Makey Makey STEM Kit from JoyLabz – Hands-on Technology Learning Fun – Science Education – 1000s of Engineering and Computer Coding Activities
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- Stem fun for all: No matter if your child is a budding engineer, computer wiz, or amateur inventor, JoyLabz invention kit will bring out their creativity in unique and fun ways. With thousands of possibilities to build, interact, and inspire, Makey Makey is the perfect science gift for ages 8 and up!
- Easy setup: Just plug, clip, and play! No programming knowledge needed or cumbersome software installation. With set up in seconds, your kid can dive right into inventing, whether at home or in the classroom. No software to install. Works with Mac, Windows, and Chromebook.
- Connect to the world: Turn bananas into touchpads! Craft your own video game controller! Make musical circuits with items around the house! Makey Makey extends beyond the screen and brings engineering and coding concepts to life in exciting new ways.
- 1000s OF Possibilities: A boredom buster. If you can imagine it, you can make it! Unlike other electronic toys, the possibilities for experiments and creations are limitless with this STEM Kit!
- Our Story: Created and designed by MIT PhD's to foster open-ended exploration and creative learning. We believe that everyone is creative, inventive, and imaginative. The possibilities are endless with the world as your construction kit.
- Stem fun for all: No matter if your child is a budding engineer, computer wiz, or amateur inventor, JoyLabz invention kit will bring out their creativity in unique and fun ways. With thousands of possibilities to build, interact, and inspire, Makey Makey is the perfect science gift for ages 8 and up!
- Easy setup: Just plug, clip, and play! No programming knowledge needed or cumbersome software installation. With set up in seconds, your kid can dive right into inventing, whether at home or in the classroom. No software to install. Works with Mac, Windows, and Chromebook.
- Connect to the world: Turn bananas into touchpads! Craft your own video game controller! Make musical circuits with items around the house! Makey Makey extends beyond the screen and brings engineering and coding concepts to life in exciting new ways.
- 1000s OF Possibilities: A boredom buster. If you can imagine it, you can make it! Unlike other electronic toys, the possibilities for experiments and creations are limitless with this STEM Kit!
- Our Story: Created and designed by MIT PhD's to foster open-ended exploration and creative learning. We believe that everyone is creative, inventive, and imaginative. The possibilities are endless with the world as your construction kit.
Product Specifications
| Product Dimensions | 4.75 x 3 x 2 inches |
| Item Weight | 7.4 ounces |
| ASIN | B008SFLEPE |
| Item model number | MMCE |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 8 years and up |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Manufacturer | Makey Makey |
| Date First Available | August 3, 2012 |
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Limitless possibilities and fun from ages 8 to 80. I had a hard time finding a good Xmas gift for my 20 year old brother who is a programming student. This little device which, as robust as it is, comes packed in a box the size of two card decks. He wasn’t quite sure what to make of it at first, but once I told him about the forums and groups dedicated to this device he was elated.There are limitless possibilities for creating new and innovate inventions. When everyone else may be gifting “smart phones”, tablets and countless other electronic devices that distract us from our inventive engine, this gift is perfect for getting someone to once again explore their creative side through a fun, interactive hands-on process.
A Fantastic Entry Kit to the World of Computer Technology. When I first saw the announcement video for this product, I brushed the Makey Makey off as gimmicky and toyish. But having used it for about a month, I have to admit that this kit is far more impressive than I expected. The setup between the Makey Makey and your computer is quick and straightforward, but the real creativity and challenge comes from figuring it out how to use it for pretty much anything that can be run on your computer. I can easily spend a few hours messing around with the various configurations on this device to get it to work perfectly with whatever I have it hooked up to and all of those hours will be spent with my mind working at full speed and a huge grin on my face.Really, the only gripe I have with this kit is that the device’s cable limits the freedom of movement and range you have on it. But there’s really no way around that unless you buy a Bluetooth adapter of sorts. For now, keep your inventions close to your computer and you should have no problems.If you’re interested in tinkering around with computer devices, don’t hesitate to pick this up. It’s an awesome tool that’s disguised as a toy.
