If you like watching animation, you are going to LOVE creating it. Learn the basics of animation, from hand-drawn to computer generated. What kind of animations will YOU create?

Kids Coding and Animation With SCRATCH Camp! Create your own computer animations!

Do you love Anime? Do you want to learn how to draw your own? Then our LIVE virtual Anime CAMP is for you!

Campers will learn some of the theory and techniques behind visual art expression – and ways to explore and stretch their skills. They will learn a bit about color theory and design principles as they see examples all around them and apply themselves to their own imaginative 2D and 3D creations. Behind the scenes visits to the John L. Wehle Gallery and close up shadowing of Museum professionals will help them see – and create – in new ways.

Campers will learn some of the theory and techniques behind visual art expression – and ways to explore and stretch their skills. They will learn a bit about color theory and design principles as they see examples all around them and apply themselves to their own imaginative 2D and 3D creations. Behind the scenes visits to the John L. Wehle Gallery and close up shadowing of Museum professionals will help them see – and create – in new ways.

Campers will learn some of the theory and techniques behind visual art expression – and ways to explore and stretch their skills. They will learn a bit about color theory and design principles as they see examples all around them and apply themselves to their own imaginative 2D and 3D creations. Behind the scenes visits to the John L. Wehle Gallery and close up shadowing of Museum professionals will help them see – and create – in new ways.

What can you paint with besides a brush… How about fabric, a stick, a cluster of leaves, or a blade of grass? How does light and shadow affect the shade you see and how might you paint or color it? Go on a hunt for art in the Historic Village and learn how we care for and display paintings and artifacts in the Gallery. And then craft your own masterpiece. This camp is all about staying curious, giving things a try, and nurturing the creative spirit in budding artists.

What can you paint with besides a brush… How about fabric, a stick, a cluster of leaves, or a blade of grass? How does light and shadow affect the shade you see and how might you paint or color it? Go on a hunt for art in the Historic Village and learn how we care for and display paintings and artifacts in the Gallery. And then craft your own masterpiece. This camp is all about staying curious, giving things a try, and nurturing the creative spirit in budding artists.

Every day is a new adventure when you are an Art Voyager! Campers will become immersed in even more beloved books that correspond with the various Play Zones at Explore & More. We will explore these stories through hands-on art projects that will challenge our imagination and encourage creativity. Campers will need to provide a snack and a water bottle daily. For children ages 5 - 10 Pricing Pricing is designed for one week of programming: July 19 – July 23 (9:00 AM – 11:30 AM; Monday – Friday) $150 Non-Members $125 Members

Create your own masterpiece in the style of these famous painters or come up with your own paintings.

This LIVE Virtual BUILD-A-BOT WORKSHOP is excellent for the younger robot builder. Learn, build, modify and play! All of the robot kits used for this workshop are included in the tuition price! If you can cut, fold, glue and like assembling different parts, you are the perfect creator for our fun robotic creatures.

This LIVE online Coding for Kids camp is an excellent to help improve your child's analytical and critical thinking skills. Basic math and geometry skills are continually reinforced using this object-based coding language created by MIT specifically for children to learn the basics of coding.

This LIVE online Coding for Kids camp is an excellent to help improve your child's analytical and critical thinking skills. Basic math and geometry skills are continually reinforced using this object-based coding language created by MIT specifically for children to learn the basics of coding.

Join Peter Pan for an adventure in Neverland. Get outfitted at the “lost boy” camp. Take part in a pirate treasure hunt, walk the plank, and create a mermaid lagoon. Off to Neverland we go!

Campers will spend half the day getting in touch with their inner fairy, or elf. They will make friends with nature as they explore the enchanted woodlands, discover interesting plants and animals, and see how far their imaginations can take them. They will also spend part the the day in Neverland. Get outfitted at the “lost boy” camp. Take part in a pirate treasure hunt, walk the plank, and create a mermaid lagoon. So much magic packed into one fun-filled week!

This camp is an opportunity for your child to get in touch with their inner fairy, or elf, and gain outdoor experiences that will last a lifetime. Participants will make friends with nature as they explore the enchanted woodlands, discover interesting plants and animals, and see how far their imaginations can take them. On Friday, join us for a forest festival with refreshments, and plenty of fairy fun and elf entertainment.

Dig up your passport and get outfitted for a safari expedition. Set up your safari camp, and go on a bug hunt. Through hikes, crafts, games, and stories we’ll spend the week in deep exploration and adventure.

