Be the life of the party with the new Makey Makey DIY Party Pack!
We've been seeing some really fun holiday project ideas and wanted to share them with you!
We've featured Johnny Tal and his amazing work before (see here) and we just love this magical musical Menorah he made for Hanukkah.
Want to make your own? Johnny shares how in this video!
Linus says it best, “Maybe all it needs is a little ❤️ “
— Sam Yancey @STEAMTechSam (@STEAMTechSam) December 8, 2020
Made w/ @chibitronics chibi clip, a @makeymakey & @scratch coding #steam #STEM #HourOfCode #makerspace #ArtistOnTwitter #edtech #coding #MerryChristmas #edutwitter #HolidaySeason #CharlieBrown #makers #maker #holidays pic.twitter.com/LbsmqsITy5
‘Buddy the Elf, what’s your favorite color?’
— Sam Yancey (@STEAMTechSam) December 11, 2020
Micro:bit robotic phone ☎️ answering Buddy the Elf w/ @strawbees & @makeymakey
Make your own character Facebot here:https://t.co/Q3CtrSnQ4Q#coding #holiday #movie #movies #edtech @microbit_edu #makerspace #MerryChristmas #maker pic.twitter.com/VJPNIjtGXA
"...And the Grinch Found the Strength of 10 Grinches Plus 2!"
— Sam Yancey (@STEAMTechSam) December 14, 2020
May you find new strength & hope in this season🎄
Art made w/ pastels, coding @chibitronics LEDs in @MSMakeCode , & @makeymakey voice recording in @scratch #edutwitter #education #makers #maker #makerspace #artwork pic.twitter.com/2Qq3ha0ahk
A @makeymakey Home Alone 🎄
— Sam Yancey (@STEAMTechSam) December 19, 2020
A few favorite moments ☺️
Sound on!#steam #STEM #edtech #makered #makers #maker #coding #art #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas #HomeAlone #movies #movie #makerspace #humor pic.twitter.com/o4EbFYd5sF
Last year, educator Natalie Markey made this awesome Holiday Door Display on Instructables for Chrismahanakwanzika. See our post here or head to Instructables to make your own.
From our Facebook Educator Group
From Jamie Gates
Learn to hack LED light strings to light up only on certain key presses. This is a hack that uses Makey Makey in a completely unconventional way! This is an advanced guide for makers who want to try something a little wacky!
Check out this Instructables by Rebecca Gratz where her students performed a Makey Makey light show for their annual holiday performance.
Shaun Taylor shares how he challenged his students to create a Whack an Elf game for Hour of Code in this blog post.
Check out this Whack an Elf project at school!
Back by popular demand. Whack an Elf with @scratch and @makeymakey pic.twitter.com/mR5YKAXFod
— Christy Rofoogar (@SM_RodriguezLib) December 7, 2020
Makey Makey Ambassador Aaron Mauer creates a collaborative Google Site every year to promote 25 days of Making. We were honored to share (and find) some Makey Makey ideas!
Mark shares how to Makey an ugly christmas sweater in this post on Adafruit's blog!
Here is a really quick and easy Instructables for making interactive greeting cards.
More holiday Makey Makey cards we found on Twitter.
5/6 McPherson created holiday paper circuit cards then recorded messages for the inside of their cards using Scratch and @makeymakey. Thank you @MrHennigar for the virtual session help! pic.twitter.com/mMkobBUJlx
— Alex McPherson (@AlexMcPherson7) December 7, 2020
Make a Santa Trap to set an alarm when cookies get picked up!
Here is an Intstructables by OT and Makey Makey ambassador Jennifer Schank, and a sweet tweet where her young inventor explains how it works!
What happens when kids see themselves as makers and create meaningful things in their lives, pure joy and for Aiden Santa Traps. Late last Xmas Eve he created one with a @makeymakey. Labz Guide: https://t.co/HeUi4WBUi8 @gravescolleen @Tom_Heck pic.twitter.com/3oG76KweLJ
— mOTivated maker (@mOTivatedmaker) October 19, 2018
We've seen a lot of great examples of these over the years!
Also can’t stop won’t stop with the Christmas spirit here in #MaybornDesignDen! Look at our @makeymakey Christmas tree! 🎄 pic.twitter.com/oSftGp3sWx
— Emily Clark (@emilyrclark24) December 12, 2017
An interactive Christmas..... tree with kindergarten class at TCEA #makeymakey @makeymakey @teacher2teacher pic.twitter.com/5MVkvpJwV3
— Kalo Haslem (@kjh011) December 11, 2018
Linus says it best, “Maybe all it needs is a little ❤️ “
— Sam Yancey @STEAMTechSam (@STEAMTechSam) December 8, 2020
Made w/ @chibitronics chibi clip, a @makeymakey & @scratch coding #steam #STEM #HourOfCode #makerspace #ArtistOnTwitter #edtech #coding #MerryChristmas #edutwitter #HolidaySeason #CharlieBrown #makers #maker #holidays pic.twitter.com/LbsmqsITy5
We used Makey Makey to code our Christmas tree of sticks! #HourOfCode2020 @VElementary @makeymakey pic.twitter.com/AKGfgletQE
— MsCooperKing (@stephcooperking) December 11, 2020
@makeymakeykit Interactive Sheet Music with Makey Makey and makeymakey.com/piano ! What sheet music should we make next? ##odetojoychallenge ##OdeToJoy ##MakeyMakey
♬ original sound - Makey Makey
What will you Makey Makey this holiday season?