Looking for short-term use of cake tins, camping equipment, or bikes? These libraries lend out all of those items and a lot more.
From biographies of real-life makers to activity books, these selections are the perfect way to get students engaged in making.
Get out the pliers and roll up your sleeves: All you need to know to lead a toy-take apart session with students.
In our Teen MakerSpace, we have kind of drifted into a model where we have themes to unite our making, which teens can choose to participate in or not. Some teens, we have found, need some type of guidance while others do not. So for the month of February, we wanted to do something that […]
It's more than just tinkering, young people can find a place to belong, learn to persevere, and even discover a path toward a possible career in makerspaces.
Breakerspace. Toy Takeapart. Break & Make. Whatever you call it, a breakerspace lets kids take stuff apart to see what makes it tick.
Activities that involve cardboard, straws, and T-shirts can deliver a big burst of STEAM, while costing very little.
This summer as part of our Summer of Shirts, we did a very low-tech version of screen printing, which turned out to be incredibly popular. So I was excited to learn that the Silhouette Cameo can be used to do a more traditional type of screenprinting. It works really well and I HIGHLY recommend it. […]
Ideas to update your library: turn tires into comfy furniture, transform a map into a green screen, and more.
