Summer Camps 2008!

Sign up early and SAVE!

All registration paid in full before May 1, 2008 will receive a $10 discount.

Critter Camp
June 23-27
9am-Noon
Ages 4-5
It’s a camp for kids who love animals! Join us for mornings filled with stories, games, crafts, and special guest presenters sharing their furry, feathered, and scaly animal friends with us. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $100 for members and $130 for non-members. FMI: call 828-1234, x 229 or email suzannek@kitetails.com

Fairy House Fun
July 7-11
9am-Noon
Ages 4-5
Calling all kids who love fairies! Let’s learn about fairies from the ocean, the woods and some that live here at the museum! Enjoy building a house to take home and put out for your own backyard fairies. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $100 for members and $130 for non-members. FMI: call 828-1234, x 227 or email michelle@kitetails.com

Cooking with Books
July 14-18
9am-Noon
Ages 4-5
Has reading ever made you hungry? Start each day with a food-related craft, explore a favorite book like Eric Carle's Pancakes, Pancakes! and then get in the kitchen to make the featured food of the day. You'll never go hungry in this camp! Pre-registration is required. Cost is $100 for members and $130 for non-members. FMI: call 828-1234, x 242 or email lauren@kitetails.com

StorySongs
July 21-25
9am–Noon
Ages 4-5
The Children’s Museum is joining with Children’s Theater of Maine for a unique dramatic adventure! Explore the art of storytelling through singing, dancing and mime. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $100 for members and $130 for non-members. FMI: call 828-1234, x 227 or email michelle@kitetails.com

Creating a Character
July 21-25
1–4 pm
Ages 6-9
In a play, actors create characters completely different than who they are. Learn the techniques of creating new characters with The Children's Theatre of Maine. We’ll invent a new character, and walk a mile in their shoes! We will also explore different techniques of Stanislavski, Michael Chekov, and Grotowski for creating characters. By the end of the week, you will have five new characters to put into your actor's toolkit! FMI: call 828-1234, x 227 or email michelle@kitetails.com

Creative Kids FULL! Please call to be added to the waiting list.
July 28-August 1
9am-Noon
Ages 4-5
Get out your smocks and put on your beret! This camp is for imaginative kids who enjoy color, experimenting with art materials, and learning about art in a supportive environment. Each day we will create beautiful masterpiece and at week’s end have a gallery showing of our artwork. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $100 for members and $130 for non-members. FMI: call 828-1234, x 242 or email lauren@kitetails.com

Island Hoppers
August 4-8
9am-3pm
Ages 6-9
Calling all ocean lovers to get outside and explore the salty sea with us! Day trip to islands, explore tide pools and other ocean animal homes, and make crafty marine creations to take home. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $195 for members and $225 for non-members. Admission to Eagle Island is included in the cost of the camp. FMI: call 828-1234, x 229 or email suzannek@kitetails.com

Pirate Camp FULL! Please call to be added to the waiting list.
August 11-15
9am-Noon
Ages 4–5
Ahoy thar Matey, come for a fun-filled week of pirate adventures. Follow the map to the buried treasure, help build a pirate ship and lots more swashbuckling fun! Pre-registration is required. Cost is $100 for members and $130 for non-members. FMI: call 828-1234, x 227 or email michelle@kitetails.com

Nature Sleuths
August 18-22
9am-3pm
Ages 6-9
Calling all nature nuts to participate in this camp full of earthy detective work in the great outdoors! Travel to an island, nearby parks and trails, gardens, and within the Museum to investigate nature’s wonders. Letterboxing, scavenger hunts, mysteries, community service projects, and more! Pre-registration is required. Cost is $195 for members and $225 for non-members. Admission to Eagle Island is included in the cost of the camp. FMI: call 828-1234, x 229 or email suzannek@kitetails.com