Session II:
August 17 - 21, 2026, 9AM-3PM
2 Spots Left!

Perfect for youngsters who enjoy using their imaginations and participating in dress-up and pretend play, History Alive encourages kids to compare and contrast life in different eras of the past. Kids will have a chance to dress in costumes every day. After a brief, interactive lesson about the historical era, they engage in games and activities particular to each century in period gardens and buildings.

Investment: $400
Discount: 10% off additional camps or sibling registrations.
Extended Care: Morning (8–9 AM) $15; Afternoon (3–5 PM) $30.

August 3 - 7, 2026, 9AM-3PM
Full! Waiting List Available.

Venture into the past using books as the time machine! Each day of this program begins with a lively picture book about an amazing individual or historical event, which sets the scene for expeditions through Strawbery Banke’s gardens, houses, and grounds. Kids will activate their imaginations by meeting roleplayers, playing games, and making historical crafts. Activities this week will include creating fossils, making ice cream, baking an old-fashioned recipe, and more! Campers will bring home their picture book filled with artwork, recipes, and great memories at the end of an action-packed week.

Investment: $400
Discount: 10% off additional camps or sibling registrations.
Extended Care: Morning (8–9 AM) $15; Afternoon (3–5 PM) $30.

August 10 - 14, 2026, 9AM-3PM
Full! Waiting List Available.

Let imagination take flight while exploring American history! Campers are invited to discover the past with a beloved doll or stuffed animal by their side in this week-long program. Highlights include baking cookies on a Colonial hearth, dressing up to play in the historic houses, and crafting doll-sized accessories to take home. Campers and their “companions” will be kept busy with plenty of games, activities, and creative play throughout the week.

Investment: $400
Discount: 10% off additional camps or sibling registrations.
Extended Care: Morning (8–9 AM) $15; Afternoon (3–5 PM) $30.

July 27 - 31, 2026, 9AM - 3PM
3 Spots Left!

Get the inside scoop about how houses are built and then explore the public and private spaces in a historical house to see how people lived hundreds of years ago.  Investigate kitchens by cooking food over an open hearth and participating in old-fashioned house work.  Learn the uses of a parlor through the games and crafts that took place there. Investigate the attics and basements that were used for theatrical performances and essential food production.  Each day also includes the opportunity to use imagination as campers use a variety of materials to create buildings for their own towns and villages.

Investment: $400
Discount: 10% off additional camps or sibling registrations.
Extended Care: Morning (8–9 AM) $15; Afternoon (3–5 PM) $30.

Growing Up Victorian:
August 17 - 21, 2026, 9AM - 3PM
Full! Waiting List Available.

Learn about different eras of the past by living it. Campers will dress in costumes and use reproduction toys and tools in a historical setting to discover what life was like for children in different centuries. They will also develop improvisation and acting techniques while roleplaying in the museum’s buildings. Through demonstrating toys and games for the Museum’s visitors, they’ll make history come to life!

Investment: $400
Discount: 10% off additional camps or sibling registrations.
Extended Care: Morning (8–9 AM) $15; Afternoon (3–5 PM) $30.

August 3 - 7, 2026, 9AM - 3PM
Full! Waiting List Available.

Investigate how foods have been grown, harvested, preserved, cooked and eaten through time. Try out a variety of period recipes on the hearth and 19th-century cookstove.  Learn about convenience foods from hardtack to TV dinners. Discover foods that immigrants brought from all over the world and explore how dining etiquette has changed through time.  And even create and cook your own recipes.  At the end of the week, campers will have full stomachs and a variety of recipes to try at home.

Investment: $400
Discount: 10% off additional camps or sibling registrations.
Extended Care: Morning (8–9 AM) $15; Afternoon (3–5 PM) $30.

August 10-14, 2026, 9AM-3PM
Full! Waiting List Available.

Let imagination take flight while exploring American history! Campers are invited to discover the past with a beloved doll or stuffed animal by their side in this week-long program. Highlights include baking cookies on a Colonial hearth, dressing up to play in the historic houses, and crafting doll-sized accessories to take home. Campers and their “companions” will be kept busy with plenty of games, activities, and creative play throughout the week.

Investment: $400
Discount: 10% off additional camps or sibling registrations.
Extended Care: Morning (8–9 AM) $15; Afternoon (3–5 PM) $30.

July 27 - 31, 2026, 9AM - 3PM
Full; Waiting List Available

You know how to read a mystery book, but can you read and solve the mysteries of a building?  Discover how buildings can teach us about the people who lived long ago.  Go behind the scenes to explore attics and basements in historic homes, build a model of an 18th-century post-and-beam house, venture on an architectural scavenger hunt and unlock the secrets of Strawbery Banke’s unrestored homes.

Investment: $400
Discount: 10% off additional camps or sibling registrations.
Extended Care: Morning (8–9 AM) $15; Afternoon (3–5 PM) $30.

The Industrial Era (1820-1870):
July 27 - August 7, 2026, 9AM-3PM
Full! Waiting List Available.

Times change but adolescents have always played a part in history. Teens of today can make the past come to life by becoming a historic roleplayer and using the museum’s houses and grounds as their stage. Participants will learn theatrical techniques, dress in full costume, use old-fashioned tools and materials, and engage in historical research methods to learn how to portray a person from another time. After successful completion of the program, many Jr. Roleplayers are invited back to participate in the Museum’s special event programs throughout the year. This is a two-week camp and participants must attend both weeks. 

Investment: $800 (2-week)
Discount: 10% off additional camps or sibling registrations.
Extended Care: Morning (8–9 AM) $15; Afternoon (3–5 PM) $30.