The Kansas City Mini Maker Faire is this Sunday in downtown Parkville, MO. It promises to be a great time, with a wooden submarine, space elevator climbing robots, paper rockets, and more! I’ll be there helping Mitch Altman and Jimmie Rodgers run an ongoing soldering workshop, so come on out and make sure to say hi!
Kansas City Mini Maker Faire
Sunday, Aug 22, 2010, 10am – 6pm
English Landing Park
127 S. Main St., Parkville, MO, 64152
Cost: Free!
So whats it going to take to bring the Maker Fair or the Mini Maker Fair to St. Louis?
You can host your own mini Maker Faire! The details are here:
http://diy.makerfaire.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
We’re getting set up for Jimmie to give a circuit bending workshop too, using the Staples Easy Buttons.
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