UMNH Summer Camps for Kindergarten and First Graders

Summer Camps for K-1st graders are offered in a half day format. Parents can enroll their child in two half-day camps, making it a full day experience. If in camp for a full day, UMNH will provide a supervised place for campers to eat a sack lunch brought from home during the lunch hour from Noon-1pm.

All camps for these grades are located at UMNH.

Scroll down to view camp offerings.

Because we accept registration for our programs through the mail and in person, as well as online, in rare cases we may inadvertently oversell a program. Registrations are processed on a first come, first served basis, and we close registration for a program as soon as we are aware that it is full. If you attempt to register for a program that is oversold, your credit card will not be charged and we will contact you as soon as possible to inform you. You will be offered the option of being placed on a waiting list, selecting another program or having your purchase cancelled.

For additional information on our Summer Camp Program, call (801) 585-3948 or e-mail your questions to programs@umnh.utah.edu.

To Register On-Line:

Click on the Camp Name, fill out the form and then input the quantity to your basket.

If you need to continue to shop, click the link again on the left navigation bar and repeat the step above.

If you are registering multiple-aged children, click on the left navigation bar for other camp age groups and repeat step 1.

To update or delete items in your basket, click on BASKET located at the top of the page.

When you are done shopping, click CHECKOUT located at the top of the page.

Call 801-585-3948 if you have problems or questions.

CANCELLATION POLICY: In the unlikely event that your class/program is cancelled by the Museum, we will notify you by phone and/or e-mail. You may apply payment towards another class/program, or recieve a full refund. Allow 2-3 weeks to process a refund. The Museum reserves the right to cancel programs due to insufficient enrollment.

REFUND AND TRANSFER POLICY: Participants will be notified and full refunds given for classes/programs cancelled by UMNH. If you need to cancel your registration, a refund, less 20%, will be given until one week prior to the class/program start date. if you need to transfer your camper from one camp and into another camp, you will be charged a $15 processing fee. Due to supply and teacher commitments, no refunds, transfers or credits will be given for cancellations made less than one week prior to the class/program start date.

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Membership status will be verified prior to enrolling participants at member rates. To be eligible for Summer Camp member rates, your membership must include an adult and camp participant(s). Your membership expires one year from date of purchase. If you have questions about your membership status, please call the Museum at 801-581-6927.

Scroll down to view more camp offerings.

