Summer Camps
Kidzeum STEAM Camp 2025
Looking for a summer full of fun and learning? Look no further! At our full-day camp, your child will dive into the exciting world of STEM/STEAM through hands-on exploration and play! Our certified STEAM educators are ready to ignite your child's curiosity and keep their minds and bodies active all summer long.
Timing: June 9 - August 1, 2025
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 3:30pm
Children may attend one or more weeks.
Limited spaces available
Two Age Groups Available:
- Children who have completed K & 1st grade
- Children who have completed 2nd & 3rd grade
Cost:
- Kidzeum Members $300 (5 day camps) $240 (4 day camps)
- General Public $330 (5 day camps) $264 (4 day camps)
Registration:
- Registration for members opens on Monday, February 3rd at 10am
- Registration for non-members opens on Thursday, February 6th at 10am
2025 themes:
June 9 - 13: Nature Quest @ Southwind Park
Float like a butterfly? Sting like a bee? You’ll enjoy this camp about ecology! Our popular pollinator camp is expanding to include the rest of our ecosystem. Campers will spend 5 days exploring Southwind Park’s beautiful pollinator gardens, pond, and playgrounds. Campers will meet with experts and learn how they can help native pollinators and plants thrive. They will have the opportunity to learn how living organisms and non-living things interact in the world around us. Activities will include starting an aquaponics garden, investigating insects/plants, starting a compost pile, creating nature inspired art, and much more! Join us for our 5-day camp Monday to Friday at Southwind Park.
June 16 - 20: Kidzeum Olympics (no camp June 19) @ Southwind Park
Where are the 2025 Olympics? Tokyo? Paris? Los Angeles? Nope! They’ll be right here at Southwind Park in Springfield! This weeklong competition will have campers face-off in a series of challenges in a fun and friendly environment. Challenges will include Olympic themed design challenges, brain teasers, games, and STEM activities. Camp will not be in session Thursday, June 19th for the observance of Juneteenth. Join us for our 4-day camp Monday to Friday at Southwind Park.
June 23 - 27: Flight School @ Southwind Park
Calling all engineers, pilots, and mechanics! Does your child love looking at airplanes or ask questions about how these amazing machines fly. This camp will walk campers through the history of flight from birds to modern day rockets. The skies above Southwind Park are full of flying objects and our campers will learn all about them! Activities will include designing model flying objects, meeting real pilots, and flying drones! Join us for our 5-day camp Monday to Thursday at Southwind Park and Friday at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport!
June 30- July 3: Fairy Tale STEM @ Southwind Park
Who doesn’t love a good fairytale? Everyone has a favorite fairytale, so why not bring them to life? Join us for a week of fairytale themed challenges and activities. Each story has its own challenge that we will solve using the engineering design process. Will the gingerbread person get across the river? Will the 3 little pigs escape the big bad wolf? Will Goldilocks’s porridge be juuuust right? Find out when you join us for our 4-day camp Monday to Thursday at Southwind Park. Camp will not be in session Friday, July 4th for the observance of Independence Day.
July 7- July 11: Deep Space Explorers @ Kidzeum
A short time from now in galaxy not far from you, Kidzeum is hosting a science fiction inspired summer camp! Through hands-on activities campers will complete missions as they travel through space. Campers will navigate through space, encounter alien life forms, recreate futuristic technology, and more. The science may be fiction, but the fun will be real! Join us for a 5-day camp Monday-Friday at Kidzeum of Health and Science.
July 14 – 18: Magical Mysteries @ Kidzeum
The greatest mysteries are often explained with magic. Campers will participate in classes that cover magical subjects like Charms, Herbology, Transfiguration, Potions, and more! Campers will test their new skills against a series of puzzles to solve a magical mystery. Through hands-on activities campers learn to mix potions, cast spells, build a wand, and more! Campers will investigate where science and magic intersect and work to solve the mysteries around them! Join us for a 5-day camp Monday-Friday at Kidzeum of Health and Science.
July 21 – 25: Time Traveler’s Guide to Summer @ Kidzeum
Kidzeum’s time machine is malfunctioning, and campers are being sent to random periods in history. Campers will work to get back to their own time while walking among dinosaurs, solving Egyptian mysteries, greeting Royalty, and more! Campers will step into the shoes of famous scientists and pick up the brushes of renowned artists as they recreate their work. Experiment like Tesla, paint like Frida, dress like the 60’s, and more! Join us for a 5-day camp Monday-Friday at Kidzeum of Health and Science.
July 28 – Aug 1: Script to Screen @ Kidzeum
Give your child a cinematic experience this summer at Kidzeum! With hands-on activities and creative challenges, campers will see how ideas come to life on the silver screen. Campers will have the opportunity to practice special effects, stop motion, script writing, Foley sounds and more! Whether your child dreams of being the next Spielberg or just loves watching movies, our camp offers a fun and educational experience that will leave them inspired and excited about the world of film. Join us for a 5-day camp Monday-Friday at Kidzeum of Health and Science.
For more information, email: education@kidzeum.org.
SUMMER CAMP 2025 FAQs
Getting Registered
I am a member and the camp shows as not available until February 6, 2025
Our member registration is considered a pre-sale. Please sign in on the top right corner. You will see the registration available on February 3rd at 10am. It will continue to show unavailable until the time the pre-sale begins.
How do I get my member discount?
If you are a member, please make sure you sign in before you start the registration process. You will know if you are signed in if you see your email address on the top right corner. Your member discount will show during the checkout process.
Last year my child attended for free. Are you having free camps this year?
Unfortunately, ESSER funds have run out and Kidzeum camps won’t be free this year.
Planning for Camp
When are your camps?
Our camps run weekly, June 9 - August 1, from 8:30am - 3:30pm each day. There will be no camp June 19 or July 4 in observance of the holidays.
Are all camps at Kidzeum?
No. Some of our camps are located in Southwind Park. The location is shown by the camp title.
Is lunch provided?
No. Students need to bring a lunch to camp.
What is your refund policy?
- Until April 21, 2025, refunds will be issued at 85% of original purchase price.
- Until May 12, 2025, refunds will be issued at 70% of original purchase price.
- Until May 26, 2025, refunds will be issued at 50% of original purchase price.
Refunds will continue to be made at the 50% rate, so long as you cancel two or more weeks before the camp start date. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations within two weeks of the camp or no-shows.
No-shows are responsible for the full registration amount.
How do I cancel my registration?
Contact us at info@kidzeum.org. You should see the refunded amount reflected in your card or bank statement in 5-10 business days.