I’m excited to introduce you to The Children’s Art Factory, an inspiriting creativity play space in Guelph, Ontario (Canada), founded by Melissa Mazar, aka Missy Pepperpot. When families walk inside Missy’s space, they’re greeted with process-focussed hands-on activities that engage…
Do you know about the Spaghetti Tower Marshmallow Challenge? Set up a Spaghetti Marshmallow Challenge with young children to explore the design process: thinking, doing, prototyping, and iteration: a great STEAM challenge. If you have any marshmallows left over from the…
Build a Rube Goldberg Machine with Kids So, are you interested in building a Rube Goldberg-style machine with little kids? This post will give you a few tips and ideas to make your own complicated machine. This project has long been…
I’ve been following Makey Makey by JoyLabz for a while and we finally got the chance to play with our very own set. Would you enjoy playing a game of PacMan with carrots or tinkering with a set of play dough piano keys?…
Today we’re joined by TinkerLab reader and friend, Aricha Gilpatrick Drury who’s offered to show us how to build with box rivets. Aricha is a mom to four children and has a knack for tinkering. When she shared this uber-tinkering activity on our Facebook…
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. -Thomas Edison
TinkerLab is a creative studio dedicated to sparking curiosity and a love for art through hands-on making. Our mission is to inspire creativity and experimentation in makers and artists of all ages, transforming everyday moments into creative adventures.
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