Do your kids love inventing new contraptions and learning by doing?  Do they enjoy taking things apart?  Check out Camp Invention for grades 1-6.  Camp Invention (and Club Invention) are camp programs designed by Invent Now Kids (a subsidiary of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation) and run by teachers/educators in local towns all across the country.  Check here to find a location near you.

Typically, the registrations are through town Park & Rec or Community Ed departments.  Hours of the programs tend to be from 9am to 3:30pm but vary by location.  Costs vary by town as well, but tend to be about $225-274/week.  The average staff-to-child ratio is 1:8!

Early birds can get some discounts - If you register online before May 31st, you receive $5 off the base price. And if you register your child and a friend at the same time by phone or mail you will receive $20 off the base price. Even more multiple discounts are available at the website.

Want more camp tips?  See all of FamilyZip's Summer Camp Tips here.