Summer Camp at Fairfield Museum and History Center (Ages 7-12)
*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 08/25/2023
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July 24th - July 28th
Maker Camp
Do your kids love building and creating things by hand? This week, campers will flex their creative muscles and experiment with a range of hands-on activities at the Fairfield Museum, building their imagination and critical thinking skills. Kids will paint with natural dyes, explore photography, start their own pollinator gardens, make a woven bookmark, learn about historic toys, and more!
July 31st - August 4th
Spy Camp
Somewhere deep inside the Fairfield Museum, an elite group of recruits is lurking in the shadows, preparing to take on top-secret missions. No one really knows who they are, or for that matter, what they’re really up to. Now it’s your turn to join their ranks. Each day at Spy Camp is filled with top-secret briefings and activities that will put spy skills and street smarts to the test. Continuing in the local traditions of the Culper Spy Ring, aspiring recruits will hone their craft and hit the streets to run training missions. Develop a disguise for cover, make and break codes, create your own invisible ink, and discover escape techniques. All of this and more awaits young recruits!
August 7th - August 11th
Innovation Camp
Ever wonder how designers and inventors come up with their ideas? Campers will discover inventions from Fairfield and Connecticut while learning about the design process in order to come up with their own inventions. Dive into the creativity, collaboration, and communication skills that are key to STEAM learning, setting up your camper for future innovations!
August 14th - August 18th
Archaeology Camp
Underneath the grounds of the Fairfield Museum’s historic town green lie artifacts waiting to be uncovered. The Museum is looking for a dedicated group of young learners to assist! Young archaeologists will participate in a wide variety of activities, including scavenger hunts, missions, and beach digs. Campers will learn how to look closely at objects from the Museum’s collection, uncovering their secrets. They will also examine real archeological objects uncovered from the grounds near the Museum as they learn what it means to be an archeologist.
August 21st - August 25th
History Camp
Journey back in time with the Fairfield Museum! Through a variety of fun and engaging crafts and projects, your camper will explore many of the Museum’s historic buildings. Participants will look at how schools operated in the early 1800s at the Old Academy building and learn about the role of community in the colonial era at the Sun Tavern. Learn how to write with quills, ink, and parchment, and make your own colonial pots and vases out of clay!
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