Floral Fia
Create your own jewelry, art or creations using upcycled materials!
https://www.facebook.com/D.Swope.FloralFia
AccuCut – Have Fun Making
Make your own corner bookmarks using shapes cut with AccuCut dies – maybe a fun monster, penguin
or even a minion! Then practice building 3D structures with Strawbees connectors and straws. Kits are
available for purchase so you can keep building at home!
www.accucuteducation.com
Tinker, Hacker, Coder, Spy
Fly quad copters linked to virtual reality goggles and print on a 3D printer!
Barn Quilts
Using colored squares, triangles, hexagons and other shapes, guests will be able to arrange and design
their own personal barn quilt to take with them.
LT-1000 Simulator/Trainer Board
A smarter way to learn micro-controller programming! Eight LEDs and eight button switches packed on a
circuit board to eliminate the frustrating breadboard hassle. Makes learning and program testing easier!
www.landonenterprises.com
Collage Wall Hangings
Look at treasures in a fresh, unique way! These inspired wall hangings are gathered from eclectic items
to present a theme, idea or color.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/131770723@N03/17145837675/
Global Partners in Hope – Wired for Wind Experiment
Harness the power of the wind! Design and create wind turbine blades based on the shapes and angles
you think will be most effective. Then test your blades with our fan! Can you generate enough power to
light a small LED light?
http://www.globalpartnersinhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wired-for-wind-cropped.jpg
All Green Dollhouse Design
Explore this young inventor’s all-green dollhouse! This dollhouse is designed entirely from recycled
materials and is complete with a wind turbine, solar panel, water collection system and green space.
3D Printing & Robotics
Guests will construct their own obstacle course for a robot to navigate through!
http://www.josh-hansen.com/img/cv.png
Tutus 4 U
Browse a selection of handmade tutus, tutu dresses, hairbands, bowties and “mommy sippy cups.”
Programming for Youth
Learn to code!
Grandpa’s Toy Boxes
Admire these children’s toy boxes made from Birchwood, with hand carved names fitted on the front.
http://grandpastoyboxes.com/
ACE Puppets
Watch and explore the making of a puppet show! Guests can go backstage and participate in a puppet
number to learn the rudiments of puppetry from experienced members of the troupe!
Mary’s Specialties
Handmade infinity scarves, table runners, fleece cancer hats and more!
Ideas Made Real
Experiment, take risks and play with your own ideas while sampling resources from Metropolitan
Community College’s amazing Visual Arts Programs and Fab Lab! Dig through artistic junk and Fab Lab
laser cut objects to see what animated treasure you can create using stop-motion animation process.
Capture 3D portraits that will rotate and move in virtual space. Experience a range of objects made in
the Fab Lab including musical instruments such as guitars, electronic drum set and drum gloves.
UN Robotics
Interact with our robot through button presses and simple controls!
http://www.unrobotics.org/
Cure for the Common Meat: Curing bacon, ham and fish at home
Don’t just buy local food – make local food! Learn the tips, techniques, science and history of meat
curing as we cure bacon, ham and even fish. We will feature traditional techniques like dry-curing and
cold-smoking and even use all-natural heritage breed pork from Nebraska. Sanitize your hands and
brush up on your middle school math skills by lending a hand during the demonstrations and help make
the cure and then dry-cure ham, bacon and fish! And if pork isn’t your thing, you can also find out more
about public and private cooking classes: cheese making, chocolate, sourdough breads, natural
fermentation, canning, sausage making, pizza from scratch and more.
http://curecooking.com/curing-class/
Truck Farm Omaha
Truck Farm Omaha is a mobile garden planted in the bed of a 1975 Chevy pickup truck. The mobile
garden features edible flowers, herbs, fruits and vegetables! See how plants grow, taste or smell
something new! Guests can touch, smell and taste products from the mobile garden and observe worms
and soils too!
www.truckfarmomaha.com
Black Iris Botanicals
Wild-crafted and locally-sourced herbal body care from Omaha, Nebraska.
www.blackirisbotanicals.com
Sylvan Learning
Sylvan offers new programs based around STEM concepts that kids love: robotics and video games!
Stop by the booth to build and program robots and learn about video game coding! Kids and families will
learn problem solving skills, teamwork and make new friends.
www.sylvanlearning.com
First LEGO League G.E.E.Ks
See if you can copy and build LEGO models with big buckets of LEGO bricks within the time limit!
www.geekspi4life.wordpress.com
UNO Biomechanics Research Building
Watch VR demos and enjoy a handful of movement related activities such as balance boards and grip
strength and use EMGs to measure a reaction time test!
www.coe.unomaha.edu/biomechanics
Control 101
Play with motion and light sensors while learning about controlling an N-Scale model train with Arduino or
raspberry pi.
http://N.MattPayne.org
City Sprouts Chickens
City Sprouts Community Garden presents two chickens from our coop on 40th and Seward Street for
participants to “meet” and “greet” – join us for fun with chicken, ‘what do chickens eat’ and more!
www.omahasprouts.org
LOLUG: Lincoln/Omaha LEGO Users Group
Admire intricate designs and structures completed entirely from LEGO bricks.
www.lolugclub.com
Chair Yoga
Enjoy a yoga class throughout the day that includes gentle stretching and deep breathing to rejuvenate
and release stress and tension.
Omaha Maker Group
A magnetic marble run, PPPRS Power Wheel race cars, PiPhone and flying wings – all projects you can
interact with at Omaha’s hackerspace!
www.omahamakergroup.org
Omaha Biofuels Cooperative
Watch live demonstrations of biodiesel in the making! Mixing vegetable oil with alcohol, warming and
mixing in a blender causes the reactants to undergo transesterification, producing biodiesel and byproduct glycerol.
www.facebook.com/OmahaBiofuelsCoop
Omaha Weavers and Spinners Guild
Spin a few yards of wool or weave together yarn to contribute to the Maker Faire scarf! We will
demonstrate several aspects of spinning and weaving from fiber preparation, to spinning yarn, to weaving
and knitting finished yarn. Samples of projects will be on hand to inspire attendees.
http://owsguild.com/
Kids DIY Studio
Enjoy your crafty side at Kids DIY Studio. Drop in, pick a project and create your next masterpiece.
Creative stations will include play-dough station, bead stringing and make a vase center.
http://kidsdiystudio.com
Costumes, Cosplay and more!
View costumes for both cosplay and steampunk/Victoriana, as well as accessories!
Electricity by the Feet
Generate electricity with your legs! How tough is it? Try lighting up different types of bulbs by turning
pedals on the bicycle-driven generator.