A Fantastic Entry Kit to the World of Computer Technology. When I first saw the announcement video for this product, I brushed the Makey Makey off as gimmicky and toyish. But having used it for about a month, I have to admit that this kit is far more impressive than I expected. The setup between the Makey Makey and your computer is quick and straightforward, but the real creativity and challenge comes from figuring it out how to use it for pretty much anything that can be run on your computer. I can easily spend a few hours messing around with the various configurations on this device to get it to work perfectly with whatever I have it hooked up to and all of those hours will be spent with my mind working at full speed and a huge grin on my face.Really, the only gripe I have with this kit is that the device’s cable limits the freedom of movement and range you have on it. But there’s really no way around that unless you buy a Bluetooth adapter of sorts. For now, keep your inventions close to your computer and you should have no problems.If you’re interested in tinkering around with computer devices, don’t hesitate to pick this up. It’s an awesome tool that’s disguised as a toy.
A Fantastic Entry Kit to the World of Computer Technology. When I first saw the announcement video for this product, I brushed the Makey Makey off as gimmicky and toyish. But having used it for about a month, I have to admit that this kit is far more impressive than I expected. The setup between the Makey Makey and your computer is quick and straightforward, but the real creativity and challenge comes from figuring it out how to use it for pretty much anything that can be run on your computer. I can easily spend a few hours messing around with the various configurations on this device to get it to work perfectly with whatever I have it hooked up to and all of those hours will be spent with my mind working at full speed and a huge grin on my face.Really, the only gripe I have with this kit is that the device’s cable limits the freedom of movement and range you have on it. But there’s really no way around that unless you buy a Bluetooth adapter of sorts. For now, keep your inventions close to your computer and you should have no problems.If you’re interested in tinkering around with computer devices, don’t hesitate to pick this up. It’s an awesome tool that’s disguised as a toy.
My students never enjoyed anything as much as they enjoyed the makey makey. I’m a high school physics teacher, so I bought one of these for our chapter on electricity and electronics. My students never enjoyed anything as much as they enjoyed the makey makey. We made a graphite controller for pac man like they show in the video. Very fun and very educational.The kids in class would always be trying to come up with different things we could do with it, and it turns out that the cheese sticks they get at lunch make a perfect material to connect it to! One of the kids in class who can play the piano played it using the cheese sticks and we made a video that we used to promote our science demonstration show. It was a huge hit.We also went to the elementary school and did a few activities with it. Imagine hooking a a group of 2nd graders up to this and making them the keys for the piano. Just have one kid hold the ground and they can touch the other kids on the hand to play the piano. It blows their mind and they go crazy about it and want to learn how it works.What you can do with this is only limited by your imagination.
My students never enjoyed anything as much as they enjoyed the makey makey. I’m a high school physics teacher, so I bought one of these for our chapter on electricity and electronics. My students never enjoyed anything as much as they enjoyed the makey makey. We made a graphite controller for pac man like they show in the video. Very fun and very educational.The kids in class would always be trying to come up with different things we could do with it, and it turns out that the cheese sticks they get at lunch make a perfect material to connect it to! One of the kids in class who can play the piano played it using the cheese sticks and we made a video that we used to promote our science demonstration show. It was a huge hit.We also went to the elementary school and did a few activities with it. Imagine hooking a a group of 2nd graders up to this and making them the keys for the piano. Just have one kid hold the ground and they can touch the other kids on the hand to play the piano. It blows their mind and they go crazy about it and want to learn how it works.What you can do with this is only limited by your imagination.
