Asmbly Makerspace

About

Asmbly is Austin's largest nonprofit community makerspace, offering hands-on Maker Camp programs for kids and teens ages 8–17 inside their 13,000-square-foot facility in North Austin. Camp tracks are designed around specific age groups and skill levels, with no prior experience required across any of them — instructors introduce every tool and material in a safe, supportive environment. Depending on the track, campers might explore traditional crafts like pottery and leather working alongside modern fabrication tools like laser cutters and 3D printers, design and build a fully playable original board game from scratch, or take on an advanced build like a solid wood side table with a welded metal frame using real woodshop and metal shop equipment. Every camper walks away with a finished, take-home project, and all materials are included. Camp sessions are offered as half-day morning or afternoon blocks, and families can register for both to make it a full day. Staff are background-checked, and all instructors are First Aid and CPR certified. Drop-off and pick-up require a parent or guardian to come inside to sign campers in and out; a photo ID is required at pick-up. Closed-toe shoes and clothes that can get dirty are strongly recommended given the hands-on, tool-based environment. Lunch is not provided — campers should pack a meal, as the lunch break is supervised on-site. Whether your child comes home with a board game, a handcrafted art piece, or a piece of furniture they built with their own hands, Maker Camp gives kids the rare experience of working with real tools on real projects — the kind of confidence-building, skills-first summer that sticks with them long after camp ends.