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It's time to PLAY! If you are looking for inspiration and a place to start exploring, try one of these fun activities listed below. Most can be adapted to any age group. Make use of the materials and people in the room.
Also feel free to read through the site or the workshop library of maker-books instead. This time is for you!
HowToons
HowToons are cartoons showing kids of all ages "How To" build things. Each illustrated episode is a stand-alone fun adventure accessible to all. Here are some of my personal favorites!
CD Hovercraft: balloon, soap nozzle, CD, glue
Soda Bottle Sub: soda bottles, rubber bands, paper clips, plastic ruler, bracelet beads
RoboFingers: straws, string, card stock paper, popsicle sticks, tape
Spring-Loaded Chopsticks: chop sticks, clothes pin
Air Pressure Transport: balloons, string, straws, tape, clothes pins
Pinwheels: paper, chopsticks, push pins, thumb tacks, needles, corks, tape
Scribbling Machine
A Scribbling Machine is a motorized contraption that moves in unusual ways and leaves a mark to trace its path. It’s made from simple materials and demonstrates the erratic motion created by an offset motor.
Cardboard Automata are a playful way to explore simple machine elements such as cams, levers, and linkages, while creating a mechanical
Cardboard Automata
sculpture.
DIY Operation
Two ways to make our own version of the classic board game Operation.
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