Sneaky Play
Abstract
In Sheffield, the Maker{Futures} Mobile Maker Space works as a special visiting STEAM program for schools and community groups. The author volunteered to work with the program in several of their sites and was able to document the sneaky playfulness of going off-script when children were given design challenges. These examples of combinatorial thinking were among the most creative observed in the makerspaces by the staff themselves, and the staff discussed obstacles to playful education programs. Photographs illustrate how the children creatively shifted their activities toward play.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Teaching and Learning Programming
Museums and Cultural Heritage
Design Education and Practice
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Open Book Publishers
- Pages
- 73–100
- Publication date
- 5 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter