Registration is now open for summer day camps running from May through August at Conner Prairie, one of the country’s most-visited outdoor history museums.
Last year, 2,226 children ages 5 to 15 spent a week at the museum, enjoying traditional camp activities and experiences devoted to specialty themes.
Conner Prairie offers seven different summer day camp experiences, each one week in duration. Adventure Camp spans multiple weeks and offers typical summer camping activities to children ages 5 to 15. Specialty camps focus on specific themes and are for children ages 8 to 12. All camps begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m., with early drop-off and late pick-up options available at additional charges.
Adventure Camp
Adventure Camp is a week-long camp offered for 10 weeks throughout the summer. From May 29 to Aug. 3, children enjoy a traditional summer camp experience that includes canoeing, hiking, archery, horseback riding, swimming, zip lining and much more.
Science Camp for Girls
June 4-8: Girls will have opportunities to tinker, think and play as they explore science and engineering by creating their own designs and building various inventions, along with discovering a ton of fun science activities.
Science Camp for Boys
June 11-15: Boys will spend a week tinkering, thinking and playing as they explore science and engineering by creating their own designs and building various inventions, along with discovering a ton of fun science activities.
Archaeology Camp
June 18-22: Campers will investigate ancient cultures and test their excavation skills at a re-created dig site. They will interpret stories that the artifacts tell and share those stories through an exhibit they create with their teammates. Along the way, campers will explore how to throw spears with an atlatl, make stone tools and create art using ancient techniques.
Maker Camp
June 25-29 and July 2-6: Campers will build, create and innovate through fun, hands-on projects. Junior makers, builders and do-it-yourself children will explore a variety of materials, techniques and skills, both historic and modern, then use them in creative ways. Combining art, crafts and engineering, campers will be inspired to create and innovate through fun, hands-on projects.
Art Camp
July 9-13 and July 16-20: Each camper’s creativity will soar as they draw inspiration from Conner Prairie’s grounds. Children will spend the week creating artwork in various media, culminating in an exhibition of their best work at the end of the week. Campers will express their creativity and expand their artistic abilities with various media.
Photography Camp
July 23-27: Campers will explore the world of photography, including lighting, focal points, exposure, angles, artistic views and how to compose a good photograph. They will practice different kinds of photography, including portraits, landscape, nature, journalism and others. They will discover the origins of photography and see how images are important to history.
Summer day camps are supported by Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent. For more specifics about camps, visit bit.ly/2DWacWZ.
About Conner Prairie
Spanning more than 1,000 wooded acres in central Indiana, Conner Prairie welcomes nearly 430,000 visitors of all ages annually. As Indiana’s first Smithsonian Institute affiliate, Conner Prairie offers various outdoor, historically themed destinations and indoor experiential learning spaces that combine history and art with science, technology, engineering and math to offer an authentic look into history that shapes society today.