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GoldieBlox is a construction set that introduces STEM concepts to children ages six and over.  Building and creating with our tech kit teaches children various engineering and problem solving skills.  They will utilize wheels and axles, pulley systems, hinges, and many other simple machines. Maybe your child wants to build Goldie's Zephyr car?  Or maybe they want to go freestyle and build...

Are you between the ages 12 and 18 and interested in inventing? Then Make.Hack.Build. might be a great fit for you! The first Make.Hack.Build. session is composed of a small group of creatives what meet together once a week to work on their Maker inspired projects. At Make.Hack.Build. you get to design, research, make your own inventions, and lead some community projects. Make.Hack.Build....

The Snap Circuits R/C Rover allows kids learn basic electronics by snapping together electrical components to make a remote control vehicle. It requires no soldering and no prior knowledge on electronics is needed, so young ones can learn basic circuitry by snapping components together. The Tech Kit comes with many projects to help anyone get started such as building a water detector, night...

New Year, New You with Hello Code Is learning to code on your list of New Year’s Resolutions? Hello Code is the perfect program to learn the fundamentals of web design without having to go it alone. With Hello Code, you will complete online courses in HTML and CSS -- the building blocks of the Internet -- while meeting once a week with a professional developer for added insight and help. All...

Do you have an Android phone, Google Home, or other device with the built in Google Assistant. Do you know everything it can do, from simple google searches, to art identification, to trivia games. Check out the Google Assistant site for a complete list of everything it can...

There is nothing quite like the smell of Play-Doh and the nostalgic sound of Super Mario's classic boing! boing! jump.  With the MaKey MaKey, these classic toys collide as you frantically jam the Play-Doh buttons you create to keep Mario from falling to his doom. The MaKey MaKey is a kid-friendly invention kit that can turn household items into touchpads.  Simply attach one clip to "Earth"...

Do Space is a unique concept for which there is no other quite like us. That leaves us little opportunity to compare ourselves to our peers or standard benchmarks, but as a community-led project, we look to Omahans to let us know how they are using the space. In addition to taking surveys in every program, hosting online member surveys, and making comment cards available in the space, we also...

Say you need a simple drawing of a bicycle for a blog post. Sure, you can use Google Images but why not try this instead. Head on over to Google's AutoDraw and start sketching out what you want then look for the suggestions at the top of the screen. Choose the one you want and your scribble will be replaced with a much nicer option. From there it's just a matter of downloading the...

In the spirit of the "Humans of New York" photo series and social media phenomenon, Do Space is inspired to work with staff and volunteers to create a "Humans of Do Space" series that shares the stories of our members, volunteers, users, and staff. The goal of this effort it to capture the people that are using the space and how it affects their lives. What does it allow them to do? What does it...

Nintendo has become the name in family friendly home game consoles with a heavy emphasis on games that are safe an fun for everyone. They have continued that tradition with the Nintendo Switch which has also continued another more recent tradition of novel and fun hardware. Here at Do Space, we are happy to present the Nintendo Switch as our newest tech kit. We have selected games for...