Bright Possibilities

Tag: Kids

  • ideaX from KCLS is awesome

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    In the past month, I had taken my 7-year old son to the ideaX event at the Bellevue main library. At this event there are an array of things to play with – blocks, lego mindstorms, 3D printer pens, line tracing robots, liteBricks, paper planes, etc. Besides kids, even adults were enjoying the event. This…

  • Looking for Better Scout Den App

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    We live in the worst of times with constant lack of time; And we live in the best of times with active kids. Sometimes people say we are living without attention. That said, from my experience as a Den leader for Cub Scouts in 2016-2017 (see the reflection piece), I felt it is important to…

  • First year of Cub Scouts – a reflection

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    My son (shortly M) started his first grade in 2016 and also started showing curiosity towards many activities. In the fall of 2016, M rambled down to a table with a lone rocket on the table. Curious as he was, he wanted to touch the rocket. The kakhi clad (now we know that they are…

  • Making Shields using modern maker technologies

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    In the medieval times, one cannot guard a state without great knights and soldiers. And these knights in-turn relied upon great armor, shields (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield), and swords. In the modern era we rely on defense technologies that reach farther. Still there is a lot learnt from the ancient shields including patience and creativity. Today my…

  • SparkSIP Summer Internship Process

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    We are signing up sponsors for the SparkSIP Summer Internships. We had 4 sponsors sign up and propose projects in the past week. And entrepreneurs are interested in how the sponsor flow works for summer internship. This infographic gives you a quick glimpse of the same. Sponsor your project by answering 10 questions at Spark SIP 2017 Sponsorship.

  • Summer Internships for High Schoolers – from SparkSIP

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    Are you an entrepreneur looking for help? Are you a researcher brimming with ideas and can use extra help? Are you the creative person who wishes you had someone help you in the short term? We invite you to reach aspiring high schoolers and offer them a summer internship. SparkSIP.org is a non-profit focused on connecting aspiring…

  • Creating a world of ones’ own, starting with the pinewood derby

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    Several years back I heard some of my colleagues talk about Derby cars. Coming from India where I did not know anything about these Derby cars; it was all new to me. I was busy and did not know dig into this either. Wind forward twenty years … and now I have a 1st grader who is in…

  • Making Things in Seattle

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    This summer I got interested in making things in Seattle. After nearly 25 years since my last attempt with robots, I got to work with robots.  As part of the SparkSip: Tiny Task Bots project, we built a small robot that will be used for cleaning metal roof. Congrats to the kids who worked on this robot…

  • Fitness and Togetherness – thanks to Girls on The Run

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    A few weeks back, my 11 year old daughter came home with a form requesting us to sign and acknowledge that she can join the Girls on The Run. At first I was surprised when I read that 4th and 5th grade girls are going to attempt a 5K run. I do not recall attempting a 5K…

  • Imagination and creativity at display by students at Wenatchee

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    On Apr 2nd, we attended the Washington State event for Destination Imagination at Wenatchee. 91 teams from across the state were in attendance. I observed fantastic creative work from the students across the state. I was also excited to have my daughter participate in one of the teams. A few teams used “leaf blowers” to construct hover-board for the…