DIT Gardening Let's get growing by planting our own garden! Use common household materials to start seeds, discover ways to get a second harvest from vegetables, enjoy tasty sprouts, and learn the basics of hydroponics. With a little creativity and know-how you can start your own Victory Garden indoors or out. Watch the video premier then attend the LIVE Q&A on the Family Maker Camp FB page. Materials: Newspaper or non-glossy sales flyers Small can, roughly 6-ounces (unopened is fine)…

Make a PVC Marshmallow Shooter! Make your own PVC Marshmallow Shooter with Maker Camp Leader Sandy Roberts! Everyone is delighted by the weird physics of the Marshmallow Shooter. You load the mini marshmallow at the mouthpiece, and then blow sharply. Surprisingly, the marshmallow follows the curves inside the shooter and finds its way out the end of the barrel, no matter how crazy a shooter you build! Watch the video premier then attend the LIVE Q&A on the Family Maker…

Join Ryan Bell to learn how to make a Kaleidocycle, a kinetic paper sculpture that you can flex and rotate to show new drawings, patterns or stories. Learn how to assemble your first kaleidocycle during our workshop & decorate it with a simple pattern. See different ways of making and decorating your next kaleidocycle as well as other kinetic paper sculptures you can make. MATERIALS: Kaleidocycle template Coloring utensils Scissors Tape Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwuFXdiDQVM See the project here:…

Join Shawna Begay from Navajo Technical University in Crownpoint, New Mexico to make seed balls!  Shawna says:  "On the Navajo Nation we have a huge problem with overgrazing. We’re teaching kids how to replant native vegetation in a fun and easy way. People think replanting is hard work — we’re making it easy. I tell kids to just throw these seed balls out the window!" See the live video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKjXLY1tTZg Materials list: clay potting soil or compost water seeds…