Jenn

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How to Program Your Own Video Game

Earlier this year, I was happy to teach a 9-week after school program at Maker Kids that gave 8 budding programmers an opportunity to build their very own...

Open Workshop for Kids to Tinker

Every Friday 4:30-7:30, we open our doors at 2241 Dundas St. W. for kids and parents to check out the workshop and come in and use our tools to create...

6 Inventions by Kids At Our After-School Program

Inventions classes wrapped up this past Tuesday and the kids presented their contraptions and creations to parents! Everyone worked really hard on their...

Rockets At Parkdale Fun Fair

We had a blast this past Saturday at the Parkdale PS Annual Spring Fun Fair! We helped the kids make rockets out of foam, and then they used a compressor...

MakerKids 3D Printing at Harbourfront this Weekend

This weekend, at the 11th annual  Toronto International Circus Festival (from May 18th-20th at the Harbourfront Centre), MakerKids will be helping kids to...

NASA Youth Challenge 3D Aliens

We had loads of fun at the NASA Youth Space Challenge at the ROM Saturday April 20th! The kids created some amazing 3D aliens and we brought them to life...

How old are you now?

Happy birthday to you! Or better yet, your kid! Their birthday is coming up and maybe you're not sure what to plan for them.

Inventions Classes! 8 Tuesdays at 4:30 to 6:30 starting April 30th

At our Inventions class, kids come up with an idea, and make it happen! Some previous projects include a remote controlled shoe, an automatic clothes...

NASA Youth Space Challenge

We had so much fun with the 200 people who came out to the NASA Youth Space Challenge at the Royal Ontario Museum on Saturday! The kids designed so many...

Advanced Minecraft - April 27th

Our last Advanced Minecraft weekend workshop sold out in less than 2 days, and many people were disappointed to not be able to attend. So we're pleased to...