Registration for this camp is full. Tuesday-Thursday, July 30-Aug 1; 9:00am-1:00pm $99 All children, ages 6-10 This interactive camp is led by Gibbs Farm staff with input from members of the Dakota community. The camp focuses on historic Dakota seasonal rounds and includes mini language lessons, activities, and crafts. Campers will put up a small […]
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 9:30am-11:30am $19 per day $17.10 RCHS Member Price All children, ages 4-5 The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included. 7/31 – Pioneer Gardens Campers will take a […]
Friday, August 2, 2019 9:30am-11:30am $19 per day $17.10 RCHS Member Price All children, ages 4-5 The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included. 8/2 – All about Pigs! Campers will get […]
Tuesday-Thursday, August 6-8; 9:00am-3:00pm $149 All children, ages 11-15 New this year! Think you have what it takes to survive as an 1800s pioneer? Test your skills at the Gibbs Farm site where campers will compete in 19th century farm chores, household tasks, and one room-schoolhouse exercises. Campers will get an in depth look at […]
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 9:30am-11:30am $19 per day $17.10 RCHS Member Price All children, ages 4-5 The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included. 8/7 – All about Goats! Campers will learn […]
Friday, August 9, 2019 9:30am-11:30am $19 per day $17.10 RCHS Member Price All children, ages 4-5 The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included. 8/9- Tipi Life and Buffalo Nation Campers will […]
Tuesdays-Thursdays; August 13-15, 2019 9:00am-1:00pm $99 All children, ages 6-10 Children will travel back in time to the 1800s to experience school, work, and play in this three-day pioneer immersion history camp. Campers attend the one-room schoolhouse each day, to experience “reading, writing, and arithmetic” in a fun and kid-friendly way. Pioneer Kids will also […]
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 9:30am-11:30am $19 per day All children, ages 4-5 The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included. 8/14– All about Bees! Campers will learn all about these important pollinators […]
Gibbs Farm MEA Detective Camps 1 or 2 Day Camp Options Campers ages 6-10 $49 for 1 day $80 for both days Register Here! Nature Detectives: Thursday, October, 17th; 9am-4pm Calling all outdoor adventurers! Campers will be nature detectives as we explore the outdoors. We will search for clues to tell us what creatures are […]
Friday, August 16, 2019 9:30am-11:30am $19 per day $17.10 RCHS Member Price All children, ages 4-5 The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included. 8/16 – One-Room Schoolhouse Campers will experience what […]
Tuesday-Thursday; August 20-22, 2019 9:00am-1:00pm $99 All children, ages 6-10 Three Days, Three Experiences: Life as a Pioneer Girl, Dakota Girl, and Victorian girl. Campers discover what the lives of pioneer girls, Dakota girls, and Victorian girls were like in the 1800s. This craft-based camp offers children a first-hand appreciation of the daily lives of […]
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 9:30am-11:30am $19 per day $17.10 RCHS Member Price All children, ages 4-5 The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included. 8/21 – Ducks, Geese, and Chickens…Oh My! Campers […]
Friday, August 23, 2019 9:30am-11:30am $19 per day $17.10 RCHS Member Price All children, ages 4-5 The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included. 8/23 - All about Sheep! Campers will learn […]
Gibbs Farm MEA Detective Camps 1 or 2 Day Camp Options Campers ages 6-10 $49 for 1 day $80 for both days Register by clicking here. Nature Detectives: Thursday, October 17th, 9am-4pm Calling all outdoor adventurers! Campers will be nature detectives as we explore the outdoors. We will search for clues to tell us what […]
Tuesday-Thursday; August 27-29, 2019 9:00am-1:00pm $99 All children, ages 6-10 Three Days, Three Experiences: Life as a Pioneer Girl, Dakota Girl, and Victorian girl. Campers discover what the lives of pioneer girls, Dakota girls, and Victorian girls were like in the 1800s. This craft-based camp offers children a first-hand appreciation of the daily lives of […]
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 9:30am-11:30am $19 per day $17.10 RCHS Member Price All children, ages 4-5 The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included. 8/28 - Pioneer Chores Campers will get to […]
Friday, August 30, 2019 9:30am-11:30am $19 per day $17.10 RCHS Member Price All children, ages 4-5 The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included. 8/30 – Apple Orchard Fun! Campers will take […]
Gibbs Farm MEA Detective Camps 1 or 2 Day Camp Options Campers ages 6-10 $49 for 1 day $80 for both days Register Here! Nature Detectives: Thursday, October, 17th; 9am-4pm Calling all outdoor adventurers! Campers will be nature detectives as we explore the outdoors. We will search for clues to tell us what creatures are […]
