Capture the Fun With Claw Arcade

Claw Arcade^™ was made for kids who love games! In this experience, part of this year’s all-new Camp Invention^® program, children design their own claw machine to explore entrepreneurship and create cool prizes with their friends.

Every summer, the National Inventors Hall of Fame^® creates brand-new hands-on STEM experiences for camp, inspired by Inductee stories of innovation. Read on to learn how kids will tinker, experiment, take risks and use their creativity to tackle real-world challenges in Claw Arcade!

Win Prizes With Claw Arcade

Campers realize their dream of owning their very own claw machine — by building it! In Claw Arcade, children apply the physics and mechanics of engineering to create and operate their very own cardboard claw machine. As they experiment with gravity, balance and stability, these eager problem solvers gain hands-on experience with functional design.

Drawing inspiration from nature, campers explore the biology of claws and pincers, applying this knowledge to create their own unique claws and grabbers. After doing a “claw-some” job building their claw machines, their dedication and persistence pay off as children win one-of-a-kind prizes they’ve created.

In this gamified experience, campers jump into the exciting world of entrepreneurship as they create marketing materials, pitch their ideas and pursue a trademark-worthy logo to secure a licensing deal. As they craft marketing strategies to pitch their arcade ideas, they explore important lessons about intellectual property.

Thinking Like an Entrepreneur With the I Can Invent Mindset

Each Camp Invention experience helps children bring their vibrant ideas to life while giving them the tools they need to tackle challenges with confidence. Inspired by stories and lessons from real-world inventors, campers develop new skills and innovative traits as they are introduced to the I Can Invent^® Mindset. In Claw Arcade, campers focus on these essential components:

• Entrepreneurship: After customizing their claw arcade machines, campers develop entrepreneurship skills as they create a pitch for their games of skill. From George de Mestral to Mary Anderson, children explore Inductee stories of innovation and entrepreneurship to inspire them to bring their own products to market.
   
• Intellectual Property: After creating their claw machine, children discover intellectual property skills by creating a trademark-worthy logo to represent their brand and design a billboard to launch a successful advertising campaign.
   
• STEM: Let the STEM fun begin! Campers discover STEM concepts like physics, mechanics and biomimicry as they explore the world of STEM through the design engineering of their cardboard claw machine.

Learn More About the All-New Camp Invention

Claw Arcade is an unforgettable experience that combines timeless arcade fun and exciting STEM learning! Register for the all-new Camp Invention today!