Squizzle Summer Camp is a weekly hands‑on, summer camp for middle and high school students in Austin where teens learn how to turn everyday products into unforgettable brands, coming up with their own unique brand names, logo designs, packaging concepts, branded merchandise, mascots, and compelling brand stories.
Squizzle Summer Camp
Week 1
June 8 - 12
Week 2
June 15 - 19
Week 3
June 22 - 26
Week 4
July 6 - 11
Week 5
July 13 - 17
Week 6
July 20 - 24
Week 1
June 8 - 12
Week 2
June 15 - 19
Week 3
June 22 - 26
Week 4
July 6 - 11
Week 5
July 13 - 17
Week 6
July 20 - 24
Week 1
June 8 - 12
Week 2
June 15 - 19
Week 3
June 22 - 26
Week 4
July 6 - 10
Week 5
July 13 - 17
Week 6
July 20 - 24
Is This a Design Camp?
A Business Camp?
Or Something Else?
Is This a Design Camp?
A Business Camp? Or Something Else?
It’s a little bit of both! Squizzle is a brand camp where we blend design thinking, storytelling, and early business strategy. Squizzlers participate in hands-on creative exercises and collaborative design sprints to build imaginary brands from scratch.
Squizzle Summer Camp is Proudly Hosted at Mariposa Montessori
Squizzle is excited to partner with Mariposa Montessori in South Austin.
Mariposa Montessori is a beautiful, inviting campus (located at 3338 Paisano Trail near Brodie Lane and William Cannon) with light-filled classrooms and collaborative workspaces designed for hands-on, student-centered learning.
Love Shark Tank and similar shows
Have big ideas for products, brands, or businesses
Get excited about design, drawing, or making things
Dream of a career in product design, marketing, or advertising
Are curious about how real-world brands stand out
Austin's Best Summer Camp for Creative Teens
Monday–Friday,
9 AM–3 PM
Daily Schedule
Multiple Age Ranges
10–15 years old (split into age‑appropriate groups)
Weekly Themes
Each week focuses on a new product category
Squizzle is designed for middle and high school students who:
If your child likes thinking creatively and making ideas real, Squizzle is for them.
Why Squizzle Stands Out
Fully immersive creative summer camp for rising 6th graders-rising 9th graders (M-F, 9am-3pm)
All new categories, packaging types, and subject matter every week
The art and science of brand storytelling (e.g. Naming, Typography, Color Theory, Taglines, etc.)
Curriculum developed and tested by award-winning designers, copywriters, and branding professionals
Daily lessons and group challenges designed to encourage creative expression and aha moments
Choose Your Brand Adventure
Our weekly workshops are modular. Campers work in small groups and get to choose from existing categories (see below) or suggest a category of their own. Best of all? If your camper signs up for multiple weeks, they'll never repeat the same category twice (unless they want to).
Fizzy & Refreshing
Choco Loco
Loops & Scoops
Pint-sized Revolution
From mood-boosting juices to better-for-you energy drinks, this week is all about dreaming up the next big beverage brand.
Move over Willy Wonka™. There’s a new chocolate in town. This week you’ll create a crave-worthy chocolate brand from the inside out.
It’s cereal time! Complete with wild flavors, colorful packaging, surprising prizes inside, games
on the back, and
a cool mascot.
We all scream for ice cream! By the end of this week, you’ll have an ice cream brand that’s cold, bold, and ready to scoop.
Shampoos & Goos
Snack Attack!
restaurant row
Pizza Supremacy
This week, you’ll create your own self-care brand for soaps, serums & shampoos. A brand so good, people will want to stop and sniff!
Ready to build the next Flamin’ Hot™ chip or cracker brand? Whether it’s salty, sweet, or savory, things are sure to get spicy!
Have an idea for a flavor fusion taco truck or a musically-inspired burger bar? Get ready to dream up menus, merch, and more!
It’s time to level up the freezer aisle or the pizza delivery world with a pizza brand so good, they’ll know your name in Napoli.
Popstar Apparel
Face First
Perfect Scents
Wild
Card!!!
From t-shirts to hoodies, this category is all about creating your own iconic apparel brand, complete with tags and totes to turn people's heads.
Beauty products—from lip gloss to face masks—will get a glow-up. Get ready to bring your concepts to life, one shade at a time.
Sweet, spicy, woodsy, or fresh? In this category, Squizzlers craft their own signature scent brand, designing bottles and crafting names.
This category is for campers who already have something brewing, whether it's handmade jewelry, pet treats, or an exciting nonprofit. Bring it on!
From mood-boosting juices to better-for-you energy drinks, this week is all about dreaming up the next big beverage brand.
Move over Willy Wonka™. There’s a new chocolate in town. This week you’ll create a crave-worthy chocolate brand from the inside out.
We all scream for ice cream! By the end of this week, you’ll have an ice cream brand that’s cold, bold, and ready to roll.
This week, you’ll create your own self-care brand for soaps, serums & shampoos. A brand so good, people will want to stop and sniff!
Ready to build the next Flamin’ Hot™ chip or cracker brand? Whether it’s salty, sweet, or savory, things are sure to get spicy!
Have an idea for a flavor fusion taco truck or a musically-inspired burger bar? Get ready to dream up menus, merch, and more!
It’s time to level up the freezer aisle or the pizza delivery world with a pizza brand so good, they’ll know your name in Napoli.
It’s cereal time! Complete with wild flavors, colorful packaging, surprising prizes inside, games on the back, and a cool mascot.
From t-shirts to hoodies, this category is all about creating your own iconic apparel brand, complete with tags and totes to turn people's heads.
Beauty products—from lip gloss to face masks—will get a glow-up. Get ready to bring your concepts to life, one shade at a time.
Sweet, spicy, woodsy, or fresh? In this category, Squizzlers craft their own signature scent brand, designing bottles and crafting names.
This category is for campers who already have something brewing, whether it's handmade jewelry, pet treats, or an exciting nonprofit. Bring it on!
Perfect Scents
Snack Attack!
Face First
Popstar Apparel
Pizza Supremacy
restaurant row
SHAMPOOS & GOOS
Pint-sized Revolution
Loops & Scoops
Choco Loco
Fizzy & Refreshing
Wild
Card!!!
What a Day at Squizzle Looks Like
Daily Flow (Sample)
Mornings
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AM Creative Warm‑Up (Launch, Laugh, Learn)
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Product Samplings & Design Deconstruction
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Fun with Fonts & The Psychology of Color
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Group Brainstorming & Analog/AI Design Sprints
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Creation Station Shuffle (Logo, Icons, Headlines)
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Production (Packaging, Stickers, Branded Merch)
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Group Collaboration & Feedback
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Share‑outs, Reflection, & Revisions
Afternoons
FAQ
No. They just need curiosity and creativity! We teach everything from scratch.
Only occasionally and purposefully. Most work is analog, group‑based, and discussion‑driven.
A complete brand portfolio (including moodboards, their own final packaging designs on a physical product, branded merchandise, and a brand ambassador box).
Yes! We group by age and skill level to ensure every camper thrives.
Have other questions? Let us know!
