DesignIT Travels to Concert in the Garden

Objective: Design IT Studios at Concert in the Gardens painting Star Wars Mask on Spin tables.

Time: June 22-23rd, 2007, 6pm-8:30pm

Participants: Sammie, Jasmine, Wesley, and Ashley

Activity: Design IT Studios took a very short road trip to Concert in the Garden. In the museum van, we brought spin art supplies for kids to make Star Wars mask. The concert coordinator let us in through a private entrance and showed us where we will be station. We setup the activity quickly. The interns made their example of the masked for visitors to see then afterwards, I sent the interns out to explore the area before we started our section. Visitors began to arrive at 6:30pm. At first, the visitors thought that they had to pay to make the mask. Soon when the visitors realize that it was free we were busy until the Nation Anthem song blared across the park. Kids and parents seemed to enjoy the activity mainly because it was easy to make and it gave their kids something to do while the stage people were prepping for the concert. We had 1 year old to 15 year old joining us in the activity. Masked children were wondering around pretending to be Star Wars character or Harry Potter. The interns and I had a blast both days we were out. Special thanks to the Star Wars impersonators for coming over to make a mask with the kids.

Darth Vador, lightsaber, Jedi's, and more!!!!

Objective: Design IT Studios Interns help with the Membership Preview for Star Wars by guiding kids and parents towards building lightsabers.

Time: June 8, 2006, 6pm-8pm

Materials: LED lights, straw, glue stick, Popsicle stick, CR2032 battery, and electrical tape.

Activity: Star Wars finally opened at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. Design IT Studios coaches and interns had a small play shop in Hands on Science building lightsabers. Materials were laid out for the members with six interns nervously waiting for the doors to open up to Hands on Science. The room was darken for special effects and the only light sources came form lamps. As the doors opens, interns and coaches were packed with young Jedi's, storm troopers, and Darth Vader's all accompanied by their parents ready to see what the activity was for the night. By the hour, the museum was filled with lightsabers and the sound of whoosh. In the picture above, young Star Wars fans showing off their finish lightsaber. The most exciting part of the night had to go towards the interns interacting with children, ages 5-13 years old. It was fairly busy for the 2 hours that we were on the floor but each intern kept a cool head and put many smiles on the children and parents face.




Ashley demonstrating how to make a lightsaber.