STEAM Programs for Kids and Teens

Hands-on, crafts-based workshops

Taught by award-winning author and educator Kathy Ceceri

• Explore STEAM concepts — Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math — using everyday stuff!

• Learn design thinking, practice problem-solving and troubleshooting

• Exercise creativity and imagination

  Everyone makes a real working project to take home!

2025 Featured Workshops

Revolutionary Science: Build a Battery

BOTS! Robotics Workshops 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

  Read more about BOTS projects for kids and teens.

Paper Inventions: Circuit and Engineering Basics for Kids and Teens

Paper Inventions workshops include:

• light-up paper designs

• team-building construction projects

• creative paper pop-ups

  Classes are available for both kids and teens. Lots of new activities this year based on the upcoming second edition of my book Paper Inventions, coming from Make: magazine in 2025!

Check out other tech and coding workshops for teens

Solar, Wind, and Water Power: Clean Energy Projects for Kids and Teens

STEAM Program 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

Check out my parent workshops and professional development for educators

Upcoming Workshops and Appearances!

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