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The Mad Science Camp That Had My Kids Begging to Go Back

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By Diana Ditty June 12, 2025

Curious about Mad Science Summer Camp? Well, it has my seal of approval both as a mom AND a science nerd.

Let's start with a pop quiz! What are the last two things you want for your kids over the summer? 

The answer is: the summer slide and the dreaded phrase "I'm bored!" 

Is a Mad Science summer camp a great way to avoid both? 

Well, let's see. Last summer, my kids:

  • used a potato to conduct electricity
  • learned about the major organs in your body
  • demonstrated the nervous system using maracas
  • created a cell out of slime, glitter and lentils

All in a span of just a few days!

Mad Science summer camp was a wonderful experience for my kids. They got to see science in action, learn new vocabulary without realizing it, and had FUN! For me, seeing what they learned each day brought back plenty of science class memories and confirmed to me that yes, these kids were actually learning something.






Sign your kids up for one of the Mad Science camps, and you will be so proud, inspired, and amazed at what they learn!

Thank you again to Mad Science of Hampton Roads for hosting my kids at the Guts, Goo, and Gross Science camp last summer.

This year, my daughter is bubbling with excitement for the Eureka! Inventors Camp.

With a variety of themed weeks to choose from and several convenient locations throughout the Hampton Roads, VA region, Mad Science truly has something for everyone when it comes to summer camp. 

These STEM camps may be ‘mad,’ but the decision to send your kid is pure genius.