{"id":15123,"date":"2021-09-02T10:38:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T17:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=15123"},"modified":"2021-09-02T10:43:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T17:43:47","slug":"crafts-magic-and-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=15123","title":{"rendered":"Crafts, “Magic” and STEAM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
by Noella Noelophile\u00ae<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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My creative “mews”! Well, one of them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My free online “STEAM Creativity” workshop, for Halloween, is coming up in just under four weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EEEEEEkkkkkkk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ve probably felt this, many times in your creative life. The excitement and joy of doing something new. The “butterflies” of hoping all will go really well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the almost-overwhelming feeling of,, “Wow, all this has to happen before the date! How’s it going to?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, first things first. If you are reading this and haven’t signed up already, you are cordially invited to my first-ever online “STEAM Creativity” workshop. It’s happening at 7 pm, Pacific time, on Wednesday evening, September 29th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the link for registration<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming soon<\/strong>, to a computer near you <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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And what will we be doing? Well, exploring a technique to help generate creative ideas–and then putting it into practice, as we create fun Halloween stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ll be looking at robotics, a science principle involved in a very cool illusion, and even some…electrical engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t let that last scare you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’re reading someone who “jammed” the sewing machine in Home Ec class, the first time I touched it. And to this day, I have some of the most creative technical issues on the planet, when it comes to computers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A common refrain, when something goes wrong? The IT person, often as not, will say, “Gee, I never saw that do that <\/em>before!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, if I can do this when I’m THAT technically-challenged, so can you. And combining the subjects that used to be my nemeses, as an arts person, to be a creative vehicle, seems magical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Royalty-free image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The idea of an electrical circuit is a whole lot easier if we think of it as the Anaheim Ducks have taught it, in their fantastic “First Flight Field Trips” for students, grades 3 through 6. They use the game of hockey to teach S.T.E.A.M. principles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And in their 2020 workshop, just prior to lockdown, they told attending students that an electrical circuit is just–a circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That makes it so much easier to craft something that’s going to light up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, programming a robot can be as simple as drawing a stick figure. And math can result in our reacting positively to a design or creative project–most of the time, without our even realizing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ll explore that more at length in the workshop. Meanwhile, I’d better get crafting. Lots to do before September 29th!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope to see you there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Your Creative ‘Brew’, a free one-hour virtual workshop, happens Wednesday evening, September 29th, at 7 pm, Pacific time. <\/em><\/strong>Here’s the link for registration.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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