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Maker Camp: Bring Your Makey!

Maker Camp: Bring Your Makey!

We’re revving-up for the launch of our fourth annual Maker Camp on July 6. Maker Camp is where you need to spend your summer. It is for anyone who is interested in DIY, making, creating, crafting, hacking, tinkering, and learning, especially kids. You’re invited to join us online or at your local library or other community space for […]

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Light It Up: Easy DIY Campfire Starters

Easy DIY Campfire Starters from Common Household Items

Have dryer lint or sawdust lurking around in your home or workshop? Turn that trash into easy DIY campfire starters that’ll keep you s’more-ready all summer long! As many beginner campers, and some skilled outdoorsmen/women, have experienced sometimes wood fires just don’t want to light. Maybe the wood is a little bit damp, or it’s too windy, […]

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Maker Camp: Halfway through an Awesome Summer!

Maker Camp: Halfway through an Awesome Summer!

It’s been a busy first three weeks of Maker Camp. Thousands of kids worldwide have been dipping their toes into making. Our more advanced supercampers have been taking on bigger challenges and even holding their own gatherings around the virtual campfire with hangouts after our official hangouts. (We’re looking at you, Supercamper Ashley Van Steenhacker!) Today we kicked […]

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Maker Camp, Now Casting…for You!

Maker Camp, Now Casting…for You!

Maker Camp is looking for a dynamic host for our daily talk show that connects top makers with campers all over the world to build the best summer ever. We’re looking for you. You’re a maker. You may hack your appliances. You may have Arduinos tucked in your t-shirts. You wear the title “Geek” with […]

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How-To: Folding Camp Stool

How-To: Folding Camp Stool

Build your own handy on-the-go furniture for your summer adventures with this folding camp stool tutorial!

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How-To: DIY Camping Chair

How-To: DIY Camping Chair

Turn a folding luggage rack into an awesome outdoor seat with this DIY camping chair tutorial!

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ITP Camp: Arduinos and Laser Cutters, But No Tents or Bug Bites

ITP Camp: Arduinos and Laser Cutters, But No Tents or Bug Bites

Every June, ITP opens its doors to working professionals for ITP Camp, where they can get a small sample of what the full program is like. Applications for the 2013 iteration of ITP Camp are now being accepted.

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