Dig up your passport and get outfitted for a safari expedition. Set up your safari camp, and go on a bug hunt. Through hikes, crafts, games, and stories we’ll spend the week in deep exploration and adventure.

Dig up your passport and get outfitted for a safari expedition. Set up your safari camp, and go on a bug hunt. Through hikes, crafts, games, and stories we’ll spend the week in deep exploration and adventure.

In this introductory class for girls and boys, learn the skills needed to identify, catch and prepare fish. Become skilled at baiting hooks, identifying aquatic insects, and cooking your catch over an open fire. Practice your newly learned skills while exploring fishing ponds and the Oatka Creek located on the museum's private property.

One of the coolest parts of camping is cooking over an open fire. Collecting wood, sparking a flame, and watching the fire burn until you are ready to cook! This camp will teach you everything you need to know to safely forage for supplies, create a fire, and cook over an open flame. Every day campers will help to create a delicious treat. Roast marshmallows, make a mountain pie, and so much more!

The great outdoors is great for kids. Many studies have shown that children who play outside do better in school and generally lead happy, healthy lives. During this free-play nature program, campers will be able to choose from a variety of crafts, games, and activities. Play in the creek, build a fort, search for salamanders or cool off in the sprinkler. Who knows what the day’s adventure will be? This is a good choice for children who prefer less structure.

The great outdoors is great for kids. Many studies have shown that children who play outside do better in school and generally lead happy, healthy lives. During this free-play nature program, campers will be able to choose from a variety of crafts, games, and activities. Play in the creek, build a fort, search for salamanders or cool off in the sprinkler. Who knows what the day’s adventure will be? This is a good choice for children who prefer less structure.

Gain confidence and comfort in being outdoors during this basic survival skills adventure. Become proficient at hands-on activities such as fire lore, camp cooking, tracking, fishing, navigation, shelters, useful plants, camp crafts and other fun survival experiences. Practice how your ancestors may have lived and enjoy nature to the fullest.

Amazing amphibians are all around us, you just need to know where to look. Spend a week searching for these cold-blooded creatures around the nature center. Learn how to safely locate, document, and protect each species. Use field guides, nets and magni-viewers to study specimens up close. Listen to stories, sing songs, create salamander crafts, and so much more!

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to the Genesee Country Village & Museum’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You will need no books or equipment, just your love of all things magical. Terms begin August 2 & 16. We await your owl, or application, no later than the end of June. Don’t miss your opportunity to attend potions class, study the care of magical creatures, design a wand, learn about astronomy, and embrace all things Potter.

This camp is perfect for the wild child in your life! During this free-play nature program, campers will explore the trails and ponds, play in the forest, build a fort, search for creatures, or cool off in the sprinkler. Who knows what wild adventure each day will bring? This is a good choice for children who prefer less structure.

If you need some help with your garden, enroll your budding green thumb in this five-day gardening and cooking camp. Kids will learn how to care for a plant from growing to harvesting, then they'll take the day's produce and make a healthy dish. As an added bonus, this camp features the “Farm to Table Program” hosted by Patti Green. The combined virtual and in-person program is approximately 75-90 minutes each day throughout the week, and it will be built into our daily camp schedule or you may participate in this portion virtually. We’ll participate in virtual field trips with local farmers and participate in hands-on cooking experiences highlighting local fresh seasonal ingredients. A little gardening here, a little cooking there, and your child will get experience in organic farming as well as how to prepare different types of vegetables. Don't worry: There's plenty of time for play inside Explore & More Museum, hikes around Canalside, games, arts and crafts, too. Sign them up for Farm to Fork Camp, and they'll come back with an advanced palate and a thumb greener than yours. Think of it as an investment in your family's mealtime future. For children ages 5 – 10

THREE DAYS! THREE HOURS a Day! Spectacular American Girl activities, play, and endless FUN!

ust imagine all that you can invent! Campers will learn skills in electronics, robotics, and fabrication to create useful, fun, and silly inventions to solve a series of challenges. After building foundational skills, makers will explore the entire design process to invent their own independent project. Your child will learn while having fun! For children ages 8 - 12

Calling all Future Engineers! This CAMP is a great combination of LEARNING and CREATING. Will your skyscraper stand? Will your bridge hold weight?? Let's find out!

Calling all Future Engineers! This CAMP is a great combination of LEARNING and CREATING. Will your skyscraper stand? Will your bridge hold weight?? Let's find out!

