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Browse this idiosyncratic A–Z for inspiration. Search online for any of these and you'll find guides, kits, and videos. Bring a project that's complete, a work in progress, or a hands-on activity for other makers to build, test, or explore.

The faire welcomes K-12 students, parents, teachers, and community members. All skill levels. The wilder, the better.

A

  • · Animation
  • · Airplanes
  • · Apple Juice
  • · AI

B

  • · Books
  • · Biotech
  • · Boats
  • · Bike Repair

C

  • · Costumes
  • · Clocks
  • · Catapults
  • · Circuits
  • · Cardboard Crafts

D

  • · Design
  • · Dragons
  • · DIY
  • · Drones

E

  • · E-Textiles
  • · Eccentric Projects

F

  • · Face Paint
  • · Felting
  • · Fancy Foods

G

  • · Games
  • · Golf
  • · Green Tech

H

  • · Hovercraft
  • · Hourglass
  • · How To Fix and Take Apart

I

  • · Interactive Ice Sculptures
  • · Invisible Ink

J

  • · Jewelry
  • · JunkBots

K

  • · Knitting
  • · Kites

L

  • · Leathercraft
  • · Lace
  • · LEDs
  • · LEGO

M

  • · Motors
  • · Mobiles
  • · Magic
  • · Musical Instruments and Performances

N

  • · Needlepoint
  • · Nanotechnology

O

  • · Origami
  • · Oobleck
  • · Ovens

P

  • · Puppets
  • · Pottery
  • · Perfume
  • · Painting

Q

  • · Quilting
  • · Quicksand

R

  • · Robots
  • · Rockets

S

  • · Slime
  • · Sculpture
  • · Science / STEAM Expo Projects

T

  • · Toys
  • · Tiny Houses
  • · Telescopes
  • · Tools

U

  • · Ukuleles
  • · Unusual Machines

V

  • · Virtual Reality
  • · Volcanoes
  • · Vintage Vehicles

W

  • · Woodworking
  • · Welding
  • · Wearables
  • · Water Filtration

X

  • · Xylography
  • · Xiphias X-Rays

Y

  • · Yodeling
  • · Yarn

Z

  • · Zombie Zoo
  • · Zymometer
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The 2025 lineup is a great place for inspiration.

80+ projects across hands-on stations, every PUSD school, robotics, music, and community partners.

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