Description
Preschool Camps are designed for children ages 3-6 and run for two hours. During these programs, young campers will learn age-appropriate concepts in both science and paleontology. This program fosters curiosity and lifelong learning as campers carry out basic scientific investigations and explore park resources including real fossils alongside bone-a-fied park paleontologists. Through interactive lessons delivered by storytelling, arts and crafts, and natural exploration, campers will have fun learning to “time travel” through science and their imaginations.
(these are 2 hour camps)
Standard Members receive 10% off camps, please use code CAMPOUT24
Standard Members receive 10% off camps, please use code CAMPGP24
Input your member number, names and dates of children attending in the checkout page under “order notes”
Time Traveler Training – Have you ever wanted to jump in a time machine and travel back in time to see the dinosaurs? This camp teaches how to do that with your imagination instead of a time machine. Along the way, we’ll turn plants into fossils, learn how to navigate the eras of Earth’s history, and explore the Park with a whole new mindset.
Session 1 – Thursday June 6, 2024 9:00-11:00 & 12:00-2:00 – SOLD OUT!
Mammoth Beasts and How to Find Them – Come join us on an exploration of the Ice Age! We’ll search for animals like mammoths, saber-tooth cats, and giant bears, learn how they kept warm, and how-to hunt for them—back then AND now. We may even “clone” our own mammoth!
Session 2 – Thursday June 20, 2024 9:00am-11:00am &12:00-2:00
Dino Defenses: Beaks, Horns, and Tails with Thorns – Prehistory can be both exciting and dangerous, so this camp will show how prehistoric animals played defense. We’ll explore the different tactics of horned and armored dinosaurs, then put that knowledge to the test by creating our own versions of their armor!
Session 3 – Thursday July 11, 2024 9:00am-11:00am & 12:00PM-2:00PM
Dino Predators: Teeth, Claws, and Powerful Jaws – It’s time to turn the tables and explore some of the fiercest animals in Earth’s history! Step into the role of giant dinosaurian carnivores and get ready to .. . DANCE?! No, it’s not choreography, it’s science! We’ll explore the fossils that reveal this and other wild carnosaur behaviors during this carnivorous camp.
Session 4 -Thursday July 25, 2024 9:00am-11:00am & 12:00-2:00PM
