Clay — Mount Rushmore

I love anything messy! I have mixed my own air-dry clay and sculpted, sculpted, sculpted.

OILS in Art

Learn about O-I-L-S and how these shapes help create fun pictures. Explore how combinations of circles, dots/lines, angles, and curves build imaginative artwork. Come try OILS yourself to discover the artist in you.

Going, Going, Gone … Flight Distance

Fly into the world of paper airplanes. Investigate designs that contribute to epic flight distance. Look at and compare the details of what helps airplanes go further: weight, length, height, and wingspan. You‘ll have the opportunity to craft your own paper masterpiece and see if you can make it take flight and go the distance.

Zip-line Zoo

Five lucky stuffed animals were chosen to race across the zippy zip-line. Who would make it to the finish first? What factors contribute to their speedy descent? Come meet these furry friends and see which one travelled the fastest.

Myth Busters Experiment

Pop Rocks and Soda: will your stomach explode? Try it and find out.

iMovie

The Life and Times of artist Dale Chihuly, featuring a Dale Chihuly-style creation.

The YouTube Channel

My YouTube channel has all sorts of awesome gaming videos and will continuously be updated with creative projects. Today, check out the video featuring my LEGO® Batman skills with my hilarious commentary.

The Hawk & The Wolf, A Reimagined Viking Game

Who is your familiar, the Hawk or the Wolf? Come play with the powerful Runes to unlock the mystery. Be careful, it could get Wyrd!

Vertical Rush

I have enjoyed all of the new activities I've tried this year, but my favorite among them is rock climbing. I would like to get more people interested in climbing and help them understand the gear. Come to my table to learn more about rock climbing and how to do it safely.

Speed Demon Race Car

I am a tinkerer. I like to take something electronic or mechanical and upgrade it, either making it go faster, giving it easier controls, or adding more accessories. I also like building model rockets. I'm a Junior Member of the Tripoli Minnesota High Power Rocketry Club.

Adventure Fest!

Journey to the center of the earth, clash with castles, or dig your way to China with a table-full of your friends! Discover three dynamic, table-sized games that make you the game master and your mind an unstoppable force.

Quickest Animal in Minnesota, the White-tailed Deer

White-tailed deer are creatures of not only beauty, but of smart, talented, quick deer. Some features about this deer are normal, but most, nobody would ever think as being part of a white-tailed deer’s life. These deer are not deer that will get mixed up with another type of deer, as their tail has a white color to it. White-tailed deer are life changers!

Spirograph

I will be making an electronic spirograph in an online programming language called “Scratch.” The spirograph will change color with the mood of the songs in an electronic music mix. People going to my table will be able to change the speed and size and number of teeth on the outside and inside of the spirograph.

Steampunk Axe

My project is a steam-punk themed axe. It is made of a variety of metal odds and ends and has a changeable blade system. It could potentially harm people or things, so I just use it for decoration.

Structure of a Techno Set

My project is called “The Structure of a Techno Set.” I will feature descriptions of the layouts of two different live techno sets. In addition, I will be displaying my “Structures EP,” featuring one of each type of techno track and giving away free copies to anyone who visits the table.

Ollivanders — Makers of Fine Wands

I have made lots of the wands for characters in Harry Potter. I start with a stick and either carves with my pocket knife or molds designs with polymer clay and finishing it with paint. Making Ron‘s wand, the first in my series, was so fun, I wanted to make more to fill my time.

Cats

I will display photographs and interesting facts about both domestic and wild cats. I will bring a variety of my favorite cat books for viewing.

Knots

Knots have been around for a long time and have many uses (and are really fun). Come and learn how to tie knots, learn the history of knots, names and uses of many knots.

The Victorian Era

The Victorian Period is very famous. Why? Britain achieved many things while Queen Victoria reigned. For example, they built the biggest empire in the world. But more importantly, ice cream was invented. Come and learn about Victorian clothes, homesteads, popular names, history, etc.

Codes

Code making is a very old skill and easy to learn. Codes can be created by transposition, substitution and by signs and signals. Come and see some examples of codes and try out some secret codes too.

“Meet the artist” Henri Matisse

“Meet” the French artist Henri Matisse and experience the bright colors and bold patterns that made him famous. Learn a little about his life and works and create your own "drawing with scissors" to take home.

“Meet the artist” Georgia O’Keefe

“Meet” Georgia O’Keefe and learn about the life and works of this beloved American artist. See samples of O’Keefe-inspired art and create a mini-O’Keefe piece of your own.

Cardboard Arcade

I am an avid builder, inventor and creator. I have made cardboard iron man suits, hero factory costumes. I host a monthly Creativity Museum in my home where I puts my LEGO® designs, drawings and many contraptions on display.

Soap Carving

I enjoy painting, sewing, cooking and creating. My father is a stone sculptor and I am learning to carve starting with bars of soap.

LEGO® Creations

While I truly enjoy learning about animals by reading and hearing about them, I also very much enjoy storytelling. With my LEGO® creations, I often share interesting stories about animals and Star Wars.

LEGO® Creations

I love to use my creative imagination to build various LEGO® creations. Star Wars and storytelling are also of interest to me. I enjoy telling my stories about Star Wars using props I have built with my LEGO® bricks.

Three Fighter Planes from WW2

Germany=BF 109, Japan=A6M5 Zero-Sen Rei shiki Kanjō sentōki, and the American=P51D, with stuff about them, because they are the most famous of the planes in those countries

A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away . . .

Two battles took place. The Grass Plains Battle of Naboo, and the launch of the Clone Wars in the Battle of Geonosis.

Come join us for a look at the hardware involved in these two incredible battles that defined freedom and the search for justice against the growing dark side.

LEGO® Mania

I am an avid skateboarder and spend much of my days on the ramps. When I'm not on the half-pipe, I love to make stuff with LEGO® bricks. Most recently, I have begun to learn a LEGO® CAD program.