Teacher's Convention Daycamps:

Time Travel Adventure (Ages 6-10) $75

Come one, come all, to a two-day camp where you'll travel through time! On day one, you'll sign on to the Hudson's Bay Company and experience a day in the life of an 1846 fur trader. Prove your strength by baling furs and building model travois and tipi, and celebrate your hard work by dancing a traditional reel and making bannock over a fire. The next day, you'll jump ahead 40 years through time to experience Edmonton in 1885! Attend an old-fashioned school lesson, play pioneer games, and make some delicious treats to eat on a wood stove. We'll have a grand old time.

#439632 Thurs. Mar. 1 - Fri Mar. 2, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Early drop off starts at 8 a.m., late pick up until 5 p.m.

Spring Break Daycamps:

Pioneer Vacation (Ages 6-10) $182

From hard work to active play, this camp gives you a taste of early times in Edmonton. Have an old-fashioned school lesson using slates and playing old-time games at recess. Make ice cream, dip a wax candle, and bake a sweet treat to eat too! Spend the afternoon playing games at your very own Penny Carnival. Make a checkerboard and play checkers with your new daycamp friends.

439634 Mar. 26 - 30; 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Early drop off starts at 8 a.m., late pick up until 5 p.m.

Summer Daycamps:

Registration starts March 19, 2012

See our camps below.

See more information on our Hot Lunch Program

Farm Friends (4 & 5 years) $140 (5 days) $120 (4 days)

Visit farm animals, feed the chickens, and take a wagon ride too! Make yourself at home in a pioneer kitchen and make homemade lemonade, cookies, and ice cream! Play some old-time games, and try out traditional toys from long ago. On the last day of camp invite your parents to share in a potluck social and a dress-up animal parade at Gyro Park. You'll take home a bundle of crafts and even take a ride on our beautiful carousel!

#448894 July 9 - 13 9 am - noon
#448895 July 9 - 13 1 - 4pm
#448896 July 23 - 27 9 am - noon
#448897 July 23 - 27 1 - 4 pm
#448898 Aug.7 - 10 9 am - noon

Christmas in July (5 - 8 years) $205

You don't have to wait until December to celebrate Christmas; we're going to celebrate Christmas in July! You'll travel through time to experience Christmas like fur traders and pioneers did, and you'll get to re-create exciting Christmas traditions from around the world. Make Christmas treats like gingerbread and hot cocoa from scratch, sew yourself a stocking, and build your very own toy to put in it! We'll end the week with our own Christmas dinner, potluck style!

#448899 July 2 - 6 9 am - 4 pm
#448904 July 23 - 27 9 am - 4 pm
(early drop off starts at 8 am, late pick up until 5 pm)

Pursuit of Play (6 - 9 years) $205

Children of the past didn't spend all their time working; they enjoyed playing sports and building toys too! You'll join in the fun by playing games such as mini golf: the latest 1920s craze. Follow that up with a trip to the midway for games, rides and live entertainment! Make a set of your own clay marbles and learn some traditional marble games. We'll even have an old-fashioned picnic complete with schoolyard games, ice cream and fresh lemonade!

#448908 July 9 - 13 9 am - 4 pm
#448910 Aug.13 - 17 9 am - 4 pm
#448911 Aug 27 - 31 9 am - 4 pm
(early drop off starts at 8 am, late pick up until 5 pm)

Mrs. Egge's Kitchen Kids (6 - 10 years) $205

Mrs. Egge has given you permission to learn to cook using her wood-burning stove! You'll bake cinnamon buns, pretzels and cookies in the oven, and make soup, scones and jam on the stovetop. You'll get to sample the food you make, take some home, and share the rest with your neighbours on 1885 street! Cooking wasn't the only part of daily housework in pioneer times; you'll also tend the garden, try some sewing and make your very own hand-dipped candles!

