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Hands-On History

Hands-On History provides safe, affordable, engaging learning opportunities for school-aged children across Colorado with year-round opportunities.

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Find information about Hands-On History at your nearest museum below.

Summer Camp 2023

  • Two students work on an experiment with a teacher at a table at Hands-On History

    Hands-On History Camps at the History Colorado Center

    This summer, the History Colorado Center brings 8 weeks of summer camp for young people ages 6 to 12 years old to learn and create together through hands-on activities that bring history to life and connect to our larger world! Eight unique weekly themes range from history mysteries, to storytelling, to mad science, and more!

    And, this year there will be two full weeks of Spring Break Camp at the History Colorado Center!

  • UIM Natural World Camp

    Hands-On History Summer Camp at the Ute Indian Museum

    Join us at Ute Indian Museum this summer for eight weeks of fun camp sessions! Hands-On History provides safe, engaging learning opportunities for elementary & middle school children.

  • Hands-On History students and teacher making tortillas in a large bowl

    Hands-On History Summer Camp at El Pueblo

    Join us at El Pueblo History Museum this summer for eight weeks of fun camp sessions! Hands-On History provides safe, engaging learning opportunities for elementary & middle school children.

  • Children making adobe at a wheelbarrow at Trinidad History Museum Hands-On History

    Trinidad Hands-On History Summer Camp

    Join us at Trinidad History Museum this summer for eight weeks of fun camp sessions! Hands-On History provides safe, engaging learning opportunities for elementary & middle school children.

  • Photo of the Fort Garland museum on a sunny day, white fluffy clouds float across the brilliant blue sky. The grass is green between the low museum buildings, and a few tents have been erected on the grounds. Four cannons are toward the back of the grounds, and it appears to be a re-enactment day at the museum. Snow-capped mountains rise in the distance, touching the sky.

    Hands-On History Summer Camp at Fort Garland

    Join us at Fort Garland Museum this summer for eight weeks of fun camp sessions! Hands-On History provides safe, engaging learning opportunities for elementary & middle school children.