A different world every break
Engineers work with their hands, not just their keyboards. Every camp balances digital logic with tactile building — and ends with campers presenting what they made.
Magnolia Innovation Lab — 3121 W Government Way, Seattle. Bellevue camps run to their own hours and prices.
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, with Before Care from 8:00 AM and After Care to 5:30 PM
Ages 5–12, in small age-based groups — 5–7 and 8–12 — for personalized instruction
Meals included — pizza, fresh fruit and snacks, on every camp day including one-day camps
| Week | Theme | Campus | Half day | Full day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 9 Ages 5–12 | Monster Bots & MechanicsHalloween EngineeringA spooky engineering challenge for the state in-service day. Campers design, build and program motorised Halloween creatures — the kind that lurch, snap and light up when you walk past. | Magnolia | — | ||
Nov 11 Ages 5–12 | Hero Tech RoboticsRescue EngineeringA Veterans Day camp honouring the people who turn up when things go wrong. Campers design rescue robots and automated utility vehicles for real emergency scenarios. | Magnolia | — | ||
Nov 23 – 24 Ages 5–12 | BattleBots Mini-TournamentCompetitionTwo days of engineering showdown before the Thanksgiving break. Campers build the arena, engineer battle-ready robots and code competitive manoeuvres — then run the tournament. | Magnolia | — | ||
Dec 21 – 23 Ages 5–12 | Winter Wonderland RoboticsWinter Break · Session 1Three days of winter engineering. Campers build automated snowploughs and motorised winter cabins, then code festive light sequences driven by sensors and microcontrollers. | Magnolia | — | ||
Dec 28 – 30 Ages 5–12 | Scrap to Bot ChallengeWinter Break · Session 2Sustainable engineering to close out the year. Campers upcycle safe household materials and wire in electronic breadboards to build working, smart robots from what would have been thrown away. | Magnolia | — | ||
Jan 28 Ages 5–12 | Future City InnovatorsUrban EngineeringA semester-break continuation of our urban engineering theme. Campers use hands-on robotics and code to tackle the problems real cities are trying to solve. | Magnolia | — | ||
Feb 15 – 19 Ages 5–12 | World Builders Game DesignGame Design WeekA full mid-winter break dedicated to game design. Ages 6–12 design custom worlds and game mechanics — logic circuits built inside the game, 3D spatial reasoning, and levels other people can play. Our five-year-olds build the same ideas in LEGO, by hand. | Magnolia | — | ||
Apr 12 – 16 Ages 5–12 | Ultimate Game Design & AISpring BreakSpring break's flagship week. Older campers script playable digital worlds and design smart, computer-controlled characters other kids can actually play against. Younger campers take on mechanical engineering challenges alongside them. | Magnolia | — |
- Monster Bots & Mechanics — Oct 9 at Magnolia, full details
- Hero Tech Robotics — Nov 11 at Magnolia, full details
- BattleBots Mini-Tournament — Nov 23 – 24 at Magnolia, full details
- Winter Wonderland Robotics — Dec 21 – 23 at Magnolia, full details
- Scrap to Bot Challenge — Dec 28 – 30 at Magnolia, full details
- Future City Innovators — Jan 28 at Magnolia, full details
- World Builders Game Design — Feb 15 – 19 at Magnolia, full details
- Ultimate Game Design & AI — Apr 12 – 16 at Magnolia, full details
8 weeks open for enrolment.
Need the day to stretch?
Extended care runs at Magnolia, priced by the day for the length of your camp and added at checkout.
Morning Care
+$13 a day8:00 – 9:00 AM
Drop off an hour early — a quiet start with books, puzzles and free-build until camp begins.
Magnolia only
Afternoon Care
+$32 a day3:00 – 5:30 PM
Stay until 5:30 PM with supervised free-build, outdoor time and games after camp wraps.
Magnolia only
What the day looks like
The Magnolia full-day timetable. Deep work in short blocks, with real breaks between them.
9:00 – 10:30 AM
Deep Work 1
Core engineering and building concepts.
10:30 – 10:45 AM
Brain break
Snack and hydration.
10:45 – 11:45 AM
Deep Work 2
Hands-on assembly and prototyping.
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Lunch & outdoor innovation
Discovery Park play area, weather permitting.
12:45 – 1:45 PM
Deep Work 3
Coding logic, AI training and sensor integration.
1:45 – 2:00 PM
Afternoon reset
Snack and stretch.
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Field testing
Obstacle courses, debugging and final improvements.
Everything provided
Kits, laptops, materials and a daily snack.
Free camp t-shirt
Every camper gets one on day one.
Show Your Own Bot
Every week ends with campers presenting their build.
Take-home projects
Select weeks include a robot campers keep.
The questions parents actually ask
What time do camps start and finish?
This season's camps run 9:00 AM–3:00 PM at both campuses — the Magnolia Innovation Lab (3121 W Government Way, Seattle) and Bellevue (14040 NE 8th St). Magnolia camps follow the Seattle Public Schools calendar and Bellevue camps follow Lake Washington School District, so the same theme can fall on different days.
How much does camp cost?
Single-day holiday camps are $159, the two-day Thanksgiving tournament is $259, three-day winter-break camps are $349 and five-day break weeks are $499. Early-bird prices — $50 off every camp — show on each camp while the offer runs.
Can I drop off early or pick up late?
At Magnolia, yes: Before Care (8:00–9:00 AM) is $13 a day and After Care (3:00–5:30 PM) is $32 a day, priced for the length of your camp and added at checkout. Extended care is not offered at Bellevue.
What ages are camps for?
Ages 5–12. Campers are divided into small, age-based groups — 5–7 and 8–12 — for personalized instruction.
What about food?
Meals are included for every camper on every camp day, one-day camps included: pizza, fresh fruit and snacks. Tell us about any allergy when you book and we will plan around it.
What should my child bring?
Just a water bottle. Meals and snacks are included, we provide all robotics kits, laptops and materials, and every camper gets a camp t-shirt.