THE BLOG

Let's Invent! Celebrate Scratch Month with Makey Makey and micro:bit Webinar

May 12, 2020 Watch the recording of our Webinar! It's May and it is Scratch Month all month long! During our webinar today, we shared how to use Makey-Makey and micro:bit with Scratch extensions. We shared tips for using both and even shared some wild ideas for... READ MORE

Featured Art and Music: Wind Chime and Electric Guitar Project by Gunner Basinger

May 01, 2020 This duo features a homemade electric wind chime and electric guitar as part of a project for a sound design class. The wind chime controller was made using the Makey Makey Classic board with alligator clips connected aluminum strips made... READ MORE

Let's Invent! Episode Six: Chain Reactions with Strawbees and Makey Makey

Apr 28, 2020 This week on "Let's Invent!" we teamed up with Strawbees to create chain reactions with everyday materials from home. Both Lindsay and Colleen were inspired to tinker with chain reactions at the start of the "stay at home" orders around the... READ MORE

Introducing our New Classes for Kids at Home!

Apr 24, 2020 Have a Makey Makey at home? Ready to start inventing from home? We’ve been working hard at creating a course that kids can take on their own! The first four lessons are live, but we are busy bees still... READ MORE

Let's Invent! Episode Five: Story City at Home with Liam Nilsen

Apr 21, 2020 We had a great episode today as part of our weekly "Let's Invent!" series! We invited one of our favorite people, Liam Nilsen on our show. Liam is a LEGO learning experience specialist and he shared his new idea for... READ MORE

Connect a Makey Makey to your iPad to Build a Mouse or Trackpad! Code your Key Presses!

Apr 16, 2020 We heard in March 2020 that the new iPad OS would support arrow keys and mouse or trackpad movement, so we bought a sampling of adapters to test it out with our little invention kit! As of April 13th, iPads running... READ MORE

Let's Invent! Episode Four: Scrappy Circuits with Michael Carroll

Apr 14, 2020 Today Tom and Colleen met with Michael Carroll from Scrappy Circuits. Scrappy Circuits are a perfect concept for inventing from home, because just like how we believe the world is your construction kit, Mike and Chris believe that you can... READ MORE