Camp Invention at Mesnier Primary School, Missouri
Affton Missouri
Spark New Ideas at the All-New 2026 Camp Invention at Mesnier Primary School, Missouri
For over 35 years, the National Inventors Hall of Fame® has brought hands-on STEM experiences to K-6 students across the country through our flagship summer program, Camp Invention®. This weeklong camp sparks creativity and boosts confidence as campers tackle fun STEM challenges inspired by real-world inventors.
This nationally acclaimed program is full of open-ended, hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering and more! Each year, Camp Invention delivers an all-new program to ignite the spirit of innovation. As campers collaborate to take on fun, hands-on challenges, they uncover their potential to become creators, innovators and entrepreneurs while building persistence and creative problem-solving skills. In our all-new 2026 program, Spark, campers explore everything from adorable robotic capybaras to inspiring space exploration in four dynamic experiences.
Fur-ensics™
Campers sharpen their detective skills and team up with their very own robotic capybara to investigate a series of mischievous pranks. After exploring the inner mechanics of their capybara, children build sleuthing gadgets to support their epic animal investigation. From animal tracks to DNA and fingerprints, children practice persistence and creative problem-solving as they collect curious clues and conduct hands-on forensic science techniques to solve an animal mystery.
Make Waves™
Surf’s up! Campers dive into the exciting world of entrepreneurship and catch their first big break. Inspired by National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Tom Blake and his surfboard innovations, children build confidence as they splash into hands-on physics experiments, paddle their way through salty challenges and pitch their prototypes to hook investors. As they transform inventions into popular products, campers design an innovative billboard boat to “make waves” in the market with ocean advertising.
The Infringers™
Campers spark their innovative superpowers and team up with the Innovation Force™ – National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees – to identify and solve challenges in their community and around the world. Exploring innovative security tools, from reCAPTCHA to iris recognition, children miniaturize top-secret inventions, create a wearable cryptography device and learn how to safeguard their designs through intellectual property against the Infringers, who are duplicating inventions!
Space Morphers™
Children stretch their imagination and launch a mission to transform a new planet’s atmosphere, terrain and ecosystem for future habitation. Igniting their creativity, campers build a DIY space rocket and experiment with trajectory. After a high-energy Rover Race to collect important data and samples, they design and build inventions for navigating the intense conditions of their planet. In their space lab, campers make new discoveries and record observations as they hatch an animal egg and grow a dazzling crystal tree.
Register today
Led by qualified local educators, Camp Invention combines hands-on learning and unforgettable fun. Children find a fresh take on STEM each time they join us. We can’t wait to see campers spark new ideas this summer!
Early registration discounts are available! Register using CIFUN25 by 3/31 to save $25 or CIFUN20 by 4/28 to save $20 off the registration fee. Families with multiple campers can share in the savings! Bring on the sibling love and save $60 using SIBNAT30 when you enroll two campers or save $120 or more using code SIBNAT40 when you enroll three or more campers. Spots are limited! Visit invent.org/save/camp or call 800-968-4332 to secure your child’s spot today! Interest-free payment plans are available at check-out to make camp affordable for all families.
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12 Reviews on “Camp Invention at Mesnier Primary School, Missouri”
They came home finding ways to make their own projects!
My kids love to share their creations with their family and friends who come over. I enjoy my daughter using technological word like “control panel”!
My kids love Camp Invention. They look forward to it every year. They love creating and inventing things so this camp is perfect.
My grandson loves science. He prefers going to Camp Invention over going to the pool, and if given the opportunity, he would spend his entire summer at this camp.
My daughter loves creating and has become more focused on up-cycling. She is very interested in the LIT program.
My daughter loved this camp! It kept her engaged, she was able to be creative and was so happy to tell me what they did each day. She asked to continue to go!
My child came home each afternoon telling me all about her day – she would not stop sharing all of the things she learned and was able to do. Her excitement was contagious and so neat to see!
I love that the program encourages kids to be creative in using items found around the house to create their inventions. My daughter was so excited to show us what she made each day. I was impressed with her creativity in how she chose to use some of her items. She had some very clever ideas.
I have 1 child that is incredibly creative and not as structured and another child that is incredibly structured and scared to be creative. I think both of them were able to build confidence in their ability to work outside of the comfort zone while feeling like the skills they excel at are used and encouraged.
He has been raving and showing off his inventions ever since camp. He was so excited to explain how things work and show off what he had been working so hard on. Everday he came home with stories about how much fun he had. He’s already asking to return.
They loved starting and complaining projects. They also enjoyed showing them off to the family.
My son loved going to camp each day. He was excited to show off his inventions to us and extended family as well as to his other friends. He seemed to really like the counselors because he made sure to say goodbye to them, which is not typical for him since he can be shy. I’ve already recommended the camp to other friends!