It's the summer dilemma of the working parent - and all parents are working parents: what do with the kids to keep them stimulated over summer break? Even with the invention of the Wii, no one's recommending a summer of videogames and computer chat, and area museums can help you find alternative activities for time periods ranging from a few days to a few weeks. You can send your child to fun learning activities - and give yourself time to enjoy a little lemonade on the porch this summer.
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The Bakken museum has a series of day camps for girls and boys from grades 2-9, and a girls only summer camp in July. These camps give kids the chance to work with Lego robots, electricity and inventing.
- The Bell museum offers Summer Discovery Day Camps. Bell Museum staff lead kids grades K-6 in topics such as the Science of Superheroes, Forensic Science and Oceans of Life.
- The Minnesota Children's museum has a series of drop-in activities for parents to play and learn along with their children.
- The Minneapolis Institute of the Arts offers summer programming and day camps for ages 4-16.
- Get your kids weaving and sewing this summer at the Minnesota Textile Center.
- The Minnesota Historical Society offers a series of summer camps, including Charm School for Girls, Arts on the River and Civil War History Day Camp.
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