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Hard Slipper Soles
I’ve been working on crocheting a pair of slippers for my husband in colours from Fallout, his favourite video game. In trying to figure out how to make the hard soles he had requested instead of the...
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Clutch Purse (or wallet) from Duct Tape & Felt
I developed this tutorial for a tween craft day at work (I'm a public librarian). They loved it. Of course, we mostly got girls. One of their brothers pointed out that boys could make wallets or...
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Lead a workshop on Squishy Circuits for kids, even if you know nothing
I work at a library in a low-income, high-needs community with a lot of new immigrants. So when we decided we wanted to run a Squishy Circuits maker session, I had to adapt the program to our library's...
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Teaching Physics and Creative Problem Solving with Knots
I love paracord. So when I was trying to think up maker programs that can be done inexpensively in only 45 minutes for our maker club at work (I work as a children's librarian) I naturally got to...
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Motorized Toy Car
A colleague of mine came up with this ingenious car design for our Maker Club at the public library. It is made from recycled materials and electronic components easily found at a dollar store.By:...
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Simple Catapult
My colleague designed this simple catapult for our Maker Club kids to make. We work at a public library, so I've blurred the kids faces to protect identities. I also didn't have time to take photos of...
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Teaching Buoyancy with Potato Boats
Another session I developed for the Maker Club for kids at my work (a public library).It's dead simple, but the kids absolutely loved it.We divided them into teams and gave them access to a bunch of...
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Bottle Cap Bracelets
I made these with the kids at work (public library). We had to work with the theme of arts, culture, and diversity. So I thought this would be a good way to combine all three.I supplied a bunch of...
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