Children ages ten and up are invited to attend a three-day Makerspace event this July where they can build LEGO robots, learn about the old Long Beach Pike amusement park and discover their favorite creative outlet.
In a small apartment space decorated with LEGO pieces galore, Patricia Tsoiasue, the president and founder of Makersville, has created a workshop for kids to gather around a table and build their robots. Tsoiasue said she wanted to engage kids in remembering the old amusement park, Long Beach Pike, through a creative outlet.
“The idea is to create the opportunities for the story to come out,” Tsoiasue said.
The founder of Makersville said part of her objective for the program was to reminisce about old amusement parks, not just in Long Beach, but around the world. Tsoiasue said she had been emailing a girl overseas in England during the pandemic who…