Camps
& Classes
Snowflake Break Camps
Experience the magic of winter at the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s Snowflake Break Camps! Our fun and educational camps provide kids with exciting opportunities to explore science, history, and culture during the holiday season. With engaging activities, hands-on experiments, and interactive exhibits, children of all ages can discover and learn in a festive and welcoming environment. Join us for a winter adventure they won’t forget!
Tickets on sale to GRPM Members now!
Tickets on sale to general public starting Tuesday, November 21.
World of Bugs
1st - 3rd grade
Explore bugs like never before as you enter their world in our Bugs special exhibit. You will learn about the incredible role these tiny creatures play in our world through amazing science experiments and art projects.
Incredible Insects
4th - 6th grade
Explore the Bugs special exhibit and be immersed in the world of insects! Did you know some caterpillars are camouflaged as snakes or even bird poop? Learn all about the adaptations that help insects survive in their world as you explore our Bugs Exhibit. Continue the learning in the lab as you conduct experiments and create amazing art projects.
The Art of Nature
1st - 3rd grade
Explore the beauty and creativity that abounds in the natural world! This one-day session introduces a variety of art techniques while exploring the Museum’s Natural Science exhibitions and beyond! Campers will marvel at the patterns, colors, shapes and textures while making connections to everyday objects influenced, and inspired by, nature.
Nature's Palette
4th - 6th grade
Explore the beauty and creativity that abounds in the natural world! This one-day session introduces a variety of art techniques while exploring the Museum’s Natural Science exhibitions and beyond! Campers will marvel at the patterns, colors, shapes and textures while making connections to everyday objects influenced, and inspired by, nature.
LEGO Brick Adventures
1st - 3rd grade
This Holiday Break, take the LEGO® brick challenge! Use your creative skills to design animals, imaginary creatures and more. Explore science and engineering principals, visit amazing displays made with LEGO® bricks, learn the history and build habitats that will inspire and test your LEGO® bricks building skills.
LEGO Brick Masters
4th - 6th grade
This Holiday Break, take the LEGO® brick challenge! Use your creative skills to design animals, imaginary creatures and more. Explore science and engineering principals, visit amazing displays made with LEGO® bricks, learn the history and build habitats that will inspire and test your LEGO® bricks building skills.
Holidays Across the Globe
1st - 3rd grade
Celebrate the season by exploring how cultures from around the world celebrate various holidays. Learn about Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Three Kings’ Day and Christmas while investigating the Museum’s artifact Collections. Campers will explore the Museum for stories, traditions represented and maybe an elf or two.
January 3 : 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Holiday Traditions
4th - 6th grade
Celebrate the season by exploring how cultures from around the world celebrate various holidays. Learn about Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Three Kings’ Day and Christmas while investigating the Museum’s artifact Collections. Campers will explore the Museum for stories, traditions represented and maybe an elf or two.
January 3: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Camp Curious Returns in 2024
This summer, kids pre-K through high school can explore the wonders of science, history, culture and more at the GRPM through a variety of camp offerings. The GRPM offers options for single day or multi-day camps with a variety of camp themes, running from mid-June to mid-August.
Camps are divided by school grades with different camp options for each age group. Pricing for camps vary, with discounts available for Museum members.
Past camps include Slimy Science, Fossil Hunters, Dream it, Build it with LEGO® Bricks and Young Wizards Academy.
GRPM Members get early access to registration.
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Refund Policy
Camp Curious: The GRPM may cancel camp with insufficient enrollment or for any emergency reason; registrants will be notified and given a full refund. There are no refunds after the start of class. Campers are not enrolled until complete payment is received. The GRPM will not prorate or offer make-up days for student absences. If campers need to cancel their registration, the Museum will provide a full refund if it is two weeks or more before the start of the Camp session. The Museum will offer a 50% refund on cancellations one week prior to a scheduled Camp date. No refunds will be given for cancellations less than one week prior to the Camp’s start date.
Saturday Investigations
Get a Museum experience like no other!
The GRPM invites visitors to register for hands-on learning experiences led by enthusiastic Museum Educators. Classes are open to ages 8 and older, and offer a deeper learning experience into science, history and culture. Guardians are encouraged to register and participate along with their children.
Sponsored by Great Lakes Fishery Trust.
Saturday Investigations will return January, 2024.
