Austin Maker Faire
All ages
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Life Size Mouse Trap
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Kids fly higher when parents pedal faster on Cyclecide
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Alpha Fox Rocketship
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Saturday, Oct. 20: 10am-6pm and Sunday, Oct. 21: 10am-5pm
Travis County Fairgrounds
Tickets on sale at Museum admissions box office at advance purchase price up until Oct. 19
Get ready for the faire! Make magazine’s weekend showcase of do-it-yourself (DIY) technology is coming to Austin. Maker Faire celebrates everything from glitter and glue to steel and microchips. It’s a family-fun event that invites everyone who loves to tinker and make things. For more information on Austin Maker Faire visit www.makerfaire.com. Or view the promo video - Adventure in Time.
While at the faire, visit us at the MakerKids area presented by Austin Children's Museum. Come ready to be inspired to create with these make and take activities. Interested in volunteering for this event?
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Unleash your ingenuity and challenge yourself to think like an engineer. |
Special guest appearances by Design Squad cast members Nate Ball (season one host) and Deysi (season two cast member).
Nate in action. Deysi in action.
Kinetic Sculptures: Make a piece of art that moves in the wind!
Pop Fly: Ready, set, launch! Invent a way to send a ping pong ball flying.
Four hands-on exhibits from Austin Children's Museum make the science of air touchable and allow faire goers to playfully discover the powers and properties of air. Members of the Austin Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers will present the activites in this area. This professional organization aims to help the community and promote, encourage and increase awareness of civil engineering through the process.
Penny Parachutes & Paper Flying Objects: Use the properties of air to take flight.
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Join Exchange Club of Austin in a kite making and flying adventure. |
Kite Making and Kite Demonstrations:
The Exchange Club of Austin is getting ready to present the 80th annual Zilker Kite Festival next spring - come practice by making a "Mr. Happy Kite" that really flies!
After constructing your kite take it outside to the kite flying area and join kite demonstrations by kite enthusiasts.
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Make music of your very own.
MakerKids Stage lineup coming soon! |
Instrument Making:
Build your very own instrument from recycled materials and make music of your very own. Make a pegboard guitar or a shaker and then join us for a hand made instrument concert!
Interested in volunteering with ACM for Maker Faire?
We need energetic volunteers who can help kids with creative hands-on activities including Kite Making, Instrument building, paper airplane construction and flight, and much more. All the activities that are a part of MakerKids will challenge visitors to use creative problems solving and play with inventive ideas.
Event takes place offsite- Travis County Fairgrounds.
Volunteer shifts:
Saturday October 20 from 9:45 to 2:00 (42 Volunteers needed)
Saturday October 20 from 2:00 to 6:00 (42 Volunteers needed)
Sunday October 21 from 9:45 to 2:00 (42 Volunteers needed)
Sunday October 21 from 2:00 to 6:00 (42 Volunteers needed)
Additional opportunity:
Materials prep and loading volunteers (4 Volunteers for each shift needed):
Onsite at ACM - Museum staff will be preparing and pack up materials to head out to the Maker Faire.
Thursday, October 18, 9:00-12:00
Friday October 19 from 9:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00
Monday, October 22, 9:00-12:00
If you are an individual volunteer new to volunteering with ACM, you will need to fill out an application and go through an orientation at the Museum on Oct. 17, 5:30-7:30pm. RSVPs are required to attend. RSVP to jwilson@austinkids.org. Read more and download an application. Existing ACM volunteers may email jwilson@austinkids.org with the shift you are interested in. Thank you for your time and see you at the Faire!
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