#448922 July 2 - 6 9 am - 4 pm
#448925 July 16 - 20 9 am - 4 pm
#448927 July 30 - Aug.3 9 am - 4 pm
#448928 Aug. 13 - 17 9 am - 4 pm
(early drop off starts at 8 am, late pick up until 5 pm)

Frontier Kids (7 - 10 years) $205

Do you like adventure? Come discover Edmonton's wild frontier and live life like a trapper, fur trader, and explorer! Build your outdoors skills as you cook over a fire and build a model tipi and travois. Develop your tracking skills with a trip to the John Janzen Nature Centre to search for animal evidence and make a plaster cast of an animal track to take home. Finish your week of adventure by feasting on homemade stew and delicious bannock.
#448932 July 2 - 6 9 am - 4 pm
#448933 Aug. 13 - 17 9 am - 4 pm
(early drop off starts at 8 am, late pick up until 5 pm)

Pioneer Vacation (5 - 7 years) $205

From hard work to active play, this camp gives you a taste of early times in Edmonton. Have an old-fashioned school lesson complete with writing on slates and an old-time recess. Make ice cream, dip a wax candle, and bake a sweet treat to eat too! Spend the afternoon playing games at your very own Penny Carnival. You'll even make a checkerboard and play checkers with your new daycamp friends!

#448934 July 30 - Aug 3 9 am - 4 pm
#448936 Aug. 20 - 24 9 am - 4 pm
(early drop off starts at 8 am, late pick up until 5 pm)

History Whodunit! (7 - 10 years) $205 (5 days), $165 (4 days)

We're looking for the best detectives around! Someone's been travelling through time in an attempt to ruin history! You'll have to interview characters from Edmonton's past and find clues that will help you solve the case. Make your very own periscope and keep track of what you see through it in your top secret detective's diary. From cracking codes to reading invisible ink, you'll learn valuable skills to make you the best gumshoe in history!

#448938 July 16 - 20 9 am - 4 pm
#448939 Aug. 7 - 10 9 am - 4 pm
(early drop off starts at 8 am, late pick up until 5 pm)

Inventing through History (8 - 11 years) $205

Come discover, experiment and invent during an action-filled week limited only by your imagination. Do you know what a stereoscope is? Or a thaumatrope? Find out and create your very own! Meet our train engineer and find out how a 55 tonne metal machine comes alive through the power of steam. Learn about the history of flight and participate in an exciting paper airplane competition. Design and build an original invention throughout the week to present on the last day!

#448961 July 9 - 13 9 am - 4 pm
(early drop off starts at 8 am, late pick up until 5 pm)

Backstage at Fort Edmonton (8 - 12 years) $250

Ladies and gents, take your seats! Come travel through Edmonton's history, learning how to perform! From dancing a reel in the old fort to the Charleston in the '20s, we'll have your toes tapping. You'll learn the secrets behind the brand new Capitol Theatre, and go behind the scenes with our costumed interpreters to see what it takes to bring Fort Edmonton Park to life every day! You'll even develop your very own scene to perform for park visitors on the last day of camp!

#448962 July 30 - Aug. 3 9 am - 4 pm
(early drop off starts at 8 am, late pick up until 5 pm)

Voyageur Adventure (9 - 12 years) $215 (5 days), $175 (4 days)

Experience the life of a voyageur as you spend a morning learning how to paddle a voyageur canoe! There's daily work to be done around the Fort too! Bale some fur, build a model travois and tipi, cook bread over the fire and make a hearty fur trader stew for lunch. Try your hand at native beading by making a beaded leather bracelet. Learn the art of finger weaving and make your very own voyageur sash.

#448963 July 16 - 20 9 am - 4 pm
#448964 Aug 7 - 10 9 am - 4 pm
#448965 Aug. 20 - 24 9 am - 4 pm
(early drop off starts at 8 am, late pick up until 5 pm)

Pioneer Survivor (11 - 14 years) $275

Are you ready for adventure? Take on the role of a pioneer in the early prairie west! You'll learn some woodworking and pyrography skills to make your own keepsake, bake bread from scratch, and practice orienteering. There are no stoves on the trail, so you'll develop your fire-building and outdoor-cooking skills. On Thursday, spend the night at the Fort in true pioneer fashion, and afterward you'll finish off the week with an afternoon filled with food, fun and games!

#448966 July 23 - 27 9 am - 4 pm
(early drop off starts at 8 am, late pick up until 5 pm)

Historytellers (13 - 15 years) $275

Have YOU always wanted to work at Fort Edmonton Park? Here's your chance to experience what it's like to be a historical interpreter! You'll spend a week working with our staff to develop your historical knowledge, communication skills and confidence. You'll learn how to handle artifacts, create a character and lead historic games and activities. At the end of it all, step into the shoes of our interpreters and interact with Park visitors from around the world!

#448967 July 9 - 13 9 am - 4 pm