Meet our Magnificent Makers
Little Inventors wants children to open their eyes to the world of invention and creativity. But beyond the invention drawings, there is a unique opportunity for children and makers, designers and artists to come together and collaborate to bring children’s imagination to life.
By taking children’s ideas seriously and presenting them in a professional manner through collaboration with skilled makers, we will help showcase children’s original ideas, perspectives and voices.
We also want to challenge the skills and experience of adult makers, and encourage them to push beyond their own limits by engaging with the highly imaginative and unhindered minds of young children.
Do you make things?Join the fun!
Download our maker's resource pack full of helpful tips and hints for selecting, creating and documenting your making process.
I'm an animator and model-maker based in Northumberland. I combine digital animation techniques with more traditional methods like stop motion. I enjoy sharing my skills with others - I'm an Associate Lecturer at Northumbria University and an animation mentor with TICE - introducing children to what it is like working in creative industries.
STARBASE One is a non-profit youth program that inspires 4th through 6th-grade students through hands-on STEM education. With over 30 years of experience, we are a team of dedicated and talented educators and support staff with many talents. We are always engaged in ways to support the educational community, and we look forward to the opportunity of helping bring the ideas and inventions of young minds to life!
We are both Professors at the College for Creative Studies teaching in the Product Design Department. Check out our students work @ www.ccsproductdesign.com
Joan Nuguid is a Filipina born artist residing in Toronto, Canada. At best, her work is intimate and personal, deeply inspired by her daily life and experiences as an immigrant woman. She is interested in telling compelling stories that are both complex and easily digestible. Her work has been shown locally in The Ignite Gallery, The Ada Slaight Gallery, The Little Inventor’s program supported by NSERC and recently in Paradise Theatre for TAIS. Her upcoming works include another project with The Little Inventors team and Video Fever 2022 hosted by TSV. Currently she’s pursuing a BFA in Ocad University.
18 year old product design student at Edinburgh Napier University
Hello, I am Ben, an animation professional out of Toronto, Canada. I work in an animation studio and do freelance design and illustration on the side.
I am a student at OCAD University majoring in Illustration. I love to draw and bring ideas to life!
A year 3 student who does Product Design in Edinburgh Napier University.
Hello, my name is Robert and I am very excited to partake in making a little inventor's idea come to life! I am in my final year at OCAD University and think this is a wonderful opportunity to apply my skills, while learning and growing along the way. When I am not working on class assignments or personal art projects, I enjoy reading and playing video games.
I am an animation student at OCAD University. I enjoy bringing stories to life through animation. I love working to improve my skills by practicing!
My favourite colour is blue and I also love rabbits and cats.