Make things, friends & memories!
Have your child spend their PA Day meeting new friends & learning tech skills at The Maker Bean Cafe at 1052 Bloor St. West! Using tools such as laser cutters, 3D printers & wood-working tools, and with 1 laptop per child, your children will create something straight out of their imaginations!
Upcoming full-day tech camps in 2022 include these dates (activity for each day are below):
- Sept 26 and 27
- Oct 5, 7, 11, 17, 18
- Nov 7, 18, 25
- Dec 2
Each day has a different theme, so you can sign your child up for multiple camps, and they won’t repeat the same activity. Themes for each day are described below.
For kids 6-12 years old, both experienced & new makers alike.
Kids also head outdoors for at least 1.5 hours per day to Dufferin Grove or Dovercourt Parks (5-minute walks from The Maker Bean) for active games & fresh air. Please ensure your kids are dressed for outdoor time during the winter.
Pricing
$110/day
Lunch and snacks available, +$18, use drop down menu and add lunch to cart
Times
Camps run 9 AM – 4 PM daily, drop off from 8:50 AM, pick up promptly at 4 PM
Wednesday, October 5: DIY Pets: This PA day, our makers can bring home their own pets (don’t worry, you won’t need to walk them!) In the morning, we’ll make and customize our own PetBots. In the afternoon, we’ll design custom lasercut collars!
Friday, October 7: Haunted House: This PA day, we’ll put together a spooky haunted house! In the morning, we’ll build our house, and put together the hinge mechanism that lets us open it up. In the afternoon, we’ll craft the circuits that light it up!
Tuesday, October 11 - Art Attack: This one’s for the makers who love tech and art! In the morning, we’ll paint custom light-up canvases. In the afternoon, we’ll make our own 3D-printed stamps!(Note: You’ll need to pick up your young maker’s stamps the next week, to give us time to print it out!
Monday, October 17 - Pokemon: In the morning, our makers will get to “pick their starter” and make a customizable PokeBot. In the afternoon, we’ll design custom trainer badges to print out on the lasercutter!
Friday, November 18 - Dino Day: If your kid knows every dinosaur from Ankylosaurus to Zuniceratops, this is the perfect PA day for them! Our main activity: building a gear-operated dinosaur!
Monday, November 7 - DIY Light-Up Keychains: In the morning, we’ll use Adobe Illustrator to craft a design for our keychain, and print that design on our lasercutter. In the afternoon, we’ll put together the circuits and wiring to make it light up!
Friday, November 18 - Dino Day: If your kid knows every dinosaur from Ankylosaurus to Zuniceratops, this is the perfect PA day for them! Our main activity: building a gear-operated dinosaur!
Friday, November 25 - Outer Space: On this outta-this-world PA day, kids will use circuits and 3D modeling. In the morning, we’ll make spinning “planets” with a motor at their center. In the afternoon, we’ll model 3D printed aliens! (Note: You’ll need to pick up your young maker’s alien the next week, to give us time to print it out!)
December 2 - Winter Wonderland: This PA day, we’ll celebrate the start of December with a winter-themed camp! Our main activity: building a motorized spinning figure skater!