Turning Video Gaming in to a Creative Activity

Video games can be an amazing resource to add to your child’s learning tool belt. Not only can video games help kids learn valuable lessons, they can also...

Summer Activities to do with Your Kids at Home

Summer is finally here, and with it comes lots of awesome activities to do! However, sometimes you might not really want to go anywhere. That’s OK – here...

Featured MakerKid: Goran

Welcome to our first Featured MakerKid series. Do you ever wonder where our MakerKids are now? They are doing great things, whether it be a class project,...

Open House - Build The Future With Us!

As a part of Maker Festival's Month of Making, we will host, not one, but TWO open houses. We will be opening our doors to the public to explore our ...

Weekend Trips with Kids

Summer will soon be upon us, which means the kids are out of school, warm weather, and fun weekend trips! However, it can be hard to get the whole family...

What's the Deal About Minecraft?

What Kids Can Learn from Videogames?

Top 5 MakerKids Essentials - Make Your Home A MakerSpace

A question we are often asked is how to encourage the Maker spirit at home. How do parents continue to incorporate what their kids learn after their...

Coding for Kids: 3 Toys to Help Them Learn

You may have heard it’s important for your kids to learn how to code. You may also be wondering how to actually teach your kids coding. One of the easiest...

3 Activities to do this Spring for Growth

Spring is a time for new beginnings and renewal. You can see it all around; more sun in the sky and plants start to bloom from a cold winter. With more...

A Note from MakerKids' CEO

When I was in 6th grade, I was given an enrichment assignment by my English teacher: to make a website for my book report. So at 12 years old, I coded my...