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  • Theme 1: Fantasy

    Make: believe with the magic behind the movies, ending with a Maker Camp Film Fest.

  • Theme 2: Funkytown

    Make some instruments, then make some noise in the Maker Camp Battle of the Bands.

  • Theme 3: Farmstead

    Sustainable energy, food, architecture, and craft that bridge across centuries, all shared in the Maker Camp County Fair.

  • Theme 4: Fun & Games

    Roll out the fun with games you make yourself, then challenge your friends with a Maker Camp Carnival.

  • Theme 5: Flight

    Take off in this make-off of all things that zip and zoom above our heads, culminating in the Maker Camp Air Show.

  • Theme 6: Far-Out Future

    Step into the future with personal fab projects using new materials, and strut your shiny stuff in a Wearables Wonderland and Robot Runway

  • Camp video

    Explore

    Tag along with Cris Benton's kite aerial photography rig to take a peek at Rebecca Raptor's cabin, then build a truly tetrahedral box kite out of straws and Strawbees.

  • Camp video

    Make

    Just about anything lightweight and robust can fly in a strong breeze. We show you how to make a few designs in today's kite lab. You should change these and make them your own, and share what you make on the Maker Camp Community Page.

  • Camp video

    Share

    Watch out for a trolley traffic jam as we look back on the projects you made yesterday.

Mighty flights begin as kites! Show off your favorite kite tricks and kite fancies in the daily Share video or end-of-the-week Maker Camp Air Show. Be sure to post your videos to the Maker Camp Community Page.