Join us for an Open House on Saturday October 14 from 10am-2pm! We’ll be giving tours, showcasing member projects, and having a BBQ! We’re looking forward to seeing everyone. Continue reading Open House – Saturday, October 14, 10am-2pm →

MAKERSPACE NANAIMO is offering a very comprehensive and hands-on 3D Printing Workshop for Kids 12+(ish)* on Saturday, June 24, from 1pm to 4pm. They will be learning how to design, prepare, and print a 3D-printed part that they can take home and take ownership of the entire process. The workshop is 3 hours long and is limited to 6 kids to ensure everything is 100% hands-on. Hurry now before it fills up! This can qualify as Homeschool credit as well.

Tickets and details at:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/3d-printing-workshop-for-kids-june-24-tickets-35122486302?aff=efbevent
*If you have a younger child and believe they are capable of understanding and participating in the workshop, we are flexible and trying to be inclusive. Contact us if you are unsure.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/maketime-for-kids-june-17th-1pm-4pm-tickets-35012516379

On June 17th between 1 – 4 PM, we will be holding our MakeTime event for the Nanaimo community, an event that we are holding monthly.  Continue reading MakeTime For Kids – June 17, 1pm-4pm →

MAKERSPACE NANAIMO is offering a very comprehensive and hands-on 3D Printing Workshop for Kids 12+(ish)* on Saturday, May 27, from 1pm to 4pm. They will be learning how to design, prepare, and print a 3D-printed part that they can take home and take ownership of the entire process. The workshop is 3 hours long and is limited to 6 kids to ensure everything is 100% hands-on. Hurry now before it fills up! This can qualify as Homeschool credit as well.

Tickets and details at:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/3d-printing-workshop-for-kids-may-27-tickets-34640503679
*If you have a younger child and believe they are capable of understanding and participating in the workshop, we are flexible and trying to be inclusive. Contact us if you are unsure.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/maketime-for-kids-may-20th-tickets-33868048244

On May 20th between 1 – 4 PM, we will be holding our MakeTime event for the Nanaimo community, an event that we are holding monthly. This will be our May Flower edition and we have two band new sections for the kids to enjoy. One really fasinating craft that will be provided by a local artisian (Ozzy) and we are breaking out the magnetic experiments for all to try out. Continue reading MakeTime For Kids – May 20 1pm-4pm →

MAKERSPACE NANAIMO is offering a very comprehensive and hands-on 3D Printing Workshop for Kids 12+(ish)* on Saturday, April 22, from 1pm to 4pm. They will be learning how to design, prepare, and print a 3D-printed part that they can take home and take ownership of the entire process. The workshop is 3 hours long and is limited to 6 kids to ensure everything is 100% hands-on. Hurry now before it fills up! This can qualify as Homeschool credit as well.

Tickets and details at:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/3d-printing-workshop-for-kids-april-22-tickets-33132716848
*If you have a younger child and believe they are capable of understanding and participating in the workshop, we are flexible and trying to be inclusive. Contact us if you are unsure.

Join us for an Open House on Saturday April 1st from 10am-2pm as Makerspace Nanaimo celebrates our 3rd Anniversary! We’ll be giving tours, showcasing member projects, and having a BBQ! We’re looking forward to seeing everyone. Continue reading 3rd Anniversary Open House – Saturday, April 1st, 10am-2pm →

Hey Parents,

We are doing it again! On March 18th MakerSpace Nanaimo will be holding its monthly MakeTime for Kids Event. Check out our photo albums for lots of pictures of our past events.

We run this events in collaboratively with Sarah Bromley from Kids Learning code. This month we have Aaron Halsall and Henry Zhang, two biology students for VIU joining us. These two will be bringing in two different type of microscopes, some pond and soil samples and be introducing any kid interested to the world of microscopy.

On top of the Microscopy Section, we will have sections on: Vex Assembly, Basic electronics with Snap Circuits, 3D printing demonstrations and an introduction to our 3D printing workshops, Basic Robotics Programming with Dash and Dot, Introduction to Scratch Programming, and of course our classic wood working project ( Project to be determined. Note: Due to material costs and pre-fabricating packages for assembly we charge an addition $10 for these take home projects)

As always, the event runs from 1pm – 4pm and is a $10 entry fee for each Adult/Child pair. Tickets can be purchased here – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/maketime-for-kids-march-18-tickets-32652982951

Please Share! We are a non-profit society and have a very limited promotional budget donated by our members and would greatly appreciate your help getting the word out.

MAKERSPACE NANAIMO is offering a very comprehensive and hands-on 3D Printing Workshop for Kids 12+ on Saturday, March 11, from 1pm to 4pm. They will be learning how to design, prepare, and print a 3D-printed part that they can take home and take ownership of the entire process. The workshop is 3 hours long and is limited to 6 kids to ensure everything is 100% hands-on. Hurry now before it fills up! This can qualify as Homeschool credit as well.

Tickets and details at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3d-printing-workshop-for-kids-ages-12ish-tickets-32240030800
*If you have a younger child and believe they are capable of understanding and participating in the workshop, we are flexible and trying to be inclusive. Contact us if you are unsure.

Nanaimo Parents,

Makerspace Nanaimo will be holding our next monthly MakeTime For Kids event February 18th between 1pm – 4pm.

Our members have gotten together and are coordinating a monthly children’s event which is called “Maketime For Kids” (ages 5-14). We hold these events on the third Saturday of every month. The drop in fee is $10 per adult-kid pair (free for members), and we provide up to six STEM based activities for kids to experiment, build, learn, and play.

We are a Makerspace, which by definition is a community workshop. We provide a space and the tools for our membership to create and innovate. Members pay $40/month to be a part of our society and are given the ability to access the space 24/7. Our society is 95% funded solely by our member base. We have no paid staff and everyone that helps out does so on a volunteer basis. (There are some rare exceptions for select specialized workshops.)

If you would like to see these events continue and for us to expand what we provide to the community, please share our posts and/or consider becoming a member or volunteering. One of the feedback points that we get regularly is that people didn’t know we are doing this. We do not have a promotional budget and any promotions you see have been donated by one of our members. So please send this to someone who would be interested, share in your PAC/parent groups, or share on your wall!

Our greatest strength is drawn from an involved community. So come and join us and share our passion in creation and innovation.

Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1826959154258645/

Purchase tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/maketime-for-kids-feb-18th-1pm-4pm-tickets-31516272018