Elementary Paper Animatronics

Abstract

Paper Animatronics is a new way for elementary school kids to engage with subject matter through project-based learning. We’re upgrading the classic shoe box diorama, and empowering kids to bring it to life by adding servo motors, sound and lights to create compelling characters and shows. In this workshop designed for teachers, parents and other advocates for creative education, you will get to work hands-on with our new paper animatronics kits. These make it easy to create talking characters that you can voice in real-time or use in more complex, scripted shows where things move and light up on cue using a synchronized Arduino program. Through these activities, you will see how kids learn to be creative across both technical and artistic disciplines as they explore class subject matter.