Recycled Art Caddy for Back to School Supplies
Reuse those snack boxes to create a handy art caddy for the new school year with this clever tutorial by former Craft writer Lish Dorset over on metroparent.
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How-To: DIY Pencil Clutch
With her awesome ruler clutch from a couple of years ago AND this new DIY pencil clutch project under her belt, Heidi from Hands Occupied is definitely my geek craft hero!
How-To: Constellation School and Office Organizers
Transform cardboard boxes into awesome space-inspired storage solutions for school or the office with this fun constellation organizers video tutorial!
How-To: School Supply Organizer
Make classrooms, offices, or crafting areas a bit more organized with this simple and handy school supply organizer!
How-To: Ruler Pencil Holder
Sure, you could bring an apple to the teacher on the first day of school. But, they’d probably like an awesome DIY ruler pencil holder a whole lot more!
Funding School Makerspaces
Your Makerspace may not need much of a budget to operate, if you have a space you can use for free, tools to borrow, and materials found or donated. For some Makerspaces, the ones with lots of parental involvement, many of the projects are self-funded. But if your Makerspace takes place at a school without as much family support, or if you simply do not have this all in place, you may need to research community or family foundation grants to fill in the gap.
Safety in School Makerspaces
As part of our Back-to-School series, we are sharing chapters and excerpts from the Makerspace Playbook: School Edition. Today, Chapter 4, Safety. No matter how you equip your school Makerspace, it’s likely that if you are doing anything interesting with your students or members there are some risks involved. Be sure to emphasize safety to […]
