A Day in the Park
Collaborate to make a model park scene. Create trees that move, animals that make noises, playground equipment that spins, and other interactive creations.
• To learn more, visit the PIE Network Day in the Park workshop page

Wearables
Create future fashions. Make a necklace or other jewelry that lights up. Transform old hats, gloves, and boots into interactive wearable art.
• See examples in the New Pathways to Robotics paper (p. 7)
• Read how elementary school students invented Smart Clothes

Celebrations
Create projects that celebrate a cultural or national holiday. Or celebrate a birthday, sporting event, or other festive occasion.
• Watch an example in action - cheering at soccer video
• See the Happy Birthday placemat
• Read more in the New Pathways to Robotics paper (pp. 18-20)

Smart House
Make a model house with automatic doors, lights that change colors when you clap, and other household devices that respond to sensor input.
• See the Dream House placemat
• Read more on the PIE Network Smart House workshop page

Sound Machines
Make contraptions that shake, rattle, and roll. Start with beads, cups, and other materials that make interesting noises. Then build a mechanism that will move the materials to create your own sound-making machines.
• Build simple motion mechanisms using LEGO parts
• Find out about the Exploratorium's Sound Automata workshop
• Read about how a group of elementary school students created sound makers

Make a Musical Instrument
Invent a new kind of musical instrument. Program the PicoCricket to change its tune based on the level of light, the loudness of your voice, --or even how you squeeze a lump of playdough.
• See the Musical Playdough placemat

Chain Reactions
Make a series of contraptions, where one triggers the next.
• Learn more from the PIE Network's Chain Reaction workshop page
• Get inspired by the Exploratorium's Chain Reaction event with Arthur Ganson