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Light, Shadow and LEGO at Elztal Museum
Light, Shadow and LEGO at Elztal Museum
Ryan JenkinsDecember 3, 2024elztal museum, waldkirch, LEGO, LEGO pull string motor, light and shadow, art machines, LEGO art machines, family workshop, prototyping, low threshold, wide walls, high ceiling, workshop, experiment
The Tinkering Workshop Gift Guide 2024
The Tinkering Workshop Gift Guide 2024
Ryan JenkinsNovember 28, 2024gift guide, the tinkering workshop, book launch, STEAM, educators, teachers, holiday gifts, tinkering gifts, tinkering, googly eyes, chompsaw, chibitronics, mini automata, loulou cousins, cabaret mechanical theatre, pustefix, strandbeest, Theo Jansen, kit, gearmotor, sparkfun, octostudio, austin kleon, show your work, windell oskay, open circuits, bruno munari
Prototype AI and Creative Learning Workshop
Prototype AI and Creative Learning Workshop
Ryan JenkinsNovember 22, 2024AI, Scratch, HRRC, University Freiburg, NEXUS experiments, creative computing, creative learning, prototyping, testing workshops, teachers, library, MIT Media Lab, Lifelong Kindergarten, Mitchel Resnick, Generative AI, Imaginary, I AM AI, neural numbers, predictive AI, generative AI, face sensing, graphic novel, scratch labs, image creator, co-pilot
The Tinkering Workshop Fresh Reviews
The Tinkering Workshop Fresh Reviews
Ryan JenkinsNovember 13, 2024the tinkering workshop, reviews, certified fresh, amazon, goodreads, feedback, the algorithm, algorithm, STEAM, tinkering, makerspace, ratings, five stars
St. Martin's Day Lantern Light Play
St. Martin's Day Lantern Light Play
Ryan JenkinsNovember 9, 2024st martins day, lantern, lanternelaufen, basteln, germany, STEAT, STEAM, tinkering, light play, paper circuits, cardboard, glow city, the tinkering workshop
Recycle for LightUpPoUptober
Recycle for LightUpPoUptober
Ryan JenkinsNovember 5, 2024pop-up, light-up, LED, paper circuits, chibitronics, paper engineering, keith allen, lightuppoptober, challenge, recycling, recycle, solar garden, solar power, solar garden lightComment
Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas
Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas
Ryan JenkinsOctober 30, 2024the tinkering workshop, halloween, costumes, cardboard, funny, spooky, googly eyes, trash tutu, cardboard skateboard, rearview mirror, big face box, mobiles, defensive dress, book launch, book release, inspirations, ideas, prototypes
The Tinkering Workshop Book Tour Continues
The Tinkering Workshop Book Tour Continues
Ryan JenkinsOctober 29, 2024book tour, book launch, socal, MOXI, timbre books, ReDiscover Center, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura, art machines, cranky contraptions, automata, hard fun, cardboard forts, circuits, electricity
The Tinkering Workshop Book Tour Gets Underway
The Tinkering Workshop Book Tour Gets Underway
Ryan JenkinsOctober 21, 2024The Tinkering Workshop, book launch, book tour, maker faire, glow city, cardboard automata, automata, virtual workshop, live oak school, changemaker lab, bay area, san francisco, california, BAME, bay area maker educator, exploratorium, tinkering studio, MOXI, timbre books
Ars Electronica Chain Reaction Workshop
Ars Electronica Chain Reaction Workshop
Ryan JenkinsSeptember 19, 2024ars electronica, chain reaction, tinkertank, habitat augsburg, mrkz, rube goldberg, postcity, linz, austria, scrap, junk, create your world, hope, forge of hope, materials, tinkering, workshop, STEAM, facilitation, building, construction
Materials Spotlight: Magnets
Materials Spotlight: Magnets
Ryan JenkinsAugust 1, 2024magnets, materials spotlight, The Tinkering Workshop, bonus content, magnet switch, on the go switch, magnet car, construction kit, music machines, uftes, tips, automata, cabaret mechanical theatre, paul spooner, homopolar motors
Making a Book: Rough Draft to Final Iteration
Making a Book: Rough Draft to Final Iteration
Ryan JenkinsJuly 19, 2024The Tinkering Workshop, behind the scenes, making of, photography, photoshoot, first pages, rough draft, marble machines, storey publishing, marble machine, sky tram, cranky contraptions
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