Maker Faires and similar events are like show-and-tell events where people who make things share their creations. Trashmagination has hosted a table at three of these events over the years. Each event is a great opportunity to put Trashmagination’s inventions in front of people to hear their feedback. This weekend, Trashmagination had a table at KIDfest in Silver Spring, Maryland. In this podcast, I share observations about what worked and what didn’t, and how it can help me focus my Trashmagination energies going forward.

You can listen to my podcast episode on Maker Faires and other similar community events that celebrate creative reuse in this YouTube video. It originally aired in September 2017.

Maker Faires take place all over the world. To see a list of Maker Faires near you, check out makerfaire.com and you will likely be surprised by how many there are!

Photos from KIDfest

Trashmagination’s Display for KIDfest

Trashmagination’s Display – Panel with Plastic Bags, Food Packaging & Neckties

Trashmagination Booth at KIDfest

Aileen, super volunteer

Instructions for the Capulet Craft

Enjoying the Capulet craft

Enjoying the Capulet craft

Kids enjoying the Capulet craft

Kids enjoying the Capulet craft

Enjoying the Capulet craft

Enjoying making Capulet

The family who looked at everything

Before it got busy

Here’s one more fun lesson learned – when you drill plastic caps with a drill press, often it makes this adorable little swirl of plastic!

When You Drill a Plastic Cap, It Makes a Swirly Piece of Plastic

Show Details

1. • Script for this podcast episode about Trashmagination’s experience at Maker Faires (not a transcript but gives the main ideas)
   • The Trashmagination podcast theme music is Kitchen from the Marian Circle Drum Brigade.