Every time I got to a maker faire, I get fired up. It makes me want to make something. It makes me look around my house and redecorate, repurpose, dig in my art closet, look through my junk drawer, and create. Today while I was sketching on notebook paper with a Sharpie, I thought… this. This is what cannot be bought. With all of the products being advertised to bring a “makerspace” to your school, it’s easy to get caught up. Who doesn’t love gadgets?
But, the feeling of inspiration to create cannot be bought. Found materials. Being turned loose to just go create. Interacting with the world around you to get ideas from the clouds, from art, from your favorite book. An assortment of cardboard ready to build with.
You can’t put a price on…
The value in connecting with others.
Open sharing.
The reward of sharing an idea that inspires someone else.
Having fun… hard fun.
Overcoming a challenge when you are designing something.
Making a mistake and then fixing it, and liking your new way even better.
Real change. The kind that happens from trying something new.
It’s all about things that can’t be bought or sold. Making has to start inside your mind, not with a shopping trip. It is far more about how we see, interact with, and interpret the world than it is about “stuff.” It’s about the things that matter most.
