Staten Island MakerSpace: Where Creative Kids Can Make Their Minecraft Dreams Reality
Submitted by Nataki Hewling on
Over the past few years, the maker movement has really exploded in NYC. Family-friendly makerspaces have opened in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens where kids can tinker with a wide variety of low- and high-tech tools, from sewing machines to soldering irons to 3D printers. As a Staten Island mom I'm happy to report that my borough is totally on trend: Our very own maker mecca, Staten Island MakerSpace, opened at the end of 2013 just two SIRR stops from the St. George Ferry Terminal.
Although many of the offerings at Staten Island MakerSpace are aimed at grown-ups, cofounder DB Lampman, a multidisciplinary artist and local mom, has developed some great workshops for kids, too, including a Minecraft club inspired by her 11-year-old son. My nine-year-old and I went to check it out last Friday and he had a blast tackling virtual and real-life challenges related to the game.