Kids & Family

Robot Puppet Party at Maker Faire

The Hello World Program would like to invite you to a Robot Puppet Party at the Maker Faire Bay Area next month. Hello World has been running for about a year, building a library of video tutorials on a variety of open source tech topics, narrated by handmade puppets. Guido the Python teaches the Python programming language, of course, while the robot Unique ID discusses robotics, circuitry and the basics of object-oriented programming. Currently under construction is a new fox puppet who will be in charge of HTML tutorials.

Continue Reading April 11th, 2013December 8th, 2015 Karen Tanenbaum2

Last 2013 Events for Bay Area Young Makers

Over the next two weekends we have the final set of events in our series of regional Young Maker/Open Makes in the San Francisco Bay Area leading up to Maker Faire Bay Area. At last, this month the two public events are on different Saturdays, so you can go to both! Each event offers a range of activities that starts at 10am and ends with an inspiring “meet-the-makers” panel discussion.

Continue Reading April 11th, 2013 Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Fossil Cookies Made Using Plastic Bug Toys

If you have a budding paleontologist in your house, bake him or her a batch of fossil cookies (recipe on Martha Stewart’s website) for a special treat. I love how the simple act of pressing a plastic insect toy into the top of a sugar cookie transforms it into something so much more interesting. These would be a hit at a bug-loving kid’s birthday party.

Continue Reading April 10th, 2013 Laura Cochrane