MGA Summer Camp | Scratch Coding & 3D Design
Creating Games, Designing Products, and Turning Ideas into Reality What happens when children design their own video games, create everyday products, bake with tools they’ve designed themselves, and even make ice cream using dry ice? The answer is a week filled with creativity, discovery, and … Continue readingMGA Summer Camp | Scratch Coding & 3D Design
Creating Games, Designing Products, and Turning Ideas into Reality
What happens when children design their own video games, create everyday products, bake with tools they’ve designed themselves, and even make ice cream using dry ice?
The answer is a week filled with creativity, discovery, and hands-on learning.
During MGA’s Coding Fundamentals & 3D Design Summer Camp, students became more than just learners—they were programmers, designers, makers, young chefs, and scientists. Every day combined coding, engineering, design, and real-world problem solving, giving students the opportunity to transform their ideas into tangible creations.
Day 1 | MouseBot Coding & Custom Cookie Cutter Design
The week began with an introduction to Scratch programming through the MouseBot Coding project.
Students learned the fundamentals of coding by controlling a character with simple programming commands, taking their first steps into computational thinking and problem solving.
Beyond coding, students explored 3D creativity using 3D pens and Tinkercad. They designed their own custom cookie cutters, creating everything from adorable animals to favorite cartoon characters and imaginative original designs.
By the end of the day, everyone was excited to see their digital creations become real objects.
Day 2 | Scratch Snake & Creative Cookie Workshop
On the second day, students recreated the classic Snake game in Scratch.
As they programmed character movement, collision detection, and scoring systems, they discovered how small pieces of code work together to create an engaging game.
In the afternoon, their 3D designs came to life.
Using the cookie cutters they had designed the previous day, students baked and decorated their own cookies, experiencing the complete design process—from digital modeling to a finished product.
There was no shortage of proud smiles as students shared their creations with classmates.
Day 3 | Maze Adventure & Personalized Soap Box Design
Students continued developing their programming skills by creating a Scratch maze game.
They tested different routes, adjusted game logic, and refined their projects to make them both challenging and enjoyable.
Meanwhile, students stepped into the role of product designers.
Using Tinkercad, they designed personalized soap boxes with unique shapes, styles, and creative details. Every dimension and decorative element reflected each student’s imagination and design thinking.
Day 4 | Jumping Dinosaur & Handmade Soap
Day four introduced one of the week’s most advanced Scratch projects—the Jumping Dinosaur game.
Students programmed jumping mechanics, obstacle generation, and scoring systems while strengthening their understanding of sequencing, conditions, and game logic.
Their engineering project also came full circle.
Students handcrafted their own soaps and paired them with the custom soap boxes they had designed the day before.
Watching a digital design become a functional everyday product gave students a firsthand appreciation of the engineering design process—from concept to creation.
Day 5 | Dry Ice Science Spectacular
The week concluded with everyone’s favorite event: Dry Ice Science Day.
Our classroom transformed into a hands-on science laboratory filled with exciting experiments and plenty of laughter.
Students explored:
- Banana Hammer Challenge – Can a frozen banana really hammer a nail?
- Bubbling Fog Cauldron – Creating dramatic clouds of swirling dry ice fog.
- Magic Smoke Bubbles – Competing to make the biggest dry ice bubbles.
- Self-Inflating & Deflating Balloons – Discovering how carbon dioxide changes balloon size.
- Dry Ice Ice Cream – Watching liquid ingredients instantly transform into delicious homemade ice cream through the power of dry ice.
The experiments inspired curiosity, excitement, and countless questions as students explored the fascinating science behind each phenomenon.
Bonus Skill Unlocked:
MGA Junior Chefs
Learning didn’t stop in the classroom.
Throughout the week, students also became junior chefs by preparing their own lunches and desserts, developing independence while having fun in the kitchen.
Monday
🍔 Mini Cheeseburgers & Nuggets
Students assembled their own mini cheeseburgers and enjoyed crispy chicken nuggets to kick off the week.
Tuesday
🍕 Homemade Pizza & Creative Cookies
Students made their own pizzas before baking cookies using the custom cookie cutters they had designed themselves.
Wednesday
🍟 Nuggets & Fries
A classic favorite gave students another opportunity to practice preparing and serving their own meal.
Thursday
🥓 Mini Bacon Burgers & Creative Cookies
Students prepared mini bacon burgers and baked another batch of delicious cookies, becoming more confident with each day’s cooking experience.
For many campers, this was their first opportunity to prepare their own meals. From assembling burgers to baking cookies, every completed dish became another accomplishment to celebrate—and another reminder that learning can happen anywhere.
Create • Build • Explore
Throughout the week, students programmed games, designed products, created functional projects, conducted exciting science experiments, and developed valuable life skills.
From lines of code on a computer screen to products they could hold in their hands, every project demonstrated that creativity becomes even more powerful when combined with technology and hands-on learning.
At MGA, we believe the best way to learn is by creating—and we can’t wait to see what our young innovators will build next.