Mario the Maker Magician with special guest Howie the Great! In this edition of Mario’s Friday live session, guest Howie will teach a DIY magic trick. All you need is... paper clips a bandana paper crayons scissors and different sized rubber bands And as always, we’ll finish up our session with a dance party, so get your silly song topics ready! Learn more about Mario at https://www.mariothemagician.com/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/mariothemagician Follow their adventures on YouTube! #itsafamilybusiness!

Join Kelsey Derringer from CodeJoy to meet artist, designer, and horse-lover and owner Dawn Blackburn to learn about horses, meet and ride a real horse. Then, we will construct a horse-riding cam mechanism using common craft supplies! Part make-and-take webinar, part crafting class, part interview, this class is a blast for anyone! Hands-on making for the whole family. Materials list: Cardboard Scissors Tape Paper clips Paper Toilet paper tube Chop sticks, knitting needle, wooden skewer, or similar Register to join…

Join Kelsey Derringer from CodeJoy to learn breathing techniques for young people from Dayton Boys and Girls Club Program Director Natasha Harrell. Then, we will create visualizations for breathing exercises by learning to code!  Part make-and-take webinar, part crafting class, part interview, this class is a blast for anyone! Hands-on making for the whole family. Materials list: Paper Markers or other coloring utensils Laptop or Chromebook to program on, preferably separate from your Zoom viewing device Register to join the…

Use some recycled materials from around your house to create a moving mechanical sculpture that tells a story. We'll be figuring out ways to tinker with what we have available at home and prototyping many different pathways to create your own automata. Materials: 1 box/base for the automata (the bottom half of a milk carton, a small cardboard box (around 6"x6"), yogurt container (large), 2L plastic bottle) 2 axles (wooden skewer sticks, dowels, thick wire, pencils) 2-3 bushings (plastic straws…

Mario the Maker Magician returns with his Friday magic party! This week, Mario will be joined by special guest Los Angeles-based robot maker extraordinaire, Jorvon Moss and his robot sidekick Dexter! For the DIY magic lesson, Mario will teach you how to create a balancing act magic trick with: playing cards a paper lunch bag a paper or plastic cup scotch tape + scissors crayons Tune in for all that plus dance party - get your silly song topics ready!! Watch and…

Light Up LEGO Ambulance The LEGO Ambulance set (7890) is a great example of how the Crazy Circuits Touch Board can be used to add simple effects with minimal work. While this LEGO set is no longer sold in stores, this guide can be applied to similar LEGO sets and projects. Also note that you can use a Starter Set for this project along with a CR2032 Battery Holder, but we'll be using a Screw Terminal Chip and a 2…

Join Kelsey Derringer to learn the basics of coding in Scratch. Help! Matt the Robot can’t seem to smile. We can help him by programming characters to tell jokes in Scratch! Students can learn to code LIVE by coding two characters to tell a joke. Part make-and-take webinar, part crafting class, part interview, this class is a blast for anyone! Hands-on making for the whole family. MATERIALS: Laptop or Chromebook to program on, preferably separate from your Zoom viewing device.…

Create with Kids Learning Tube! Join Kids Learning Tube along with Make: Magazine editor Mike Senese - they'll take you through learning computer animation - mouth movements, tips and tricks, and more! Kids Learning Tube began in 2015 as a YouTube channel with a mission to educate kids of all ages with original music and animation. In less than 3 years, Kids Learning Tube published over 320 sing-a-long videos covering a vast array of educational subject matter including the solar system, geography,…