“Vance Maker” and the Joys of Making with Kids
Those moments you spend with your kids making things will likely be some of your most cherished.
Maker Kids
This Week in Making: Maker Kids, Crossbows, and the White House Science Fair
This past we were awed by Maker kids, learned how to make a cheap crossbow, and considered a career change.
6th White House Science Fair Marks Last of the Obama Administration
Six years ago President Obama began the White House Science Fair to feature some of the best and brightest youth scientists.
Growing Up at Maker Faire
We talk a lot about the impact of the Maker Movement on society, business, technology, and formal education. In ten years of its overt existence as a self-identified culture, the Maker Movement has certainly grown. And while it’s been growing, so have its children. If a child was 10 at the first Faire in 2006, […]
Smaller, Slicker Makey Makey Go Launches For $19
Today, Makey Makey gets a smaller sibling called Makey Makey Go, the latest version of our favorite interface board designed to allow people to quickly take everyday objects and use them to control their computers. The thumb drive shaped device is the second product from Jay Silver and Joylabz, who introduced the first Makey Makey exactly three years […]
Big New Hobbies for Little Hands in the Maker Shed
Banish idle hands from your home or classroom with some awesome new robotics kits for Makers-in-training. Whether youngsters are interested in solar energy, programming with Arduino, or beginning electronics, The Maker Shed has kits to entertain and educate. Rainy day blues are no match for a compelling new hobby! Consider Sphero 2.0, a robot that’s a […]
