I am so enthralled with mobile spaces that I decided to take the concept to a new level: Introducing the Tiny Community Centre project! More info: www.zeekesler.com Phase 1: The Tiny House Building Workshop Series pairs trades workers, architects and artists with workshop participants interested in learning how to source, identify and … Continue reading
Great news - we have two 4-week courses for teens and a free one-hour workshop, which is open to everyone, in Sunset Community Centre’s spring flyer! See below for registration links. The workshop is to introduce the Raspberry Pi as a low cost, power- and space-efficient computing platform for anyone … Continue reading
MakerMobile was delighted when VIVO Media Arts asked us if we could help them teach their “Hacking the Home” Camp. This unusual and original week-long day camp for kids aged 13-18 took place at the beginning of August and revolved around the Raspberry Pi single-board computer. Simon of MakerMobile collaborated … Continue reading
Don’t worry, it’s not an English-style hunt involving cruelty to animals. Our ‘fox’ is the crafty Mr Farrell Segall, broadcasting a low-power radio signal from a secret location. Starting from Queen Elizabeth park, and armed with a direction-finding radio receiver, the participants will set off by bike, transit or car … Continue reading
We’re happy to announce our first batch of scheduled workshops! There will be more, so stay tuned and keep in the loop by joining our newsletter list or following us on Twitter. Follow @MakerMobile Needle Felted Mushroom Workshop Who knew you could create art projects out of stabbing things with … Continue reading
It’s a busy weekend for the MakerMobile team! Our hugely successful Squishy Circuits activity is still going strong in the Exploration Zone at The Vancouver International Children’s Festival, and the magnificent truck is at the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire at the PNE Forum. We’re selling our whole range of DIY … Continue reading
The Vancouver International Children’s Festival is underway this week at Granville Island. The MakerMobile team is there this year with a great all-ages activity based on exploring electricity with ‘squishy’ circuits. The squishiness is provided by a special conductive play dough (it’s safe and easy to make at home!) which … Continue reading
I’ve been doing a lot of work on the truck this past week and thought I’d share some pictures so you can see how it’s progressing: Wow - what a difference between these shots and the ones in this article, which were taken just a week and a half ago … Continue reading
