Morning Adventure programs at the Museums of Old York were a huge success in 2007 and promise to be equally popular this summer. With eight exciting programs scheduled for five- to seven-year-olds, and another eight offered for those ages 8 to 12, children of all ages should be able to find a Morning Adventure that interests them. Each program runs from 10:30 a.m. to noon with camps for five- to seven-year-olds on Tuesdays and eight- to 12-year-olds on Thursdays.
On top of regular Morning Adventures, the museum is once again offering a weeklong history themed day camp from July 28 to Aug. 1. This year's camp has longer hours then last year, running from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. This will enable campers to explore more buildings, create more crafts and have more fun! This year our summer camp focuses on Folk Life, including folk art, folk tales, folk music and foods enjoyed by common people in the 19th century.
Sarah O'Connor, a nine-year-old who attended last year's Morning Adventures, expressed her feelings about the program in a recent interview.
"What I remember best was when we made the hats for the croquet tournament at the Elizabeth Perkins' House on the last day. I still have my hat at home."
Sarah went on to describe the fun she had throughout her week of camp touring buildings and learning about colonial hearth cooking.
"I liked the Perkins House most and the coolest thing about it was learning about the Indian that goes out every spring so that boaters know it is spring."
Describing the other campers Sarah explained that they were all very friendly and even though she only kind of knew two of them before camp she made new friends quickly. She recommends that younger children thinking about coming to Old York's Morning Adventures for the first time not be scared because "all the activities we do are really fun and the teacher, Zoe, is really, really nice."
This year Sarah has signed up to attend the week long Folk Life Camp.
"I want to do the Emerson-Wilcox House tour again and visit the Gaol because I recently studied it for school."
She was all smiles while telling me how much she is looking forward to returning for this summer's week long museum camp.
