Challenge Island STEAM Classes
Challenge Island is an award-winning STEAM enrichment program where smart and curious kids work together in “STEAM Teams” to solve fun, hands-on “challenges” which teach them about STEAM fundamentals and cross-curricular topics, plus important success skills like creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and much more.
For ages K-5th Grade
Ghosts in Action: STEAM Halloween Kids Night Out
Ages: Kindergarten-5th Grade
$40/camper residents, $50/camper non-residents
Give yourself a break while your kids enjoy a spooktacular night of Halloween fun!
Drop off your kindergarten through 5th-grade ghouls and goblins for an unforgettable Challenge Island evening of spooky science, creative building, and friendly competition. Our Halloween Kids Night Out blends festive thrills with hands-on excitement, ensuring your children stay safe, engaged, and entertained.
STEAM Event Highlights
- Haunted House Design: Kids collaborate in small teams to engineer miniature, spooky mansions.
- Pumpkin Catapults: Teams build custom launchers to fling mini-pumpkins at ghostly targets.
- Glow Slime Lab: Mix and customize your own glowing, mad-scientist slime.
Saturday, October 24, 2026
6:00-8:00pm
Fenton Community & Cultural Center
Sports & Mashed Potatoes: STEAM Thanksgiving Kids Night Out
Ages: Kindergarten-5th Grade
$40/camper residents, $50/camper non-residents
Enjoy some pre-holiday peace while your kids dive into an action-packed night of festive fun!
Drop off your kindergarten through 5th-grade students for an exciting, Thanksgiving-themed evening of Challenge Island STEAM challenges, high-energy games, and messy science. This Kids Night Out combines hands-on teamwork, keeping your kids fully engaged while you prep for the big feast or simply unwind.
STEAM Event Highlights
- Football Prototypes: Kids use engineering skills to design, build, and test their own mini football games.
- Turkey Mud Run: Teams collaborate to design and prototype obstacles for a turkey to tackle to avoid becoming Thanksgiving dinner!
- Mashed Potato Slime: Junior scientists mix up a batch of surprisingly realistic (and totally fun) potato-and-gravy slime.
Saturday, November 21, 2026
6:00-8:00pm
Fenton Community & Cultural Center
Getting Ready for Santa: STEAM Winter Holidays Kids Night Out
Ages: Kindergarten-5th Grade
$40/camper residents, $50/camper non-residents
Take a breather during the busy holiday season while your kids enjoy a magical night of festive crafting!
Drop off your kindergarten through 5th-grade children for an exciting, Christmas-themed evening of holiday crafting and messy science with Challenge Island. Our Holiday Kids Night Out combines festive cheer with hands-on creativity, keeping your kids entertained while you tackle holiday shopping, wrapping, or just enjoy a quiet night.
STEAM Event Highlights
- Stained-Glass Ornaments: Kids design and craft a beautiful, translucent ornament to brighten up your holiday tree.
- Custom Stockings: Every child decorates and customizes their own festive stocking to hang by the chimney with care.
- Cookie Dough Slime: Junior scientists mix up a batch of delightfully scented, ultra-satisfying cookie dough slime.
Saturday, December 16, 2026
6:00-8:00pm
Fenton Community & Cultural Center
