We are putting on a Pop-Up Maker Faire at STEM Fest 2025 in Sandy!
What is a Pop-Up Maker Faire?
A Pop-Up Maker Faire is a FREE event for kids and families with hands-on STEM activities.
What You Should Know:
The STEM Action Center is running this event.
This Pop-Up Maker Faire is being held during STEM Fest's Family Night.
The event is indoors and you may be on your feet a lot. Please dress comfortably!
When you get to the event, please check in at volunteer check in. You will be assigned a job ahead of time via email. Please make sure to be checking your email in the days prior to the event.
Parking is free. There are multiple entry doors to the expo center. There will be STEM signage near the door that you should enter through.
This activity does require some thought and small amount of training. We will provide the materials about the activities prior to the event if you prefer to read about the activity in your own time. We do recommend you make time to read about your assigned activity beforehand.
Any questions about this opportunity? Reach out to Gina Powell at ginapowell@utah.gov.
About The Pop-Up Maker Faire Project:
The Young Makers and Future Innovators Program uses a maker-based approach to engage children ages pre-k to 6th and their families from communities of intergenerational poverty in rich STEM learning experiences. The Pop-Up Maker Faires are one of the opportunities, funded through a grant from bioMerieux and designed as replicable, affordable and sustainable over time. Six communities (West Valley City, Layton/Clearfield, Kearns, Taylorsville/Murray, Midvale and Rosepark/Fairpark) have been identified to access this learning, using themed Innovation Stations which focus on the design process and problem solving.
Last year, our Pop-Up Maker Faires provided activities to an estimated 2555 participants. The activity themes included: Cardboard Creations, Create Your Code, Electronics and Electricity, Paper Crafts, Science of Sound, Storybook STEM and Edible Engineering.
