Fashion, Design, & Coding: Turn Your Room into a Runway Show
Make your own army of paper beads & string them together to create a new accessory, hanging decoration, sign or even a room divider!
RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 8+
PART 1: Dare to express yourself in attire from top to bottom.
Workshop 1: Light Up Eyewear
Are they moon glasses? A space explorer mask? Night vision goggles? It’s up to you!
Learn About:
Turning on an LED light
Make a DIY switch
Design a light up eyewear
Workshop 2: Light Up Wearable with Microbit
Use Microbit to make a wearable that shares a message on screen. Is it an alien-badge? A futuristic name-tag? A scrolling message? Let’s make...something with code!
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit
Inputs and outputs of a microcontroller
Design an interactive wearable
Workshop 3: Cape, Flag, or Apron
Design a piece of attire that you can keep adding to. Make it a cape, an apron, a scarf, or even a flag!
Learn About:
Working with fabric
3D design and printing
Fashion design
Workshop 4: Solar Powered Fashion
Add some pizzazz to yesterday’s creation using power from the sun. Give your attire personality by adding embellishments, and make it light up with a solar panel.
Learn About:
Electronics: making a circuit with solar cell
Science: Sustainable sources of power
Design thinking: How might we design for a better future
Workshop 5: Headpiece
Make an out-of-this-world headpiece. No outfit is complete without an accessory for your head. Decorate a hat or redesign it into a headband, antennae, or something completely new!
Learn About:
Craft: working with illustration board
Design and spatial thinking: making a 3D hat with 2D pieces
Maker attitude: turn everyday materials into unexpected things
PART 2: Dare to link things together.
Workshop 6: Modular Accessory
Use the modular pieces to wire together a new accessory for a special event. Futuristic wearables don’t always have to be made of fabric! Let’s create something modular to wear to a birthday, playdate, or space party.
Learn About:
Modular design: designing modular pieces that can be combined in different ways
Craft technique: how to link modular pieces to make accessories
Maker attitude: turn everyday materials into unexpected things
Workshop 7: Make It Interactive With Microbit
Make one of your fashion designs interactive with Microbit. Give it a mind of its own so Microbit reacts when you shake your design.
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit: Events
Microcontrollers: accelerometer sensor
Interactive design: make things responsive to user input
Workshop 8: Make It Interactive With Microbit
Make one of your fashion designs interactive with Microbit. Give it a mind of its own so Microbit reacts when you shake your design.
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit: Events
Microcontrollers: accelerometer sensor
Interactive design: make things responsive to user input
Workshop 9: Make It Interactive With Microbit
Make one of your fashion designs interactive with Microbit. Give it a mind of its own so Microbit reacts when you shake your design.
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit: Events
Microcontrollers: accelerometer sensor
Interactive design: make things responsive to user input
Workshop 10: Make It Interactive With Microbit
Make one of your fashion designs interactive with Microbit. Give it a mind of its own so Microbit reacts when you shake your design.
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit: Events
Microcontrollers: accelerometer sensor
Interactive design: make things responsive to user input
PART 3: Dare to make it shine.
Workshop 11: Make It Interactive With Microbit
Make one of your fashion designs interactive with Microbit. Give it a mind of its own so Microbit reacts when you shake your design.
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit: Events
Microcontrollers: accelerometer sensor
Interactive design: make things responsive to user input
Workshop 12: Make It Interactive With Microbit
Make one of your fashion designs interactive with Microbit. Give it a mind of its own so Microbit reacts when you shake your design.
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit: Events
Microcontrollers: accelerometer sensor
Interactive design: make things responsive to user input
Workshop 13: Make It Interactive With Microbit
Make one of your fashion designs interactive with Microbit. Give it a mind of its own so Microbit reacts when you shake your design.
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit: Events
Microcontrollers: accelerometer sensor
Interactive design: make things responsive to user input
Workshop 14: Make It Interactive With Microbit
Make one of your fashion designs interactive with Microbit. Give it a mind of its own so Microbit reacts when you shake your design.
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit: Events
Microcontrollers: accelerometer sensor
Interactive design: make things responsive to user input
Workshop 15: Make It Interactive With Microbit
Make one of your fashion designs interactive with Microbit. Give it a mind of its own so Microbit reacts when you shake your design.
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit: Events
Microcontrollers: accelerometer sensor
Interactive design: make things responsive to user input
PART 4: Dare to share with the world.
Workshop 16: Make It Interactive With Microbit
Make one of your fashion designs interactive with Microbit. Give it a mind of its own so Microbit reacts when you shake your design.
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit: Events
Microcontrollers: accelerometer sensor
Interactive design: make things responsive to user input
Workshop 17: Make It Interactive With Microbit
Make one of your fashion designs interactive with Microbit. Give it a mind of its own so Microbit reacts when you shake your design.
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit: Events
Microcontrollers: accelerometer sensor
Interactive design: make things responsive to user input
Workshop 18: Make It Interactive With Microbit
Make one of your fashion designs interactive with Microbit. Give it a mind of its own so Microbit reacts when you shake your design.
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit: Events
Microcontrollers: accelerometer sensor
Interactive design: make things responsive to user input
Workshop 19: Make It Interactive With Microbit
Make one of your fashion designs interactive with Microbit. Give it a mind of its own so Microbit reacts when you shake your design.
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit: Events
Microcontrollers: accelerometer sensor
Interactive design: make things responsive to user input
Workshop 20: Make It Interactive With Microbit
Make one of your fashion designs interactive with Microbit. Give it a mind of its own so Microbit reacts when you shake your design.
Learn About:
Block based coding with Microbit: Events
Microcontrollers: accelerometer sensor
Interactive design: make things responsive to user input