It's a Maker's World // Adafruit + World Maker Faire

Hey Everybody! It's me, Johanna, back for my second blog post for 3rd Ward.

Since recently subscribing to the Adafruit blog,* I found out about someone named Sylvia. She has a YouTube show that teaches you how to make all sorts of things, from rockets to Arduino projects. And she's ten years old.

Isn't she one of the coolest girls you've ever seen? When I was really into HTML in high school, I only knew one other girl to share my enthusiasm and excitement with… and we were generally on our own when we couldn't quite figure out how to get something to work. Seeing a young person this knowledgeable, this excited, and this eager to share her smarts with the rest of the world made me nearly leap out of my seat, and spend my best money of the week: helping her get to World Maker Faire New York.

Sylvia wants to make it out here, but still needs a little bit of funding for both her and her crew (parents) to make the trip. The Indiegogo page she made gives more detail, and outlines the things you get back when you donate different amounts (you could get custom drawn robot illustrations!). People who are this remarkable this early in life should get all the support that those of us who can relate ("grown ups" who still love learning) – are willing to give. At this point Sylvia has a bit under two weeks and around $1,550 left to go: let's help her get up here! 3rd Ward will have a booth at Maker Faire, and we can't wait to meet her. :)

* Adafruit Industries is a (seriously awesome) resource for learning more about electronics, and buying parts and kits for projects to keep you entertained for an entire three-day weekend (including littleBits, which the 3rd Ward crew has been having a blast with recently! littleBits are a great way to start playing with electronics that's even more straight forward than Arduino, if you can imagine it – learn more about them here).