Friday, June 26; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Victorian Tea Party Jr.: Campers will learn a little about the etiquette of a fancy Victorian afternoon tea by hosting their own tea party that they […]
Tuesday-Thursday, June 30-July 2; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Travel back in time to the mid-1800s and live like a pioneer kid! Go to school in a one-room schoolhouse, help with the weekly wash, […]
Wednesday, July 1; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Ducks, Geese, and Chickens…Oh My! Campers will learn all about the different farm birds at Gibbs Farm by helping with their morning care and feeding. These […]
Friday, July 3; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. One-room Schoolhouse: Campers will experience what lessons were like in a one-room schoolhouse. PeeWees will sing their ABCs, write on slate boards, and read a story. […]
Tuesday-Thursday, July 7-July 9; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. What would it be like to be a girl in 19th century Minnesota? Experience the differences and similarities between life today and life as a […]
Wednesday, July 8; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. What’s Alive on the Prairie? Campers will go on a scavenger hunt to see what critters (bugs, animals, or flowers) they can find in the prairie. […]
Friday, July 10; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Pioneer Chores: Campers will get to go back in time in our historic farmhouse to participate in everyday pioneer chores like doin’ the wash and making […]
Tuesday-Thursday, July 14-June 16; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Learn about Minnesota’s first people, the Dakota, in this unique camp! Developed with Dakota partners, including instructors from University of Minnesota’s Dakota Language Program, this […]
Wednesday, July 15; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. All About Sheep: Campers will meet our resident sheep, Fern and Lydia, while learning all about how sheep were used on a pioneer farm. These mini […]
Friday, July 17; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Tipi Life and Buffalo Nation: Campers will experience what winter life in the tipi was like for the Dakota. These PeeWees will also hear a traditional […]
Tuesday-Thursday, July 21-July 23; 9am-3pm Price: $165 Member Price: $150 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Think you have what it takes to survive as an 1800s pioneer? Test your skills at the Gibbs Farm site where campers will compete in […]
Wednesday, July 22; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. All About Bees: Campers will learn all about these important pollinators and how pioneers collected honey to eat and wax to make candles. PeeWees will dip […]
Friday, July 24; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Ice Cream Social Jr.: PeeWees will learn how the Pioneer made their favorite treat, ice cream! Campers will also get to enjoy a scoop of famous […]
Tuesday-Thursday, July 28-July 30; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Travel back in time to the mid-1800s and live like a pioneer kid! Go to school in a one-room schoolhouse, help with the weekly wash, […]
Wednesday, July 29; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. All About Butterflies: PeeWees will learn about butterflies native to Minnesota while exploring the Gibbs Farm Prairie. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 […]
Friday, July 31; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Dakota and Pioneer Gardens: Campers will take a walk through our Dakota and Pioneer Gardens and learn about the plants growing there. PeeWees will even get […]
Tuesday-Thursday, August 4-August 6; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. What would it be like to be a girl in 19th century Minnesota? Experience the differences and similarities between life today and life as a […]
Wednesday, August 5; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Bugs that crawl, bugs that fly, bugs that spin a web, oh my! Campers with search and find bugs in their natural habitat. These mini camps […]
Friday, August 7; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. ABCs on the Farm: A is for Apple Trees, B is for Barn, and C is for Chickens! We will search for the alphabet all across […]
Tuesday-Thursday, August 11-August 13; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Travel back in time to the mid-1800s and live like a pioneer kid! Go to school in a one-room schoolhouse, help with the weekly wash, […]
Wednesday, August 12; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. All About Goats: Campers will learn all about the importance of goats on a farm. PeeWees will play "goat" games and meet our herd. These mini […]
Friday, August 14; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. PeeWee Theater: PeeWees take the stage in a mini-skit that we will practice and present to families! These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 […]
Tuesday-Thursday, August 18-August 20; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. What would it be like to be a girl in 19th century Minnesota? Experience the differences and similarities between life today and life as a […]
