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| Mentor Opportunities |
| We’re always so thankful for our mentors! Student Mentors help make LabSpace possible. If your child is interested in becoming a mentor we have lots of opportunities coming up.
Students who have been through several LabSpace classes can make great mentors for beginners. Sharing what you know is a wonderful gift to our current students and it will help you grow. Mentors must be 12 years and older and new mentors require the approval of Miss Annette- email me: Annette@LabSpaceRobotics.com Feel free to call me if you have questions (573) 645-0800
Thursday, April 16 9:00-12:30 Fieldtrip
This is a fieldtrip for 3rd graders. Mentors will assist students with their projects and assist teachers with resetting rooms between groups. Friday, May 1 4:00-7:00 Robot Parade Set-UpMentors will assist any students whose robots need some last minute touches. Mentors will also help getting the parade route ready for Saturday. Saturday, May 2 9:00-11:30 or 11:30-2:30 Robot Parade DayIn the early session, mentors will be assisting students with their last minute updates to their robots and helping students test their robots. They will be cheerleaders for all the students. We’ll also put finishing touches on the robot parade route. In the second session, we’ll be helping students and cheering them on. We’ll also be helping to reset after the parade. June 8-11 Robotics/Engineering Camp grades 1-3 8:45-12:00Mentors will be assisting students as needed and cheering them on. They will assist teachers with tidying and resetting the room for different activities. June 10 Mentor Prep 4:00-6:00Mentors will help prepare project kits for upcoming classes and help with testing of projects. June 22-25 Design, Build, Battle!/Game Design 12:30-4:15Mentors in this camp should enjoy sumobots and lots of exciting commotion! It will be loud. Your job is to assist students with their robots and cheer them on. This class can be very high energy, which means emotions may run high. Mentors in this camp should probably be 13+ and have the ability to step back and observe the big picture in a high-energy room. The second half of the afternoon will be game design. It will be considerably less chaotic:) Mentors in this should have Click Team Fusion experience. Mentors interested in presenting a portion of the camp under supervision should contact Miss Annette so we can decide what might be appropriate. 4-H Robotics Workshops – Saturday June 20 and 27 9:45-12:15Mentors should plan to attend both sessions. This will be a beginning Lego Mindstorms robotics class for 4-H members who would like to try out the 4-H Robotics Project. Mentors for this should have taken at least 2 Robotics classes with LabSpace, or have similar experience. They anticipate the age range being 8-11, but there might be some older students as well. The workshop ends at 12 on both days and mentors will help reset the classroom in preparation for Mondays classes. Tech Camp July 6-9 12:45-4:30Mentors should have experience with Mindstorms Robotics and/or 3D printing and design with TinkerCAD. Mentors will assist students with projects and help as needed. Mentors interested in presenting a portion of the camp under supervision should contact Miss Annette so we can decide what might be appropriate. Doll House Camp June 13-16 8:45-12:30Mentors in this camp should love crafting! It would be helpful to have some experience in TinkerCAD so you can help troubleshoot as students design furnishings for this houses. You’ll assist students on project that need more than one hand and think outside the box to help them come up with new ideas for how to create amazing furninshings for their houses. We anticipate this been a very messy camp, as often happens when we’re being creative, so we’ll all be pitching in along the way to keep supplies organized. We’ll spend time after students leave resetting for the next day. Brownie and Daisy Girl Scout Camp July 20-22 8:45-12:30This camp is Girl Scouts grades 1-3. They will be working on their Robotics, Coding and Engineering Badges. We’d love to have older Girl Scouts join us to mentor! No prior experience is necessary. Priority will be given to girl mentors in this workshop. Fieldtrips on July 22/23 12:00-3:30These are smaller fieldtrips (15-16 students) from a local afterschool program. From 12:00-12:45 we’ll be getting LabSpace ready for their trip. Students will arrive at 1:00 and stay until 3:00, then we’ll spend 30 minutes tidying up. |
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| Tech Camp: Digital Design & Robotics |
| July 6-9 Monday-Thursday 1:00-4:00 Tuition: $130 Students entering grades 5-8 will spend the week exploring how different technologies work together. Campers will use TinkerCAD to design 3D models and build robots with LEGO Mindstorms to experiment with sensor-based programming. We’ll also have a couple of engineering projects that you’ll get to take home. No previous experience is required—this camp is all about trying new things, building confidence, and seeing what’s possible. |
