Wow it's been a while since we've been at Willow Run because of all the horrible weather but today we were finally back in action with some exciting new changes! We had five super fun stations that each lasted about 15 minutes and then everyone rotated stations so they got do do a little bit of everything. One of our lovely mentor's Alyssa coined it "speed-making". We also introduced a punch card, each time you went to a different station and completed an activity you got a punch on your card. 
So what exciting new activities did we have this week? Here's what the menu looked like for today (February 3rd):

Station 1: Origami, Legos, and Drawing with Amelia 
Station 2: LittleBits and KORG for digital music making with James and Mollie 
Station 3: Badge-O-Matic with Alyssa
Station 4: 3D Printing with Mari and Kristen 
Station 5: Sewing Bean Bags with Amana and Meg 
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At the origami station we made a rainbow wheel as pictured to the left. The rainbow wheel makes a great decoration on top of a box or card. We also had a ton of fun designing lego cars like the one below made by a very creative maker. At the origami station there were tons of "How to Draw" books so a few makers started designing their buttons at this station using the drawing books for a little inspiration. 

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I think it's safe to say the runaway hit of the day was the awesome Badge-O-Matic. No one could resist getting to make personalized buttons! Every Michigan Maker Mentor got a button as well with their name on it so we can all work on getting to know each other better. Check out some of the button designs below! A big thanks to the School of Information for letting us borrow the Badge-O-Matic. 


And lastly, we can't forget we bid a sad farewell to long time Michigan Makers Mentor Meg Morrissey, but for a great reason: she got a new job! Congratulations Meg, we wish you all the best of luck in your new endeavors! 



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