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| Duck tape robot and sock monkey made with real socks - fun peep boards enjoyed by many at Maker Faire! |
I spent a whirlwind few days at Maker Faire Bay Area in San Mateo this weekend with the
When Creativity Knocks team. We hosted a variety of make & take projects sponsored by
C&T Publishing,
Duck Brand and
Plaid, taped new episodes of WCK and my Behind These Eyes series, and as always, saw a huge variety of creativity ranging from the natural to the mechanical. Where else in the world can you find paintings made by snails, giant flaming robots, amazing steampunk and sci-fi costumes, 50 foot long metallic glowing metal serpents, wooden bicycles,
Kinetic Pastry Science Mobile Muffins, fun faire food and more? I thought I’d share with you a peak at some of what caught my eye. Visit
Maker Faire's website for information on all the amazing things on display.
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| The Front Porch - a good old fashioned "mobile" stage! |
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| "Danger Will Robinson!" - It's giant Space Marines from Shawn Thorsson |
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| Dalek - whizzed his way around the Faire. |
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| Amazingly unique costumes for Carnival in Venice from Erin Mahoney |
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| Yes, that's a huge cardboard horse! |
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| These girls rocked with their Devinci creativity! |
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| Making music with unexpected instruments |
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| Gon KiRin - 60 feet of flame throwing, illuminated, interactive sculpture - WOW! |
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| Great big flaming umbrella sculpture! |
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| Squeeeeeel - Zombies! Love it! |
