We are holding Open Labs the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. March 24th Open Lab, Noon - 2:00pm Location: Metrix Create:Space 623A Broadway East, Seattle, WA 98102

Join us for our first Hacker Scout Open Lab at Metrix. Come learn something new, make something, get help with your project and make new friends!

Soldering* - Learn to Solder Workshop on basic soldering skill, using an electronic kit from SparkFun. Good for kids 8 and above, or capable younger kids with close parental supervision. Pierce will be leading the workshop using the instructional comic, “Soldering is Easy,” which you can download as a PDF here: http://mightyohm.com/files/soldercomic/FullSolderComic_EN.pdf

Laser-Cut Bird House* - Put together a birdhouse made on the laser cutter, then paint and decorate it.* We will have watercolor paint to stain the birdhouse, and some decorations on hand. Good for all ages.

Bookmaking (free!) - Make a mini single-sheet zine, or a small chapbook/artbook/blank notebook using saddle-stich binding. We’ll have paper, and cover paper available, and some materials for making collage covers, or handmade paper covers. Kids can draw picture, make a mini comic book, blank notebook, or art book. Feel free to bring anything special you’d like to add to your book such as: photos, buttons, ribbon, printed text, tissue paper etc. Good for all ages.

Open Labs are free to attend, but we are asking for a suggested donation of $10/per kid to help cover the cost of the space. Donations over $10 welcome, and will help cover expenses for kids who are unable to afford it.

* these workshops will have a material fee TBA. We’ll be keeping the price as low as we can. It should be somewhere around $15.