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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
Making and Tinkering Exhibitions at Universum
Making and Tinkering Exhibitions at Universum
Ryan JenkinsNovember 20, 2023Universum, Bremen, kaleidoscope, forts, rainbow lightbox, rollers, ramps and rollers, wolkenkuckucksheim, milchstrasse, cloud cuckoo land, trees, construction, cardboard houses, cabinet of curiousities, nooks
Lanterne Basteln for St. Martin's Day
Lanterne Basteln for St. Martin's Day
Ryan JenkinsNovember 10, 2023st martins day, freiburg, tinkering, basteln, lanterns, lanternelaufen, bubble wrap, solar panel LED, garden lights, dichroic vinyl, parade, solar energy, plastic fusing, DIY Laternen, Martinstag
Lights and Rollers at Universum
Lights and Rollers at Universum
Ryan JenkinsNovember 6, 2023universum, bremen, workshop, pd workshop, tinkering, light play, ramps, ramps and rollers, flashlights
Ten Tinkering Inspirations for Summer 2023
Ten Tinkering Inspirations for Summer 2023
Ryan JenkinsAugust 31, 2023tinkering, inspirations, automata, AI, pen plotter, music machines, cardboard costumes, biotinkering, scratch, maker faire Comment
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
Getting Started with Reflection in Tinkering Workshops
Getting Started with Reflection in Tinkering Workshops
Ryan JenkinsJuly 5, 2023tinkering, tinkering studio, discussions, conversations, reflection, workshops, compass points, thinking routines, wide walls, project zero, educators, professional development
Automata Tour in Falmouth and Hastings
Automata Tour in Falmouth and Hastings
Ryan JenkinsJune 28, 2023automata, cabaret mechanical theatre, paul spooner, stithians, falmouth, cornwall, workshop, tom haney, wind deviced, engineered arts, will jackson, robots, AI, ameca, cardboard, prototyping, fi henshall, keith newstead, hastings, mechanical maker space, crowdfunding, sarah alexander
A Playful Residency at Connecticut Science Center
A Playful Residency at Connecticut Science Center
Ryan JenkinsJune 7, 2023LEGO, playful museum network, CT science center, Connecticut, connecticut science center, residency, tinkering residency, prototyping, TIPs, public prototyping, balance, treadmill rollers, fustrum, sample cups, circuit city, cardboard city, cardboard, cardboard construction, LEDs, copper tape
Automata Workshop at National Children's Museum
Automata Workshop at National Children's Museum
Ryan JenkinsMay 26, 2023automata, cranky contraptions, workshop, professional development, NCM, National Children's Museums, DC, facilitation, cabaret mechanical theatre
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
Thinking about Tinkering Materials
Thinking about Tinkering Materials
Ryan JenkinsMay 5, 2023rollers, treadmills, materials, prototyping, prototyping process, R&D, jumps
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