We love all things STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Education at the Makerspace!
I’ve been creating makerspaces since 2013—from early mobile projects in Los Angeles County (which evolved into MākMō) to the permanent Panther Lab at the Fort Worth Library. I’m also a proud member of Dallas Makerspace, a community of more than 2,000 North Texas creators. Below are just a few of the many public projects we’ve led.
Make a Ridiculous Stop Motion Animation
The library makerspace team and I made a stop-motion short to promote reading. We built a tiny set, voiced our characters, used Audacity to edit, and assembled the footage in Adobe Premiere. Watch out—Bumbles the Yeti wants books!
Make a Conductivity Chart
Explore how electricity flows using this interactive chart. Connect different materials—aluminum tape, wire, conductive fabric, and more—to light up an LED. It’s electrifying hands-on science!
Make a Hydraulic Robot Arm
Using cardboard and plastic syringes, students built their own functioning hydraulic arms. Bonus: I 3D printed a bracelet for the gripper!
My HeartBot Hebocon
Built for fun, this clunky robot was my entry into Hebocon—battle bots for beginners. Bonus parts included an egg beater and random leftovers. Pure low-tech genius!
Make a Paper Hot Air Balloon
Made with coffee filters, conductive thread, and a Gemma microcontroller, these glowing paper balloons added magic to the room!
Make an LED Panther
We folded paper into a panther shape and added LED eyes. Download the template here. I’ll gladly create more custom creatures for your space!
Needle Felted Eyeball
Supplies: wool roving, felting needle, foam pad… and persistence. My first felted eyeball came out springy and strange—in the best way!
Wire a 3D Figure
Students bent wire into expressive figures to practice sculpture and basic armature structure.
Cardboard Flower Loom Brooches
We used a DIY loom made from cardboard to weave colorful flower brooches.
Code with a micro:bit
We introduced students to the BBC micro:bit to teach Python and programming logic through fun, tangible projects.
Make an Arduino Robot
We wired, coded, and tested Arduino robots to explore sensors and motion. This hands-on build helped participants learn how to bring electronics to life through code.
Solder an LED Heart
A perfect first soldering project—students created glowing heart circuits to take home. Each heart used multiple red LEDs to form a bright, wearable expression of maker love.
Connect a Pi Noir Camera
We attached a Pi Noir camera to Raspberry Pi. Pro tip: don’t 3D print it hot pink unless you’re going for neon surveillance chic.
Duct Tape Superhero Masks
Duct tape + imagination = instant superhero! Students used layers, textures, and bold shapes to create expressive duct tape disguises worthy of comic book adventures.
Stop Motion Robots (2012)
We made stop motion videos the old-school way—one frame at a time—back before everyone had a green screen in their pocket.
Paper Engineering for Cards
We folded, flipped, and popped our way to greeting cards with surprises tucked inside—paper engineering with a twist!
Terrarium-Style Tree for Ugly Sweater Party
This festive tree, made from recycled electronic materials, featured lights and furry terrarium material in a wearable display. Because even weird trees deserve an ugly sweater moment.
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