Overview

Student-Teacher Ratio 6:1

Craft and Tech Little Makers is designed with 6 to 8-year-olds in mind! Guided by our passionate and skilled instructors, campers will learn to use a variety of materials, techniques, and tools. 

We empower our young makers to decide collectively on the projects they do each day, ensuring that each activity mirrors our campers' unique creativity and interests. From robots to resin, each of our projects aims to spark curiosity, encourage innovative thought, and allows campers to create something unique they can't wait to show off.

Some of the exciting projects they might choose from:

  • Creative Circuits - Create glowing art, jewelry, and clothing using conductive tape or thread and LEDs.
  • Custom T-Shirt Design - Turn plain shirts into personalized wearable art using fabric markers, stencils, and our fabric printer.
  • Sewing for Beginners - Create adorable toys or pillows, and hone your sewing skills.
  • The Magic of Resin -  Design unique keychains, jewelry, or charms, and learn about how liquid resin hardens with UV light.
  • Wiggle Bots - Build a fun wiggle bot with marker legs, and learn the basics of robotics and engineering.
  • Jewelry-making Extravaganza - Explore various jewelry-making techniques, from macrame to wire bracelets and upcycled silverware charms.
  • Polymer Clay Creations - Explore the art of polymer clay, crafting everything from treasure boxes to miniature food, and learn color mixing to make faux gemstones.
  • Leather Crafting - Create custom leather goods using our stamping and shaping tools.
  • Wind and Rubber Band Powered Vehicles - Construct your own vehicle and experiment with force, motion, and energy.
  • Sensory Bottles - Make a lava lamp-like sensory bottle, exploring the science behind density, buoyancy, and emotions.
  • Nebula Necklaces and Galaxies in a Bottle - Craft miniature galaxies or nebulae inside bottles or necklaces, and capture the beauty of the cosmos.
  • Light-Up String Art - Learn some woodworking basics by creating a personalized design with nails and wood, enhanced with the glow of LED lights.
  • Mosaic Masterpieces - Assemble mosaics out of china, glass, and resin, piecing together beautiful designs.
  • Alcohol Ink Art - Experiment with the fluid dynamics of alcohol ink on canvas to create mesmerizing patterns and shapes.
  • Black Light Painting - Create a unique acrylic painting that reveals its full splendor under black light.
  • Custom Water Bottles - Create a unique water bottle using resin, glitter, and alcohol inks.
  • …and more!

On the final day, campers will showcase their projects, explain their techniques, and demonstrate how they utilized our space. 

Because our projects change from week to week, every camp is different!  Enroll in multiple weeks for more explorations in creativity.

All instruction is provided in English.

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August 25, 2024 -
Diana Tai
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Great camp for kids who enjoy art & craft. I was amazed by the work my kid brought home!
Questions & Answers
How will Covid concerns be handled? Will there be social distancing in the form of reduced classes and mandatory masks?
asked on Jun 12, 2020
Jun 13, 2020 - Eric Hess
We are following all of the County guidelines to keep everyone as safe as possible. We will be enforcing social distancing, as well as requiring masks at all times indoors. We've set up additional work space dedicated to students to give them more room to socially distance. We've limited camp enrollments as well, and will only be offering a single camp each week (typically we have 2-3 camps in various subjects running concurrently). The health and safety of our students and staff is our #1 concern, and we especially want to make sure students have a safe experience here. -
Is there already a SUMMER CAMPS Schedule? I dont see anything for summer available for registration??
asked on Feb 01, 2020
Feb 02, 2020 - Regina Sakols
Thank you for your interest,We are working hard on getting the classes online. We have a schedule, but still need to finalize the write ups and photos. Target is to have all set by end of this coming week: There will be a mix of camps from Textiles, robotics, electronics, woodworking and laser/3d printing for a variety of ages. The week of July 4th will be day camps with a different theme each day - those are posted for sign ups already. -
Interested in knitting machine activities.
asked on Dec 08, 2019
Dec 09, 2019 - Regina Sakols
The South Bay Knitting machine meet up is happens regularly at Maker Nexus. It's usually on the third Saturday of the month. We have not received a date for this month - please check our calendar end of the week. -
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