How do I find the best summer camps in the South Loop of Chicago?

Every summer, Kids Science Labs offers its #1 ranked STEAM Camps, M-F, from June - August, at its beautiful 8,000sf hands-on science lab in museum campus. We offer

  • Full-Day (9am-3pm)

  • Extended Day (9am-5pm)

This summer we are offering four (4) sections of Engineering University, each customized to develop the core skills necessary for fearless problem solving. camps are focused on

  • Innovation

  • Design Thinking

  • Experimentation

  • Applied Science

If this is your first time at KSL, save $10 when you take your first camp experience—>

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Why is STEAM Camp at Kids Science Labs a special experience for PreK-8th Graders?

Watch below to see why parents love our hands-on science camps in the South Loop of Chicago.

Where can I find calendar availability of dates for the best science camps in Chicago?

Just skip ahead to June and see detailed calendar of any camp available in the South Loop. If you need help with registration, click this text to call us M-F 8am-6pm at 773-798-2012

How do I reduce the cost of my hands-on science camp registration with a cost saving membership?

We offer easy planning memberships, including an Max Learning 4-Pack (4 weeks), and Science Pro-Pack (2 weeks) for parents looking for savings and to unlock their curiosity in their young scholar. We also offer convenient single and extended day memberships

 KIds Science labs SOuth Loop Camp Descriptions

Our #1 ranked STEAM Camp, located between Hyde Park, Downtown, and West Loop of Chicago, right in the heart of the South Loop is offering four (4) unique sections of Engineering University this summer. Each full-day camp is its own unique five-day experience for kids and parents, including a daily:

  • Hands-on Science Discovery Science Class

  • Design Thinking Class

  • Art and Creativity Studio

  • Outdoor Experience

  • Leadership Games

Kids receive the largest benefits when they take all four (4) sections of Engineering University below, as each provides a piece of the puzzle for long-term outperformance:

#1 - Engineering University: Our World According to Physics

Students investigate the coolest products on the planet and explore the core science that makes them work in this section (#1 of 4) of Engineering University. Young scientists will get a kick learning how to bend light and use vibrations to to power new innovative devices.

This popular course is designed exclusively to increase conceptional understanding of basic physics in PreK-5th Grade students, using the Top 10 KSL Classic Science Laws & Lessons from the past 15 years.


#2 - Engineering University: Design Time Live!

Kid Creators everywhere will unite in this STEAM camp focusing on core innovation, creativity, and toy innovations. Students will discover how engineers and marketers build exciting toys, modify designs, and learn the design thinking skills to power their imaginative creations.

Parents with Max Learning 4-packs and Science Pro 2-packs love that DESIGN TIME LIVE! compliments our other STEAM Camps with real manufacturing techniques to empower kids in section #2 of 4 of Engineering University.


#3 - Engineering University: Gadgets & Inventions

Adventurous Kids in this STEAM Camp journey against the clock to uncover the science mysteries inside a coded treasure box, create ingenious tools that solve real science problems, and imagine the GADGETS & INVENTIONS that will power a better future tomorrow.

This futuristic camp will experiment with magnetic locks, create disappearing ink, and use design thinking to make mini-gadgets, while developing new problem solving skills .


#4 - Engineering University: ChemBusters

Combining all-time mythbusting chemistry with Problem Solving Engineering skills, kids will explore the science in lava, potions, and ratios that will unlock their curiosity with chemical properties of liquids.

Whether it’s investigating why mixing orange juice + milk results in chemical reactions, or using hands-on science to explore the thickness and density of syrups, these ChemBusters are the New Scientists in town.

College prep chemistry starts as early as PreK at KSL this summer in this can’t miss section #4 of 4 of Engineering University

Middle and High School Students (7th-10th grade) are eligible for our Next Generation Experience at Kids Science Labs - Training to be Science Camp Counselors with our Staff for 4-8 weeks