(4-Adult) Explore Colvin Run Mill to see how it operated in 1811. Hear and feel the Mill grinding grain. Learn about Oliver Evans and his first US patents that revolutionized food production. Try your hands at simple machines. Visit the 19th century Miller's House and stop by Colvin Run General Store to purchase our ground grain.

(5-8 yrs.) Pack up your favorite doll and experience the life of an American girl growing up in different eras in history. Bring these times to life with your doll through activities, costumes, crafts and themed games in a beautiful historic setting. Once registered, download camp forms from website.

(8-12 yrs.) Discover what it was like to grow up in the past. Explore history through simple recipes, heritage crafts and games. Make food the way your ancestors did and be entertained with historical games and crafts as you become a time-traveler through history. Once registered, download camp forms from website.

(10-13 yrs.) Campers will join SPARK Business Academy to build a variety of complex contraptions to complete a simple task while learning the basic physics concepts of work, gravity, force and momentum. Using simple machines like levers, wedges, wheels, axles, pulleys and inclined planes, campers learn to understand mechanical concepts in a fun way, while using their imagination. No camp July 4. Once registered, download camp forms from website.

(6-13 yrs.) This Silver Knights (formerly Magnus Academy) camp has taught the great strategy game to more than 100,000 children including national champions. This camp is for advanced players to sharpen their skills or beginners who want to learn the game. Campers will learn the rules, openings, tactics, strategy, endgames, while playing games and taking outdoor breaks. Bring a lunch, snack, and drink. Campers will receive a t-shirt and chess set on Friday. No camp June 19 and July 4. Camps the week of June 9 for non-FCPS participants. Once registered, download camp forms from website.

(4-8 yrs.) Creatively experience history through simple recipes, crafts, and games. Hand crank home-made ice cream, churn your own delicious butter and cook over a fire. Learn how to make candles and play historical games. Once registered, download camp forms from website.

(8-12yrs) Creatively experience history through simple recipes, crafts, and games. Hand crank home-made ice cream, churn your own delicious butter and cook over a fire. Learn how to make candles and play historical games. Once registered, download camp forms from website.

(3-Adult) Enjoy a summer afternoon like the miller's family did in the 1800s. Churn and Eat ice cream. Play with historic games and toys, then make a toy to take home.

(3-Adult) Bring your child to the mill and celebrate summer with this white rabbit themed tea party. You'll enjoy tea, savory and sweet treats, crafts and 19th century games. Free film screening following tea service. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult.

(10-13 yrs.) In this SPARK Business Academy program, campers will learn about the ingenuity and creativity of the small business entrepreneur, and how to create appealing advertising displays. Other topics will be discussed such as counting currency, budgeting, profit margins, buying and selling and assessing the quality of goods. Once registered, download camp forms from website.

(3-Adult) Celebrate National Ice Cream Day. Bring a picnic dinner to your local park to enjoy with your family and friends. Play games and make ice cream.

(6-12 yrs.) Stemtree campers will code in either Python or Scratch based on their grade levels. Scratch is a highly visual programming language suitable for younger students. Python is one of the most popular programming languages used in data sciences and machine learning. Robots inspire campers to learn engineering, apply basic science, model construction, computer programming, problem-solving skills and knowledge to explore STEM concepts. Previous participants will continue learning new STEM concepts. Once registered, download camp forms from website.

(14-Adult) Come learn about Metilda, an enslaved 14-year old girl who came to live at Colvin Run Mill. Discuss her life at the mill and the house. Examine what history tells us about the lives of enslaved children, their work, and their families. 

(6-10 yrs.) Bubbles are a great way to explore science and history. Come to Colvin Run Mill for a morning of experiments and play as we investigate shape, surface tension and other bubble science. We'll use soapy, bubbly water to make giant bubbles and clean up like the Miller's family did in the 1800s.

(6-10 yrs.) Discover how flight developed from birds and insects to balloons and kites, then to planes and rockets. Conduct hands-on experiments to see how lift, drag, weight and thrust make flying possible.

(6-10 yrs.) Get ready for a little deception, secret messaging and eavesdropping. Learn the science of spying and create your own secret messages and practice a few of these skills yourself.

(6-10 yrs.) Try six simple machines that operate alone or together to make work easier. Come experiment with wheels and axels, levers, inclined planes, pulleys, wedges and screws for a morning of fun work.

(1-4 yrs.) Get moving with your toddler as we explore the park using our senses. Each month, we will make, taste, dance, walk, sing and tell stories. Different topics and activities every session.