Summer Camps at Gilbert House Children's Museum

Summer Camps at Gilbert House Children's Museum include activities such as learning about the solar system, launching rockets, and exploring what it is like to live in space. Campers use tools like a saw and hand drill for beginner-level woodwork, glue glass tiles into a mosaic, stitch together a felt pizza pillow, make model fossils, and build structures to withstand earthquakes. They also mix gooey chemistry concoctions, camouflage eggs, build a gingerbread house, explore art mediums like watercolors, Gelli Prints, pastels, and clay, build a big box car, engineer a Cranky Contraption, and design a playground for a Hexbug.

• Ages: 5–9 years old
• Schedule: Camps run 9 AM–4 PM with optional Before Care from 8 AM–9 AM and After Care from 4 PM–5 PM, in weekly sessions between June 30 and August 15, 2025.
• Price: Camp prices are $340 per week for members and $380 for non-members, with the June 30–July 3 shortened week prorated to $275 for members and $315 for non-members; Before and/or After Care is $50 per day.

The museum has been in operation since 1989. Experienced educators guide all the learning opportunities in these camps. The organization is a nonprofit dedicated to hands-on, play-based exploration and states its mission as “Inspiring Children to Learn Through Creative Play.” It also states a commitment to “empower our community to ignite intergenerational exploration and discovery.”

Last updated January 6, 2026.