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Camps at The Works Museum include school break STEM camps, summer STEM camps, workshops, field trips, birthday parties, and family programs. Children take part in hands-on exhibits and interactive experiences such as design challenges, building with K’Nex, testing out a giant kaleidoscope, and designing sturdy structures.
• Ages: 5–12 years old
• Price: Adults and children (ages 2 and up): $14 per person. Museum members: Free with digital member card and photo ID. Children under 2: Free.
The mission of Camps at The Works Museum is to inspire the next generation of innovators, engineers, and creative problem solvers. The program takes place in a hands-on engineering and design museum for kids and their grown-ups, with an open floor plan, exhibits, classrooms, and restrooms all on one level, and two accessible family restrooms with changing tables. Sensory-friendly kits are available for check-out at the front desk and include visual timers, headphones, fidgets, gloves, and sunglasses. Camps are described as ideal for children ages 5–12 who love to explore, discover, design, and build, and expert educators encourage exploration and work with each child to make their experience engaging and fun.
The Works Museum has been voted #1 in The Twin Cities' most popular places to take kids in 2026 by kidsoutandabout.com. Through its Gateway program, it provides free or subsidized programming to expand STEM access for underserved communities, and it attended 15 community events across the region, including Children’s Museum Day at the Capitol, STEM Day at the Minnesota State Fair, Bloomington’s Juneteenth, and Pride festivals.
A visitor described The Works Museum as a space that provides hands-on STEM learning in a free-play setting. A camp parent noted that the instructors enjoy what they teach and are interested in getting to know their child as a person. A YWCA Girls Inc. manager reported that activities in the She Engineers program were interactive and allowed for one-on-one mentoring or group collaboration, and that participants continued to talk about those activities months later.
Last updated August 16, 2026.
• Ages: 5–12 years old
• Price: Adults and children (ages 2 and up): $14 per person. Museum members: Free with digital member card and photo ID. Children under 2: Free.
The mission of Camps at The Works Museum is to inspire the next generation of innovators, engineers, and creative problem solvers. The program takes place in a hands-on engineering and design museum for kids and their grown-ups, with an open floor plan, exhibits, classrooms, and restrooms all on one level, and two accessible family restrooms with changing tables. Sensory-friendly kits are available for check-out at the front desk and include visual timers, headphones, fidgets, gloves, and sunglasses. Camps are described as ideal for children ages 5–12 who love to explore, discover, design, and build, and expert educators encourage exploration and work with each child to make their experience engaging and fun.
The Works Museum has been voted #1 in The Twin Cities' most popular places to take kids in 2026 by kidsoutandabout.com. Through its Gateway program, it provides free or subsidized programming to expand STEM access for underserved communities, and it attended 15 community events across the region, including Children’s Museum Day at the Capitol, STEM Day at the Minnesota State Fair, Bloomington’s Juneteenth, and Pride festivals.
A visitor described The Works Museum as a space that provides hands-on STEM learning in a free-play setting. A camp parent noted that the instructors enjoy what they teach and are interested in getting to know their child as a person. A YWCA Girls Inc. manager reported that activities in the She Engineers program were interactive and allowed for one-on-one mentoring or group collaboration, and that participants continued to talk about those activities months later.
Last updated August 16, 2026.
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