects that move. Practice using hammers, saws, screwdrivers and more to build a wooden catapult and a pinewood derby-style car.
July 2 (W), 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Cardboard Creations: Castles (with The Works Museum)
$115 non-members/$103.50 members

Learn the basics of cardboard construction, then build a themed structure and customize it with amazing features that you design. You get to be the designer, the architect and the engineer all rolled into one! Build a castle, then add features like secret rooms, trap doors and drawbridges.
June 30 (M), 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Cardboard Creations: Roller Coasters and Marble Games (with The Works Museum)
$115 non-members/$103.50 members

Engineer rollercoasters for balls and marbles. Construct a marble maze game to take home.
July 1 (Tu), 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Questions about registration or camp content should be directed to Stages Theatre Company (952-979-1113 or ejones@stagestheatre.org) or The Works Museum (952 888-4262 or camps@theworks.org).

Camp Location

Minnesota Children’s Museum
10 West Seventh Street
St. Paul, MN 55102
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Check-in

Check-in will be inside the museum’s main entrance on West 7th Street. You may temporarily park your vehicle in the loading/unloading zone in front of the main entrance. Metered parking or the World Trade Center parking ramp are also options.

Campers should check in no earlier than 15 minutes prior to the start of camp. An adult must be present with any student that arrives earlier.

Campers must be signed in by an adult each day. If you have not filled out the required forms electronically before the first day of camp, you will be required to do so when you arrive.

Check-Out

Campers can be checked out inside the museum’s main entrance on West 7th Street. You may temporarily park your vehicle in the loading/unloading zone in front of the main entrance. Metered parking or the World Trade Center parking ramp are also options.

An adult must pick up and sign out the camper each day. Campers will only be released to an authorized adult after they have been signed out.

Campers should be picked up promptly at the end of class. Please call 651-225-6056 if you are going to be late. If your camper is not picked up within 15 minutes of the end of class and you have not contacted the museum, emergency contacts will be contacted.

Absences

If your child is going to miss a class, please call 651-225-6056 to inform the museum. There are no make-up sessions.

Water & Snack

On each day of camp, campers should bring a refillable water bottle and a snack in a labeled bag. If your child is signed up for a full-day camp or both the morning and afternoon camp sessions, please pack two snacks. No refrigeration or warming options are available.

Lunch

Campers who are signed up for a full-day camp or both the morning and afternoon camp sessions will be supervised by Minnesota Children’s Museum staff between sessions. Please pack a lunch for your child in a clearly labeled bag. No refrigeration or warming options are available.