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Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing

Now in its tenth season, Summer Sizzles day camp brings Michigan history to life for children aged 6 through 12. Campers get an enjoyable summer experience and a unique perspective on the past as they participate in crafts, discussions, activities and tours of our world-class facility.

Programs are designed by members of the award-winning Michigan Historical Museum education staff. Class size is limited to ensure the best experience for all campers.

For campers ages 9 through 12

• Summer Sizzles
• Special Theme Camps

Summer Sizzles
Fee: $60/week

Summer Sizzles is a weeklong day camp for children ages 9 through 12. Each of the five half-day sessions during the week focuses on a different theme in Michigan's past. This year, campers will discover:

* outhouse archaeology
* art and history
* woodcarving
* the Library of Michigan
* the history of artifacts

The Michigan Historical Museum offers the Summer Sizzles day camp in morning or afternoon sessions throughout the summer. There is sure to be a session that fits in with parents' busy schedules.

• June 22 - 26
  9 a.m. to noon
   
• July 13 - 17
  1 to 4 p.m.
   
• July 27 - 31
  9 a.m. to noon

Special Theme Camps
Fee: $15/half-day session

Special Theme Camps:

• Discover the Archives of Michigan
  Friday, July 10 - 9 a.m. to noon
   
• Discover Your Universe
  Friday, July 10 - 1 to 4 p.m.
   
• Discover "Herstory" - The Important Role of Women in Michigan History
  Wednesday, July 22 - 9 a.m. to noon
   
• Discover the Life of a WWII Soldier
  Wednesday, August 5 - 1 to 4 p.m.

For campers ages 6 through 8

The Michigan Historical Museum is pleased to offer day camps for younger children to get acquainted with Michigan's past.

Small Fry Summer Sizzles
Fee: $36/three-day session

In Small Fry Summer Sizzles, children ages 6 through 8 learn how people worked and played in Michigan during the early 20th century. Campers will find out why people left their farms to work in factories, learn of the excitement of city life in the 1920s and 1930s, and discover what kids did for fun in the 1940s.

Small Fry Summer Sizzles is offered:

• August 11 - 13
  9 a.m. to noon

Save 10%

The Michigan Historical Museum's summer day camps are sponsored by the Michigan History Foundation and the Friends of Michigan History. Join the Friends of Michigan History for only $40 and receive a number of valuable benefits, including a 10% discount on Michigan Historical Museum day camps!

For more information on any of the Michigan Historical Museum's day camps, telephone (517) 373-1905 or send e-mail to ArasimJ@michigan.gov.

Children should bring a snack each day.

Cancellations: You must cancel registrations at least one week before the session begins in order to receive a full refund.

When day camp has become a fond memory, kids are invited to continue exploring Michigan's past as part of the Future Historians. The group meets during the school year at the Michigan Historical Museum.

The Michigan Historical Museum—flagship of the Michigan Historical Museum System—is located inside the Michigan Library and Historical Center, 702 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing. The museum and visitor parking are on the north side of Kalamazoo Street, two blocks east of M. L. King Jr. Boulevard. Here's more information about how to find us.

Updated 06/02/2009

Michigan Historical Center, Department of History, Arts and Libraries
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