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From left, Dad Jin Li and his son, Calvin, a first grader at Grand Rapids Christian Schools, and Logan Selleck, a fifth grader at Rockford’s Belmont Elementary School, with his father, Brad, explore electronic projects at the Buttons booth
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Children and adults got a chance to make interesting “stuff” as the Grand Rapids Maker Faire took over the Grand Rapids Public Museum at the end of August.
More than 50 hands-on maker booths were staffed by local community members who make, design, and invent. One of the participating booths was from Career Readiness at Kent ISD. Each booth presented activities for everyone to try.
Sons Kaiden and Kameron, mom Shannon Lawson and dad Joe Fields stop at the Modular for the Masses booth to check out the Modular Synthesizer explained by Juanito Moore
The Maker Faire at The Grand Rapids Public Museum featured more than 50 hands-on maker booths
Owner Jake Overway at the Filthy Luxury booth explains the T-shirt heat transfer method to the Harris family, including twins Camille and Kamrynn, third graders at Ridge Park Charter, along with seventh grader Jaden and mom Amanda
Grandpa Phil Van Stempvoort of Cutlerville, and his grandkids William, a fifth grader, and Isabelle, in eighth grade, disassemble keyboards and learn about recycling at the Comprenew booth at the Grand Rapids Public Museum
Rockford’s Lakes Elementary third grade twins Evan, left, and Isaac, hold the ropes they made at the Rope Maker booth at the Maker Faire
Grandpa Phil Van Stempvoort of Cutlerville, and his grandkids William, a fifth grader, and Isabelle, in eighth grade, disassemble keyboards and learn about recycling at the Comprenew booth at the Grand Rapids Public Museum
The Heinz family from Zeeland, including (from left) Silas, Nehemiah, mom Lynette, dad Torey, and Claudia, explores the Underwater Robot booth at the Maker Faire
Children and adults explore the Maker Faire at The Grand Rapids Public Museum
Dianne Carroll Burdick has worked as a photojournalist in the West Michigan area since 1991. A graduate of Western Michigan University, she has photographed for The Grand Rapids Press, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Detroit Free Press, Advance Newspapers, Grand Rapids Magazine, BLUE Magazine and On-the-Town Magazine. She has been covering the many exciting and thought provoking stories of K-12 public education for School News Network since 2016.
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Creative, innovative, imaginative … Many of today’s students are all that and more in a vast variety of interest areas. This series features students with exceptional and unusual gifts...
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