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Testing a Loose Parts Kaleidoscope Station

Testing a Loose Parts Kaleidoscope Station

Ryan JenkinsApril 5, 2024kaleidoscope, loose parts, camera, lenses, prototypes, maquettes, testing, LEGO, LEGO playful museum learning network

Maker Faire Heilbronn "Remix your Toys"

Maker Faire Heilbronn "Remix your Toys"

Ryan JenkinsFebruary 29, 2024maker faire, maker faire heilbronn, experimenta, der makerspace, frieburg, heilbronn, martin schwab, LEGO, LEGO marble machines, LEGO art machines, remix your toys, LEGO pull string motor, timelapse

Get Started Tinkering with Mirrors

Get Started Tinkering with Mirrors

Ryan JenkinsDecember 19, 2023tinkering inventive playset, TIPs, kaleidoscopes, art and science, mirrors, LEGO, LEGO playful museum learning network, hinged mirror, exhibit walk, turntable, shadow kaleidoscope

Going Deeper with Cardboard Kaleidoscopes

Going Deeper with Cardboard Kaleidoscopes

Ryan JenkinsNovember 24, 2023kaleidoscopes, mirrors, kaleidoscope, cardboard, motors, LEGO, simple kaleidoscopes, Gary Newlin, Octo Studio, Magna-tiles, lights, flashlights, experiments, prototypes

Workshops at TinkerTank and Experimenta

Workshops at TinkerTank and Experimenta

Ryan JenkinsJuly 13, 2023tinkertank, treadmill rollers, germany, experimenta, inter.aktion, LEGO, makerspaces, community, prototyping, halbgar, half baked ideas

A Playful Residency at Connecticut Science Center

A Playful Residency at Connecticut Science Center

Cardboard Circuitry Starting Points

Cardboard Circuitry Starting Points

Ryan JenkinsMay 16, 2023cardboard, cities, circuit city, LEGO, tinkering studio, tinkering inventive playset, ufte, solar power, sustainable tinkering, switches, LEDs, gear motors, copper tape, scrappy circuits

Tinkering with Treadmills

Tinkering with Treadmills

Ryan JenkinsApril 2, 2023rollers, ramps and rollers, prototyping, treadmills, LEGO, LEGO playful museum network, TIPs, slinky treadmill, wind tubes, derders, open kit, conveyor belt

Material Explorations in Balance

Material Explorations in Balance

Tinkering in Denmark and Sweden

Tinkering in Denmark and Sweden

Ryan JenkinsApril 25, 2018europe, denmark, LEGO, billund library, idea studio, LEGOtinkering, artmachines, strawbees, quirkbot, nexmap, teknisk museet