April 2020
Gibbs Farm April Volunteer Day 2020
CANCELLED: Please watch for updates and event rescheduling. Help us prepare the historic Gibbs Farm for the Spring field trip season! Volunteers are needed for active outdoor projects on our 8-acre site. These include turning compost, preparing garden beds, removing invasive species, and bringing out benches and educational objects. These projects are ideal for individuals, families or groups and should be appropriate for students 12+. Participants should dress for the weather and a little mud. Sturdy, closed-toe shoes are a…
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Dakota Day Camp
Tuesday-Thursday, June 16-June 18; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Learn about Minnesota’s first people, the Dakota, in this unique camp! Developed with Dakota partners, including instructors from University of Minnesota’s Dakota Language Program, this camp, allows kids to explore 1830s seasonal life through the lens of Cloud Man’s village, where a young Jane Gibbs spent many of her childhood…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: All About Pigs
Wednesday, June 17; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. All About Pigs: Campers will get to know our two friendly pigs and learn why animals like them were important to the pioneers. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: Dakota Seasons
Friday, June 19; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Dakota Seasons: Campers will learn all about the seasonal lifestyle of Dakota in the 1800s. PeeWees will participate in a wild rice harvesting demonstration and they’ll get to taste maple sugar candy! These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent…
Find out more »Victorian Ladies Camp
Tuesday-Thursday, June 23-June 25; 9am-3pm Price: $165 Member Price: $150 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Though England is an ocean away, Queen Victoria greatly influenced fashion, manners, and culture, even in Minnesota! Lillie, the youngest Gibbs family member, grew up during the Victorian era and her taste for the finer things inspires this camp! Campers will explore the historical aspects of the Victorian world while…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: Birds in Our Backyard
Wednesday, June 24; 9:30am-11:30amPrice: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Birds in our Backyard: PeeWees will learn all about how to identify native birds of the Twin Cities by searching for them in the prairie and surrounding trees at Gibbs Farm with resident bird enthusiast, Site Manager Sammy Nelson. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: Victorian Tea Party Jr.
Friday, June 26; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Victorian Tea Party Jr.: Campers will learn a little about the etiquette of a fancy Victorian afternoon tea by hosting their own tea party that they will help to set up and then enjoy on the Gibbs Farmhouse front porch. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5…
Find out more »Pioneer Kid Camp
Tuesday-Thursday, June 30-July 2; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Travel back in time to the mid-1800s and live like a pioneer kid! Go to school in a one-room schoolhouse, help with the weekly wash, run an errand to the local general store, make butter, and more! Every morning starts with feeding the Gibbs Farm animals. Pioneer kids had a lot…
Find out more »July 2020
Pioneer PeeWees: Ducks, Geese, and Chickens… Oh My!
Wednesday, July 1; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Ducks, Geese, and Chickens…Oh My! Campers will learn all about the different farm birds at Gibbs Farm by helping with their morning care and feeding. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: One-Room Schoolhouse
Friday, July 3; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. One-room Schoolhouse: Campers will experience what lessons were like in a one-room schoolhouse. PeeWees will sing their ABCs, write on slate boards, and read a story. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through…
Find out more »Life of a Gibbs Girl Camp
Tuesday-Thursday, July 7-July 9; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. What would it be like to be a girl in 19th century Minnesota? Experience the differences and similarities between life today and life as a Pioneer, Dakota, and Victorian girl! Costumed staff lead campers through the historic Gibbs farmhouse, explore the restored prairie, and host a Victorian tea party! Each…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: What’s Alive on the Prairie?
Wednesday, July 8; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. What’s Alive on the Prairie? Campers will go on a scavenger hunt to see what critters (bugs, animals, or flowers) they can find in the prairie. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: Pioneer Chores
Friday, July 10; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Pioneer Chores: Campers will get to go back in time in our historic farmhouse to participate in everyday pioneer chores like doin’ the wash and making butter. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers…
Find out more »Dakota Day Camp
Tuesday-Thursday, July 14-June 16; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Learn about Minnesota’s first people, the Dakota, in this unique camp! Developed with Dakota partners, including instructors from University of Minnesota’s Dakota Language Program, this camp, allows kids to explore 1830s seasonal life through the lens of Cloud Man’s village, where a young Jane Gibbs spent many of her childhood…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: All About Sheep!
Wednesday, July 15; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. All About Sheep: Campers will meet our resident sheep, Fern and Lydia, while learning all about how sheep were used on a pioneer farm. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: Tipi Life and Buffalo Nation
Friday, July 17; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Tipi Life and Buffalo Nation: Campers will experience what winter life in the tipi was like for the Dakota. These PeeWees will also hear a traditional Dakota story about the importance of the buffalo. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for…
Find out more »Pioneer Survivor Camp
Tuesday-Thursday, July 21-July 23; 9am-3pm Price: $165 Member Price: $150 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Think you have what it takes to survive as an 1800s pioneer? Test your skills at the Gibbs Farm site where campers will compete in 19th century farm chores, household tasks, and one room-schoolhouse exercises. Campers will get an in depth look at early pioneer life in Minnesota while learning…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: All About Bees!
