First-Day-of-School Crafts
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of Craft Sanity made a whole collection of handmade goodies for her daughters to take on their first day of school today. Did you make any projects for your students on their first day of school?
Kids & Family
How-To: Painted Wooden BFF Pendants
Happy Labor Day from the CRAFT team! While you’re spending the day relaxing with friends and family, keep an eye out for nicely shaped branches because you’ll definitely want to make a set of these adorable wooden BFF pendants for you and a favorite pal. Head on over to Wee Folk Art to see the […]
In the MAKESHOP – Informal Learning and Making at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
An interview with some of the staff at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh – topics include their MAKESHOP, informal learning, materials literacy, and the CMP’s presence and role in Pittsburgh.
The Nerdy Derby at World Maker Faire New York
The Nerdy Derby is a Pinewood Derby-inspired no-rules* car building and racing competition brought to you by students from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. The first Nerdy Derby will take place on September 29th and 30th at World Maker Faire New York at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. Awards will be handed out […]
Maker Camp: Bookmaking with Jimmy DiResta
Week 6, Maker Monday at Maker Camp. Jimmy DiResta shows us how to put a book together just like bookbinders did back in the day.
Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.
Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.
Jimmy DiResta shows Maker Camp how to create a book from scratch. Tune into a live Hangout on Air to hear more about Jimmy’s creative process- Monday, 8/20, at Noon PDT. http://g.co/maker-camp
Maker Camp: Game Design with Blake Maloof and I-Wei Huang
Week 6, Theoretical Thursday at Maker Camp. Meet Blake Maloof and I-Wei Huang of Skylander and find out what goes into making a great game.
Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.
Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.
Jimmy DiResta shows Maker Camp how to create a book from scratch. Tune into a live Hangout on Air to hear more about Jimmy’s creative process- Monday, 8/20, at Noon PDT. http://g.co/maker-camp
Lessons Learned from a Pop-Up Makerspace for Kids
Over the last two weeks a founding team of makers and educators affiliated with HTINK, a New York based technology education cooperative, transformed an art gallery in Brooklyn, NY, into a pop-up makerspace for kids: The Makery. Aside from outfitting the space with tools like MakerBot Replicators, a vinyl cutter, soldering equipment, electronics, and fabrication […]