My students never enjoyed anything as much as they enjoyed the makey makey. I’m a high school physics teacher, so I bought one of these for our chapter on electricity and electronics. My students never enjoyed anything as much as they enjoyed the makey makey. We made a graphite controller for pac man like they show in the video. Very fun and very educational.The kids in class would always be trying to come up with different things we could do with it, and it turns out that the cheese sticks they get at lunch make a perfect material to connect it to! One of the kids in class who can play the piano played it using the cheese sticks and we made a video that we used to promote our science demonstration show. It was a huge hit.We also went to the elementary school and did a few activities with it. Imagine hooking a a group of 2nd graders up to this and making them the keys for the piano. Just have one kid hold the ground and they can touch the other kids on the hand to play the piano. It blows their mind and they go crazy about it and want to learn how it works.What you can do with this is only limited by your imagination.
Encourage Creativity with the Makey Makey. This was my first Makey Makey invention kit and since this purchase I have ordered 5 more for my 2-6 science lab. Students LOVE the Makey Makey. We have turned pie tins and gummy worms in to game controllers for PacMan, Tetris, and Super Mario Brothers. My favorite student created projects include a tiny drum set made with Gaterade tops covered with tin foil and attached to a shoe box with tooth picks. This was a tiny drum set attached to a music program on the Makey Makey web site. We watched a TED talk and other youtube videos to introduce the Makey Makey. A fun and creative kit. It is not a toy kids will use daily but it will keep them busy for awhile and then they will come back to it monthly. Great for a classroom.
Great Tool for Imaginative Fun but Do your Research. Made for a very interesting and unique gift that requires a little bit of work, creativity, and imagination that I think is needed these days. My niece wanted this and I had no idea what it was so I researched it a little and was surprised that she knew what this was and wanted it. While there are a lot of ways to play with this at its base it is fairly simple and easy to learn and use. I appreciate that it combines gaming and electronics with a little bit of learning, creativity, imagination and inventiveness.I gave it only 4 stars because I don’t think this is for everyone. If you’re planning to buy this for a present, you should really see if this is the kind of thing that person/child wants. If you think someone might like it as a gift they might also need someone to show them the kind of fun they can enjoy with this. It is an interesting concept and the possibilities are near limitless but I think anyone that hasn’t researched the Makey Makey at all and are considering it for a gift, to really read into what it is and what it can be.The price is a little steep in my opinion at about $50. I think $35-$40 would have been a sweet spot but it is well made and designed and I have no issue spending a little more to support innovative ideas. I can happily recommend this.
Great Tool for Imaginative Fun but Do your Research. Made for a very interesting and unique gift that requires a little bit of work, creativity, and imagination that I think is needed these days. My niece wanted this and I had no idea what it was so I researched it a little and was surprised that she knew what this was and wanted it. While there are a lot of ways to play with this at its base it is fairly simple and easy to learn and use. I appreciate that it combines gaming and electronics with a little bit of learning, creativity, imagination and inventiveness.I gave it only 4 stars because I don’t think this is for everyone. If you’re planning to buy this for a present, you should really see if this is the kind of thing that person/child wants. If you think someone might like it as a gift they might also need someone to show them the kind of fun they can enjoy with this. It is an interesting concept and the possibilities are near limitless but I think anyone that hasn’t researched the Makey Makey at all and are considering it for a gift, to really read into what it is and what it can be.The price is a little steep in my opinion at about $50. I think $35-$40 would have been a sweet spot but it is well made and designed and I have no issue spending a little more to support innovative ideas. I can happily recommend this.
Great Tool for Imaginative Fun but Do your Research. Made for a very interesting and unique gift that requires a little bit of work, creativity, and imagination that I think is needed these days. My niece wanted this and I had no idea what it was so I researched it a little and was surprised that she knew what this was and wanted it. While there are a lot of ways to play with this at its base it is fairly simple and easy to learn and use. I appreciate that it combines gaming and electronics with a little bit of learning, creativity, imagination and inventiveness.I gave it only 4 stars because I don’t think this is for everyone. If you’re planning to buy this for a present, you should really see if this is the kind of thing that person/child wants. If you think someone might like it as a gift they might also need someone to show them the kind of fun they can enjoy with this. It is an interesting concept and the possibilities are near limitless but I think anyone that hasn’t researched the Makey Makey at all and are considering it for a gift, to really read into what it is and what it can be.The price is a little steep in my opinion at about $50. I think $35-$40 would have been a sweet spot but it is well made and designed and I have no issue spending a little more to support innovative ideas. I can happily recommend this.