Keep your child busy Discovering, Learning and Creating by signing them up for our Robotics Camp!

Keep your child busy Discovering, Learning and Creating by signing them up for our Robotics Camp!

This Live! Virtual Camp presents students with a great variety of hands-on science projects, ranging from solar energy, exploring both solar electric cells and solar ovens, aviation, roller coasters, electricity and circuits, chemical compounds, polymers, slime, and much more! Perfect for Ages 7 - 12.

THREE DAYS! THREE HOURS a Day! Spectacular Super SLIMY STEAM activities, play, and endless FUN!

Grab your lab coat and goggles and join us this summer at Explore & More’s Tinker Camp! Spend the week exploring STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) topics and design challenges that range from building robots to understanding rocket ships. Discover the true maker in you! For children ages 8 – 12

Activate your voice, body & imagination. During this theater themed class, campers will learn how to use props & invent their own characters while practicing body language & personal expression. They will then use their new skills around the village, & put on a performance at the historic Davis Opera House. The upstairs was an elegant performance hall where musicians, lecturers, & the occasional bear could be seen.

Have fun learning open-hearth cooking during this hands-on class for girls and boys. Explore the museum gardens, and bring seasonal ingredients back to the kitchen. Learn how to correctly build a fire for open-hearth cooking and make simple 19th-century dishes. During the week students will also make their very own receipt (recipe) book to bring home.

A 19th-century adventure in decorative confections! Create fancy sweets such as candies, marzipan, cookies, pies and cakes. Record the receipts in your receipt book, so you'll be able to make masterpieces at home, as well.

What did people do to pass time before television, phones, and computers? They danced! Learn the importance of dancing in the Genesee Valley in the 1800s, practice the steps to classics like the Virginia Reel and Boston Tea Party, and show off your new skills during daily dances at the Town Hall. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn from the Genesee Country Village & Museum's dance master, Mr. Huff!

You can bet the farm your children will have fun at this camp! Spend a week learning and doing at the Pioneer Farm. Help with animal care, collect eggs, tend crops, grind corn, and horse around! Plant the seed for a lifelong love of learning.

You can bet the farm your children will have fun at this camp! Spend a week learning and doing at the Pioneer Farm. Help with animal care, collect eggs, tend crops, grind corn, and horse around! Plant the seed for a lifelong love of learning.

You can bet the farm your children will have fun at this camp! Spend a week learning and doing at the Pioneer Farm. Help with animal care, collect eggs, tend crops, grind corn, and horse around! Plant the seed for a lifelong love of learning.

You can bet the farm your children will have fun at this camp! Spend a week learning and doing at the Pioneer Farm. Help with animal care, collect eggs, tend crops, grind corn, and horse around! Plant the seed for a lifelong love of learning.

For half of the day our youngest campers will be introduced to the Pioneer Farm and the animals that live there. Collect eggs, grind corn, listen to stories, sing songs, play games, and more. Visiting a farm has never been more fun! For the other half, they will learn all about how animals help people, people help animals, and animals help each other. They will spend time hiking the nature center trails and observing pond life. What a way to spend a summer day!

For half of the day our youngest campers will be introduced to the Pioneer Farm and the animals that live there. Collect eggs, grind corn, listen to stories, sing songs, play games, and more. Visiting a farm has never been more fun! For the other half, they will learn all about how animals help people, people help animals, and animals help each other. They will spend time hiking the nature center trails and observing pond life. What a way to spend a summer day!

During this unique class, our youngest campers will be introduced to the Pioneer Farm and the animals that live there. Collect eggs, grind corn, listen to stories, sing songs, play games, and more. Visiting a farm has never been more fun!

During this unique class, our youngest campers will be introduced to the Pioneer Farm and the animals that live there. Collect eggs, grind corn, listen to stories, sing songs, play games, and more. Visiting a farm has never been more fun!

Campers help choose the day’s journey in this free-play program. Play old-fashioned games, build a fort, or make up a new adventure. Work together with your fellow campers to plan each awesome day. Who knows what the journey will be? This is a great choice for children who prefer less structure.

Both boys and girls will enjoy living the adventures of Huck Finn during this one-of-a-kind camp! Learn what life was like for a child living in the 1840's. Set up camp, gather firewood, a light a fire using flint and steel. Explore the forest, help villagers with chores, make your own fishing pole, and so much more. Who knows what other adventures are in store?

