The other day I read Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses to my art class. It is a sweet little book. Poor Pete is in a mood and feeling quite grumpy. He had the blues. His friend Toad gave him some cool blue, magic sunglasses to make his blues […]
Tag: STEAM
STEAM Ahead- Nature Raft Craft
This nature raft craft came about through trial and error, born like most of the projects we do around here. When you’re working in a maker space / STEAM lab, you’re constantly examining, questioning, and then tweaking your designs. Something may start out as one thing, but then it evolves […]
Constellations- Use A Star To Make Sun Prints
We went on a family (four families and Jenny) road trip to Fort Davis Texas last week. It was a fabulous getaway! Wwe visited the revived art town of Marfa (home of Donald Judd) and attended a Star Party at the nearby McDonald Observatory . If you ever are near […]
Make Boo Bubbles and Other Dry Ice Experiments- Halloween Science Fun!
I ordered the Steve Spangler Science- Ultimate Dry Ice Science Kit for our Wee Warhols STEAM classes. I figured that the Halloween workshop would be the perfect time to try it out, especially since we could make Boo Bubbles (dry ice fog filled bubbles). I have to admit, I had never worked with dry […]