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| Engineering Lab: Build a Plinko Game! |
| Come build your very own Plinko game using cardboard and recyclables! Kids will design their own paths and obstacles, then take their creation home to play. Note: Builders ages 5–7 will need a hands-on adult helper to help bring their design to life. June 9 1:30-2:50 and July 8 10:00-11:20 Admit 1: $15 Admit 2: $25 Please note, the mall opens at 11:00. If your class starts before the mall opens, you’ll need to come to the entrance nearest LabSpace so we can let you in. Park on the HyVee side of the mall between Ross and the car wash. Come to the mall entrance nearest the car wash. We’ll have someone there to let you in. If there isn’t someone there, just call (573) 645-0800 and we’ll be right there. I’m sorry, but before 11, we’re not allowed to walk in the halls, but we have lots of toys in the front to occupy younger siblings. |
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| June and July STEM Fun Workshops 2026 |
| STEM Fun Workshops are 1 session workshops with fun STEM activities. Each activity will have it’s age range listed. Classes that don’t meet minimum registrations will be cancelled. Please let us know you are planning to come! Catapult Skeeball Game Design a launching mechanism and a game with your own unique theme. Create a fun game with a way to score points. You’ll get to test out your creation and take it home to play with the family. Tuition is $10 for the first child and $7 for each additional child. Registration is required. String Powered Robot Puppet – Mon, June 1 10:30-11:15, Mon, July 13 1:00-1:45 Unleash your inner engineer and artist! In this hands-on class, you’ll discover the cleverness of hinges and use them to design and build your own unique, string-powered dancing robot from cardboard. Learn how to make your robot groove and move with a simple pull of a string! Our small class size (limited to 6 participants) ensures plenty of individual attention and guidance for all learners. We encourage younger makers (ages 5-6) to join in the fun with the assistance of a parent or guardian. 7 and up will be able to do most of this project independently. Tuition is $10 for the first child and $5 for each additional child in the same family. Registration is required. Members of PlayLocal may register for the June 1 class at no charge. Marshmallow Launcher -Tues, July 14 1:00-1:50 Create a pyramid-catapult to launch marshmallows! This is a great project for ages 5-7 with an adult helper and 8+ on their own or with a helper. When our catapults are finished, we’ll build some cup-castles to knock down! Tuition: $12 for one child, $20 for two. Registration is required. Pneumatic Crane – Build a pneumatic crane to take home. Makers younger than 8 should have a hands-on helper. You’ll use air power to make your crane move. Tuition: $10 Registration is required. Magnetic Sculpture – Wed, June 17, and Thur, July 9, 10:30-11:20 Play with our magnetic pendulums and then make your own magnetic sculpture that you can take home. What will you create? A butterfly that visits flowers, a sea turtle swimming through the ocean? We can’t wait to see what you create! Ages 7+ can do this project pretty independently, but adults are always welcome to stay and help with the creation. Under 7 are welcome, but must have a hands-on adult helper. Tuition is $10 for the first child and $5 for each additional child in the same family. Registration is required. Cardboard Grabber – Wed, June 10, 1:30-2:20, Wed, July 15 1:00-1:50 Build a cardboard grabber that you can take home! We’ll make a cool, extendable grabber arm and learn how to use brads to attach pieces together so they can move. Ages 8+ can do this project independently, but adults are always welcome to stay and help! Under 7 are welcome, but must have a hands-on adult helper. Tuition: $12 for one child, $20 for two. Registration is required. Straw Rockets- Explore the power of elastic potential energy as you make straw rockets and a cool device to “fling” them with! This is a family class, we ask that parents stay and work with their children who are 5-8 years old. Older children can do this project independently. Tuition: $8 to admit 1, $16 for a family admission. Registration is required. Brownie Girl Scouts, this class will complete the requirements for Brownie Mechanical Engineering Badge 2. Build a Crane! – Build a cool crane that you can take home at the end of the workshop! We’ll test to see how much our cranes can pick up and then, we’ll experiment with ways to make them stronger! This is a family class, we ask that parents stay and work with their children who are 5-8 years old. Tuition is $10 for the first child or a family registration is $15 for up to 3 siblings.
