MakeShop is Coming Soon
The new MakeShop exhibit will be located in a large, better equipped space that will allow our visitors to make in many different ways! The MakeShop will include some of the following specialty areas. WoodShop – Use real woodworking tools to shape wood and build your own projects, like birdhouses and more! SewShop – Learn to use a sewing machine…
Exciting News
The MakeShop space is currently being renovated and the exhibit will open on October 22. Please visit this blog for more details! We will be posting staff biographies, pictures and a sneak peak at what the new exhibit will look like.
An experiment with physics.
While cleaning out the MakeShop closet I stumbled upon several large plastic and cardboard tubes. Apparently these simple objects were enough to inspire some real creativity from two girls. It was funny, I our Executive Director, Jane, actually asked the two what they were planning on doing with the tubes? They immediately told her that they were going to build…
Kids Making…Adults Playing
A family came into the MakeShop on Thursday and spent quite a lot of time making projects. Well…The kids made projects, the adults just played. The kdis worked on two amazing projects that were designed and created by them with no instruction at all. One was a wooden boat and the other was a stuffed doll. Both projects were incredible,…
The Power Flower and Curious Creatures
David Edwards visited the MakeShop a couple of days ago. He brought along his Power Flower; which is essentially a large, solar powered sculpture in the shape of a giant, metallic flower. This is a very impressive piece of artwork and it really caught people’s attention when they set foot in the Shop. Dave also brought along with him, what…