Cute & Simple: Camp Invention
By Leslie Lindsay It has been a week of math, science, fun, creativity, and critical thinking for my 6 year-old. “Camp Invention” was the place for my spritely redhead who loves inventing and creating. A national program, a subgrop of Invent Now, this creative and motiving team of teachers, volunteers, and junior camp counselors made this an enriching week of hands-on problem-solving and brain-storming. Held at a local elementary school and sponsored in part by our school district, I was more than pleased when my budding inventor asked, “Mom, can I do this again next summer?!” Running like a school day–starting bright and early around 8:45pm and lasting till the quintessential 3:30 “school’s out” time frame, the schedule of events was divided neatly into classroom lecture and exploration, including modules (you know we’re talking nerds when the word “module” comes into play!) in wild animals, decoding and dechiphering, atomic journey, power play, and edison’s workshop. Snacks, lunch, and friends round-out the day. Today was the Inventor’s Showcase, the grand finale in which kiddos lead us …