Please note, the mall opens at 11:00. If your class starts before the mall opens, you’ll need to come to the entrance nearest LabSpace so we can let you in. Park on the HyVee side of the mall between Ross and the car wash. Come to the mall entrance nearest the car wash. We’ll have someone there to let you in. If there isn’t someone there, just call (573) 645-0800 and we’ll be right there. I’m sorry, but before 11, we’re not allowed to walk in the halls, but we have lots of toys in the front to occupy younger siblings. |
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| Dollhouse: Mini-Maker Camp |
| Dollhouse: Mini-Maker CampCreative Crafting Meets 3D DesignBuild. Design. Create. Welcome to a camp where your imagination comes to life! The Mini-Maker Studio is a hands-on workshop designed for creators who love to build, style, and customize. We’re combining the tactile fun of traditional crafting with the “superpower” of 3D printing to help you start your own miniature world. A Maker’s Masterpiece in ProgressThis camp is about more than just a finished product; it’s about gaining the skills of a designer. We provide a solid-wood designer home (yours to keep!) as your canvas. During our 12 hours together, we will focus on two core skills:
Take Home More Than Just a HouseBecause every great designer’s work is never truly “done,” you’ll head home with a beautiful house in progress and the crafting and 3D modeling skills to keep designing and printing new furniture whenever you want. Camp Details
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| Jr. Lego Robotics |
| LEGO® Spike Mini-Camp (Entering Grades 1–3) Let’s build, program, and play! This 3-day mini-camp introduces younger students to the awesome world of robotics using LEGO® Spike Essentials. What campers will do:
Please note: Our LEGO® kits must remain at LabSpace, but we will wrap up each day with a “Media Minute” so you can capture videos and pictures of your child’s creations in action. |
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| WiggleBots |
| Wed, March 25 11:00-11:50, Thur, June 18, 10:30-11:20, Thur, July 16, 1:00-1:50 Wire together a circuit with a motor and a switch and then use it to create a robot that wiggles around. You can even add markers for legs and your robot will draw as it wiggles! All supplies are provided. Ages 8+, younger welcome with a hands-on adult helper. Parents are always welcome to stay and create with their children. Tuition: $12 for one child, $20 for two. Registration required. Please note, the mall opens at 11:00. If your class starts before the mall opens, you’ll need to come to the entrance nearest LabSpace so we can let you in. Park on the HyVee side of the mall between Ross and the car wash. Come to the mall entrance nearest the car wash. We’ll have someone there to let you in. If there isn’t someone there, just call (573) 645-0800 and we’ll be right there. I’m sorry, but before 11, we’re not allowed to walk in the halls, but we have lots of toys in the front to occupy younger siblings. |
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| The Daisy and Brownie STEM Marathon |
| Join LabSpace Robotics for a three-day, hands-on STEM “marathon” designed to take the mystery out of robotics and engineering. We use a “maker-first” approach where girls learn by doing—building real prototypes and using LEGO Spike sets with intuitive, icon-based coding. What the girls will create: Mechanical Engineering: Makers will explore forces and energy by building a jumping “leap-bot,” engineering a functional “extendo-hand” tool from cardboard, and designing their own custom board game from scratch. Robotics & Coding: Using LEGO Spike, girls will build their own robotic creations and learn to “speak” to them using code to complete various tasks and creative challenges. Badges Earned: Mechanical Engineering 1 (Board Game Design Challenge for Daisies / Leap Bot Design Challenge for Brownies) Robotics 1: What Robots Do / Programming Robots Robotics 2: How Robots Move / Designing Robots Coding for Good 1: Coding Basics Registration Information: We’ll meet July 20, 21 and 22 from 9:00-12:00. This is before the mall is officially open. Please park on the HyVee side of the mall between Ross and the Car Wash. Come to the mall entrance near WiiPro (not Pennys or Ross ). If no one is at the door to let you in, please call (573) 645-0800. |
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| Maker Skills Workshops |
| Maker Skills Workshops: Summer SeriesJuly 27, 28, & 29 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Join us at the LabSpace workbench for three days of building and problem-solving. These workshops are designed for kids who want to go beyond basic crafts and learn how to make things that are sturdy, functional, and well-designed. We’ll be using real tools and a variety of materials—from cardboard to tin cans—to build projects from the ground up. You can sign up for a single day or join us for the full three-day series. The Schedule:Monday, July 27: Recyclable Desk Caddy We’re focusing on the balance between “form and function.” It’s one thing to make a box look cool, but it’s another to make sure it can actually hold the weight of your tools without tipping over. We’ll be using all sorts of recyclables to build a rock-solid organizer designed to fit the specific gear you use at home. Girl Scouts – This session fulfills the requirements for the Tinker and Create badges. Tuesday, July 28: Mechanical Story-Boxes This session is about mechanical motion. We’ll build a frame and learn how to use cams and axles to make things move. Getting these machines to run smoothly takes some patience and troubleshooting. Once the mechanics are set, makers can use our scrap bins to build a moving 3D scene on top. Wednesday, July 29: Desktop Pinball Arcade We’ll be building working pinball games from scratch. This is a classic “tinker” project—you’ll design a launcher, figure out where to place your flipper arms, and test the angles of your bumpers. We’ll spend our time testing and tweaking the design until the game is fun and challenging to play. The Details:
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| Cancelled -Tech Camp: 3D Printing/Game Design |
| We’re sorry – this camp has been cancelled due to scheduling issues. August 3-6 Monday-Thursday 1:00-4:00 Tuition: $130 Go from player to creator! Students entering grades 5-8 will Master 3D modeling in Tinkercad to design custom prints to take home, then switch gears to program your own video games using Multimedia Fusion. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned maker, this camp is packed with high-success projects and breaks from the screen for hands-on engineering builds. |
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