The Wacky Lolly Shooting Machine: A Loose Ends Workshop

Science, fun and construction go hand-in-hand in this fascinating workshop experience from the creator of LOOSE ENDS – the perfect school holiday activity for inquisitive minds!

After a short introduction into the functioning of contraptions, in small teams participants will build their part of a room-sized chain-reaction installation out of recycled components.

Each team is responsible for one section of the whole mechanism. Equipped with a building sheet, the participants start transforming a pile of apparent random stuff into a working component of the whole machine in a process of creative thinking, tinkering and experimentation.

Once all assembled and connected, the kids learn to preset their part, eliminate mistakes and explain the functioning of their section to the others. After that, off we go: once triggered there is no stopping of the chain-reaction (at least in a perfect world) till the big final surprise: it ends as a lolly shooting machine!

Creativity, problem solving, precision, learning through doing, communication and team work are encouraged, while children gain some hands-on understanding of the ‘cause and effect’ principle.

The workshop is suitable for ages 8 - 12 years. Spaces in each workshop are strictly limited and bookings are essential.