Self Directed Play Nourishes Genius

Boing Boing has a great article on the importance of self directed play. Neuroscience research has been uncovering the importance of exploring your own...

Friday Open Shop

Every Friday after school until 8pm we open the shop up to kids who want to drop by - adults too, as long as they're supervised by a kid. It's pay what...

Winter Registration Is Open

Friday Night Open Houses Begin!

Hey there Makers!

Do you have a project that you just can't build in your kitchen? Maybe you need access to a table saw, a drill press, or even a 3-D...

Crunch Time!

We're getting down to the wire here at Maker Kids. With only 2 weeks left before presentations, things are getting exciting.

3D Design and Printing Workshop

We are having a 3 hour 3D design and printing workshop on Saturday Dec 15th at 11am. Online registration is active, you can sign up now!

During this class...

Food Fight: Week #7

Here at Maker Kids, our philosophy is that the kids need to be 100% involved in every aspect of the project that they choose to realize. From planning...

Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream and Dry Ice Anti-griddle!

Howdy maker fans!

It's week 6 here at Maker Kids and we're taking a break from our projects to make some ice cream with liquid nitrogen  and dry ice.

Food Fight: Week #5

It's week 5 of our program at Maker Kids and now that we've worked out the bugs in our designs and chosen our materials, we're making some good headway on...

Food Fight! Week #4

It's week 4 at Maker Kids and the projects are under way! Our theme is Food fight, and we have a lot of really cool ideas taking shape. This week...