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Potter Park Zoological Society day camp in Lansing, MI engages campers with the animal world. Sessions focus on learning, playing, and exploring diverse animal behaviors and ecosystems. Activities include understanding animal adaptations, wetlands exploration, and discovering global habitats. Structured around a primary zoo activity, this camp offers a focused experience. Morning, afternoon, or full-day sessions are available, with extended care options. All campers receive a snack, and full-day participants benefit from supervised lunchtime. Member discounts and early registration perks are offered for this zoo, animals, nature, STEM, and exploration-themed camp.
This camp for 1st-2nd graders explores the complex world of insects, identifying common Michigan insects and learning about their interaction with zoo animals.
Learn more / RegisterThis morning session for 3rd-4th graders debunks myths and negative stereotypes about various animals, highlighting their true nature.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders explores how animals find food in the wild and what's on the menu for zoo animals.
Learn more / RegisterThis afternoon session for 1st-2nd graders teaches how to be an Earth Superhero and protect animals and plants.
Learn more / RegisterThis afternoon session for 3rd-4th graders explores animals that live in or near water through hands-on activities.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders offers a week of painting, drawing, and crafting inspired by the zoo, just like rhinos paint.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 3rd-4th graders debunks myths and negative stereotypes about various animals, highlighting their true nature.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 3rd-4th graders explores animals that live in or near water through hands-on activities.
Learn more / RegisterThis morning session is for 5th-7th graders to investigate a crime scene at Potter Park Zoo, using scientific investigation methods to solve the mystery.
Learn more / RegisterThis morning session for 1st-2nd graders explores the world of amphibians and reptiles, learning about their unique adaptations and how to help them survive.
Learn more / RegisterThis morning session for 3rd-4th graders teaches about the big impact tiny pollinators have on our world and how to help them through games, crafts, and activities.
Learn more / RegisterThis morning session for 5th-7th graders provides a head start for aspiring vets, exploring surgical techniques, lab tests, and first aid skills.
Learn more / RegisterThis afternoon session for 3rd-4th graders explores and celebrates the differences in the animal kingdom that allow creatures to survive and thrive in various habitats.
Learn more / RegisterThis afternoon session for 1st-2nd graders explores the world's biomes and how animals use unique adaptations to survive in different areas.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders explores the world of amphibians and reptiles, learning about their unique adaptations and how to help them survive.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders explores the world's biomes and how animals adapt to find food and survive in different areas.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 3rd-4th graders teaches about the big impact tiny pollinators have on our world and how to help them through games, crafts, and activities.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 3rd-4th graders explores and celebrates the differences in the animal kingdom that allow creatures to survive and thrive in various habitats.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders explores the similarities between humans and lions, and other animals.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders explores animal homes of all shapes and sizes at Potter Park Zoo and in the wild.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 3rd-4th graders builds skills as a wildlife detective, learning about the signs animals leave behind.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 3rd-4th graders provides fun animal health activities, learning about animal bodies and what vets do to keep zoo animals healthy.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders explores favorite animal stories and their real-life counterparts at the zoo.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders explores the amazing abilities animals use to leap, glide, hide, and hunt, and tests campers' own creature powers.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 3rd-4th graders takes a fast-paced flight through the world of winged animals, learning about their unique adaptations for flight.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 3rd-4th graders learns about challenges facing our planet and animals, and ways to make a difference.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 5th-7th graders explores animal behavior at Potter Park Zoo, including training, enrichment, and animal well-being.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders discovers how animals perceive the world through their senses and solves mysteries about animal behavior.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders offers a week of painting, drawing, and crafting inspired by the zoo, just like rhinos paint.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 3rd-4th graders investigates the weird, fascinating, and gross things animals do, and how being gross can be good for them.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 3rd-4th graders unravels the mysteries behind the amazing and unique structures animals build, like beaver dams and spider webs.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 5th-7th graders investigates a crime scene at Potter Park Zoo, using scientific investigation methods to solve the mystery.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 5th-7th graders explores surgical techniques, lab tests, and first aid skills that real veterinarians use daily.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders explores how animals find food in the wild and what's on the menu for zoo animals.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders learns about the diverse family structures of animals, including those at Potter Park Zoo.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 3rd-4th graders uses animals as inspiration to create masterpieces through drawing, painting, and more at the zoo.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 3rd-4th graders provides fun animal health activities, learning about animal bodies and what vets do to keep zoo animals healthy.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 5th-7th graders explores the many different career options at zoos, from graphic design to animal care.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 5th-7th graders teaches about global efforts to save endangered animals, including black rhinos, and how to make a difference.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders explores favorite animal stories and their real-life counterparts at the zoo.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders explores the amazing abilities animals use to leap, glide, hide, and hunt, and tests campers' own creature powers.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders explores the world’s biomes and how animals adapt to find food and survive in different areas.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 1st-2nd graders teaches how to be an Earth Superhero and protect important animals and plants.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 3rd-4th graders learns about the amazing athletes of the animal kingdom and tests campers' own skills in the Zoolympic Games.
Learn more / RegisterThis camp for 3rd-4th graders travels around the globe to explore how humans and animals share unique environments, visiting habitats like African Lions and Australian Kangaroos.
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