Where do you find four of the nation’s top ten new technology start-up cities? Where do you find leading arts and sculpture production? Colorado! And what happens when you bring together tech savvy, arts creativity, and innovative thinking? The largest and most amazing Mini Maker Faire in the Rockies!!!
At the 2nd Annual NoCo Mini Maker Faire, held in Loveland, Colorado on October 4th & 5th, inventors, entrepreneurs, sculpture artists, and kids alike wowed us with their creations and were inspired by over 130 hands-on activities and demonstrations. Go Fatherhood put it nicely when summing up the NoCo Faire
2014 NoCo Mini Maker Faire The 2nd Annual NoCo Mini Maker Faire kicked off with a Friday night VIP reception where Robot Resurection was the featured artist. The 30 ft tall flaming sculpture with articulating arms towered over the building and the crowd below. cameramake "Canon" height 683 flash 16 camerasoftware "Adobe Photoshop Lig originaldate 10/4/2014 12:05:31 AM width 1024 cameramodel "Canon EOS 7D" The Norton Family cruised around the NoCo Mini Maker Faire in the Zander Lander, a human powered tricycle with a variety of umbrella accoutrements. cameramake "Canon" height 683 flash 16 camerasoftware "Adobe Photoshop Lig originaldate 10/4/2014 7:05:56 PM width 1024 cameramodel "Canon EOS 5D Mark I The Brick Builders Expo co-located at this year’s NoCo Mini Maker Faire showcasing LEGO creations from the Colorado Wyoming LEGO Users Group. cameramake "Canon" height 683 flash 16 camerasoftware "Adobe Photoshop Lig originaldate 10/4/2014 6:04:42 PM width 1024 cameramodel "Canon EOS 5D Mark I The NoCo Mini Maker Faire is a place where both kids and adults get to play. cameramake "Canon" height 768 flash 16 camerasoftware "Adobe Photoshop Lig originaldate 10/4/2014 6:12:59 PM width 512 cameramodel "Canon EOS 5D Mark I Not to be outdone, Pokey the Fire Breathing Dragon made its second debut at the NoCo Mini Maker Faire. cameramake "Canon" height 683 flash 16 camerasoftware "Adobe Photoshop Lig originaldate 10/4/2014 4:48:00 PM width 1024 cameramodel "Canon EOS 7D" Uncle Benny’s provided a space at the NoCo Mini Maker Faire for young Makers to get their hands on tools. Uncle Benny’s Building Supplies provides a place for everyone to buy, sell and trade building materials; both new and used. cameramake "Canon" height 768 flash 16 camerasoftware "Adobe Photoshop Lig originaldate 10/4/2014 6:12:12 PM width 512 cameramodel "Canon EOS 5D Mark I Jade Windell and Jack Kreutzer comprise Team “J Squared” for The Sculpture Games held at the NoCo Mini Maker Faire. cameramake "Canon" height 683 flash 16 camerasoftware "Adobe Photoshop Lig originaldate 10/5/2014 6:32:47 PM width 1024 cameramodel "Canon EOS 5D Mark I Speaker Greg Guler, character Designer at Walt Disney Animation sketched for the crowd. Greg is known for his work on Phineas and Ferb (2007) and many more. cameramake "Canon" height 683 flash 16 camerasoftware "Adobe Photoshop Lig originaldate 10/5/2014 6:49:06 PM width 1024 cameramodel "Canon EOS 5D Mark I As a team, the Anvil Alchemists, Jeff Lowe and David Young have won People’s choice twice in a row and first place their first time out as a team. cameramake "Canon" height 683 flash 16 camerasoftware "Adobe Photoshop Lig originaldate 10/5/2014 6:25:08 PM width 1024 cameramodel "Canon EOS 7D" The NoCo Mini Maker Faire had activities for even the youngest Makers. cameramake "Canon" height 768 flash 16 camerasoftware "Adobe Photoshop Lig originaldate 10/4/2014 6:21:48 PM width 512 cameramodel "Canon EOS 5D Mark I Spark Girls – Nikki Pike and Maureen Hearty show off their creation from The Sculpture Games. cameramake "Canon" height 683 flash 16 camerasoftware "Adobe Photoshop Lig originaldate 10/5/2014 6:20:05 PM width 1024 cameramodel "Canon EOS 7D" Four high school robotics clubs demonstrated their technical creations at the NoCo Mini Maker Faire. cameramake "Canon" height 683 flash 16 camerasoftware "Adobe Photoshop Lig originaldate 10/4/2014 5:53:53 PM width 1024 cameramodel "Canon EOS 5D Mark I A Human Foosball table designed and made by Ed and Cassandra VanDyne with the help of Holden and Scott Sherard had many attendees on their feet. Impromptu Foosball matches sprung up throughout the weekend. cameramake "Canon" height 683 flash 16 camerasoftware "Adobe Photoshop Lig originaldate 10/4/2014 6:43:13 PM width 1024 cameramodel "Canon EOS 7D"
“The heart and soul of the Maker movement: the initial invention, the crazy, wild ideas, putting things together that don’t normally go together, and making things….Really, it was a lot of fun.”
Come join us for more Colorado maker fun – Denver’s Mini Maker Faire will be held in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on June 13 & 14 of 2015 and we will be back up in Loveland for the 3rd annual NoCo Mini Maker Faire in October!