Wednesday, July 22; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. All About Bees: Campers will learn all about these important pollinators and how pioneers collected honey to eat and wax to make candles. PeeWees will dip a real beeswax candle to take home! These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: Ice Cream Social Jr.
Friday, July 24; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Ice Cream Social Jr.: PeeWees will learn how the Pioneer made their favorite treat, ice cream! Campers will also get to enjoy a scoop of famous Gibbs Farm homemade ice cream. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent fun!…
Find out more »Pioneer Kid Camp
Tuesday-Thursday, July 28-July 30; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Travel back in time to the mid-1800s and live like a pioneer kid! Go to school in a one-room schoolhouse, help with the weekly wash, run an errand to the local general store, make butter, and more! Every morning starts with feeding the Gibbs Farm animals. Pioneer kids had a lot…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: All About Butterflies!
Wednesday, July 29; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. All About Butterflies: PeeWees will learn about butterflies native to Minnesota while exploring the Gibbs Farm Prairie. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: Dakota and Pioneer Gardens
Friday, July 31; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Dakota and Pioneer Gardens: Campers will take a walk through our Dakota and Pioneer Gardens and learn about the plants growing there. PeeWees will even get to help our gardener by picking some of the ripe vegetables. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who…
Find out more »August 2020
Life of a Gibbs Girl Camp
Tuesday-Thursday, August 4-August 6; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. What would it be like to be a girl in 19th century Minnesota? Experience the differences and similarities between life today and life as a Pioneer, Dakota, and Victorian girl! Costumed staff lead campers through the historic Gibbs farmhouse, explore the restored prairie, and host a Victorian tea party! Each…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: All About Bugs!
Wednesday, August 5; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Bugs that crawl, bugs that fly, bugs that spin a web, oh my! Campers with search and find bugs in their natural habitat. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: ABCs on the Farm
Friday, August 7; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. ABCs on the Farm: A is for Apple Trees, B is for Barn, and C is for Chickens! We will search for the alphabet all across the Gibbs Farm site. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed…
Find out more »Pioneer Kid Camp
Tuesday-Thursday, August 11-August 13; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Travel back in time to the mid-1800s and live like a pioneer kid! Go to school in a one-room schoolhouse, help with the weekly wash, run an errand to the local general store, make butter, and more! Every morning starts with feeding the Gibbs Farm animals. Pioneer kids had a lot…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: All About Goats!
Wednesday, August 12; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. All About Goats: Campers will learn all about the importance of goats on a farm. PeeWees will play "goat" games and meet our herd. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: PeeWee Theatre
Friday, August 14; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. PeeWee Theater: PeeWees take the stage in a mini-skit that we will practice and present to families! These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota…
Find out more »Life of a Gibbs Girl Camp
Tuesday-Thursday, August 18-August 20; 9am-1pm Price: $110 Member Price: $100 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. What would it be like to be a girl in 19th century Minnesota? Experience the differences and similarities between life today and life as a Pioneer, Dakota, and Victorian girl! Costumed staff lead campers through the historic Gibbs farmhouse, explore the restored prairie, and host a Victorian tea party! Each…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: All About Plants!
Wednesday, August 19; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. All About Plants: Campers will learn about the native plants that grow across the Gibbs Farm Site! These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating to nature, pioneer, and Dakota…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees: Farmhouse Adventure
Friday, August 21; 9:30am-11:30am Price: $22 Member Price: $20 Early Bird reduced pricing is available through May 31, 2020. Please see the Gibbs Farm Camp Page for more details. Farmhouse Adventure: Campers will get to tour the Gibbs Farm Historic Farmhouse to learn about the Gibbs Family and their everyday life. These mini camps are a perfect introduction for 4 & 5 year olds who are ready for some independent fun! Costumed staff lead campers through adventures in topics relating…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees & Pals: All About Our Apple Orchard
Wednesday, August 26; 9:30am-11:30am $10/person. New this year! Calling all grandpas, grandmas, moms, and dads! Have you ever wanted to join your 4 – 5 year-old PeeWee for summer camp at Gibbs Farm? Now is your chance! PeeWees and their grown-up pal will play games, read stories, and do an activity together! Topics include All About our Apple Orchard and Pioneer Toys and Games. All About Our Apple Orchard: Tour and learn about the Gibbs Farm Heritage Apple Orchard. PeeWees and their…
Find out more »Pioneer PeeWees & Pals: Pioneer Games & Toys
Friday, August 28; 9:30am-11:30am $10/person. New this year! Calling all grandpas, grandmas, moms, and dads! Have you ever wanted to join your 4 – 5 year-old PeeWee for summer camp at Gibbs Farm? Now is your chance! PeeWees and their grown-up pal will play games, read stories, and do an activity together! Topics include All About our Apple Orchard and Pioneer Toys and Games. Pioneer Toys & Games: Campers and their grown-up will learn about games played by pioneer children in the…
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