Amazing Moody Gardens Summer Camps and Kids Programs! 

Pyramid Kids Camp

Moody Gardens Summer Camps 2024!

Moody Gardens summer camps are great for all kids entering grades K-8th!

Moody Gardens Summer Camps include attraction experiences per day (weather dependent); with different program activities, ambassador animal presentations, games, crafts, and experiments making every camp week unique!

Moody Gardens Summer Camps Dates:

• June 3-7
• June 17-21
• July 1-5
• July 15-19
• July 29 – Aug 2
• Aug 12-16

Moody Gardens Summer Camps also offers:

Before Care: 8:00AM – 9:30AM
After Care: 4:30PM – 6:00PM

Moody Gardens Summer Camps is only one of the several children programs available.

Kids Programs at Moody Gardens

Learn Wild! Home School Program 

Join us for our all-new Learn Wild Home School, taking place each month here at Moody Gardens! These 3-hour-long programs have been created for home school families/groups of all grade levels. Enjoy a focused educational experience each month with different combinations of elements to explore a featured attraction, ambassador animal presentations, and documentary movies and engage with our Educators in walk-up hands-on activities.

Check-in will be 9:30 am in the Visitor Center. Programs start promptly at 10 am. Each family will receive a digital education guide for all grade levels to download at check-in that corresponds to the monthly focus topic to use as part of your home classroom curriculum.

Come to Moody Gardens for exciting mornings of various theme-related educational activities with a corresponding attraction!

• September 3, 2024: Magical Mollusks- Complex Cephalopods
• October 1, 2024: Determined Decomposers- Fun Fungus
• November 5, 2024: Amazing Anatomy- Super Skeletons
• December 3, 2024: Cool Climates- Polar Opposites

NEW! Learn Live! Pre-K Expeditions – For Learners Ages 3-5

Join other early learners for fun filled Pre-K Expeditions at Moody Gardens on the second Wednesday of every month (with the exception of June-August on the third Wednesday). Enjoy a fun-themed program which could include: games, crafts, experiments, story time, and admission into the corresponding attraction. Our education staff will even send you home with more “at home activity ideas” to keep the learning connections going. Morning sessions available to fit into your little one’s routine.

Call 409-683-4290 or email teaching@moodygardens.org for more information.

Pre-K Expeditions are designed for children 3-5 years old with an adult participating. Older siblings and additional adults may attend as a participant with a ticket purchase. Babies up to 2 years old are free, but will not be considered a participant.

NEW! Learn Live! – On or Off Property Beyond Biofacts Programs

These multi-sensory and interdisciplinary lessons include elements of history, geography, culture and conservation. The lessons are geared toward learners of all ages and not only provide an engaging discussion about the topics at hand, but also a presentation of real biofacts.

Available to book for schools, clubs or private families. 

Scout Programs

Booking for Private Workshops for all Ages and Ranks in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Girl Scouts, and American Heritage Girls.

Visit Moody Gardens and work towards earning a badge at the same time! At Moody Gardens you can see environments from around the world, try your skills on our ropes course and zip-line and so much more. 

Scouts BSA Merit Badge Workshops

Don’t just earn it, learn it! Scouts ages 11-17 can complete most or all requirements in a single day.  Workshops may include exhibits or animal presentations depending on the badge.

• May 19, 2024 – Insect Study
• June 30, 2024 – Emergency Preparedness
• July 14, 2024 – Mammal Study
• August 11, 2024 – Sustainability
• September 1, 2024 – Landscape Architecture
• September 15, 2024 – Emergency Preparedness
• October 6, 2024 – Environmental Science
• October 20, 2024 – Oceanography
• November 3, 2024 – Nature Study
• November 24, 2024 – Reptile & Amphibian Study
• December 1, 2024 – Sustainability

Private Scout Workshops

Don’t just earn it, Learn it!

We offer private workshops and Sleepover Adventure add-ons for youth participants in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Girl Scouts, American Heritage Girls and Trail Life. Each program is formatted to help scouts complete the requirements for an Adventure, Badge or Conservation Award. 

Overnight Adventures

NOW BOOKING!

Moody Gardens offers two adventurous sleepovers which allow guests to spend the night exploring one of our exciting attractions. Each program includes a late-night pizza snack and a light breakfast. Chaperones required.

Time: 6:30PM – 8AM

Reservations are required and must be made at least two weeks in advance. A deposit is required to reserve your overnight adventure, with the balance payable prior to your event.

Extend your adventure to the next day. Add-on attractions are available at group rates

Creatures of the Night

Explore the rainforest after dark to discover how nocturnal creatures live! The evening includes a variety of activities and a tour of the Rainforest Pyramid. Participants spend the night in the Rainforest Entrance.

Night Under the Sea

Spend the night in the Aquarium and discover a world much different from your own! Make discoveries of ocean habitats, creatures that live within them and relationships they share during your night expedition. The evening includes a variety of activities and a tour of the Aquarium Pyramid.

Visit the Moody Gardens website for additional information on Moody Gardens Summer Camps.