MAKESHOP Maker Micro Grants
Last month, we challenged artists, makers, and organizations to propose projects for the Wearables competition of the MAKESHOP Maker Micro Grant program. These micro grants will help programs and organizations to provide youth with meaningful making opportunities. We received many creative and innovative projects from a variety of individuals and organizations. We were incredibly impressed with the projects and thankful…
FrankenToy
What happens when you give an eleven year old and his mom a bunch of random toy parts? Well, they create something extraordinary, funny and… creepy. It’s always fun when visitors visit the MakeShop to simply tinker around with whatever we have to offer. This particular mom and son duo experimented with reassembling various toy parts. It was funny! The…
Youth Alive: Survival Kit Project
Over the past several weeks, students from the Museum’s YouthALIVE after school program worked on a very interesting design challenge. The kids were tasked with creating a “survival kit” for someone stranded on a deserted island. They were afforded time in the MakeShop to design and create the objects for their kits. The students worked in teams and were given…