Camps for Ages 6-8
The Summer 2023 Camp Guide is available for download. Registration is open!
Engage your kids in science and engineering summer camps at The Works Museum! Featuring new camps each season, as well as favorites like LEGO Robotics, Code Camp, architecture, and more. Our summer camps for ages 6-8 at The Works are ideal for girls and boys. Summer camp season at The Works Museum is alive with enthusiasm and creative engineering.
6-year-olds must have completed Kindergarten.
Return to camps:
Main, Pre K, Ages 6-8, Ages 9-12, One-day Camps, LEGO Camps, Robotics Camps, STEM Camps for Girls, Coding Camps
Registration Information for 2023 Summer Camps
January 30, 2023: ⚙︎ Innovators Club registration begins.
February 1, 2023: Member registration begins.
February 6, 2023: Public registration begins.
⚙︎ HINT: If you’re registering for 2 or more camps, an Innovators Club membership could save you money. See details at theworks.org/support-us/innovators-club/
*The Works Museum is committed to improving gender equity and representation in STEM. Our programs for girls are inclusive and welcoming to gender expansive students (cisgender and transgender girls, non-binary or gender non-conforming students, and any other girl-identifying youth).
$225, $202.50 members
Try your hand at different engineering jobs. Each day will focus on a different field of engineering. Wire a flashlight (electrical), construct a propeller car (mechanical), design a bridge (architectural), and much more!
M-Th, June 26-29, 1-4 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
M-Th, August 7-10, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
M-Th, August 14-17, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
$225, $202.50 members
Treasure lies at the end of your map, but first you need to engineer ways to get past roaring rapids, waterfalls, tall cliffs, and hidden traps. Team up with fellow adventurers to design solutions to any problems you encounter on
your quest.
M-Th, July 31-August 3, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
$225, $202.50 members
Learn how animators combine art and engineering to make movies and videos. Work together to produce your own stop motion animation.
M-Th, August 7-10, 1-4 p.m.
$225, $202.50 members
Construct tools, machines, and materials for creating art, including an electric doodle pen, a spin-art machine, and more.
M-Th, June 19-22, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
M-Th, July 17-20, 1-4 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
M-Th, July 31-August 3, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
M-Th, August 21-24, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
$225, $202.50 members
Build and test simple rockets to learn the basics of flight and propulsion. Discover what it takes to live in space. Participate in a simulated space mission and construct survival items you would need.
M-Th, July 24-27, 1-4 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
M-Th, August 28-31, 1-4 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
$225, $202.50 members
Design, build, and test different kinds of vehicles to see how they handle a collision. Experiment with crash-proof packaging, then test it out on water balloons.
M-Th, June 19-22, 1-4 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
M-Th, July 10-13, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
M-Th, July 31-August 3, 1-4 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
$250, $225 members
Use carpentry skills such as sawing and hammering to build a tabletop arcade game. Design a theme, then add elements like a launcher and traps.
M-Th, July 24-27, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
$225, $202.50 members
Practice your woodworking skills to build a hedgehog friend using a hammer and nails. Learn about sawing, sanding, and drilling, then create wooden creatures with wiggly arms and legs.
M-Th, June 26-29, 1-4 p.m.
M-Th, August 7-10, 1-4 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
$225, $202.50 members
Engineer adaptive equipment for animals who are injured or have a disability. Design a way to rescue a pet from a tree. Make pet toys to bring home to the animals in your life.
M-Th, July 24-27, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
M-Th, August 21-24, 1-4 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
$225, $202.50 members
Investigate how things move through air as you construct hovercrafts, mini-catapults, flying saucers, rockets, and more.
M-Th, June 26-29, 1-4 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
M-Th, July 17-20, 1-4 p.m.
M-Th, August 7-10, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
$225, $202.50 members
Explore robotics concepts through games, wiring, and building. Make a maze for BeeBots and program them to navigate the maze. Design and wire your own wigglebot to bring home.
M-Th, June 12-15, 1-4 p.m.
M-Th, June 19-22, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
M-Th, July 24-27, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
M-Th, July 31-August 3, 1-4 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
M-Th, August 7-10, 1-4 p.m.
M-Th, August 14-17, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
$225, $202.50 members
Make a cross-section of a skyscraper, working with scale and model-making ideas. Solve design challenges for strong construction and add an elevator.
M-Th, June 19-22, 1-4 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
M-Th, July 17-20, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
M-Th, July 24-27, 1-4 p.m.
$225, $202.50 members
Build elevators, wind-up cars, and catapults with specialty LEGO pieces. Explore with gears, pulleys, and other moving parts.
M-Th, June 19-22, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | At MCM – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
M-Th, June 26-29, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
M-Th, July 10-13, 1-4 p.m.
M-Th, August 7-10, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
M-Th, August 28-31, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
$225, $202.50 members
Same great LEGO Engineering camp, in a section for girls. Build elevators, wind-up cars, and catapults with specialty LEGO pieces. Explore with gears, pulleys, and other moving parts.
M-Th, July 31-Aug.3, 1-4 p.m.
$225, $202.50 members
Learn how to build sturdy structures. Design and build your own mini golf hole and club. Put your design together with the designs of other campers to create a mini golf course and play a round.
M-Th, August 14-17, 1-4 p.m. | At Minnesota Children’s Museum
M-Th, August 21-24, 1-4 p.m.
$250, $225 members
Work in pairs to build little robots using special LEGO WeDo 2.0 pieces. Program your creations using iPads and coding software.
M-Th, June 12-15, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
M-Th, June 19-22, 1-4 p.m.
M-Th, June 26-29, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
M-Th, July 17-20, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
M-Th, August 14-17, 1-4 p.m.
M-Th, August 21-24, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
$250, $225 members
Same great Robocoding camp, in a section for girls. Work in pairs to build little robots using special LEGO WeDo 2.0 pieces. Program your creations using iPads and coding software.
M-Th, July 24-27, 1-4 p.m.
$225, $202.50 members
Explore the different ways that we harness the power of water. Design a boat to transport goods, create pipelines to get water from one place to another, convert energy with a water wheel, and more!
M-Th, August 14-17, 1-4 p.m. – CAMP FULL Sign up for the waitlist
Tips for camp registration:
- Want a 5-day experience for your camper? Add on a One Day Camp to the regular camp week.
- Want to try a 1-day experience? Register just for One Day Camps or look at our July 4th week camps.
- The session you wanted is full? Get on the wait list to be notified if we’re able to add extra sessions.
- Want a full-day experience? Register for an a.m. and p.m. camp. We supervise campers while they enjoy lunch from home and play between camps. There is no need to register for lunch supervision for children combining an a.m. and a p.m. camp.
- Drop-off begins at 8:30 for a.m. camps and at 12:30 for p.m. camps.
- Pick-up is from 12-12:15 for a.m. camps and 4-4:15 for p.m. camps.
- By registering for camp you attest that you have read and agree to the camp and cancellation policies of The Works Museum.
Save money on camps and more when you become a member of The Works Museum. Purchase a membership today!