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Maker Camp: Walt Disney Imagineering

Maker Camp: Walt Disney Imagineering

Week 6, Field Trip Friday at Maker Camp, the last day for 2012. We’re heading to Walt Disney Imagineering to meet the men and women behind the Magic Kingdom.

Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.

Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.

Jimmy DiResta shows Maker Camp how to create a book from scratch. Tune into a live Hangout on Air to hear more about Jimmy’s creative process- Monday, 8/20, at Noon PDT. http://g.co/maker-camp

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Maker Camp: Innovate Salone

Maker Camp: Innovate Salone

Week 6, Weird Science Wednesday at Maker Camp. We’re hanging out in the MAKE labs and talking about 3D printing. We’re joined by Innovate Salon, a group of young makers in Sierra Leone, who share their projects.

Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.

Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.

Jimmy DiResta shows Maker Camp how to create a book from scratch. Tune into a live Hangout on Air to hear more about Jimmy’s creative process- Monday, 8/20, at Noon PDT. http://g.co/maker-camp

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Maker Camp: Extreme Marshmallow Cannons with Joey Hudy

Maker Camp: Extreme Marshmallow Cannons with Joey Hudy

Week 6, Tinkering Tuesday at Maker Camp. Joe Hudy shows us how to make a marshmallow cannon out of pvc piping and an air compressor.

Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.

Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.

Instructions for Joe Hudy’s Marshmallow Cannon: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Extreme-Marshmallow-Cannon/961/1

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How-To: Comfy Knit Dress

How-To: Comfy Knit Dress

Think that pretty dresses shouldn’t making playing impossible? Make your favorite little gal a comfy knit dress with this tutorial from LGB Studio! More: How-To: Color Block Tank Dress @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Refashion T-Shirt to Baby Dress @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Dress Up Bird Wings @Craftzine.com blog

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Maker Camp: CERN and the Large Hadron Collider

Maker Camp: CERN and the Large Hadron Collider

Week 5, Field Trip Friday at Maker Camp. We talk to the team at CERN, the home of the world’s biggest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider.

Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.

Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.

You can learn more about makers who are creating their own DIY high-tech scientific tools in the current issue of MAKE Magazine. To get discounted a copy, visit MakerShed.com and use code CAMPERV31. If you’d like a discounted subscription starting with our current issue, use code CAMPERSUB. And please tune in tomorrow, 8/17 at 10am PST for a hangout with Ben Krasnow, who built his own Scanning Electron Microscope.

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