Ideas

Mycelium as a Toy-Making Material

When I stumbled upon Corinne Takara and her team of amazing biotinkering teens (whom you can learn more about here:...

Creative Learning Sparks - Zines for Learning and Making

Recently, I visited a zine library in Denver and loved digging into the eclectic mix of zines. It made me think about how zines are a...

Creative Learning Sparks - Things to do with a Craft Cutter

A thread on creative uses for craft-cutters

Tinkering Sketchnotes - Documenting a Shadow Remix Workshop, Paper Linkage Techniques, Artist Talks

Visual notes and documentation from three tinkerers and artists: Documentation of a Shadow Remix workshop with the Tinkering Studio...

Creative Learning Sparks - Biodesign, Tinkering with Biology and Biomaterials

Creative approaches to learning about and making with sustainable materials

Creative Learning Sparks - Favorite 99% Invisible Podcast Episodes for Creative Learning

Hello, Creative Learning Friends! This week's sparks are a couple episode of the podcast 99% Invisible that have influenced how I think...

Creative Learning Sparks - A Collection of my Favorite Scrappy, Crafty Circuits

Hello, creative learning friends! The theme for this week is circuit explorations. Earlier this week the Tinkering Studio asked folks to...

Creative Learning Sparks - Imagining the Future

Hello, creative learning friends! The theme for this week's sparks is "the future". Spark #1 Recently, I read the book "Imaginable" by...

Creative Learning Sparks - Inspiration from Biology and Ecology

Hello creative learning friends! The theme of this week's sparks is "things that remind me how amazing biology & ecology are". Spark #1...

Creative Learning Sparks - Curious Toys and Kits

Hello, creative learning friends! The theme of this week's sparks is "curious kits". These are all open-ended toys and kits that stand...

Creative Learning Sparks - Paper Engineering

Hello creative learning friends! The theme of this week's sparks is "paper engineering": Spark #1 - Check out this inspiration-filled...