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* Prepare the Quiet Room, and the workshop area (work benches) for older kids
* Prepare the Quiet Room, and the workshop area (work benches) for older kids
* And [[Project:Young Hackspace/Checklist | the usual checklist]]
* And [[Project:Young Hackspace/Checklist | the usual checklist]]
== Project Suggestions ==
Should be simple enough that it can be built in 1-2h.
* Dylan Beattie's [[Project:OneStringGuitar]]
* ...

Revision as of 23:32, 6 March 2011

Wood working!

We're coordinating this with a group of home schooling parents. Joy's initial suggestion was: let the kids build little sculptures from scrap wood. I really like the simplicity of this, and it gives us ample opportunity to teach the basics: hammer & nails, how to use a saw, wood glue, glue guns, ...

Links:

Upfront Preparation

For us:

  • Get feedback/ideas from LHS members: things to make
  • Find good sources of scrap wood

For participants:

  • Bring scrap wood. (This will give the kids some experience in logistics: where to find materials, how to transport them, etc.)
  • Bring your own tools if you have them (hammers, pliers, ... nothing big/electronic pls), make sure you label them so they don't let lost
    • If we find any unlabelled tools after the day we'll assume they belong to the Hackspace

Preparation for the day

  • Stickers/labels for people's own tools (so they don't get lost)
  • Collect tools the kids can use
    • Hammers & nails
    • Screws & screwdrivers
    • Glue guns & glue sticks
    • Saws (for older kids only)
  • Prepare the Quiet Room, and the workshop area (work benches) for older kids
  • And the usual checklist

Project Suggestions

Should be simple enough that it can be built in 1-2h.