Summer Camps 2024

Kids Building with LEGO Bricks at Camp

Beat the summer blues with a Bricks 4 Kidz LEGO® Building Camp! Kids between the ages of 4 and 14 can get out of the house, socialize, and have hands-on building fun.

Under the guidance of experienced instructors, our LEGO-based engineering summer camps give kids the chance to apply real-world STEM concepts as they build specially-designed Bricks 4 Kidz motorized models, artistic mosaics, creative brick characters, and crafts, as well as their own creations. Or they could learn to build and program real working robots or dive deeper into coding, video game design, or video production.

The following locations are NOW OPEN FOR EARLY REGISTRATION:

The rest of the camps are opening by location throughout March and April, see below. Join our mailing list and social media for announcements.

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Exciting Themes

CREATIVE CAMPS

Our Creative Camp series is designed to be an amazing LEGO-filled experience for children ages 6-12. Every day is a different adventure, with a variety of different LEGO building techniques, making friends, guided creative play time and so much more, all based around our theme of the week.

EXTREME NINJAS

NEW!!!   The Brick Builders Master Challenge   based on the hit TV show   [ages 6-12]
Ready for a thrilling building challenge? Join The Bricks 4 Kidz Master Challenge, inspired by the dynamic LEGO® Masters® TV show! This camp is a playground for budding master builders. Each day brings exciting new challenges, where campers will learn advanced LEGO techniques, collaborate on imaginative projects, and test their creativity. From constructing towering structures to engineering moving creations, it’s a journey of innovation, teamwork, and endless fun. Step into the role of a master builder and create wonders with LEGO – sign up now and let the epic building challenge begin!

World of Wizards

NEW!!!   World of Wizards   Harry Builder? Lord of the Bricks?   [ages 6-12]
Step into the World of Wizards at Bricks 4 Kidz, where the enchanting worlds of Harry Potter® and Fantastic Beasts® come alive through LEGO® building! Young wizards will build mystical worlds, craft magical creatures, and concoct LEGO potions in a realm where imagination knows no bounds – the Bricks 4 Kidz way! From hidden chambers to soaring dragons, each day is a new building adventure of creativity and magic. Grab your wand and join this spellbinding journey where your building creations help ensure that good triumphs over evil. Enroll now and let the magic begin!

EXTREME NINJAS

NEW!!!   Brick Olympics   dynamic sports models – build and play   [ages 6-12]
Calling all sports fans… on your mark, get set, build! Celebrate the return of the Summer Olympics in France with cool models of sports from cycling to soccer, basketball to gymnastics. Take a break from the heat and compete indoors to set your own Brick Olympic records with our exciting sports-themed challenges! We’ll post the winners on our own Medal Tally board and award winners with Bricks 4 Kidz medals.

EXTREME NINJAS

NEW!!!   Amusement Park Mania   motorized scale models of popular rides   [ages 6-12]
Maybe you’ve been to Disney World, Universal Studios, Six Flags, or even LEGO Land… but have you ever built your own amusement park with LEGO® bricks? That’s exactly what we’ll be doing all week, and not just regular LEGO bricks… we’re using axles, gears, motors, and more to make our rides really move and groove! Join us for a week of amusement park building fun… the Bricks 4 Kidz way!

GAME ON

Game On!  building video game characters   [ages 6-12]
We know you love Mario, Sonic, Minecraft and more, and so do we! But now it’s time to unplug the console and pull out the LEGO® Bricks! Get your game on as we brick our way through levels of building, power up with some motor-powered LEGO models, and try to earn a few “extra lives” building mini-figures and 3D Sculptures. Each day is a new adventure as the virtual and LEGO worlds collide the Bricks 4 Kidz way!

MINING & CRAFTING

Mining & Crafting   inspired by Minecraft®   [ages 6-12]
Experience the world of Minecraft® with LEGO® Bricks in this fun camp! Minecraft is a game about placing blocks to build anything you can imagine. At night monsters come out, make sure to build a shelter before that happens. Kids will start by crafting their shelters and some of the mobs, critters and tools using LEGO Bricks. Campers will face new challenges each day, building models and crafting key elements from the popular Minecraft game.

TECHNOLOGY CAMPS

Build tomorrow’s innovators in one of our Technology Camps featuring LEGO® building, robotics, coding, and video production. Designed for a variety of skill levels with fun challenges for ages from 6 to 14, each week focuses on one or more projects with breaks to build some LEGO models, too.

