Science

Science, Robotics, Engineering

Winter

total slime takeover (slime & Engineering camp)

7-11 Yr Olds

Pack your slime passport for a messy, magical STEAM adventure where participants will embark on an imaginative journey through sky-high thrills, volcanic zones, and spooky European legends. Throughout this screen-free experience, young explorers will mix up a world of creative slimes—everything from fluffy, cloud-like concoctions to bubbling fruity blends and eerie Transylvania Blood. They’ll also engineer epic builds such as flying forts, lava jumps, and a thrilling Hydra Head Launcher. With themed days—including High Flying Slime Day, Awesome Asia, and Yay Yay Europe—campers will combine hands-on science and engineering challenges with cultural adventure, creating memories (and slime) that are as educational as they are unforgettable.

  • WEATHER UPDATE: Canceled on Mon, Dec 29 due to weather. Makeup is on Thur, Jan 1
  • NEW Dates (Weather): Dec 30-Jan 1
  • Instructors: Rachel Franklin & Challenge Island Staff
  • Time: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM

  • Location: Lincoln Elementary - Cafeteria

under the sea steam splash

7-11 Yr Olds

Embark on a splashtacular, science-filled underwater escapade! Inspired by your favorite ocean explorers, this STEAM-powered event is packed with hands-on activities, quirky challenges, and oceanic surprises.Kids will craft their own Under the Sea Slime, blending colors and textures to create a squishy ocean masterpiece. They'll engineer a seaworthy Pirate Ship, testing buoyancy and design in a fun STEM challenge. Additionally, they'll race in the Plankton’s Slow Race, designing and testing their own plankton models to see who can sink the slowest. Dive into this ocean of fun, where learning meets laughter beneath the waves!

glow crazy steam night

7-11 Yr Olds

Get ready to ignite your imagination with an electrifying glow-in-the-dark adventure! This hands-on program delves into the fascinating science behind luminescence, offering a series of engaging activities that combine creativity, learning, and fun. Participants will have the opportunity to design and race their own glowing Glow Coaster, construct a blinking, bouncing Alien Arcade Game, and concoct their very own stretchy, shimmering Glow Slime. Each challenge is crafted to encourage exploration and laughter, ensuring that everything glows—and everything goes—in this illuminating experience.


Spring & Summer

wonderland slime lab

7-13 Yr Olds

Fall down the rabbit hole into a wacky world of slime, surprises, and STEAM! In this topsy‑turvy adventure, kids will craft an “Unbirthday Surprise” gift to kick things off, whip up whimsical Unbirthday Cake Slime, engineer a spinning Mad Hatter’s Tea Party experiment, and mix magical Queen of Hearts Slime — fit for royalty (or rebels!). Each twist and turn promises to get curiouser, goopier, and more imaginative than the last as they explore, build, and play in unexpected ways.

  • Register Here (Online Registration Opens Mon, Jan 19 @ 10:00 AM)
  • Registration Deadline: Wed, Apr 1 (or when full)
  • Cost: $54r/$69nr
  • Instructors: Rachel Franklin & Challenge Island Staff
  • Date: Tue, Apr 7
  • Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Location: Cityside MS - Cafeteria

super steam-io family adventure

All Ages

Grab your STEAM-io mustaches and jump into an unforgettable family quest where teamwork, laughter, and creativity rule! Families will power up their imaginations as they engineer a Super STEAMio Jump that defies gravity, build and launch STEAMio’s Pyramid Slingshot using real‑world physics, and design, decorate, and race their own Ultimate STEAMio Cart Challenge together. Every level brings hands‑on STEAM fun, collaborative triumphs, and memory‑making moments your family will treasure long after the adventure ends!

  • Register Here (Online Registration Opens Mon, Jan 19 @ 10:00 AM)
  • Registration Deadline: Wed, Apr 1 (or when full)
  • Cost: $89r/$104nr per family
  • Instructors: Rachel Franklin & Challenge Island Staff
  • Date: Thur, Apr 9
  • Time: 5:30-8:30 PM

  • Location: Cityside MS - ELA Room

kids night out - hop into spring

6-11 Yr Olds

Spring has sprung and we're excited to invite kids to our Eggstravaganza Kids Night Out STEAM event! This event is all about creativity, problem-solving, and of course, having fun. Kids will have the opportunity to design a parachute to keep their eggs safe during a drop, build a zipline carriage to transport their eggs safely across a distance, and even make some bouncing bunnies. 

