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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.

Spring Break & Summer Camp

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    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!

Spring Friday Programs

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

    Hands-On History All Day Fridays at El Pueblo History Museum

    Hands-On History provides safe, engaging learning opportunities for children from first to eighth grade. Learn and create together through hands-on activities that bring history to life and connect to our larger world!

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    Hands-On History: Fun Fridays at Fort Garland Museum

    Hands-On History provides safe, engaging learning opportunities for children from first to fifth Grade. Fort Garland Museum offers a Friday program to meet the needs of San Luis Valley families.

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    Hands-On History at Trinidad History Museum

    Hands-On History provides safe, reliable, experiential learning for students in grades 1-8 when they are not in school. And now, during the school year Trinidad History Museum offers an all day programs on Fridays to meet the needs of families of Las Animas County.