Junior Robotics World of Wizards

NEW!!!   ROBOTICS: Junior Robotics – World of Wizards   [ages 6-10]
Step into the World of Wizards at Bricks 4 Kidz, where the enchanting worlds of Harry Potter® and Fantastic Beasts® come alive through LEGO® robotics! Each day campers build wizard-themed robots with a programmable hub, motors, and sensors, use tablets to code it, then play, experiment, and modify it or build something new.  From hidden chambers to soaring dragons, each day is a new building adventure of creativity and magic. Enroll now and let the magic begin!

VIDEO GAME DESIGN

CODING: Video Game Building with Scratch 3 and LEGO Building   [ages 7-12]
Maybe you’ve already got the basics down, or maybe you’re a quick learner, and you’re ready to take your coding skills to the next level. Each day we’ll deconstruct a classic video game type, to examine what makes it work, and then build our own unique playable versions. In this camp, we use Scratch 3 — an amazing code environment developed at MIT especially for kids. self-pace, so that they are challenged, but not frustrated. Campers should already have good reading skills. We also swap activities about every 20 minutes so that kids are getting up, stretching, and doing creative building activities using LEGO® Bricks, mixed in with learning how to code.

AMUSEMENT PARK CAMP

NEW!!!  ROBOTICS: Galaxy Far Away   [ages 9-14]
Join us in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, where the Star Wars® universe meets LEGO® robotics. Using the advanced LEGO Education Spike Prime kits, campers will build and program unique robots daily, drawing inspiration from the epic saga. They’ll embark on a journey of discovery, mastering engineering and programming skills through builds that reflect the saga’s iconic characters and themes. It’s a week filled with adventure, creativity, and learning, blending the excitement of Star Wars with hands-on STEM education. May the Brick be with our young Jedi builders as they explore a galaxy of possibilities!

Video Maker

MIXED MEDIA: Video Maker      [ages 9-14]
Want to make your own YouTube®-style video? Well, you’ve come to the right place! This exciting camp is geared to children 9 and above, whether experienced or not. Working with a partner, campers will use special software to plan, script, and produce a short video to take home on a Bricks 4 Kidz thumb drive to watch on a computer, phone, or even upload to Facebook® and we’ll publish in the Bricks 4 Kidz YouTube channel! Kids can build and use LEGO® stop-motion and/or clipart animation and/or their own drawings, plus dialog, sound effects, special effects, and text to create a story, reaction, video meme, funny cartoon, artistic short, or anything they can think of (G-rated of course). On the last day of camp, campers will impress friends and family with a screening party. Don’t miss your chance to be a video content creator!

PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN CAMPS

It’s never too early to develop your young engineer, architect, inventor, or artist. This camp is designed to introduce children 4 to 6 years old to the joys of building all kinds of LEGO Models, even motorized ones, in a fun, social environment.   

JUNIOR BUILDERZ

Junior Builder   for budding engineers in Pre-K & K   [ages 4-6]
Calling all kids ages 4 to 6 years old! Come learn, build and play in our Junior Builderz camp! Children will be fascinated going on an imaginary safari, an excursion under the sea, becoming a community helper, and more. Using classic, colorful LEGO Bricks, our Junior Builders will get hands-on practice using fine motor skills to build models of exciting things that they will also learn about. Plus crafts, group activities, and more. Your eager Junior Builder won’t want to miss this awesome opportunity!

Locations, Enrollment Dates, Financial Aid

CITY FACILITY OPENS PARTNER $ AID
Tacoma STAR Center,
Eastside Center,
Center at Norpoint
Apr 1 Metro Parks Tacoma Yes
  St Charles Borromeo NOW  NEW! St Charles Borromeo School Yes
  Charles Wright Academy NOW Charles Wright Academy No
Gig Harbor Hale Pass Schoolhouse Apr 3 PenMet Parks Yes
Puyallup Puyallup Recreation Center Mar 25 NEW! Puyallup Parks and Recreation No
Puyallup,
Parkland
Meridian Habitat,
Sprinker Recreation Center
NOW Pierce County Parks No
Sumner-Bonney Lake Robert Miller Gym (TBD) April 1 NEW! Bonney Lake Parks and Recreation No
Fife Fife Community Center NOW City of Fife No
Lakewood Park Lodge Elementary NOW City of Lakewood Yes

Fees and Hours

Half-Day 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm  $235  (Independence week 3 days $140)

Full-Day 8:30am-4:30pm $470 (Independence week 3 days $280)
Where available, see schedule. Sign up for both the the morning and afternoon camps and get supervised lunch hour, 30 minute early drop-off, and 30-minute late pick-up INCLUDED FREE. It’s twice the LEGO loving fun, a $625 value!

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