MARBLES TOUR ACROSS AMERICA
Demonstrating my marbles projects at marble shows in (hopefully) 8 cities.
Profits from fee-based events and book sales will help fund this tour.
Demonstrating my marbles projects at marble shows in (hopefully) 8 cities.
Profits from fee-based events and book sales will help fund this tour.
Good News!
At the 2016 KC Maker Faire in June, my Marble Race Track
was awarded a Blue Ribbon for ingenuity and compelling engagement. I
also sold 31 copies of my new book, Make It! All About Marbles; 24 DIY STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) Projects, which just arrived the night before.
I hope you will buy a copy today.
For a sample of the 24 DIY STEM Projects go to my Face Book page, The Bests
Marble Activities.
Join me on Face Book and please checkout my FB page, The Bests Marble Activities page, a place where parents, kids, collectors, teachers, Churches...can share wholesome, fun activities with marbles. Our goal in sharing these activities is to ignite in kids and adult the captivating joy that yours truly has been blessed with.
Marble Track Racing (see picture below) is a marbles activity author Rich Maxwell discovered in France and introduced to the United States at the Kansas City Maker Faire in June 2015.
Collecting Marbles, A Beginner's Guide provides beginners with step-by-step instruction to help identify the key features to look for in a marble.
Presenting over 120 full-color images, this comprehensive
guide also introduces readers to, what the author calls,
the “Twelve Classics.”
As a bonus, Rich Maxwell includes photographs of the unique ways he displays his marble collection.
• IDENTIFY THE BASIC FEATURES OF MARBLES
• LEARN TO RECOGNIZE THE CLASSIC MARBLES
• HOW TO FIND GOOD MARBLES AT ESTATE SALES
• LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE OLD GAME OF RINGER
Buy Now
DIY Marbles Projects: A Maker's Tutorial by Richard Maxwell contains plans, instructions and colorful illustrations on how to build marbles roller coasters, race tracks, polymer clay marbles...a total of 24 projects author Rich Maxwell developed with 1,700 kids and counting, in the Kansas City area.
The Maker Movement
Mark Hatch, CEO of TechShop in his book Maker Movement Manifesto writes, "The Maker Movement is the largest explosion of creativity, knowledge creation and innovation in all of human history."
That's what Maxwell's book DIY Marble Projects is about.
Rich Maxwell, has a Masters Degree in elementary/early education, an avid marble collector and a Maker at heart. Currently offers Marbles & Makers Hands On Workshops at schools, camps, and makerspaces. If you would like to host a Marbles & Makers Workshop at your contact Rich Maxwell by email Maxwell today: marblekeeper@gmail.com
