Register now for 2020 Summer Camps & Workshops! Keep your kids learning and having fun all summer long with engaging hands-on science and social studies experiences, presented by Longway Planetarium and Sloan Museum educators. Grades listed are the grades children are entering in the Fall. Registration deadline is one week prior to the activity; however, camps and workshops frequently sell out. Register early to secure your spot. No refunds will be issued for any reason.
Scroll to view summer camps & workshops for 4-5 year-olds, or choose another age level:
1st-3rd grades
4th-8th grades
The 2020 Summer Camps & Workshops brochure is available in multiple formats for your convenience. Sign up online by using the interactive brochure, or view the PDF and call 810-237-3409 to register.
Members receive $1 off workshops and $5 off camps. Members, please call 810-237-3409 to receive your discount.
Kinderscience Camp: Tinkering Engineers
4-5 year-olds
Date: Monday, June 22–Wednesday, June 24
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Location: Longway Planetarium
Fee: $65
Be a problem-solving architect, carpenter, and mechanical engineer as you build your own creations using everyday objects!
Popping Curiosity
4-5 year-olds
Date: Tuesday, June 30
Time: 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Location: Longway Planetarium
Fee: $9
Engage your five senses to explore a POPular salty snack. What does it smell, feel, taste, look, and sound like?
Magnet Madness
4-5 year-olds
Date: Thursday, July 2
Time: 9:00–11:00 a.m.
Location: Longway Planetarium
Fee: $9
Use hands-on tools and materials to explore the properties of magnets. How do they work? How do we use them in everyday life? We will even build our own structures using magnetic blocks!
Kinderscience Camp: Space Voyagers
4-5 year-olds
Date: Monday, July 6-Wednesday, July 8
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Location: Longway Planetarium
Fee: $65
Voyage through outer space as you learn about the sun, moon, stars, and planet Earth through hands-on experiences.
Treasure Hunters
4-5 year-olds
Date: Monday, July 13
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: Longway Planetarium
Fee: $9
“X” marks the spot! Use your mapping skills to hunt for a special treasure located at the spot marked with a red “X.”
Mighty-Mites Math
4-5 year-olds
Date: Wednesday, July 15
Time: 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Location: Longway Planetarium
Fee: $9
Think like a mathematical genius as you investigate objects based on length, weight, and height.
Kinderscience Camp: Water Explorers
4-5 year-olds
Date: Monday, July 20-Wednesday, July 22
Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Location: Longway Planetarium
Fee: $65
Explore the properties of water! Let’s build rivers, test objects that sink or float, and discover ways to melt ice quickly to retrieve a special prize! We’ll even celebrate our learning with a water party on the last day of camp. We encourage campers to come dressed to get wet on the last day of camp!
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
4-5 year-olds
Date: Monday, July 27
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: Longway Planetarium
Fee: $9
Do you love planes, trains, and automobiles? Let’s work together to discover how these modes of transportation operate.
Our Bodies as Machines
4-5 year-olds
Date: Wednesday, July 29
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: Longway Planetarium
Fee: $9
Our bodies help us do important things every day! Have you ever noticed that our bodies work like machines? Join us as we safely use our bodies to complete tasks, just like machines.
Kinderscience Camp: Nature Detectives
4-5 year-olds
Date: Monday, August 3-Wednesday, August 5
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Location: Longway Planetarium
Fee: $65
Let’s explore nature! Learn about daytime and nighttime animals, examine creepy crawlers, and go on a nature hunt.
Teddy Bear Picnic
4-5 year-olds
Date: Thursday, August 6
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: Longway Planetarium
Fee: $9
Bring your favorite stuffed friend for a teddy bear picnic in the Longway Planetarium garden! We’ll go on a garden hunt, make lemonade to drink, and play teddy bear games.