Tinkering & Makerspaces for Children 0-8 Years

In this Online Workshop recording, educators will learn the ‘what’, ‘why’, and ‘how’ of incorporating tinkering and makerspaces into your educational setting. If you’re new to these concepts, tinkering involves children playing (or ‘tinkering’) with real materials and tools to explore their own ideas, questions, experiments. A makerspace is where the tinkering happens: often a dedicated workshop space in your setting where children can access loose parts, materials, and tools and workshop their ideas.  

Educators will gain fundamental knowledge required to introduce tinkering and establish a makerspace in your setting for infants (yes, that’s right!) all the way through to children in lower-primary school. This includes: 

• Exploring the educational benefits of offering tinkering and makerspaces. 
• Learning to safely introduce children 0-8 years to tinkering. 
• Developing a list of low-cost everyday tools and materials to foster tinkering within your setting. 
• Understanding the pivotal role of the educator within children’s tinkering explorations. 
• Gaining practical makerspace ideas and tinkering experiences suitable for the full early childhood age bracket. For example:
  • Taking apart broken electronics or toys to understand how components work together. 
  • Constructing simple machines with pulleys and levers. 
  • Experimenting with building materials like cardboard, connectors, and gears. 

This Online Workshop recording is suitable for educators and teachers of children 0-8 years old. It is aligned with the EYLF 2.0.

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