Early bird price expires on Dec 05, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Ring it In! New Year Traditions
Site Coordinator: Brooke Gyermek
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (720) 833-8027
Camp Dates and Duration:
December 29, 2025 - January 2nd, 2025 [closed January 1]; 8:00am - 5:00pm
***Programming takes place between 9:00am and 4:00pm.
NOTE: Camp is closing early on December 31st (pick up will be between 2:30 and 3:00 pm). Camp is closed on Thursday, January 1st.
Camp Description:
Get ready to explore the traditions celebrated to ring in a new year! Each day is packed with exciting hands-on activities, cultural discoveries, and festive fun as we dive into the traditions that make this season special.
Explore the meaning of seasons, time, reflection and celebration - exploring the meaning of a new year to different cultures around the world.
Learn about the special meaning of zodiac animals, dragon dances and red envelopes as China, Korea and Vietnam ring in the new year in their own unique way.
Examine how different measurements of time result in variation in celebration across the globe, exploring how Ethiopia uses yellow Meskel flowers to signal an end to the rainy season and the dawn of a new season and year!
Thursday: Closed for New Years Day
Campers will learn about the traditions (and their histories) that appear on New Years Eve and New Years Day, and make resolutions as they enter into 2026!
Registration for this schedule starts on 10/27/2025 and ends on 12/18/2025
Participants must be entering grades 1 to 5.
Enroll your child(ren) for Hands-On History Winter Camp hosted at History Colorado Center!
Join us for a week of festive fun and discovery at History Colorado Center! Each day, campers will dive into a different New Years tradition, exploring how cultures across the globe celebrate new beginnings. Through exciting games and hands-on activities, campers will explore the different ways that people commemorate the year that has past and ring in the year ahead. Come celebrate the season with us as we learn, create and celebrate new beginnings together!
Contact Brooke Gyermek at [email protected] with additional questions.
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Register today and receive tuition assistance up to 70% off your total registration.
10%- Early Bird Registration (automatically applied through December 5th, 2025)
10%- Multiple Children Enrolled (automatically applied)
10%- History Colorado Member or 4th Grade History Buffs
10%- Educator/First Responder/Military
10%- Past Hands-On History Enrollment (must have enrolled in a past program in the last 6 months)
20%- History Colorado Staff or Volunteer
40%- For families that qualify for Free and Reduced Lunches
The total estimated tuition will not reflect all of your qualifying discounts until a staff member has reviewed your registration and sent out a final invoice through a separate email. Your payment is not due at the time of registration.
Please contact History Colorado if you have any questions.