Using children’s books as inspiration is always a good place to start when you’re looking to breath new life into past STEAM projects or create new Design Thinking prompts. This past week in our weekly Homeschooler class, we did just that! Fall is definitely one of our favorite seasons around […]
Building
Building Robot Sculptures- Figment Creative Labs
A few weeks ago we made the cutest robot sculptures at Figment Creative Labs. Most of the supplies that we used for this project came from Dollar Tree. It took some instruction to get started, but ultimately the robot is in the eye of it’s creator. What you need: styrofoam […]
Figment Creative Tinkering Boxes- Exploring Loose Parts
In my Figment Creative Labs art classes, we explore a lot of different materials and do a lot of exploratory play. I often offer the kids a selection of loose parts to inspire creativity or as an invitation to play or create. This could lead to them building something, or […]
DIY Kid Built – Faux Stained Glass Art Gallery
Last week at Figment Creative summer camp we were big into building. The kids got into building large forts… I’ll just show you. They really worked as a team (with definite team captains) using large wooden blocks, cardboard boxes, sheets, and anything else they could find. They had a roof, […]