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I learned a DIY stamp making technique from a printmaking workshop at at the Gonzales branch of the Denver Public Library ideaLABs — you can make a stamp by gluing cut pieces of foam (or other found materials like buttons, pipecleaners, etc.) onto a piece of cardboard. I wondered if you might be able to create an interesting paper lantern with that type of stamp, but using oil instead of ink. Painting oil or wax onto paper is a technique used in some types of lantern-making l

This year I finally got around to making my own nichos (shadow boxes, or mini shrines). I shared my process, which includes resources...

Each year the Tinkering Studio at the Exploratorium invites people to join in the process of making "hack-o-lanterns" where you are encouraged to drill, solder, carve, and augment traditional jack-o-lanterns to add a tinkering twist. I took up the invitation to "let your pumpkins glow with LEDs, copper tape, coin cell batteries, switches, and motors" to create my hack-o-lantern. I was inspired by an idea that Saman, a workshop participant in the automata tinkering workshops t

I've been doing this activity with learners of all ages for a few years now, and it's always a blast! This activity started as a blog...

Check out the Instructable for this project: https://www.instructables.com/Design-and-Build-a-Customizable-Tabletop-Greenhous/ Related Resources: Scratch version of the greenhouse building prompts Google slides version of the greenhouse building prompts A Tinkercad file which has all of the wooden dowel connectors (note that these can also be found in the shapes library in the tinkercad menu) Check out this blog post which shows a digital Tinkercad model of a technology-enhan

Explore folding patterns in nature through origami and paper folding. Check out the activity guide: Folding Instructions (Video): Photo Instructions: