Tinkering Prompt Generator

Stuck trying to come up with tinkering ideas? Use the lists below as a tinkering prompt generator! Take a word from the first list (Modes of Tinkering) and pair it with a word from the second list (Topics for Tinkering) to start you on your way!

Examples:

    • Origami + Underwater = an aquarium full of paper fish
    • Knitting + Dinosaurs = yarn bombing a lamppost into a brontosaurus
    • Wearables + Superheroes = glowing Iron Man Arc Reactor t-shirt

Modes of Tinkering:

  • Art (painting, sculpture, collage, etc)
  • Crafting
  • Cardboard
  • Woodworking
  • Metalworking
  • Electronics
  • Arduino/Programming
  • Origami/Papercrafting
  • Sewing/Wearables
  • Knitting/Crocheting
  • Felting
  • 3D Printing
  • 3D Modeling
  • CNC
  • Laser cutting
  • Robotics
  • Automata
  • Filmmaking
  • Animation/Stop-Motion
  • Vacuum Forming
  • Upcycling
  • Cooking/Baking
  • Chemistry
  • Science
  • Engineering
  • Gardening/Outdoors Activities
  • Moldmaking

 

Topics for Tinkering (A few possibilities):

  • Animals/Insects
  • Contraptions/Devices
  • Costume Making
  • Robots
  • Games
  • Ball Runs
  • Rube Goldberg Machines
  • Mazes
  • Underwater
  • Obstacle Courses
  • Toys
  • Roller Coasters
  • Time Travel
  • Superheroes
  • Light
  • Outer Space
  • Planes
  • Puppets
  • Dinosaurs
  • Cars
  • Simple Machines
  • Noise and Music
  • Fort
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