DESCRIPTION: Participants become toy inventors! We'll learn how to make plushies and soft toys. Participants will design an original toy for a friend, family, pet, themselves, or .... This workshop is a wonderful blend of creativity, design thinking, and craft skills.
Recommended for ages 6-10
LEARN ABOUT
Product design and prototyping
Design thinking
craft skills
WORKSHOP FORMAT: 1 hour live online via zoom
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Alex Briñas is a creative on a mission to empower kids from different backgrounds to make together, grow together, and stand tall with creative confidence. With Product Design studies from Stanford and a love for innovative education, Alex has had a mixed journey so far: from crowdfunding a kids' drawing tool to working at a leadership-focused high school in Japan.
MATERIAL NEEDED: Scrap or old fabric (old tshirts, thin dish towels, etc.), something for stuffing (cotton filling, newspapers, tissue paper, more scrap cloth, uncooked rice or beans), string or yarn, glue or tape, decorating supplies, optional: markers, cotton balls, pipe cleaners, recycled stuff, felt, etc.
PRICE: $20/session OR $75 for 5 sessions (you’ll save $5/session with purchase of a package)