Design a custom keychain or flat ornament, then take home a real 3D print you created! In Print Your Imagination: 3D Printing Camp, campers use Tinkercad to turn their ideas into digital models, combining shapes and text to make something personal. Guided instruction helps beginners get started while leaving room for creative choices.

Campers explore how size, thickness, and shape affect a finished object, practicing spatial reasoning as they arrange parts and check their designs for printing. During printer demonstrations, they’ll see how objects take shape layer by layer. NASA has even used 3D printing to make a wrench aboard the International Space Station, a memorable example of digital designs becoming useful physical objects.

Creative design challenges keep the experimenting going while projects print, giving campers opportunities to try new ideas and practice problem-solving. They’ll share their designs, inspect their finished creations, and see how their on-screen decisions look in the real world. Each camper takes home a personalized keychain or flat ornament, along with an experience that can help build confidence in creating something of their own. No previous 3D design or printing experience is needed!