The Science Center offers fun and exciting Holidazed Day Camps for kids from Pre-K to 12 grade. Read below to learn more about this program and come create, learn, and blast away with us!
2009-2010 Schedule:
Classes are 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm on the dates listed. Lunchtime supervision included. Extended care is available daily from 7:30-9:00am and 4:00-6:00pm.
Cost: $25 per half-day session, $20 for members
Extended care is $5 per session
Lunch is not provided or for sale
Get special discounts when you register for a full week of camp over Holiday or Spring Break
October 16
AM - Abracadabra: Use Chemistry and Physics to learn tricks of illusion and slight-of-hand. Mystify your friends!
PM - Slimy and Squishy: Get your hands messy with this popular camp. Make slippery slime, fantastic foam, and edible vomit!
October 30
AM - Reflex Remix: Stack, juggle, and spin your way through this fun camp. Learn how your brain and eyes work together.
PM - Master of Disaster: Learn the scienitifc secrets to predicting and surviving diastrous weather phenomena.
November 6
AM - Paleo Plunge: As junior paleontologists, join us as we use the tools of the trade to explore our past, including dinosaurs and ancient Egypt.
PM - Chemistry: Explore acid-base reactions and chemical changes. We might even get to blow something up!
November 25
AM - Stellar Stories: Learn the stories of the constellations as told by the ancient Greeks and Ethopians. Make your own mini-planetarium to take home.
PM - Wacky Weather: Discover the atmosphere from above as you learn about clouds and weather patterns. Make your own weather instrument to take home.
December 21
AM - Simple Science: Learn about the Science Center's giant working ball machine and the simple machines contained within. Identify and use all seven types of simple machines in building challenges.
PM - Spy Science: Become a spy kid as you play with spy gadgets made just for kids. Make your own spy gear, use secret messages, and embark on a top-secret scavenger hunt.
December 22
AM - Nature Creations: Use patterns and materials found in nature to create unique works of art. We'll explore the outdoors to find our building materials.
PM - Sensational Safari: Explore amazing animals found all around the world. Learn about different habitats and the animals that live there.
December 23
AM - What's the Matter?: We'll play with unexpected solids, liquids, and gases as we discover there's much more to matter than meets the eye.
PM - Bodies in Motion: Moving and grooving! Learn about the human body through fun games to make you jump and hop.
December 28
AM - World of Wonders: Learn about fascinating cultures from around the world. Play games and make crafts. Create and learn just like children in other countries.
PM - Trash to Treasures: Help us sort the trash from the treasure, and learn fun new ways to recycle old junk into exciting creations.
December 29
AM - Bio-Facts: Get up close and personal with real animal artifacts. Learn how to identify animals based on their scat and tracks. Make edible scat to take home!
PM - Sweet Science: YUM! Learn how candy is made. Enjoy treats made with chemistry - fizzy sherbet and ice cream.
December 30
AM - Mighty Light: Explore the coherent and non-coherent light with fun and safe laser games. Learn how the human eye processes light and color.
PM - Physics Phun: Learn how matter and energy work together to move our world - literally! We'll challenge you to create your own roller coaster.
December 31
AM - Ecology in a Jar: Create your own take-home ecosystem, complete with a worm! This will help you to learn about the way plants and animals work together within their environments
PM - Electrify Me: Play with currents and switches as you make your own circuit. See a VanDeGraaf generator up close.
January 4
AM - Game ON!: Explore puzzles, games, and sports from around the world. Engage your body and brain in the science of play.
PM - Science of Sound: Learn about vibration, tone, and pitch by making your own simple instruments from everyday materials.
January 18
AM - Grossology: Explore all things nasty! Dissect an owl pellet to identify what it ate. Learn how to create fake scars that look real.
PM - Structures: Build your own structures from different materials as you learn about arches and bridges.
February 12
AM - Geology: Get up close and personal with the rocks and minerals that make up our world. Start your own rock collection.
PM - Slimy and Squishy: Get your hands messy with this popular camp. Make slippery slime, fantastic foam, and edible vomit!
February 15
AM - Robots, Jr: Learn the basics of programming and engineering as you explore robots first hand.
PM - Plantastics: Explore the wide world of plants, and discover new things about the way we use plants everyday.
March 15
AM - Master of Disaster: Learn the scienitifc secrets to predicting and surviving diastrous weather phenomena.
PM - Learn the stories of the constellations as told by the ancient Greeks and Ethopians. Make your own mini-planetarium to take home.
March 16
AM - Simple Science: Learn about the Science Center's giant working ball machine and the simple machines contained within. Identify and use all seven types of simple machines in building challenges.
PM - Spy Science: Become a spy kid as you play with spy gadgets made just for kids. Make your own spy gear, use secret messages, and embark on a top-secret scavenger hunt.
March 17
AM - Wacky Weather: Discover the atmosphere from above as you learn about clouds and weather patterns. Make your own weather instrument to take home.
PM - Chemistry: Explore acid-base reactions and chemical changes. We might even get to blow something up!
March 18
AM - Nature Creations: Use patterns and materials found in nature to create unique works of art. We'll explore the outdoors to find our building materials.
PM - What's the Matter?: We'll play with unexpected solids, liquids, and gases as we discover there's much more to matter than meets the eye.
March 19
AM - Sweet Science: YUM! Learn how candy is made. Enjoy treats made with chemistry - fizzy sherbet and ice cream.
PM - All About Air: Air is everywhere around us, and can do amazing things. Learn all about pressure with these fun games.
March 22
AM - Bio-Facts: Get up close and personal with real animal artifacts. Learn how to identify animals based on their scat and tracks. Make edible scat to take home!
PM - Electrify Me: Play with currents and switches as you make your own circuit. See a VanDeGraaf generator up close.
March 23
AM - Simple Science: Learn about the Science Center's giant working ball machine and the simple machines contained within. Identify and use all seven types of simple machines in building challenges.
PM - Spy Science: Become a spy kid as you play with spy gadgets made just for kids. Make your own spy gear, use secret messages, and embark on a top-secret scavenger hunt.
March 24
AM - Wacky Weather: Discover the atmosphere from above as you learn about clouds and weather patterns. Make your own weather instrument to take home.
PM - Chemistry: Explore acid-base reactions and chemical changes. We might even get to blow something up!
March 25
AM - Nature Creations: Use patterns and materials found in nature to create unique works of art. We'll explore the outdoors to find our building materials.
PM - What's the Matter?: We'll play with unexpected solids, liquids, and gases as we discover there's much more to matter than meets the eye.
March 26
AM - Sensational Safari: Explore amazing animals found all around the world. Learn about different habitats and the animals that live there.
PM - World of Wonders: Learn about fascinating cultures from around the world. Play games and make crafts, just like children in other countries.
April 2
AM - CodeBreakers: Learn and use codes to read and write secret messages. We'll make invisible ink, and learn a few words from other languages.
PM - CSI, Jr: Learn some techniques of solving mysteries, like fingerprinting and DNA analysis. Finish by solving a mysterious scavenger hunt inside the Science Center.
April 5
AM - Science Slueth: Learn about some of the mysterious ways that science works. Can you make a rope from toilet paper? Can you separate salt and pepper? We'll show you how!
PM - Magnetic Marvels: Explore the ways that magnets rule our world. Build your own electromagnet and directional compass
Call Jill at 314-289-4439 or Click Here if you are interested in registering for Holidazed Day Camps or to learn more about this program and other exciting programs the Saint Louis Science Center offers.