Wanna get your whole school involved in coding and game creation? Maybe even challenge another school and host a maker faire? Connect with others by starting a #makeymakeychallenge and start building your maker community.
Setup Game Installations Create a gallery-like atmosphere in your class and have
We are so stoked to share this month’s featured educators with you! These ladies are utilizing Makey Makey in their occupational therapy practice to help clients in new and innovative ways! Tell us a little bit about you: Michele Morgan: I am an occupational therapist, amateur machinist, makerspace  enthusiast, and mot
develop, improve, or restore independence for clients across their lifespan who have
We are so stoked to share this month’s featured educators with you! These ladies are utilizing Makey Makey in their occupational therapy practice to help clients in new and innovative ways! Tell us a little bit about you: Michele Morgan: I am an occupational therapist, amateur machinist, makerspace  enthusiast, and mot
develop, improve, or restore independence for clients across their lifespan who have
Spring break is here! Whether you’re a parent looking to keep kids engaged or a teacher encouraging exploration over the break, one thing’s for sure—spring break isn’t just about relaxing (though we highly encourage that, too!). It’s also a golden opportunity for creativity, invention, and hands-on fun! Instead of spen
like the flowers blooming outside, kids’ creativity can flourish when they have
Turn an office swivel chair into a musical instrument with Makey Makey! Follow these instructions to make your own musical chair. This is a very quick and easy instrument activity, suitable for a one-off class.
Each key should play a different note: C, D, E, F and G (if you have five keys).
Close × Introduction Background Tools & Materials Building the Controller Drawing with a Hula Hoop!TroubleshootingGoing to the Next Level! Move with a Hula Hoop Controller Katie Butzu and Mark Lyons designed this oversized directional controller to help gamify physical therapy practice. Beyond that it is a great wa
If you prefer something else or do not have a Hula Hoop laying around, not a problem
Close × Introduction Background Tools & Materials What’s a Sensor? Build a Tilt Sensor! Tilt-a-Sketch! TroubleshootingGoing to the Next Level! Tilting Cup Joystick Our hope is that you build custom sensors and inputs with Makey Makey using everyday materials to emulate sensors you find in different goods and produc
Time Investment 30 Minutes Background Information This project assumes you have
Let’s get started with Makey Makey! Head to MakeyMakey.com/Bongos This simple app lets you play bongos by pressing the SPACE key or left arrow on your keyboard This is one of our favorite ways to demo Makey Makey right out of the box. Plug your Makey Makey into a computer and watch the green LEDs blink near each input
Now we have used the Makey Makey to recreate what our keyboard did.
Learn to design a skeeball game using cardboard, a Makey Makey, paper pressure sensors and Scratch!
This skee ball track will have the same size holes, but different scores for distance
Virtual School is a new and difficult journey, but we wanted to share this hack shared to our inbox from a longtime Makey Makey user, David! Zoom Hack! David’s little one is using Zoom for virtual meetings and she was having trouble staying engaged until….. „I pulled out the Makey Makey and plugged in the space bar
Make sure you have this audio setting checked so that pressing space bar will temporarily
