Adventure Club
Children Ages 5-12
Children in Adventure Club will explore nature on Tuesday mornings, from 9am to Noon.
The theme for 2025 is World of Weather. Each week campers will discover different habitats, the animals that live there, and what it takes to keep those habitats healthy. Camp activities include games, crafts, and exploring nature and wildlife.
Camp meets at the Information Shelter at Rock Springs Conservation Area. A fee of $20/camper each Tuesday covers all supplies, activities, and a mid-morning snack. Pick and choose which weeks to come, or attend all nine from June 3 through July 29.
Space is limited to 25 campers each Tuesday and camp activities are subject to change.
2025 Adventure Club Weekly Camps
World of Weather – June 3
Welcome to the wild world of weather! Learn the difference between weather and climate through experiments, games, and outdoor adventures.
Humans and Weather – June 10
Explore how humans have responded to weather conditions through Illinois history. Build your own shelter and create a personal cloud viewer.
Animals in Weather – June 17
Learn what happens to animals when the seasons and weather change. Make your own bird feeder, create a miniature habitat, and learn how some animals can predict the weather.
Local Weather – June 24
Discover the local climate and weather patterns that shape our daily lives. Campers will go on a creek walk, observe how water moves with our watershed model, and make a weather tool.
Snow in Summer – July 1
Snow is one of our most fun weather conditions, even though we don’t see it in the summer! Learn about the uniqueness of snowflakes, explore how animals and plants adapt to the cold, and create fake snow with baking powder and shaving cream.
The Science of Storms – July 8
Storms are some of nature’s most powerful forces, and we will examine them by making tornadoes in a bottle, learning about storm safety, and making rain clouds in a jar.
Space Weather – July 15
Is there weather in space? Discover the answer to this question and more as we learn about solar flares and create our very own planets.
Weather Workers – July 22
How do people study the weather? Learn about different weather-related careers like meteorologists, climate scientists, and more by listening to a guest speaker and engaging in hands-on activities.
Wet Weather – July 29
Splash into the last week of camp by learning about the water cycle! Campers will go canoeing and look for aquatic critters in the pond.
Need more information? Call (217) 423-7708 or visit the Camps page.
