Kathy Ceceri’s Crafts for Learning
STEAM Programs for 2026
Technology, engineering, and coding workshops
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Workshops based on Paper Inventions 2nd Edition, Making Simple Robots, BOTS, and my other books
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Paper Inventions
Engineering, Circuits, and Coding for Kids and Teens
Try some old favorites and new activities from the newly updated edition of my book Paper Inventions! Choose from projects for kids like the Light-Up Squeeze Card, Animation Zoetrope, or Jack-in-the-Box Clamshell. For teens, I offer the Cranky Automaton and the bonus Reaction Game coding project using the BBC micro:bit mini computer and Microsoft MakeCode programming. Also ask about the Paper Straw Fractal Pyramid — a great community-building activity for 16 or more kids, teens, or families!
Science 250
Build a Revolutionary Battery
Do you know how the invention of the electric battery is related to the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in upstate New York? Find out in this hands-on workshop! Build your own simple and safe battery and learn how scientific exploration in the 1700s led to technology we still use today!
BOTS!
DIY Robotics for Kids and Teens
Stand-alone workshops and multi-session BOTS courses — including Intro to Coding classes for teens! Based on my books BOTS! and Making Simple Robots (2nd Ed).
Options include:
Make a Motorized ArtBot that draws as it moves
Build a Robot Gripper (teens can add a bendable wrist)
Create a Light-Up Paper Flex Sensor
Design and Code a DrawBot or Crawling Robot Inchworm for teens
Solar, Wind, and Water Power
Clean Energy Projects for Kids and Teens
Find out how renewable energy works by creating wind generators, waterwheels, and solar-powered houses.
Programming activities for teens are available.
Read more about renewable energy workshops for kids and teens.
Kathy Ceceri’s Crafts for Learning
STEAM Workshop Details
Price includes:
Travel from Schuylerville, NY (northern Saratoga County)
Supplies to make take-home projects, such as:
Cardstock templates and/or printable PDFs
Crafts and household materials (straws, tape, pipe cleaners)
Hobby motors
LED lights
Batteries
Online and printable instructions included upon request
You (or participants) provide:
Some recycled or donated materials like cardboard boxes, newspaper, yarn
Computers (desktop or laptop) with internet access
Note:
Limited laptops may be available to borrow
Coding workshops use free, online software such as Microsoft MakeCode, MIT Scratch, and Autocad’s Tinkercad
Provided for use during class:
Tools and supplies, including scissors, markers, hot glue guns, etc.
Electronic components (programmable microcontrollers and servo motors, Makey Makey keyboards, etc.)
Reusable kits like PinBox 3000
Note: Kits to purchase, or shopping list of supplies needed, are available upon request
Upcoming Workshops and Appearances!
Live and pre-recorded workshops for kids, families, adults, and educators.
Click here for details and topics available!