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Choosing Camp Invention for Summer Camp

Summer is quickly approaching and finding just the right thing for your to do is a big decision that you make as a parent. Camp Invention is our top choice. Here’s why…

Camp Invention Summer Camp for Kids

This post is sponsored by Camp Invention.  All opinions expressed are 100% my own.

One summer camp option we think that you should consider is Camp Invention.

Camp Invention captured our attention last summer when both of our children were invited to participate. Each of them had an amazing time learning to THINK and become INVENTORS. It was an environment filled with curiosity where campers were challenged and teachers encouraged them to explore their own ideas. This year’s theme is Illuminate.

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Choosing Camp Invention for Summer Camp

The 2015 camp theme, Illuminate™ where STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) meets real-world inspiration and lots of fun!

IlluminateTM will encourage your child to explore their inventiveness and problem solving skills with experiences that will harness their curiosity, inspire creativity and evoke a sense of accomplishment!

Your child will not want to miss out on the chance to imagine, tinker and invent prototypes that they can take home with them this summer! IlluminateTM will generate excitement and encourage a passion for innovation that will open up a world of new possibilities!

The IlluminateTM curriculum features five energetic and fun-filled modules that incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) activities, which will empower your creative thinker and further inspire them to innovate and solve problems!

Illuminate your child’s inventive spirit at Summer Camp!

We will be sharing about our experience at Camp Invention this summer with our girls and we’d love to invite you to join us at your local Camp Invention.

Camp Invention is the only nationally recognized, non-profit elementary enrichment program backed by the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

Over the past 40 years, and in partnership with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Camp Invention programs have encouraged nearly two million children, teachers, parents, college students and independent inventors to explore science, technology and their own innate creativity, inventiveness and entrepreneurial spirit.

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Camp Invention Resources

  • Build an Inventor’s Box
  • Tips for Preparing for Camp Invention
  • How to Think Like an Inventor S.T.E.M.
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  • Solar Science Experiments
  • The Best STEM Toys for Kids
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Join the fun on social media with Camp Invention by following them on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and youtube!

Use the hashtag #campinvention to follow along!

Choosing Camp Invention for Summer Camp for your child

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About Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    June 5, 2015 at 11:09 pm

    going into seventh grade. what a great opportunity. thank you

    Jerry

  2. Tonya H says

    June 5, 2015 at 11:09 pm

    MY girl is starting third grade next year~

  3. Arf2-D2 says

    June 5, 2015 at 10:05 am

    I have a nephew starting first grade

  4. leslie says

    June 5, 2015 at 10:05 am

    3rd grade. Loved Camp Invention last year!

  5. stracey2010 says

    June 4, 2015 at 9:50 pm

    My son is going into 3rd grade next year

  6. Anonymous says

    June 4, 2015 at 9:50 pm

    Jeff

    seventh grade. thanks for this chance. It would mean so much to us.

  7. sarakate says

    June 4, 2015 at 9:50 pm

    2nd, 7th and there are camps by us!!!

  8. Anonymous says

    June 4, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    Roy

    She is going into 8th grade next year

    [email protected]

  9. Anonymous says

    June 4, 2015 at 7:58 am

    2nd, 3rd, and 8th

    Gloria

  10. Christina says

    June 3, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    5th, 4th, 2nd, 1st, pre k

  11. Beth says

    June 3, 2015 at 8:58 pm

    my kid is going into 5th.

  12. Noelle Donaldson says

    June 3, 2015 at 8:57 pm

    I have two boys going into 3rd grade and a girl going into 2nd.

  13. Colleen Kessler says

    June 3, 2015 at 8:50 pm

    7th, 3rd, k, and totschool 🙂

  14. Cyndi P says

    June 2, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    My girls are going into 1, 3, and 6th. Would love to win for any of them, but particularly my oldest. Thanks for the opportunity!

  15. Lisa Jacobs says

    May 30, 2015 at 8:46 pm

    One is going to be in 4th. I'd love to see how this program is run. It looks wonderful!

  16. Becky says

    May 29, 2015 at 6:59 am

    My kids are going into: 5th, 5th, 3rd, 2nd, and preschool:)

  17. Asia Citro says

    May 28, 2015 at 11:23 pm

    1st grade!

  18. Natalie PlanetSmartyPants says

    May 28, 2015 at 11:22 pm

    Somehow I have not heard of this camp before now. Interestingly, there is one pretty close to us 🙂 Would be fun to send my almost 4th grader there.

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