What is a Makerspace?
A makerspace is an area where students can create, problem solve, and develop skills.
Makerspaces encourage innovation through hands-on experimentation. Students have the opportunity to be creative and develop their own ideas and products.
A makerspace is a creative place for kids to build, explore, and invent.. These hands-on spaces build critical thinking and creativity in your future scientist, engineer, architect, or artist.
What do I need for a makespace?
Scissors, recycled copy paper, old newspaper, construction paper, craft supplies.
Pencils, pens, crayons, colored pencils, markers.
Glue, paperclips, tape (all kinds), binder clips, yarn, rubber bands.
Cardboard tubes from toilet paper, paper towels and wrapping paper, tissue boxes.
The link below takes you to an activity finder. You can select available materials and the site will generate ideas to get creative ideas flowing!
Makerspace ideas from N.C A&T State University
https://www.ncat.edu/caes/cooperative-extension/covid-19/files/low-tech-makerspace-for-kids.pdf