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Do Space is excited to open an internship position! Our vision for our internship program is to give a student the opportunity to think big and make a difference. The internship position that we will be adding to our team this fall will be a Marketing Intern. The Marketing Intern will have the opportunity to create a social media posts for Do Space, creating promotional materials and video, and...

We have a new Tech Kit at Do Space: the da Vinci mini Maker 3D printer. It's small enough for you to take to a corner or table at Do Space and learn how to use a 3D printer.  The build size is 6" x 6" x 6" so it's great for smaller objects.  There are fewer settings to get hung up on for your first time.  It has three that correspond to layer height and speed which covers the basics for...

Wondering how to fill up that new Summer Passport? Looking for a way to fill a few hours at Do Space? Here’s an example of how one member could earn five stamps in only one day. (We checked, and six just isn’t possible - but five is the next best thing!) Here’s how: Member arrives at Do Space around noon and goes to the Littles Lab to look for the Osmo Tech Kit. She takes the box...

Do Space is pleased to announce our inaugural Innovation Fellows! We have a great group of educators from the Omaha area who will be building innovative projects related to 3D printing, robotics, and software development. Local schools, libraries and learning centers will be able to independently administer the resulting projects. Our fellows will be working at Do Space during the summer and...

One of the newest tech kits we’ve added to the Do Space shelves is the Kano Kit. Kano is a Raspberry Pi body with a proprietary OS designed for kids. The Kano is kid-friendly in every way. Part of the Kano experience is building the computer and the assembly directions are age appropriate and fun. Kids begin learning as soon as you open the box. The bootup process becomes an educational moment...

Thousands have already joined the community tech movement at Do Space to build, create, learn, and connect with each other. Now it’s your turn to show off your accomplishments, both big and small, and track your progress in completing your goals. This Summer at Do Space, you can prototype the next big thing in our 3D Lab, build robots with your family, or reinvent yourself with resources for...

If you have not heard of Omaha Gives! then I hope that you will take a moment to check out their website www.omahagives.org and consider participating in this unique day. It’s the 5th year of a full 24 hours dedicated to giving—and it’s your chance to make a real difference, right here in our own community. Last year, almost 19,000 people gave nearly $9 million for 789 nonprofits. On...

Join us on Thursday, May 25th from 4-6PM for a FREE all ages event that will help us start the summer off right! Experience all Do Space has to offer this summer from 3D printers to free educational programs. Sample exclusive summer programming and learn about our seasonal youth and adult contests. Get your summer passport and earn all six stamps in one visit at our activity stations. Learn more...

Look what just arrived: Do Space Summer Passports! For several months, the Do Space program team has been working on a way to make summer learning at Do Space even more fun and exciting. We started with the classic idea of a passport and, along with help from the creative team at Fruitful Design, we can finally show you the finished product. It looks even better in person! Here’s how it...

Sew-able monsters are taking over Do Space in May! Sign up for one of our Wednesday Big Littles sessions where kids 6-8 will be able to craft their own monster AND make it light up. We’ll do some sewing, so parents are encouraged to stick around. What we don’t sew, will be hot glued. Each monster will have a light up circuit, stuffing, and a heart--the rest is up to you! Register in-person...