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Summer Camp 2010
Half-Day Full Day Tween Train Travelers
Ages 4 - 6 Ages 7 - 9 Ages 9 - 11
9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
All camps scheduled Monday - Friday.
Save 10% when you pay in full on or before April 20, 2010.

Camp Schedule
Half Day Monday - Friday Time Registration Form
Fossils & Fun July 5- 9 9:00 - 11:45 a.m. Reg Form
Pottery, Plants and Play July 12 - 16 9:00 - 11:45 a.m. Reg Form
To Infinity and Beyond July 12- 16 9:00 - 11:45 a.m. Reg Form
Crazy Concoctions August 2 - 6 9:00 - 11:45 a.m. Reg Form
Art Odyssey August 9 - 13 9:00 - 11:45 a.m. Reg Form
Nature Explorers August 16 - 20 9:00 - 11:45 a.m. Reg Form
Mail in your payment or register by telephone by calling (845) 471-0589 extension 20.
Full Day Monday - Friday Time Registration Forms
Creek Peek
for ages 7 - 9		 August 2 - 6 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Reg Form
Tween Train Travelers
for ages 9 - 11		 June 28 - July 2 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Reg Form
Extended Care available for Creek Peek campers. Monday - Friday 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  
Mail in your payment or register by telephone by calling at (845) 471-0589 extension 20.

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Cost: Half-Day
First Child 		Second Child Discount
within the same camp.
Members $95.00 $80.00
Non-Members $115.00 $105.00
Cost: Full Day Ages 7 - 9 First Child Second Child Discount
within the same camp.
Members $195 $175
Non-members $225 $200
Extended Care 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. $40 per child
Cost: Tween Train Travelers
 Ages 9 - 11
First child		 Second Child Discount
within the same camp.
Members $250* $225*
Non-members $290* $260*
*Prices include train fare and admission prices to excursion sites.
All camps require a $50 Non-refundable deposit at registration. Full payment due June 15, 2010.

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Fossils and Fun
July 5 - 9  
9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
From dinosaurs to mastodons, encounter the creatures that roamed the earth long ago! Young paleontologists will dig for fossils and learn how to make their own! Experience the Ice Age habitat of the Hyde Park Mastodon in our new exhibit. Climb up a tree to gaze eyeball to eye socket with a a 12-foot tall Mastodon! Cost

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Pottery, Plants and Play
July 12 - 16 9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Experience the activities and lifestyles of the first people who inhabited the Mid-Hudson Valley, the Algonquian Native Americans. Campers will mold a clay pot, dramatize companion planting, play Native American games and more! A Native American guest artist will engage campers in a dynamic storytelling session. Cost

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To Infinity and Beyond
July 12 - 16  
9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
 
Day turns into night as campers enter our inflatable planetarium - STARLAB. Finding stars and constellations like Polaris, the North Star and the Big Dipper will be easy when campers use their very own painted star umbrella. Cost

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Crazy Concoctions
August 3 - 7 9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Experiment with different substances and make scientific concoctions that fizz, pop and swish! Through hands-on methods and observation, young scientists will create exciting chemical reactions and make their own slime! Cost

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Art Odyssey
August 10 - 14 9:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Imagine the possibilities of using paint, clay and shaving cream! Budding artists will explore a different arty technique using a range of familiar and unusual materials. Cost

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Nature Explorers
August 16 - 20
9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
 
The Hudson River comes to life in the cozy confines of our camp classroom. Campers will examine bugs and fish from the river, play the water cycle game and sing songs! Cost

 

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Creek Peek
August 2 - 6 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Ages 7 - 9 Extended care from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., $40 per child.
Campers will get a hands-on experience as they put on waders and enter the creek to explore the life that lurks within! We'll examine the creek, seine the river, play games and more! Includes hands-on activities, crafts, snack, discovery time in the museum, field trips to the Dutchess County Jewish Community Center for swimming and to the Poughkeepsie Water Treatment Plant. Campers must bring lunch, drinks and snacks. Campers are responsible for all of their belongings.Cost

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Tween Train Travelers
June 28 - July 2 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Ages 9 - 11
Museum educator, Lisa DiMarzo, and museum staff will take the campers to ride the rails and discover new and exciting destinations along the Hudson River. Each day, campers will get on the Metro North train for an excursion away from Poughkeepsie to places like Dia: Beacon, the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers and Wave Hill in Riverdale. Children will meet at the museum in the morning and return to the museum for pick-up each day. Campers must bring lunch, drinks, and snacks. Campers are responsible for ALL of their belongings.

Sample Site Descriptions for Tween Train Travelers:
Dia: Beacon, Riggio Galleries: The museum is situated on the banks of the Hudson River in Beacon, New York. Dia: Beacon occupies a former Nabisco box-printing facility.

Hudson River Museum: Visit will include the Andrus Planetarium and Hudson Riverama, a permanent gallery devoted to the environment of the Hudson and its shores.

Wave Hill: Public garden and cultural center is one of the treasures of the Bronx, 28 acres of art and beauty nestled in the middle of the city.

Cost

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Summer Fun at the Children's Museum

Half Day Camp
Ages 4 - 6

Hands-on activities, crafts and story time highlight our half-day sessions for young campers. Daily snacks and discovery time in the museum add to the fun! Each week's session will conclude with a presentation by the campers based on the camp theme. Family and friends are invited to come to the presentation.

Creek Peek - Full Day
Ages 7 - 9

Tween Train Travelers Full Day
Ages 9 - 11

Summer Playgroups

Messy Art

  • Get messy with a different painting technique each week.
  • Three Fridays: August 6, 13 and 20
  • 2:00 PM in the museum's Pavilion
  • Ages 3 and up
  • Cost: $4 per session with museum admission or $10 for all 3 session at time of registration.
  • Call the museum at (845) 471-0589 to register early.

Multi-Age Playgroup

  • Thursdays: July 15, 22 and 29
  • 2:00 PM in the museum's program room
  • Ages 1 - 5
  • Cost: $4 per session with museum admission or $10 for all 3 sessions at time of registration.
  • Call the museum at (845) 471-0589 to register early.

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