Monthly Archives: January 2012
31Jan/12No comments
Developing a wire automata activity
Posted by Ryoko
Making wire automata, kinetic contraptions made of copper wire, is one of the activities we did at Open MAKE: Toys this month. Following the last year’s Open MAKE: Metal, this was the second time that we tried this activity with … Continue reading
26Jan/121 comment
Don’t you want one?
Posted by Karen
I’m developing ideas related to our next Open MAKE event on Saturday, February 18th — it’s about Time! I recently ran across the Tattly™ site featuring artist Julia Rothman’s quirky watch tattoo. Don’t you just love it? I’m hoping she’ll … Continue reading
Tagged as: artist, February 14th, Julia Rothman, love, Tattly™, time, valentines
25Jan/123 comments
Meet the Makers: Toys
Posted by Ryan
In case you missed the “featured maker” interviews this past Saturday, here are the videos of the talented group of makers talking about why they love to tinker with toys. Marek Michaloswki makes the keepon robot and other beatbots. I-Wei … Continue reading
24Jan/12No comments
Open MAKE: Toys recap
Posted by Ryan
At the Open MAKE: Toys event this past Saturday, we had an excellent time working with young makers from the local community. We led activities making tops, scribbling with robots, balancing toys, personalizing name badges, exploring kaleidoscopes, dissecting toys and … Continue reading
21Jan/12No comments
Twitter Tater
Posted by Ryan
At today’s open:MAKE Toys event we are encouraging all our tweeps and instagrammers to tag any posts about the event with #openmaketoys. We’ll repost the best of the social media buzz as well as the results of our internal instagram … Continue reading
21Jan/12No comments
Make@Home Potato Heads
Posted by Ryan
As part of the open:MAKE Toys event this weekend, we filled the make@home vending machine with DIY potato head kits. These instructions will help start out those who bought a kit in the tinkering studio or anyone who wants to … Continue reading
20Jan/121 comment
Open Make Toys: Behind the Scenes
Posted by Ryan
Getting ready for a big event isn’t all about making spinning tops and painting tights on tiny potatoes. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at some of the less glamorous moments in our preparations for open:MAKE Toys. Permits for pop-pop boats must … Continue reading
Tagged as: behind the scenes, openmake, preparations, set-up, toys, unglamorous
19Jan/12No comments
Open MAKE workshop: Accessorize with Toys
Posted by Luigi
If you come to our Open MAKE: Toys event this Saturday, you’ll get the chance to participate in an awesome workshop called Accessorize with Toys. Featured Makers emiko oye and Shana Astrachan are two independent artists, both working with re-purposed … Continue reading
19Jan/121 comment
D.I.Y. Potato Heads
Posted by Luigi
Debuting this Saturday at Open MAKE: Toys. Make your own potato head with real, tiny, cute fingerling potatoes!
