Classes, Workshops, & Camps

Ages 3-5

• June 9-13
  Thomas the Tank engine - Imagination Station's favorite little engine!
  9am-12pm
  
  Mouse Paint - Young Picassos will splatter, shake, squeeze and stroke during their exploration of art.
  1-4pm
  
  
• June 16-20
  Digging Dinosaurs - Aspiring young paleontologists will dig, excavate and reconstruct ferocious reptiles.
  9am-12pm
  
  Teddy Bear Picnic - Everything teddy including a picnic, stories, parade and bear hunt!
  1-4pm
  
  
• June 23-27
  Peter Pan Pirates - Pirates, ships, water and treasure. All this and talk like a pirate matey!
  9am-12pm
  
  Traveling Tennessee - Captains, engineers, and astronauts will journey through the world of transportation.
  1-4pm
  
  
• July 7-11
  Summer Olympics - Run, jump, tumble, and scramble. Come play in our Olympic games.
  9am-12pm
  
  Jack and Jill Theatre - Act and be puppeteers at the Puppet Theatre.
  1-4pm
  
  
• July 14-18
  Ratatouille - Dress up like a chef, cook, then eat!
  9am-12pm
  
  
• July 21-25
  Water wonder - Bubble and water balloon fun, create a boat, float it and investigate the Rainforest.
  9am-12pm
  
  
• July 29-Aug 1
  Get the Beat - Jiggle, jangle, jingle and jump to the jukebox! Come sing and dance to the beat.
  9am-12pm

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Ages 6-8

• June 9-13
  Recycled Art - Watch your creativity come alive using found objects to form marvelous works of art. How about recycled paper for journals, a nature collage, or trash can art. What can YOU make with yarn, shells and fabric?
  9am-12pm
  
  Creative Musicians - Make your own instruments for the Imagination Station Garage Band. Explore more instruments in the Music Room creating your own beats and rhythm.
  1-4pm
  
  
• June 16-20
  Uncovering the Secret City - Oak Ridge of the 1940's comes alive during this week. Find out what life was like in the closed city. Be the lone photographer, spy, bomber or newspaper publisher. Create disguises, break codes, collect evidence and solve the mystery of the sneaky spy.
  9am-12pm
  
  Secret Science - Explore the concepts of mechanics, electricity and magnets. Build a catapult, rocket and hovercraft. Launch your rocket, fling eggs with your catapult and more. Materials fee $20.00
  1-4pm
  
  
• June 23-27
  Seussville - Visit your favorite stories by Dr. Seuss. Create a play from one, making the settings and costumes.
  9am-12pm
  
  Seussville - This continuation will include learning your lines then performing while being video taped. For the grand finale, parents enjoy popcorn and a play. Take a copy home.
  1-4pm
  
  
• July 7-11
  Eco-Explorers - What can you do to keep our earth green and clean? Do scientific experiments and use recyclables to create art.
  9am-12pm
  
  Kids in Motion - Come to these activity packed session. Play together learning cooperation, games of strategy, course challenges, scavenger hunt and a mini summer Olympics.
  1-4pm
  
  
• July 14-18
  Worldly Adventures - Pack your bags and travel the globe. Find out how to do the Mexican hat dance and make a piñata, fashion a clay tribal mask from Africa, or fold paper to make origami from Japan and more.
  9am-12pm
  
  Global Gourmet - Roll up your sleeves and discover how to cook distinctive foods from Europe, Africa, and South America. Compete in a mini Iron Chef Competition and assemble your own cookbook.
  1-4pm
  
  
• July 21-25
  Pirates on the High Seas - Ahoy Mateys! Don't be a landlubber! Explore the Caribbean with Captain Jack. Fly yer own Jolly Roger while looking for the booty. Search for the secret of Davy Jones' Museum Locker while discovering what lies beneath the sea!
  9am-12pm
  
  Adventureland - This camp is an Imagination Station Super Sampler, something for everyone. Kitchen science, art, magic, making rockets and cooking all in one week. Materials fee $20.00
  1-4pm
  
  
• July 28-Aug 1
  Float Down the Amazon - Learn about plants, animals, insects, and people in our own Brazilian Rainforest. Play games, create crafts and enjoy activities that teach the importance of the rain forest while learning about tropical butterflies, fish, frogs, birds and snakes.
  9am-12pm
  
