Build a paper straw pyramid, learn the art of quilling, and make a circuit to light up your artwork using Chibitronics Launchpad LEDs and batteries! I’ll be there with displays of projects from my books MAKING SIMPLE ROBOTS, BOTS, and PAPER INVENTIONS and copies to autograph. More information about this FREE event is at electriccity.makerfaire.com.

Electric City Maker Faire, hosted by the Union College Maker Web, is held every other year. The 2022 event attracted over 35 exhibitors and 400 guests. Admission is free and features exhibitors, demonstrations, workshops and hands-on activities. Exhibitors include faculty and students, local makers, small businesses, high school STEAM programs, First Robotics, local Maker Spaces from Union, the Capital District, and beyond!

Kathy Ceceri, author of Making Simple Robots and BOTS!, will show you how to make your own working Paper Robotic Fin Gripper. Best for ages 8-12.

More info and link to tickets at https://coneyisland.makerfaire.com/maker/entry/57/

Hosted by Sustainable Saratoga and Skidmore College, the 2023 Saratoga Sustainability Fair brings the community together to advocate for and improve our environment. Kids activities will take place on the 2nd floor of Case Center from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. You can also enjoy various speakers and workshops, an electric vehicle car and bike show, and exhibitor booths presented by businesses and non-profits in energy, climate, equity, environmental education.
I will be there with my Solar, Wind, and Water Power projects and a hands-on activity from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. I’ll also have books and kits for sale. Come and say hi!

I’m excited to be going to Maker Faire Long Island for the first time! Come hear my talk about my new book, Making Simple Robots and how it helps kids learn to turn ideas into plans, test and improve their sample projects, and share their excitement and accomplishments with others. Here’s my page on the site.

Maker Faire Long Island is held at the Long Island Explorium in the picturesque Village of Port Jefferson. Lots of great guest Makers, so check it out!

https://longisland.makerfaire.com/