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Camp Invention coming to Lincoln
Park District
Nationally Recognized Summer STEM Camp
Makes Innovation Fun
[April 22, 2026]
LINCOLN, Ill. — April 21, 2026
— Camp Invention®, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer
enrichment camp program, is coming to Lincoln Park District the week
of July 20.
A program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame® in partnership
with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Camp Invention
challenges children in grades K-6 to tap into their natural
curiosity and use their creativity to solve problems. Through
hands-on activities, Camp Invention promotes STEM learning; builds
confidence, leadership, perseverance and resourcefulness; and
encourages entrepreneurship — all in a fun and engaging environment.
Each year, the program features a new curriculum inspired by some of
our nation’s most world-changing inventors — the National Inventors
Hall of Fame Inductees. This year’s Spark program encourages
children to be confident in their ideas and explore their
innovativeness through hands-on experiences including:
Space Morphers™: Kids build a DIY rocket and launch an epic mission
to transform a new planet’s atmosphere, terrain and ecosystem. After
a high-energy Rover Race to collect samples and data, they grow
dazzling crystal trees and hatch a mysterious animal egg in a Space
Lab.
Make Waves™: Campers ride the waves
of entrepreneurship and invention! Inspired by a surfer’s journey,
they create prototypes, pitch their innovative products to hook
investors and build a billboard boat to set sail and “make waves” in
the market.
Fur-ensics™: Kids sharpen their animal detective skills with Cap E.
Bara and a fleet of robotic capybaras. They investigate a trail of
footprints, collect bits of fluffy fur and examine suspicious
splatters before forensically analyzing evidence that has a
surprising twist.
The Infringers™: Campers use their invention superpowers to solve
challenges in their community and around the world. They miniaturize
top-secret innovations, safeguard their designs using cryptography
and protect their intellectual property from the Infringers.
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All local Camp Invention programs
are facilitated and taught by qualified educators who reside and
teach in the community. Camp Invention serves 140,000 students every
year and partners with more than 2,600 schools and districts across
the nation. For more information or to register, visit
invent.org/camp.
About Camp Invention
Camp Invention is the only nationally recognized summer program
focused on creativity, innovation, real-world problem solving and
the spirit of invention. Through hands-on programming, Camp
Invention encourages children entering kindergarten through sixth
grade to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics
curriculum inspired by some of the world’s greatest inventors. Camp
Invention is a program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. This
nationwide, nonprofit organization is committed to the curious minds
and innovative spirits of the past, present and future. Since 1990,
our education programs have served more than 3 million children, and
297,000 teachers and Leadership Interns. Regional sponsors include
the USPTO; Johnson Controls Foundation; and Overdeck Family
Foundation.
[Ken Torisky
National Inventors Hall of Fame]
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