Toothsome Treat: Make a Shark Fruit Bowl from a Watermelon
Mike Warren took a seemingly normal watermelon and transformed it into a cute, and ferocious, shark you can fill with your favorite fruits.
Kids & Family
We Took a Field Trip to a Game Studio — and It Was Awesome
Got some video game superfans in the house? Well, today on Maker Camp, the “other Paloma” meets the video game makers at Double Fine Productions. How many kids are itching to have their jobs someday, and to be paid to play? Maker Camp campers get a quick and fascinating step-by-step, behind-the-scenes overview to five jobs just about any kid would want to have! Join […]
Calling All Young Filmmakers! Join the Maker Camp Film Fest
What a great first week we’ve had for Maker Camp! We’re ending with the first-ever Maker Camp Film Fest this weekend, so be sure to get your videos on the Maker Camp Community by 8pm Pacific time on Friday if you want to be part of the lineup. If you haven’t had a chance to pop over […]
G Is for Ground: Adafruit Teaches Electronics to Kids
Adafruit has delivered another in their fantastic educational electronics series called Circuit Playground. They’re working their way through the alphabet, explaining the principals of electronics in ways that even children can understand. These videos are a great way to introduce kids to the basics (and safety information) involved with electrical components. In this episode, they […]
Wilson County, Texas, Has Their First Mini Maker Faire
On May 23, 2015, the Wilson County Mini Maker Faire was held at the Floresville Event Center in Floresville, Texas. This was our first Mini Maker Faire and we are excited that it went as well as it did. We had 21 Makers and Exhibitors ranging from needlework to 3D printing. We also conducted several […]
Maker Camp 2015: Welcome from Dale
The first day of Maker Camp’s best summer ever: Hop over to makercamp.com to Explore, Make, and Share with campers like you around the world.
Design Your Own Cardboard Pinball Machine
A new kit allows kids and pinball fans a chance to design their own desktop pinball machine out of cardboard.