Cardboard, glue guns, a collection of recycleable materials, and middle school kids designing games they would like to play. A couple of...

If you have been wondering how to incorporate Design Thinking or The Engineering Process into everyday lessons, I think the resources at...

A news report on cities banning plastic straws reminded me of the stash in our makerspace. (Funny how inspiration works.) Once I have the...

A stash of nursery rhyme textbooks became colorful pages for wreaths. Students had three patterns to choose from. I just did a quick...

I lost the photo I had of a finished product, but there is an excellent one with the directions I found at https://www.duckbrand.com/craf...

Our local theater group donated a box of paint sticks. Having just purchased pre-made photo booth props for a high school event, I...

Having a theme for each month is helping keep our supplies meet the demand. Students are also taking greater responsibility for bringing...

After a few years of borrowing a Mr. Button maker, I've had two three donated to the library. These students are showing off the buttons...

This project was inspired by Pinterest. I found a set of simple instructions at Pikadilly Charm. We have brown paper bags on hand most of...

The whole month of October is cardboard construction. Our inspiration is Caine's Arcade and our new cardboard knives and rivets. This...

Unused library books are great material for many projects. I pulled inspiring photos from Pinterest, but I purposefully left off any...

There are several videos online, and I have seen this weaving demonstrated on TV as well. The best place for instructions and a printable...

Manipulating paper is great for newbies to making. Ledger paper cut lengthwise is the perfect size for these cards. The project I thought...

After working in groups with Legos and Keva Planks, I found inspiration in the pantry and brought sturdy waxed cardboard paper plates in...

This idea may have come through a Youtube channel or a kid's television program. The template is freely available online from Kamibox....

Our inspiration this week came from an episode of NOVA: The Origami Revolution. This link is to a preview available on Youtube. Origami...

This is a multi-layered project (no pun intended). Mr. Whitright and I both found several sets of instructions. His favorite is at...