“With this I’ve been trying to build a culture of repurposing recycled materials … to get out of that mentality of waste,” Christie said, pointing to a row of cardboard pre-cut by Tynkertopia employees Lee Haferkamp and Tinia Witherspoon.
With the plethora of materials Tynkertopia has to offer, including technological resources such as iPads and computers for coding workshops, those wishing to tinker can come in with their own idea, or can follow one of Christie’s pre-designed workshops. And, it is completely free.
Workshops include I Can Build, made for preschool through first graders, Paper Columns for children grades 2 through 4, a liquid density rainbow experiment for 5th- and 6th-graders as well as exercises and experiments for middle schoolers, high schoolers and adults. Each exercise encourages problem-solving and trial and error — both concepts that are used…