Both boys and girls will enjoy living the adventures of Huck Finn during this one-of-a-kind camp! Learn what life was like for a child living in the 1840's. Set up camp, gather firewood, a light a fire using flint and steel. Explore the forest, help villagers with chores, make your own fishing pole, and so much more. Who knows what other adventures are in store?

Both boys and girls will enjoy living the adventures of Huck Finn during this one-of-a-kind camp! Learn what life was like for a child living in the 1840's. Set up camp, gather firewood, a light a fire using flint and steel. Explore the forest, help villagers with chores, make your own fishing pole, and so much more. Who knows what other adventures are in store?

Both boys and girls will enjoy living the adventures of Huck Finn during this one-of-a-kind camp! Learn what life was like for a child living in the 1840's. Set up camp, gather firewood, a light a fire using flint and steel. Explore the forest, help villagers with chores, make your own fishing pole, and so much more. Who knows what other adventures are in store?

This summer we’re going old-school! Participate in authentic 19th-century lessons at the school house, barter for supplies at Altay Store and play games from the past. Meet with Village craftspeople, and make your own 19th-century projects to take home. You won’t want to cut this class! This is a great choice for an introduction to summer camp at GCV&M!

Do you know how to sew using just a needle and thread? Have you ever admired your grandmother’s quilts and wished you could create one yourself? During this class you will learn techniques from our talented crafts people, visit the art gallery to discover hand made fashion from the 1800’s, and practice the art of hand quilting. Your finished project will be a pillow with a quilted top of your own design. Come and see what you can create!

Journey back to Wilder days as you re-live life as Laura and Almonzo Wilder would have in the Little House series. Spend time in a one-room school house, barter in the general store, learn what life was like living in a log cabin, play with toys that Laura and Almonzo might have owned, and make crafts from long ago. Boys and girls welcome!

We know summer is just starting, but it is never too early to start preparing for school! In September, many children will be “leaving the nest” and going off on their own for the first time. No, we are not talking about going to college. We’re talking about little ones going to Kindergarten! For many kids, this will be the first time they spend away from their parents for an extended period. At Together to Kindergarten, young campers are set up for success by providing fun and educational activities based on the following Kindergarten Readiness Skill-Builders: fine motor skills (cutting, writing, using manipulatives for small motor tasks), large motor skills (large group games, balancing, climbing), social/emotional skills (socializing, making new friends, taking turns, sharing, good manners), language skills (speaking in a whole group setting, asking for assistance), reading skills (rhyming, recognizing patterns in stories, print awareness), and math skills (counting, patterning, measuring). Campers will get used to “school” routines and separating from parents while playing and learning in the various Play Zones at Explore & More. Campers will need to provide a snack and a water bottle daily. Ages: 4 – 5 (entering Kindergarten in September 2021) Date: Monday, August 23rd – Friday, August 27th Two Sessions: 9:00am-11:30am, Cost: $150 1:00pm-2:00pm, Cost: $75

Work virtually with teachers from The Albany Academies in Math, Science and English classes this summer! Skills courses are three week sessions for one hour a day. Math/Science for credit classes meet 2.5 hour a day for six weeks. For more information please see our website.

We know that in order to engage students over the summer, we need to make it FUN! Our Summer 2021 Virtual Camp Model includes fun games, week long problem solving tasks, and creative projects. Sessions specifically focus on sustaining and extending grade appropriate skills and strategies. Our “roomies” also have the opportunity to receive individualized instruction focused on their specific needs, whether it be to challenge, sustain, or support them... we’ve got it covered!

Pack your bag and let’s get exploring! Children will travel the world and encounter a different country every day of the week through maker projects, artistic masterpieces, traditional games, and authentic foods, as they gain math, science, and cooking skills. Hands-on cooking lessons are built into the daily schedule. This isn’t your typical make-pizza-bagels-and-ice-cream-sundaes kiddie “cooking” class, either. As an added bonus, this camp features “Passport to the World Club Camp” hosted by Patti Green. The program will highlight a different country each of the five camp days, highlighting traditional foods and recipes. Each cooking class, approximately 75-90 minutes will be built into our daily camp schedule or you may participate in this portion virtually. During this week-long camp, all of the ingredients are pre-measured and included for campers to learn about how people live in different places around the world! *Timeframes will be provided to pick up materials at the museum for virtual program. Ages: 5 – 10 Date: Monday, July 12th – Friday, July 16th Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm

Develop your character with A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory summer session, for ages 8–19.