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Bayou Bend Summer History Camp: Crafting America

 

2026 Schedule & Registration

Summer History Camp is a five-day program: Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. To register, complete and submit the appropriate application form. 

Level 1 | 5th Graders

Become a history detective! Bayou Bend’s collection of American objects is the entry point for an engaging camp program where 21st-century kids explore life in the 1700s. Campers forge metal, mold candles, write with quill pens, play colonial-era games, and work with experts in art and history. The camp’s thoughtful curriculum challenges campers to form opinions based on asking questions and making discoveries through active participation.

Level 2 | 6th Graders

The story continues! Bayou Bend’s Level 2 summer camp shifts the focus onto objects made in the mid-to-late 1800s and features a more intense object study and crafting focus than the Level 1 camp. The session is ideally suited for previous campers with a desire to continue their experience at Bayou Bend, but enrollment is open to all who meet eligibility criteria.

Eligibility 
Students who meet the age-group requirements may apply. Families must supply transportation and a sack lunch daily.

Tuition
$375 General Admission
$350 MFAH Members (membership number required at time of payment)

Limited scholarships are available. See page 3 of each Information Form for instructions on how to apply. (Scholarship applications must be received by May 31, 2026.)

Questions?
Contact Joey Milillo at [email protected] or 713-639-7759. 

Education programs at Bayou Bend receive generous funding from: The John M. O’Quinn Foundation; Houston Junior Woman's Club; Mary Lynn and Steve Marks; Susan Vaughan Foundation; Denise Monteleone; William A. and Madeline Welder Smith Foundation; and additional generous donors.
 
These education programs also receive income from funds provided by the Carol and Les Ballard Endowment; the Judy and Charles Tate Endowment; the James William Glanville and Nancy Hart Glanville Endowment; the Barbara Graham Williams Endowment; and the Bayou Bend Bonnie A. Campbell Education Programs Endowment.