	Dino-ROAR, session 1 (June 7-11/am) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 1: June 7 - 11 8:30 a.m. - Noon Registration is now closed. Investigate dinosaurs and the world they lived in through crafts, projects and tours of our collections. Examine differences between meat and plant eating dinosaurs, make dino tracks, learn about new dino discovers and meet staff Paleontologists. This camp is sure to excite the dinosaur lover in the family! Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Take Flight, session 1 (June 7-11/pm) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 1: June 7 - 11 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Registration is now closed. Fly airplanes, spin helicopters and launch rockets! Learn about flight and measure how far your flying machine will travel. Experiment with balloons, kites and gliders while discovering how birds, planes, insects and rockets are able to stay in the air. Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Rock Hounds, session 1 (June 14-18/am) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 2: June 14 - 18 8:30 a.m. - Noon Registration is now closed. Polish your rock knowledge with a landslide of activities and experiments! Create stalactites and stalagmites and start your very own rock collection. Plus, identify, classify and sort rocks and minerals while studying examples throughout the Museum. Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Insect Introductions, session 1 (June 14-18/pm) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 2: June 14 - 18 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Registration is now closed. Meet insects face-to-face while learning about their amazing variety, investigating their life cycles, creating insect art, touring our Bugs Alive! exhibit and participating in bug relay races. You’ll be busy as a bee in this camp! Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Spaced Out, session 1 (June 21-25/am) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 3: June 21 - 25 8:30 a.m. - Noon Registration is now closed. Launch into outer space…and beyond! Investigate the Solar System, make and launch your own rocket, create models and enjoy other spaced-out projects and activities. Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. _________________________________________
	Sense-Able Science, session 1 (June 21-25/pm) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 3: June 22 - 26 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Registration is now closed. Investigate the human body while discovering how we perceive the world using our senses. Listen to your heartbeat, make a map of your tongue and follow the digestive process while learning about healthy food choices. Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. _______________________________________
	Backyard Science, session 1 (June 28-July 2/am) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 4: June 28 - July 2 8:30 a.m. - Noon Registration is now closed. There’s an ecosystem in your backyard! With experiments, projects, games and stories we’ll get to know and identify the many plants, insects and animals that can be found close to home. View insects, make leaf prints, inspect soil samples, create birdhouses and more! Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Under Construction (June 28-July 2/pm) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 4: June 28 - July 2 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Registration is now closed. What does it take to build a structure? Find out as we explore technology, materials, tools and design through hands- on projects and group experiments. Campers will investigate size and scale, examine natural verses man-made materials, discover that tools help us to do things more easily and that some designs are good for certain purposes, while others are not. Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Liquid Explorations (July 6-9/am) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 5*: July 6-9, 4-Day Session 8:30 a.m. - Noon Registration is now closed. What lives in a drop of water? How are bubbles formed? Find out as we explore all things liquid. Experiment with the properties of water, pH, buoyancy and salinity while creating rainbows and swirling colors. Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Dino-ROAR, session 2 (July 6-9/pm) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 5*: July 6 - 9, 4-Day Session 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Registration is now closed. Investigate dinosaurs and the world they lived in through crafts, projects and tours of our collections. Examine differences between meat and plant eating dinosaurs, make dino tracks, learn about new dino discovers and meet staff Paleontologists. This camp is sure to excite the dinosaur lover in the family! Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Take Flight, session 2 (July 12-16/am) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 6: July 12 - 16 8:30 a.m. - Noon Registration is now closed. Fly airplanes, spin helicopters and launch rockets! Learn about flight and measure how far your flying machine will travel. Experiment with balloons, kites and gliders while discovering how birds, planes, insects and rockets are able to stay in the air. Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Weather Station (July 12-16/pm) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 6: July 12 - 16 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Registration is now closed. Get in tune with the weather around you by becoming a Junior Meteorologist and investigate clouds and weather patterns. We’ll examine growing seasons and temperatures while creating rain sticks, weather vanes, sun prints and more. Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Legends and Lifestyles (July 19-23/am) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 7: July 19 - 23 8:30 a.m. - Noon Registration is now closed. The legends and lifestyles of Native American tribes are exciting and interesting. Join us to make beads, grind corn, create sand paintings and create pottery while listening to legends and stories. Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Backyard Science, session 2 (July 19-23/pm) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 7: July 19 - 23 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Registration is now closed. There’s an ecosystem in your backyard! With experiments, projects, games and stories we’ll get to know and identify the many plants, insects and animals that can be found close to home. View insects, make leaf prints, inspect soil samples, create birdhouses and more! Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Insect Introductions, session 2 (July 27-30/am) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 8*: July 27 – 30, 4-Day Session 8:30 a.m. – Noon Registration is now closed. Meet insects face-to-face while learning about their amazing variety, investigating their life cycles, creating insect art, touring our Bugs Alive! exhibit and participating in bug relay races. You’ll be busy as a bee in this camp! Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Amazing Magnets (July 27-30/pm) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 8*: July 27 – 30, 4-Day Session 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. Registration is now closed. Join us for a week of magnetic discovery. We’ll investigate attraction and repulsion, magnetic fields and paint with magnets while discovering the everyday uses of magnets. Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Sense-Able Science, session 2 (August 2-6/am) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 9: August 2 - 6 8:30 a.m. – Noon Registration is now closed. Investigate the human body while discovering how we perceive the world using our senses. Listen to your heartbeat, make a map of your tongue and follow the digestive process while learning about healthy food choices. Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Spaced Out, session 2 (August 2-6/pm) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 9: August 2 - 6 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. Registration is now closed. Launch into outer space…and beyond! Investigate the Solar System, make and launch your own rocket, create models and enjoy other spaced-out projects and activities. Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. _________________________________________
	Dino-ROAR, session 3 (August 9-13/am) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 10: August 9 - 13 8:30 a.m. – Noon Registration is now closed. Investigate dinosaurs and the world they lived in through hands-on project and tours of the Museums paleontology collections. Examine the differences between meat- and plant-eating dinosaurs, make dino tracks, learn about new discoveries, and meet UMNH paleontologists. This camp is sure to excite the dinosaur lover in the family! Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here. ________________________________________
	Rock Hounds, session 2 (August 9 - 13/pm) Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Week 10: August 9 - 13 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. Registration is now closed. Polish your rock knowledge with a landslide of activities and experiments! Create stalactites and stalagmites and start your very own rock collection. Plus, identify, classify and sort rocks and minerals while studying examples throughout the Museum. Museum members receive a discount on class registrations. You can become a member right now by clicking here ________________________________________