In honor of NJ Makers Day, we hosted this fun DIY Gnome Light-Up Paper Circuit Card with the Warren County Library System. Circuits cards are a great way to explore electronics while also being creative with crafts. Learn to make your own with these simple instructions.
We’ve got lots of fun planned for next week as we get ready for Halloween. Here’s the schedule. Please be sure to share! T-Shirt Monsters, 10/25, 4:30 pmOnline with Warren County Library SystemUpcycle an old t-shirt into a fun plush monster as you learn basic sewing skills. Ages 5-15. Register at www.warrenlib.org. Halloween Engineering, 10/27,…
Warren County Library Live Programs All programs are held in the gazebo at Catherine Dickson Branch of the Library at 4 Lambert Rd, Blairstown, NJ 07825. Please register at https://warrenlib.evanced.info/signup/calendar. For ages 5-12. Caregivers for children aged 9 and under must remain at the event. Free. LIFT OFF Wednesday, September 15, 4:30 pm Maker Club…
This simple beading project is a great way to upcycle drinking straws into a fun, fashionable bracelet or cuff. What You’ll Need 3-4 drinking straws, paper or plastic 30-40 pony beads 4-5 feet of elastic cord or yarn Ruler Scissors Masking tape (optional) Toothpick or bamboo skewer (optional) Prepare Your Yarn: If you’re using elastic or…
September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, a grassroots holiday started among a small group of friends that hit the big time when columnist Dave Barry wrote about it because he thought it was cool. So each year an intrepid following of very silly people enjoy a day of talking like pirates, because…
Hi all! With schools and libraries closed here in NJ, I’ve been live streaming lots of maker and STEM content. It’s been so exciting learning the ins and outs of the technology. I’ve created projects for Kaleidoscope Enrichment, LLC, Warren County Library System, and Make: as part of Family Maker Camp. I’ve put all of…
This week I was glad I got to attend the New Jersey Educational Computing Cooperative (NJECC) 34th Annual Statewide Educational Technology Conference hosted at Montclair University. It was my first time at the conference, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I had a really great day.
I can admit it. I have a mild obsession with paper snowflakes. I always have. As a kid, I would spend a lot of time and a lot of paper carefully cutting them out each winter. To be honest, was always disappointed with the results.
This is the story of a bird feeder. In a public library Makerspace just before Christmas, I never really know if I’ll have a gaggle of kids show up to make use of Legos or empty classes as folks rush to get ready for the holidays. You learn to be ready for anything.
May is the American Library Association Mystery Month, so I decided to feature some fantastic children’s mystery books as part of my Maker Monday activities. For each book, I created a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) building challenges. Participants each got a bag filled with specific building materials, commonplace items you’d find at a library, to complete the challenge.
