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Maker

March 8, 2018

Every Girl a Maker

On International Women’s Day — and every day — we celebrate maker girls: girls who…

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KIDfest Meet the Maker

September 22, 2017

Meet the Maker: Trashmagination

By Carla Brown, Trashmagination Carla Brown is the maker behind Trashmagination, a podcast and blog…

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KIDfest

September 14, 2017

Meet the Makers: Difference Makers

Want to make a difference at KIDfest? Come join the Difference Makers at their tent and…

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KIDfest

September 12, 2017

Meet the Maker: PGCPS and the Art of Felting with Wool

Prince Georges County Public School students will be teaming up with PGCCPS employees Susan Brown…

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KIDfest

September 10, 2017

Meet the Maker: NASA

Since the inception of our festival five years ago, NASA has been a wonderful contributor…

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KIDfest Meet the Maker

September 8, 2017

Meet the Maker: Layne Garrett and his Instrumentarium

Layne Garrett is an improvising musician, instrument builder, and educator based in Takoma DC. At…

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KIDfest

September 6, 2017

Meet the Maker: The Food and Drug Administration

At KIDfest on September 24th at the Silver Spring Civic Building, the Food and Drug…

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September 4, 2017

Meet the Maker: David Prete and His 3D Printed American Flag Art Project

Celebrating his newly minted status as an American citizen, David Prete has embarked on the…

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Fab Lab Workshops

June 6, 2017

Fidget Spinner Time Lapse

Fidget spinners are even more fun when you make them yourself! Watch a kid-designed fidget…

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Film Special Events

May 24, 2017

Welcome to the Factory

At the 2017 Friends & Family party, we celebrated our Members with food, drink, and…

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Film Invention Studio Science STEAM

May 17, 2017

Invention Studio STEAM Showcase

Watch these amazing student-made documentaries about Parkland Middle School at KID's Invention Studio. KID Museum's Invention Studio…

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Apprentices circuits Education Robotics STEM

April 20, 2017

Like a Kid in a Toy Store: An Apprentice Story

Northeastern University is known for its co-op program, which allows students to work as a…

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creativity invention Inventors Spark Spark Behind the Science What's Your Spark?

April 6, 2017

What’s Your Spark?

This past weekend, families and children from the DMV area gathered at KID for a…

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creativity Da Vinci experiments invention Inventors

April 6, 2017

Da Vinci Day at KID

Have you ever wondered what Da Vinci’s workshop would be like today? Well, during Da Vinci…

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Maker Science STEM

March 12, 2017

The Future of STEM: Montgomery County STEM Summit

What are we talking about when we talk about “STEM”? In today’s world, where you…

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cultural programming international Japan Day

March 7, 2017

Japan Day: Omocha Matsuri

Can you Kendama? If you were at Japan Day, you'll know exactly what I’m talking…

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camps School's Out

February 7, 2017

Kids Take Flight When School’s Out

Schools may have been closed on January 27, but KID Museum’s inventive camps were in…

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FIRST LEGO League Maker Robotics Science STEM

January 23, 2017

Out from Behind the Shadows: KID’s FIRST LEGO League

FIRST LEGO League Competitions evaluate not only a team’s final project, but the teamwork that…

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FIRST LEGO League Maker Robotics Science STEM

January 12, 2017

Test By Destruction (TBD): KID’s FIRST LEGO League Team

KID Museum sent its very first team to the FIRST LEGO League Competition this January.…

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culture international Thailand Day

December 16, 2016

Thailand Day 2016

Loy Krathong is a Thai festival where people create flowers out of leaves and other…

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