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Alberta: Drumheller, Royal Tyrrell Museum EnCana Badlands Family Science Camp – Digging for Dinos with Your Kids.  Every 10 year old knows old bones can be fun so just imagine being able to share a dig experience with your child. Get your sunscreen; pack the bug spray; wear your boots. Stage a family adventure, it’s that simple.
EnCana Badlands Science Camp fosters an appreciation of the natural sciences and the environment by providing fun, interactive, and educational multi-day camps for children and families in the badlands of Alberta. They have taken the best programs from the junior and senior science camps and made them family friendly. Activities include prospecting for fossils in the badlands, making casts of real dinosaur bones, digging in a simulated quarry; taking behind-the-scenes tour of the Royal Tyrrell Museum, and having tons of fun around the campfire.
Kids of all ages are welcome, but the camp is best suited for families with children older than 5 years. Parents may choose to share the experience with another family in one of the authentic teepees, or for more privacy, bring a tent. The weekend includes innovative programming with plenty of hands-on, family-focused learning, and fun.
The EnCana Badlands Family Science Camp is framed around positive core of values to help campers learn and grow together in a safe and fun environment. It’s about learning by discovery. The camp atmosphere provides an opportunity to develop meaningful and lasting friendships with like-minded individuals.
Make it happen. EnCana Badlands Family Science Camp dates July 11-14, 2012 or August 1- 4, 2012. Costs youth / child (5-15) $195.00 per child plus G.S.T. Adults (16+) $230.00 per adult plus G.S.T. Call to reserve a space at Family Science Camp toll-free in Alberta 310-0000 then (403) 823-7707, toll-free in North America (outside Alberta) 1-888-440-4240, Outside North America 1-403-823-7707.
Camp in. If you are not ready to camp out, during October, February, March and April the museum offers camp in programs for families, groups, and organizations. Snore with the dinosaurs, meet a live reptile, dig for fossils, or create a fossil replica. And then, see what happens when the lights go out. Each program begins at 7pm on both Friday and Saturday nights. Fee includes all activities and materials, bedtime snack, breakfast, a special take-home surprise, and admission to the Museum.
Dig for dinosaur bones. From June through August each year the museum conducts 90-minute adventures. Use real tools and techniques of palaeontology as a member of an excavation team working in the badlands. Uncover replicas of dinosaur bones, map a quarry, make a field jacket, and learn to read the stories fossils tell in this 90-minute program. Bonus points: Also during the summer months there is a special dino hour for children ages three to six. They'll learn all about dinosaurs, work in a realistic indoor quarry, and make a cool craft during 60-minute program.
About Royal Tyrell Museum.  Journey through time and come face-to-face with some of Canada's mightiest dinosaurs. With nine ever-evolving galleries, fun hands-on activities, and the rugged beauty of Alberta's badlands, there's something for everyone. See lithe raptors perched atop pedestals and dramatic death poses elegantly encompassed by gilded frames. This is the home of namesake J.B. Tyrrell's initial Albertosaurus discovery, and the rare blackened T. rex skull nicknamed "Black Beauty".
Location on the planet. Nestled in the heart of the Canadian Badlands, the Museum is only 90 minutes northeast of Calgary. The Royal Tyrrell Museum is located here: Hwy 838, Midland Provincial Park, 1500 North Dinosaur Trail Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0, Canada. (403) 823-7707 or www.tyrrellmuseum.com
Content and images courtesy of Royal Tyrrell Museum. Copyright 2012.
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