Plus, Moon 2 Mars Festival presented by Wellby March 9 – 22
Sign up this spring break to secure your spot at Space Center Houston’s Explorer Camps before seats fill up. Give your young astronaut an unforgettable mission filled with exciting, hands-on STEM activities, open to children ages 4-11. Plus, enjoy the Moon 2 Mars Festival presented by Wellby for a celebration of innovation that’s out of this world!
Spring Break Five-Day Explorer Camps Include:
Ages 4-5
Lunar Explorers | March 10-14, 2025
Young explorers will discover astronaut challenges, navigate the Moon with robotics, and explore its place in the Solar System.
Our Place in Space | March 17-21, 2025
Campers discover all the features that make Earth the most desirable place for us to call home. Learn all about the Earth cycles and Earth’s position in the solar system through art and STEM activities.
Ages 6-7
Journey to the Moon | March 10-14, 2025
This lunar camp introduces young explorers to Moon missions through robotics, coding challenges, rocketry, and astronaut training.
Journey to Space | March 17-21, 2025
How do astronauts work in space? How do robots work? What do engineers do? All these questions and more are answered as campers explore space through art, science, robotics, and engineering activities.
Ages 8-9
Lunar Exploration | March 10-14, 2025
Inspire your explorer with space achievements, engineering challenges, robotics, and mission training.
Junior Robotics | March 17-21, 2025
Campers dive into space robotics, tackling hands-on challenges using various robotic platforms. Through project-based learning, they develop STEM and coding skills to complete their exploration mission.
Ages 10-11
The Moon & Beyond | March 10-14, 2025
Experience hands-on engineering, robotics, and habitat simulations to explore what it takes to return to the Moon.
Engineering Space | March 17-21, 2025
Join NASA engineers in exploring space! Campers use robotics and engineering to solve challenges and complete mission objectives.
Looking for More Spring Break Fun? Try These DIY STEM Activities at Home!
- Try the Egg Drop Challenge!🏗️🥚
Get the whole family involved in the fun! Create a contraption to protect an egg from a drop using materials like tape, cardboard, cotton, straws, string, paper, and, of course, eggs. Each person or team can design their unique creation. Drop them from the same height and see if your eggs survive! For a younger audience, feel free to adjust the challenge to suit their skills. 🥳✨ #FamilyFun #ScienceActivity #EggDropChallenge
Resources: https://www.weareteachers.com/egg-drop-ideas/ , https://www.msichicago.org/science-at-home/hands-on-science/egg-drop-challenge - St. Patrick’s Day STEM “Leprechaun DIY Trap”
Try to catch a leprechaun with these fun and creative Leprechaun Trap Ideas, with a free printable planning page! While leprechauns are mythical creatures, they’re a playful way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2025. Get inventive with your DIY Leprechaun Trap Kits like a Mini Garden Leprechaun Trap or a LEGO Leprechaun Trap.
Resources: https://bitl.to/3wGP and https://bitl.to/3wGQ - Host a STEM Movie Marathon! 🎬✨
Mix it up with math and movies that delight the whole family! Invite your kids in the kitchen to create delicious meals or treats that boost their math and culinary skills; just like an astronaut, then enjoy a STEM-themed movie.
Big Hero 6
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
Robots by Disney
Space Center Houston Summer Explorer Camps to be announced soon.