  • Register Here (Online Registration Opens Mon, Jan 19 @ 10:00 AM)
  • Registration Deadline: Fri, Apr 17 (or when full)
  • Cost: $54r/$69nr
  • Instructors: Rachel Franklin & Challenge Island Staff
  • Date: Sat, Apr 25
  • Time: 5:00-8:00 PM

  • Location: Cityside MS - Cafeteria

pets, parachutes & slime - a family steam adventure

All Ages

Families will team up for a heartwarming, hands-on adventure filled with creativity, collaboration, and slime-tastic fun! Together you’ll engineer the perfect parachute to protect your adopted pet egg, design and build a dream room for your adopted pet, and celebrate your new family with sweet, swirly ice-cream slime. It’s an evening of imagination, teamwork, and unforgettable memories on Adoption Island!

  • Register Here (Online Registration Opens Mon, Jan 19 @ 10:00 AM)
  • Registration Deadline: Tue, June 2 (or when full)
  • Cost: $79r/$94nr
  • Instructors: Rachel Franklin & Challenge Island Staff
  • Date: Tue, June 9
  • Time: 5:30-8:30 PM

  • Location: Cityside MS - ELA Room

slimetopia - diners, drive thrus & dives

7-13 Yr Olds

You and your STEAM Team have been selected to host the new Slimetopia Diners, Drive-Thrus and Dives reality TV show! Prepare to embark on a cross-country culinary road trip to the slimiest eating establishments in the USA! With such instant Slimetopia classics as In and Out Burger Slime, Tex Mex Slime, King Cake Slime, Clam Chowder Slime and Peach Cobbler Ala Mode Slime, you’ll get an unforgettable “taste” of ooey, gooey local flavors from coast to coast.

  • Register Here (Online Registration Opens Mon, Jan 19 @ 10:00 AM)
  • Registration Deadline: Mon, June 16 (or when full)
  • Cost: $240r/$255nr
  • Instructors: Rachel Franklin & Challenge Island Staff
  • Dates: June 22-25
  • Time: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM

  • Location: Cityside MS - Cafeteria

jurassic island

6-11 Yr Olds

Calling all budding paleontologists! Set up camp on Jurassic Island, uncover a land forgotten by time, and unearth the incredible secrets of the dinosaurs and their ancient ecosystem. Walk in the footprints of the gentle giant brachiosaurus, race against the velociraptors, soar through the skies with the pterodactyl, and battle the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex. This STEAM-fueled camp is sure to be the learning adventure of all time! 

  • Register Here (Online Registration Opens Mon, Jan 19 @ 10:00 AM)
  • Registration Deadline: Fri, July 17 (or when full)
  • Cost: $240r/$255nr
  • Instructors: Rachel Franklin & Challenge Island Staff
  • Dates: Aug 3-6
  • Time: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM

  • Location: Cityside MS - Cafeteria

slimetopia - shake, rattle & sushi roll

7-13 Yr Olds

Get ready to roll into a deliciously creative STEAM adventure! Campers will mix up a batch of bento box slime, test their engineering skills as they design and shake-test their very own “Ring of Fire” sushi restaurant, and top it all off by creating Rockin’ Ramen Noodle Slime. It’s a night of stretchy, squishy, sushi-inspired fun where science and imagination stick together in the most delightfully slimy way!

  • Register Here (Online Registration Opens Mon, Jan 19 @ 10:00 AM)
  • Registration Deadline: Mon, Aug 3 (or when full)
  • Cost: $54r/$69nr
  • Instructors: Rachel Franklin & Challenge Island Staff
  • Date: Mon, Aug 10
  • Time: 5:30-8:30 PM

  • Location: Cityside MS - ELA Room