1. KidsQuest Children's Museum in Bellevue. Little learners can get their hands on engineering and science projects even before they start elementary school, thanks to the Science Explorers and Engineering Explorers camps at KidsQuest. School-age kids can join the science fun in Adventure Camps, where they conduct their first chemistry experiments, design extreme structures, and more.
Ages: 3–8
Cost: $225 per week; discounts offered for museum members and early registration
2. Challenge Island is part STEM, part Survivor, and all fun. Campers split into tribes to complete a series of challenges such as building a vehicle with household items. Camps are offered in six locations around greater Seattle and the Eastside.
Ages: 4–13
Cost: $200 per week for half-day sessions; $385 per week for full-day sessions
3. Pacific Science Center has more than 60 programs planned for summer. Camps are held at six locations, including Seattle and the Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center in Bellevue. Camp topics range from preschool science experiments to a robot workshop to spy science, one of the most popular camps at PSC.
Ages: Pre-K–grade 12
Cost: $215–$225 per week for half-day sessions, $345 and up per week for full-day; early registration and PSC member discounts available