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Makersville: Have Fun Ease Into Tech DIY Party
The Maker subculture encourages learning by doing. It facilitates tech learning with open source hardware... Makerspaces facilitate Makers. You're learning, but who cares if you're having fun?
In the spirit of the holidays, the LAMakerspace is hosting DIY GIFTS on Sunday, Dec 2nd from 1 - 4pm!
This crafty, family-friendly event will feature several booths, each hosted by a local maker with a holiday-themed DIY project to share. Kids will make a project to take home at every booth!
The Maker subculture encourages learning through doing. It facilitates technology learning through the use of open source hardware... Think hardware version of the Linux operating system... Makerspaces implement the Maker subculture. You're learning, but who cares if you're having fun?!?
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Long Beach has a Young Maker of which I'm very proud... Meet Young Maker Ele. I worked with her for 10 weeks in the summer to make Mr. Kibbles. A lot of crafting... and at the end? LED eyes.
The LA Makerspace is having a Christmas Party, and it wants you to be there.
Find out what's happening in Long Beachfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Makerspaces implement making. There are just a handful of these in Los Angeles. LA Makerspace - 1933 S. Broadway #1138, Los Angeles, CA (map)
This crafty, family-friendly event will feature several booths, each hosted by a local maker with a holiday-themed DIY project to share. A take-home project at every booth!
Learn how to make all sorts of DIY Holiday Gifts! Here's a taste of what you'll find:
- Light-Up Felted LED Pins!
- DIY JingleBots (BristleBots with Holiday Bells)!
- Build you own toy car!
- DIY Stained Glass Candy!
- Knitting 101!
- Home Hacking: DIY Detergent
More info available at the LA Makerspace Meetup Event.
Making on the Belmont Shore Patch
If you're new to the concept of Making and DIY as inspiration for learning, check out some of the previous posts on Making.
Ele and the Monster
Wigging out for Halloween
Daryll's Digital Dominoes
NPR on DARPA and Making
Dale Dougherty on Making in Schools
Something for Everyone at the Maker Faire
Madly Making Maker Ohana in OC and a 3-D Print Shop Opens in Pasadena
About the Author
If you would like to contact me, please email me at info@handmadepenguin.com
Trish Tsoiasue writes about creative and maker topics for Belmont Shore Patch in her series, Inventions and Re-Inventions. She writes also as Handmade Penguin for the Handmade Penguin Blog and Makersville. She has just completed playing The Community Lemonade Game.