  Wizards and Dragons Oh My! - Create heraldry, build castles, explore the world of dragons and wizards. Find Dumbledore's secret chamber.
  1-4pm

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Ages 9 - 12

• June 9-13
  Inside the Mummy's Tomb - Walk like an Egyptian! Have you ever wanted to decode Hieroglyphics, discover the myths of Anubis and Rah and mummify a head? Explore a pyramid and learn its secrets while searching for the mummy's organ jars.
  9am-12pm
  
  
• 3D Art - Sculpt with clay, shape with paper Mache and form with wire. Gather raw materials under the trees to make a found object assemblage. Hang your masterpieces for an art show on Friday.
  1-4pm
  
  
• June 16-20
  Imagination Station Talk Show - Do you like talking with your friends? Want to know what it takes to be a news reporter? Find out the scoop at the museum while reporting on the news, weather and issues.
  9am-12pm
  
  Designer Extraordinaire - Be a designer creating your own trendy style with fabric and accessories. Then build a runway and model your fashions.
  1-4pm
  
  
• June 23-27
  Green By Design - Study water samples and monitor the air. Find out what creatures are on the endangered species list and why at our own Brazilian rain forest. Help the museum with their recycling and compost plan. Create recycled art.
  9am-12pm
  
  Extreme Games - Teamwork, participate in physical activities, play mind games, experience course and Gladiator challenges, go on a scavenger hunt.
  1pm-4pm
  
  
• July 7-11
  Model Railroad Layout Construction - Hands on experience in building and setting up model train layouts using T-Track concepts. Learn train sizes and types and how they work. Train will run over connected layouts on Friday. Materials fee: $25
  9am-12pm
  
  In a Flash - Photograph with disposable and digital cameras. Experiment with different light, compositions, and close ups with digital cameras. Manipulate developed photos and create a mat collage or scrapbook to present in the art gallery.
  1-4pm
  
  
• July 14-18
  Deep Space 9 - Learn about our galaxy and the lost planet! What would it be like to live on the international space station? Hurtle through space and eat like an astronaut. Then warp to a planet to discover the alien species that inhabit it.
  9am-12pm
  
  Bill Nye Science - Explore the world of physical science. Investigate with microscopes, make simple machines, craft a rocket and create electromagnets. Materials fee $20.00
  1-4 pm
  
  
• July 21-25
  Deep Sea Adventure - Come dive into some fun exploring waves and sand. Discover what lives in shells and reefs. Learn about famous ship wrecks and find a lost treasure from the Titanic. Create a deep sea painting.
  9am-12pm
  
  Radical Rhythm - Stomp your feet while you keep the beat in our first ever garbage band. Create your own found object music makers to keep the rhythm.
  1-4pm
  
  
• July 28 - August 1
  Kitchen Chemistry - Kitchen helpers hone in on their cooking skills. Enjoy rolling, spreading, stirring, mashing, kneading, and mixing. Harvest produce from the museum garden to create your yummy dishes.
  9am-12pm
  
  Lights, Camera, Action - Calling all future directors, actors, and screenwriters. Put your movie skills into action. Create a plot, write a script, build scenery, create costumes and then film!
  1-4pm

Clay Studio

• (Ages 6 – 12) Monday, Wednesday and Friday June 9-13, June 23-27, July 7-11, July 21-25
  Members $90.00 per week, Non members 95.00 per week. Materials and firing fee included
  1-4pm

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Hours

All camps run every day (Monday - Friday) for one full week
Morning Camps meet daily from 9:00 - noon
Afternoon Camps meet daily from 1 - 4:00P.M.
Combo Camps - Registering for morning and afternoon of the same week
(12-1 for lunch and active play)
Pre-School Camps (ages 3-5) run from 9 - noon or 1-4pm

Registration Fees

One Camp – Members $115, Non-members $125
Combo Camps – 2 camps running the same week Members $170  Non-members $180
Clay Studio – Members $90; Non Members $95 (materials and firing fee included)

Call the Children's Museum soon at 482-1074 or E-mail chmor@bellsouth.net.

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