How it works
1 Download the Maker Mondays workbook
Download the Maker Mondays workbook - you will need this to complete the Maker Mondays challenge.
2 Print the workbook
The workbook is made up of worksheets for you to write and draw on, so you will need to print them before you can use them. If you don't have a printer at home, then you can create your own by copying each worksheet on a separate sheet of paper.
You could also create your own Maker Monday Workbook to keep all your ideas in.
3 Follow the design thinking process
Follow the design thinking process set out in your workbook. Note: If you want to be more familiar with this before you start - the design thinking process is outlined below. You can also read in more detail about design thinking here.
Some of the best inventions and transformative ideas happening across the world today will begin with a sense of curiosity, wonder and lots of playing with ideas and using the same skills you will use to create your idea!
4 Take pictures of your worksheets
When you are finished working, take pictures of worksheet 5 & 6 from your workbook. Make sure each photograph is a good shot - straight on, in portrait format and in good light so the image is clear. These images may appear in the online gallery - so you want them to look good!
5 Upload your idea to the Maker Mondays website
You are now ready to upload your idea to the Maker Mondays website. You can use the QR code on the workbook to go straight to the upload page - or you can click the upload button above at the top of the website. Compete the short form and upload the images you took of your worksheets.
6 Check the online gallery
The Maker Monday team selects up to 20 of the best submissions for the week and includes them in the gallery. We have to limit it to 20 submission because there isn't the space on our server to upload everyone's ideas.
So if yours doesn't make it one week - don't worry - please try again. Remember we might get 100's of submissions each week, maybe 1000's! There's lots of time to practice. Every idea is a good idea.