Camp Invention

2026 Camp Invention

Two Locations: McAlder Campus and CCS High School

(Children entering grades K-6)

Introducing an All-New 2026 Camp Invention Experience

This year’s exciting new program inspires curiosity and helps kids build essential STEM skills through collaboration with friends and one-of-a-kind creative problem-solving experiences. Campers explore hands-on challenges and open-ended adventures designed to encourage new discoveries and bring big ideas to life!

Camp Invention: Spark 

Inspire your young innovator with a one-of-a-kind summer adventure! Exciting, hands-on challenges will spark curiosity and build their confidence as they dive into limitless STEM fun full of opportunities to imagine, experiment and create. Read more about what your camper will do each day at the all-new 2026 Camp Invention® experience:

INNOVATION  

Your camper will make a splash in the world of innovation as they ride the exciting waves of entrepreneurship! From brainstorming bright ideas to pitching their own prototypes, they’ll dive into creativity while exploring the wonders of ocean science along the way.
 

CREATIVITY  

Get ready for an out-of-this-world adventure as your young explorer will launch a mission to find and prepare a brand-new planet for human life! They’ll use their creativity to invent clever tools to handle extreme conditions, reshape the terrain and breathe life into their exoplanet, transforming it into the next Earth.
 

PROBLEM SOLVING  

Powered by the superpowers of the I Can Invent® Mindset, your camper will join forces with the Innovation Force® – real-life superhero inventors from the National Inventors Hall of Fame®! Together, they tackle tricky problems from their own backyards to far-off places, dreaming up bold new inventions while outsmarting the sneaky Infringers who are always trying to snatch their genius ideas!
 

PERSISTENCE 

Get ready for some mystery-solving fun! Your young detective will put their investigation skills to the test as they crack a string of silly crimes, with help from a trusty team of robotic capybaras! They’ll follow puzzling footprints, gather tufts of fluffy fur, examine curious splatters and uncover all kinds of wacky clues along the way.  

CCS McAlder Campus
15502 96th Street East
Puyallup, WA 98372

Program Dates: July 20–24, 2026
Program Times: 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
 

Camp Cost: $290
CLICK HERE for Extended Hours Option (McAlder Campus only) : $70

Cascade Christian High School (on Pioneer Campus)
811 21st Street SE
Puyallup, WA 98372

Program Dates: July 13–17, 2026
Program Times: 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Camp Cost: $290

CLICK TO REGISTER - CCS HIGH SCHOOL