Maker Class is Now in Session

New Awesomeness in Arts & Crafts

A couple of years ago, William and me used to watch a show called Mister Maker. It was basically just this one guy creating all types of different things, but for two boys so keen on arts and crafts it was super inspiring.

And even as we've got older, we still love creating things. So it's no surprise that in my first year at intermediate school, the class I loved the most was the technical one - and especially when we did DML (Design, Make, Learn). I spent loads of lunchtimes working on woodcut and laser printed creations that I'd designed on computer and then painstakingly made. Most of these were presents for Mum, Dad and William. And it's because of all the time I spent working on these that I was selected by the teachers to be in the special Maker Class this year.

William's also kind of following in my footsteps, though the things he's been creating are a little bit different.

With so many cool creations under our belt, Dad decided it was time to showcase them. So here's the story behind some of the cool things we've made in the last few months.

But doing this got me thinking: Dad's always behind the camera (or phone) in these videos, never in front of them. And he's actually created something pretty cool himself. So now the presenter becomes the director, as I turn the camera (well, phone) on Dad to tell us the story behind the book he wrote.

I'm tempted to ask which ones you thought were best, but I already know the answer: mine. The other guys' efforts were pretty good too, but in this house, there's only room for one Mister Maker - and that's Ollie.