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AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR OBSTACLE BUILD

WORKSHOP:

Design your own obstacles, learn some fun movement games, and train with an American Ninja Warrior!

C3BRIX LEGO STUDIO TOUR

BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR:

Cody Wells, founder of C3Brix, is one of the most sought-after custom Lego designers in the country. For the first time, Cody will welcome Friends students into his Lego workshop for a virtual, behind-the-scenes tour of where his brick-building magic happens! Learn the secrets of becoming a master builder, how he stores thousands upon thousands of Legos, and discover his process for bringing his designs to life. A must-watch for any Lego lover!

FRIENDS ANNUAL EGG DROP CHALLENGE

MAKER CHALLENGE:

Test your skill and creativity against the unyielding forces of gravity and concrete in the annual Maker Day Egg Drop Challenge!

MARBLE MAZE

WORKSHOP:

The Marble Maze, a Maker Day favorite, is back! You can easily make a maze at home using cardboard paper towel rolls, cardboard boxes, or anything lying around that you can tape to a wall or the floor! Get some marbles–or even rubber balls–and have some fun! You can make the maze as complex or as simple as you want. It's a great activity for the whole family!

OPTICAL ILLUSION SET DESIGN

WORKSHOP:

Sure, you’ve probably changed your background for your video call--but what if you swapped a virtual background for an actual foreground!? In this workshop, you’ll learn about a skill in photography and film called forced perspective.

PAPIER-MÂCHÉ OWL

WORKSHOP:

Get your hands dirty while using household items to create your own papier-mâché taxidermy! In this workshop, we will make your very own Rutherford to hang on your wall.

BALLOON CAR RACER

WORKSHOP:

Get ready! Get Set! Go! All you budding race car enthusiasts come and build your own balloon powered car. Watch it race across the floor and be the next Daytona 500 winner.

EPIC HOME IMOVIE TRAILER

WORKSHOP:

Calling all aspiring directors! Make an epic story out of the most ordinary household items or activities using iMovie templates. Don’t have an action hero? Use a doll! Looking to cast a love story? Try two potatoes! You don’t need a lot of fancy props to make a fun and exciting movie story come to life!

MAKER COIN 3D PRINTING CHALLENGE

WORKSHOP:

Baby Yoda. Travelling to Mars and back. Viral TikTok videos causing the CEO of Snapple Facts to jumpstart community design in order to help a World Record Holder with his illness. Come learn more about the past, present, and future of 3D printing and design and knock out your own project.

MARK JUPITER, CUSTOM HANDMADE FURNITURE MAKER

BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR:

Love working in the woodshop with Isabel? Wonder how to take plain pieces of wood and transform them into beautiful tables and chairs? (Hint: it takes a lot of very cool machines!) Join Friends parent, Luke Raymond, for a tour of celebrated furniture maker Mark Jupiter’s showroom and studio in DUMBO, Brooklyn.

PAPER AIRPLANE ENGINEERING

WORKSHOP:

Impress your friends and learn how to build the world record holder paper airplane! This aerodynamically superior glider will soar in the sky. Decorate, test fly and modify it to see how your airplane’s flight path changes. Fun for engineers and test pilots of all ages!

RE/UP CYCLE WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP:

Using found and recycled objects, we're going to explore ways to change them into useful and decorative pieces for you to enjoy.

BEHIND THE CAMERA: PRODUCTION STUDIO TOUR

BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR:

How do you make a TV show? It's a lot more complicated than you may think. In this behind the scenes video, Friends parent and producer Rufus Lusk will let you peek behind the curtain to see how TV shows and commercials are made.

FOUNDRAE FINE JEWELRY

BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR:

Do you love designing and making jewelry? Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a successful jeweler? Join Friends parent, Beth Bugdaycay, for a behind the scenes tour of her celebrity-loved company, Foundrae.

MAKERSPACES AND BEYOND!

BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR:

All makers gather for a detailed look at some amazing fabrication machines! See high resolution 3D printers, computer numerical control (CNC) machines, lathes, manual injection molding machines.

MYO SHRINKY DINKS WITH RECYCLABLES

WORKSHOP:

Make your own Recycled Shrinky Dinks from garbage! Put those takeout containers to good use, and learn how to make a “shrinky” out of them!

PAPER POLYHEDRA

WORKSHOP:

Build a foldable 3D dodecahedron (and more!) using scissors, paper & glue and explore the surprising spatial properties and relationships. You can color print the cut-out designs or print in black & white and color it yourself.

ZIPLINE RACER

WORKSHOP:

Calling all daredevils! Here is your chance to build the ultimate zipline racer.

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