MAKING IT! IS A HIGH TECH DISCOVERY CENTRE FULL OF EXCITING AND FUN THINGS TO SEE, DO AND MAKE FOR ALL AGES. Be amazed at how inventions happens – how they succeed or fail – design your own fizzy drink – produce designs using light-box drawing techniques and explore 3D Computer Aided Design – explore different materials and test them to destruction – try to run an assembly line and put your head into a virtual factory making newspapers, cans and bottles – pits your wits against the “bottle filling challenge” – puzzle out the mysteries of bar codes – and star on the front page of a newspaper, print a copy to take home. You...
BALLOON LAUNCH RESULTS
CONGRATULATIONS to Olivia Jones (age 12) —- winner of our 10th Birthday Balloon launch held between 2nd-15 April 2012. 433 balloons were launched mainly in rainy conditions and on the final day (15 April) Olivia let her balloon go in excellent weather – clear and blustery. The...
10TH BIRTHDAY CARD WINNERS
Winners of our 10th Birthday Card competition were Grace Perry age 8, Codie Dexter age 8 and Mollie King age 10. They all receive a free family ticket to visit Making it! discovery centre over the Summer holidays. A huge thanks you to all the children who made us a birthday card –...
WINNER OF EASTER EGG HUNT
CONGRATULATIONS to Isobel Hewitt from Creswell – Winner of our Eggstravaganza Easter Egg Hunt. A special Easter Egg prize is on its way to Isobel. Well done to all the children who took part in the Hunt.
QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE
During the half term in June, we will be holding lots of exciting activities and events to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. We will be posting up further information in the near future – sign up for our newsletter on the home page and you will be sent information directly to...
BALLOON LAUNCH UPDATE
The last of our “mass balloon” launches took place today. There were fourteen mass launches held between 2nd – 15th April. The weather was not very favourable with plenty of rain and low cloud although Friday last week and today were better weather conditions. The...
10TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS – BALLOON LAUNCH – 5TH APRIL 2012
Balloons launched on Thursday on two separate launches – at the first launch, the balloons travelled in a westerly direction over towards Sutton in Ashfield, Matlock, Cheshire and onto Wales,at the second launch, the balloons travelled in a more southerly direction over Hucknall,...
10TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS – BALLOON LAUNCH 4TH APRIL 2012
The balloons launched on Wednesday, 4th April travelled in a westerly direction over towards Sutton in Ashfield, Matlock, Cheshire and on to Wales (with a fair wind). We have had some phone calls from people who have found balloon tags – unfortunately, due to the bad weather earlier...