Great Tool for Imaginative Fun but Do your Research. Made for a very interesting and unique gift that requires a little bit of work, creativity, and imagination that I think is needed these days. My niece wanted this and I had no idea what it was so I researched it a little and was surprised that she knew what this was and wanted it. While there are a lot of ways to play with this at its base it is fairly simple and easy to learn and use. I appreciate that it combines gaming and electronics with a little bit of learning, creativity, imagination and inventiveness.I gave it only 4 stars because I don’t think this is for everyone. If you’re planning to buy this for a present, you should really see if this is the kind of thing that person/child wants. If you think someone might like it as a gift they might also need someone to show them the kind of fun they can enjoy with this. It is an interesting concept and the possibilities are near limitless but I think anyone that hasn’t researched the Makey Makey at all and are considering it for a gift, to really read into what it is and what it can be.The price is a little steep in my opinion at about $50. I think $35-$40 would have been a sweet spot but it is well made and designed and I have no issue spending a little more to support innovative ideas. I can happily recommend this.
Best creative toy ever. These are AWESOME!! I use them as centers in my library, and bought these for my grandchildren. Best activity ever, and so easy to use…go to the makey makey website, plug in USB and attach clips to bananas, apples, playdough, ANYTHING, and make sound, music, etc. Children love these, and adults go nuts over them. Our teachers have as much fun as our students! Highly, highly recommend…particularly if you can get them at a good price, for they are a bit expensive at regular cost.
Best creative toy ever. These are AWESOME!! I use them as centers in my library, and bought these for my grandchildren. Best activity ever, and so easy to use…go to the makey makey website, plug in USB and attach clips to bananas, apples, playdough, ANYTHING, and make sound, music, etc. Children love these, and adults go nuts over them. Our teachers have as much fun as our students! Highly, highly recommend…particularly if you can get them at a good price, for they are a bit expensive at regular cost.
Brings out the Curiosity in Children. I had several of the Makey Makey kits for the students in my classroom a few years back. At that time, the students were able to access free programs that would work with Makey Makey. However, when I recently bought it for my grandson, I was unable to locate some of the free programs I had used with my students. There were many to purchase though.It is easy to use, once you read through all the directions, and there is also a few videos on the product website, and on YouTube. I highly recommend you watch those as well before using the product.My grandson, who just turned right, did have a lot of fun with it, and was running all over my house to find things he could use to complete the circuit. We used bananas, cherries, coins, clothes pins, and several other items. It is still a good product, and really brings out the curiosity in children. It is also a good product for the requirements of STEM.
I gave 4 of 5 stars since my son likes it. Honestly the components are well made, but it should have come with a case…I 3D printed one for like 30 cents in plastic but for 40 bucks it should have had a case…and a slightly larger box. Cannot fit everything back in the box once opened.My son likes this, and has had many hours of fun out of it. Making playdough buttons and such.I would like to see it support more than just a few buttons though. Perhaps at least as many as is on a game controller…that would be swell.Anyway, over all, decent product, but price was more than I expected.
ReDAd mea plaesw. Good toy lots of fun but a bit too fun like i made a arcade game
Like it. My sons love it
Stem gift. I bought this for my granddaughter, she absolutely loved it. She immediately started using it and had a lot of fun with it and was very creative with it.
Stem gift. I bought this for my granddaughter, she absolutely loved it. She immediately started using it and had a lot of fun with it and was very creative with it.