December 2025 & January 2026
December 22, 23, 26, 29, & 30 | January 2 & 5
Monday, December 22, 2025
Music Explorers
Pre-K & Kindergarten
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm
Is it noise? Is it rhythm? Is it magic? Discover where music comes from and how it’s made! Through singing, drumming, playing instruments, and more, we’ll explore the building blocks of music—vibrations, pitch, rhythm, and words. Experiment with the fun line between “noise” and “music,” and turn sound into songs!
Paws in Motion
K-5th Grades
Full day camp; 9 am-4 pm
Ever wonder how animals zoom, leap, or crawl? Explore how creatures get their energy—whether it’s from munching plants or chasing prey—and how they transform that energy into amazing motion. Why do animals move, and how do they do it? Let’s find out through fun activities, games, and wild discoveries!
Homemade with Chemistry
5th-8th Grades
Full day camp; 9 am-4 pm
From soothing soaps to colorful lip balms, handmade gifts can be both fun to create and exciting to share! Discover how everyday self-care items are made, then mix, stir, and craft your own special creations to take home—or wrap up as the perfect gift!
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Beautiful Science
Pre-K & Kindergarten
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm
Which soap really works better? Let’s find out! Dive into the bubbly world of soaps, suds, and scrubs to test, compare, and experiment. Through hands-on experiments and messy fun, discover the science hiding in everyday self-care—and head home squeaky clean with science know-how!
Winter Wonders
K-5th Grades
Full day camp; 9 am-4 pm
What is winter? What is ice? Conduct some chilly experiments that reveal how cool winter can get!
Screen Printing
5th-8th Grades
Full day camp; 9 am-4 pm
How do designs end up on your favorite t-shirts? Dive into the art and science of screen printing. From learning how ink is transferred to fabric, to designing your own bold graphics, get hands-on with the tools and techniques that bring wearable art to life. By the end, you’ll have custom-made creations you can show off—or gift to a friend.
Friday, December 26, 2025
Dig It!
Pre-K & Kindergarten
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm
Grab your magnifying glass and dig in! Become a garden detective as you experiment with soils, sand, and clay to uncover the hidden mysteries beneath our feet. Through hands-on activities, you’ll test textures, explore what plants need to grow, and discover the secrets that make each type of soil unique. Get ready for messy fun, exciting experiments, and plenty of “aha!” moments in the garden!
Magic Makers
K-5th Grades
Full day camp; 9 am-4 pm
Investigate amazing phenomena that may look like magic but are really science at work! You’ll roll up your sleeves to mix and stretch polymers, create wild gooey concoctions, and explore materials that don’t act like you expect. Along the way, you’ll question the boundary between solids and liquids and discover just how surprising science can be!
Art From Scratch
5th-8th Grades
Full day camp; 9 am-4 pm
Materials fee only camp: $15 for members/$25 for non-members
Explore the wonders of science through art! Test and compare ingredients to create your own homemade paints, paper, and other unique art materials. Then, put it all together to design and showcase a masterpiece that’s completely your own.
Monday, December 29, 2025
Color Me Crazy
Pre-K & Kindergarten
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm
Can art be wild and full of crazy colors? Watch colors melt and swirl through ice, creating beautiful patterns as they mix and flow. Using powdered colored salt and beet juice, you’ll explore how salt melts ice and transforms it into a canvas of shifting and vibrant colors.
Charged Up
K-5th Grades
Full day camp; 9 am-4 pm
How does electricity power our homes? Explore what it takes to build a working circuit and explore state electricity. Along the way, you’ll investigate the electrifying science that lights up our world and makes your hair stand on end!
Junk Journaling
5th-8th Grades
Full day camp; 9 am-4 pm
Materials fee only camp: $15 for members/$25 for non-members
Discover the art of junk journaling, where everyday scraps turn into personal works of art. Design pages using recycled papers, magazine cutouts, stickers, fabric, and anything else that inspires you. By the end, you’ll have a one-of-a-kind journal that’s as unique and expressive as you are.
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Static Surprises
Pre-K & Kindergarten
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm
Harness the power of static electricity in fun and surprising ways! Go fishing with a balloon, make salt jump, and even get tissue paper bunnies to dance. See if you can create enough charge to make your own hair stand on end!
Art Experiments
K-5th Grades
Full day camp; 9 am-4 pm
Mix, mash, and make your own art supplies as you dive into the science of creativity! You’ll test out different ingredients to whip up colorful paints, textured papers, squishy doughs, and more. Then put your creations to the test by designing art pieces and sculptures that are totally one-of-a-kind.
Renewable Energy: Solar
5th-8th Grades
Full day camp; 9 am-4 pm
Materials fee only camp: $15 for members/$25 for non-members
Join us for an unforgettable journey into the realm of renewable energy! This transformative experience offers hands-on learning and exploration of how the sun generates clean electricity!
Funding assistance for this camp has been provided by Pattern Energy.
Friday, January 2, 2026
Music Explorers
Pre-K & Kindergarten
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm
What is music? Where does it come from? How is it made? Identify the main parts of music as vibration, tone, rhythm, and words. Examine the thin line between “noise” and “music.” Explore music, sound, pitch, vibration, and rhythm through singing, playing instruments, and more!
Chemistry Messes
K-5th Grades
Full day camp; 9 am-4 pm
Go big with messy, explosive experiments—at Explora instead of your kitchen! Roll up your sleeves for hands-on lab fun, testing your chemistry skills as you make erupting volcanoes, launch bottle rockets, and whip up a batch of giant “elephant toothpaste.”
Forensics Lab
5th-8th Grades
Full day camp; 9 am-4 pm
Delve into the world of forensics and discover the skills law enforcement uses to solve crimes. You’ll apply the scientific method to analyze fingerprints, fibers, and hair, then try your hand at extracting DNA from strawberries and onions. Put it all together with a mock crime scene analysis to test your detective skills!
Monday, January 5, 2026
Color Me Crazy
Pre-K & Kindergarten
Half-day camp; 9 am-12 pm
Can art be wild and full of crazy colors? Watch colors melt and swirl through ice, creating beautiful patterns as they mix and flow. Using powdered colored salt and beet juice, you’ll explore how salt melts ice and transforms it into a canvas of shifting and vibrant colors.
Making + Tinkering
K-5th Grades
Full day camp; 9 am-4 pm
Become a maker and inventor as you turn ordinary cardboard into extraordinary creations. You’ll take on design challenges that stretch your imagination, test your problem-solving skills, and show just how many surprising ways cardboard can be transformed!
Sewing with Circuits
5th-8th Grades
Full day camp; 9 am-4 pm
Materials fee only camp: $15 for members/$25 for non-members
Can a painting light up an LED? In this hands-on art + science workshop, explore the basics of circuits by creating 2D and 3D artworks that light up, move, and connect using simple materials like graphite, copper wire, fabric, LEDs, and batteries.
