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Two Material Explorations for Early Childhood Tinkering

Two Material Explorations for Early Childhood Tinkering

Delightful Dirigibles Prototyping

Delightful Dirigibles Prototyping

Motorized Balance Sculptures at Technorama

Motorized Balance Sculptures at Technorama

Ryan JenkinsSeptember 16, 2025bildungscongress, technorama, switzerland, professional development, the tinkering workshop, prototyping, weighted wobblers, balancing sculptures, wires, weights, motors, pager motors

Maker Girl and Professor Smarts Book Review

Maker Girl and Professor Smarts Book Review

Ryan JenkinsJuly 21, 2025jasmine florentine, hex allen, maker girl and professor smarts, MIT kids press, maker books, book review, grappling hook, the tinkering workshop

Water Factory Tinkering at Boulder Public Library

Water Factory Tinkering at Boulder Public Library

Ryan JenkinsJuly 4, 2025boulder public library, celeste moreno, water factory, the tinkering workshop, toddler tinkering, storytime tinkering, swim swim sink, water tinkering

The Tinkering Workshop at STUDIO 24 Makerspace

The Tinkering Workshop at STUDIO 24 Makerspace

Ryan JenkinsJuly 1, 2025the tinkering workshop, celeste moreno, studio 24, boulder public library, electronics, display wall, library makers, library, kits

Automata and "Carolices" at Fabrica Centro Ciencia Viva

Automata and "Carolices" at Fabrica Centro Ciencia Viva

Ryan JenkinsApril 29, 2025the tinkering workshop, portugal, aveiro, fabrica, ciencia viva, cranky contraptions, crank slider, cardboard, carolices, avo carlos, grandpa carlos's little nonsense things, makerspace, tinkering environment

Chair Marble Machines School Library Takeover

Chair Marble Machines School Library Takeover

Ryan JenkinsApril 12, 2025chair marble machines, marble machines, ISP, prague, international school of prague, library, school library, third graders, educators guide, book tour, the tinkering workshop, clean up, popcorn, reflection, activation, large scale

Martian Windmills at Weltraum Festival

Martian Windmills at Weltraum Festival

Ryan JenkinsApril 5, 2025weltraumfest, weltraum festival, raumschiff, zurich, dubendorf, the tinkering workshop, book tour, european book tour, space, mars, everyday materials, experiments, cardboard

Packable Cardboard Workshop Elements

Packable Cardboard Workshop Elements

A Citywide Tinkering Tour in Ludwigsburg

A Citywide Tinkering Tour in Ludwigsburg

Maker Faire Heilbronn 2025

Maker Faire Heilbronn 2025

Ryan JenkinsFebruary 11, 2025maker faire, maker faire heilbronn, heilbronn, der makerspace, experimenta, german, germany, european book tour, the tinkering workshop, kaleidoscopes, open ended projects, dichroic filter, prototyping, tinkertank, makeitreal, book launch, book release