Fantastic Friday Mini Camps

Fridays in July, for ages 6–10

Enjoy a half day (9 am to 1 pm) of museum fun, including supervised playtime at the museum, including facilitated workshops each day. Campers should bring a lunch from home each day. A detailed activity schedule will be sent to registered families in June. All mini camp activities will take place on site at MCM.

Workshop Themes

• July 7, Playground Planners
• July 14, Maker Madness
• July 21, Art Adventures
• July 28, Energy and Engineering

Register for Mini Camps

Mini Camp sessions may be enrolled in individually or as a 4-camp bundle using the buttons below.

• $45 for each mini-camp for the general public

• 10% discount for MCM member families
• 50% discount for Access member families

Enrollment capacity: 16 kids per mini-camp

Camp Kindergarten

Mondays–Thursdays, 9–11 am, for rising kindergarteners
August 7–10 or 14–17

Back by popular demand! This year we’re offering two sessions of our most popular camp, designed for children entering Kindergarten in the fall. 

We’ll run like a gerbil, create like an artist, and think like a scientist.  Each morning will start with free play time before the museum opens, and will also include a special craft or science activity, and additional exploration in the museum’s exhibits. Making new friends and playing together will help campers practice important Kindergarten skills like turn-taking and standing in line, and will encourage kindness and confidence. 

Best for children ages 4–5 who have completed 4K or with previous classroom experience who are going into Kindergarten in the fall. Campers may pack a snack. A detailed activity schedule will be sent to registered families in July. All Camp Kindergarten activities will take place on site at MCM.

Register for Camp Kindergarten

• $90 per child for the general public

• 10% discount for MCM member families
• 50% discount for Access member families

Enrollment capacity: 12 kids

Please select only ONE session of Camp Kindergarten per child.

Magical Mystery Camp

Mondays–Thursdays, 9 am–3 pm, for ages 6–10
August 21–24 or 28–31

Close out the summer with a camp week full of open-ended play and museum adventures. Explore the little-known nooks and crannies of downtown Madison, with a week-long group scavenger hunt to solve a puzzle that will take us throughout the downtown area, including behind-the-scenes peeks at local landmarks.

Special guest instructor James the Magician joins us for daily magic workshops, teaching campers tricks and illusions to amaze their friends and family. A detailed activity schedule will be sent to registered families in early August. Each day of camp includes a mix of supervised museum playtime, facilitated workshops, and walking field trips.

Campers should bring a lunch from home each day.

Register for Magical Mystery Camp

• $265 per child for the general public

• 10% discount for MCM member families
• 50% discount for Access member families

Enrollment capacity: 16 kids

Please select only ONE session of Magical Mystery Camp per child.