Maker Faire makes for a good time

Maker Faire makes for a good time

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The Maritime Explorium children’s museum in Port Jefferson hosted the Eastern Long Island Mini Maker Faire on June 4, bringing innovators from all over and loads of fun stuff for kids and adults to check out.

The fair filled up the museum, the harborfront park and all three floors of the Village Center in Port Jefferson.

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At the Mini Maker Faire, Owen, 6, of Levittown checks out a LEGO Robot with Clayton along with, back row, from left, Jade and Jen of robotics team GearHeadz. Photo by Heidi Sutton
William, 7, of Port Jefferson creates Little Bits with his mom Lu, courtesy of SBU’s Department of Technology and Society, at the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
A boy tries his luck with the Fan of Fortune, an invention by 12-year-old Michael Healy of Staten Island, at the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
Zeke Horton of the LI Violin Shop entertains the crowd with a classical number during the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
Two girls check out a robotic hand at the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
A visitor takes part in a visual game on the first floor of the Village Center during the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
Stephanie Cross and Jill Fioriello from the Spinning Study Guild of Long Island in Smithtown demonstrate spinning wool at the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
A superhero soars above visitors on the third floor of the Village Center during the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
At the Mini Maker Faire, Livia, 8, of Stony Brook tries her hand at the Short 6 Chain, which is a learning tool used to teach math, courtesy of Little Bay Montessori School in Setauket. Photo by Heidi Sutton
Henry and Augustus, both 10-year-olds from Setauket, show off the marshmallow launchers they just made at the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
A volunteer yarn bombs a column at the Maritime Explorium during the 2016 Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
Michael Healy, 12, of Staten Island poses with the robot he built, Martin the Amazing Meccanoid, at the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
A wood-based art and kinetic sculpture by artist Michael Braceland adorns the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
Rex and Julius of robotics team GearHeadz with an FTC Robot at the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
The Mini Maker Faire plays with fire courtesy of Hot Pursuit. Photo by Heidi Sutton
During the Mini Maker Faire, William, 8, of Rocky Point builds a bridge using toothpicks and gumdrops, courtesy of SBU’s Dept. of Geoscience, College of Arts and Science. Photo by Heidi Sutton
A modern recreation of a 1903 Baker Torpedo speeds into the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
Annie, 7, of Mount Sinai holds a baby chick from Suffolk County 4H during the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
Chris Pinkenburg and son Zen check out a cardboard dome on the lawn of the Harborfront Park during the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton
A little girl communicates with a robot that mimics everything she says during the Mini Maker Faire. Photo by Heidi Sutton

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