Wednesday, August 19; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. All About Plants: Campers will learn about the native plants that grow across the Gibbs Farm Site! These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 […]
Friday, August 21; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Farmhouse Adventure: Campers will get to tour the Gibbs Farm Historic Farmhouse to learn about the Gibbs Family and their everyday life. These mini camps are […]
Wednesday, August 26; 9:30am-11:30am $10/person. New this year! Calling all grandpas, grandmas, moms, and dads! Have you ever wanted to join your 4 – 5 year-old PeeWee for summer camp at Gibbs Farm? Now is your chance! PeeWees and their grown-up pal will play games, read stories, and do an activity together! Topics include All About our […]
Friday, August 28; 9:30am-11:30am $10/person. New this year! Calling all grandpas, grandmas, moms, and dads! Have you ever wanted to join your 4 – 5 year-old PeeWee for summer camp at Gibbs Farm? Now is your chance! PeeWees and their grown-up pal will play games, read stories, and do an activity together! Topics include All About our […]
Tuesday, June 29th; 9am-3pm $60 for a single day session Campers will need to bring a lunch Here is the perfect summer adventure day! A full day of camp awesomeness featuring activities from Dakota camp and Kids on the Farm camp. Dip a candle made of real beeswax, race with a travois through a restored […]
Thursday, July 1st; 9am-3pm $60 for a single day session Campers will need to bring a lunch Here is the perfect summer adventure day! A full day of camp awesomeness featuring activities from Dakota camp and Kids on the Farm camp. Dip a candle made of real beeswax, race with a travois through a restored […]
July 6th – 8th; 9am-1pm For Campers 6-10 Travel back in time to the mid-1800s and live like an early Minnesota farm kid! Go to school in a one-room schoolhouse, help with the weekly wash, run an errand to the local general store, make butter, and more! Every morning starts with feeding the Gibbs Farm […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
July 13th – 15th; 9am-1pm For Campers 6-10 Learn about Minnesota’s first people, the Dakota, past & present, in this unique camp! Developed with Dakota partners, including instructors from University of Minnesota’s Dakota Language Program, this camp allows kids to explore 1830s seasonal life through the lens of Cloud Man’s village, where a young Jane […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
July 20th – 22nd; 9am-1pm For Campers 6-10 What would it be like to be a girl in 19th century Minnesota? Experience the differences and similarities between life today and life as a Pioneer, Dakota, and Victorian girl! Costumed staff lead campers through the historic Gibbs farmhouse, explore the restored prairie, and host a Victorian […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
July 27th – 29th; 9am-1pm For Campers 6-10 Travel back in time to the mid-1800s and live like an early Minnesota farm kid! Go to school in a one-room schoolhouse, help with the weekly wash, run an errand to the local general store, make butter, and more! Every morning starts with feeding the Gibbs Farm […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
2021 Exclusive! Tuesday - Thursday, August 3rd- 5th 9:00 am – 3:00 pm; Campers bring a lunch each day. $165 Hold on to your hat! We are going time traveling to three different eras of Minnesota history. Day one will highlight the past & present of Minnesota’s first people, the Dakota. Campers will learn about […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
August 10th – 12th ; 9am-1pm For Campers 6-10 Learn about Minnesota’s first people, the Dakota, past & present, in this unique camp! Developed with Dakota partners, including instructors from University of Minnesota’s Dakota Language Program, this camp allows kids to explore 1830s seasonal life through the lens of Cloud Man’s village, where a young […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
August 17th–19th; 9am-1pm For Campers 6-10 What would it be like to be a girl in 19th century Minnesota? Experience the differences and similarities between life today and life as a Pioneer, Dakota, and Victorian girl! Costumed staff lead campers through the historic Gibbs farmhouse, explore the restored prairie, and host a Victorian tea party! […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
August 24th – 26th ; 9am-1pm For Campers 6-10 Travel back in time to the mid-1800s and live like an early Minnesota farm kid! Go to school in a one-room schoolhouse, help with the weekly wash, run an errand to the local general store, make butter, and more! Every morning starts with feeding the Gibbs […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
PeeWees Camp Price Per Session: $22 For Campers 4-5 These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year-olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota life in the 1800s. Each camp session includes a make and take activity, […]
