Join the circus. Go on the hunt for dragons. Travel through time. It all happens this summer at Shelburne Museum LEAP! (Learn and Play) Summer Camps.

Shelburne Museum offers six weeks of camps that explore the museum's diverse collections and beautiful grounds through engaging and creative activities, providing insights into America's traditions. The day camps are limited in size, tailored to children ages 5-10, and designed around the museum's renowned collections and beautiful grounds.

"Summer camps at Shelburne Museum bring art to life for campers through fun-filled interactive experiences in a beautiful and enriching setting," said Karen Petersen, director of education at the museum.

Registration opens on Feb. 8 (Feb. 1 for museum members). To learn more, visit the Shelburne Museum Web site, http://www.shelburnemuseum.org/. For registration forms contact Hannah Weisman, 985-3346 x 3395 or hweisman@shelburnemuseum.org.

Artisan Apprentice: Explore the work of 19th-century artisans and artists and visit the museum's blacksmith, printer, and weaver to gain inspiration for art projects. 

Art Travelers: Set your time machines for "way back when" and come explore more than 200 years of art. 

Mystical Creature Feature: Meet the museum's resident mermaids, dragons, centaurs, and troll the galleries to build an enchanted world full of creatures from myth and legend. 

A Week in 1795: Travel back in history to the turn of the 19th century to learn about everyday life in early Vermont. 

Breaking Creative Ground: Go on adventures through the mountains, oceans, and the foreign lands depicted in works by Ansel Adams, Edward Burtynsky, and others. Artwork and landscapes will provide creative inspiration for solar printing, watercolor painting, drawing, and more.

Circus Mania!: Enter a world of whimsy and fun, from walking on stilts to creating circus posters, focused on the golden age of the circus.