The STEAM Engine

04/10/2025

We are having a great Spring Break camp, partnering with Snapology and the Rosehill Community Center! Our campers have mastered the basics of TinkerCADand are becoming more and more creative each day. Today we'll be learning about articulation and how to create designs with moving parts.

04/06/2025

Our Intermediate 3D-Printing students killed it last week with their final project, birdhouses! These were the largest and most complex designs these students have ever created, and took into account what type of bird it was for (size, shape, open or closed front, size of entry hole, etc) as well as the need for drainage/ventilation holes, and the ability to clean out the old nest at the end of each nesting season. Their designs came out amazing, and we hope they will get to enjoy seeing the birds move in!

04/06/2025

We have made the difficult decision to take down our website: www.the-steam-engine.com is no longer active. While the website helped us get our name out in the community when we were first starting out, we've now transitioned to working in partnership with Rosehill Community Center for our classes and doing most of our advertising through Facebook community groups and our contact list of past students. So don't be alarmed if you can't reach our website anymore - we are still around and excited to continue serving the south Snohomish county community!

03/31/2025

We still have spots available in our Spring Break camp! You can sign up for all day (Amusement Park Engineering with Snapology in the mornings, 3D-Printing with the STEAM Engine in the afternoons), or just the mornings. We hope to see you there!

03/13/2025

If you have a teenager who's interested in coding and electronics, we have the perfect class for them! In Circuits & Coding, we'll build and program a different Arduino circuit together each week.

In Part 1 (April), students will learn to make circuits with different sensors and motors each week, culminating in putting those circuits together during the final class to make a small robot car. In Part 2 (May), students will complete a series of smaller projects: a theremin (musical instrument), color-changing infinity mirror, pulse monitor, and study timer. The classes are beginner friendly, and should also be engaging for students who've done a bit of coding but not specifically Arduino.

Classes will be from 5-6pm on Wednesdays at the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo. The combined price for both classes is $345, which includes a $100 Arduino kit that students will get to keep (as well as all other project supplies). You are also welcome to sign up for just Part 1 to start with, and make sure your teen likes it before they commit to Part 2 (even though we know they'll love it!).

You can sign up at https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/cityofmukilteorec/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=Circuits&viewMode=list or stop by Rosehill in person!

03/11/2025

The parts are in for the first project of our Intermediate 3D-Printing class: Nameplates! After making a nameplate for themselves, students who finished early were able to make more nameplates to give their teachers, parents and friends. We love the way building makerspace skills also nurtures kids' impulse towards generosity!

02/28/2025

We are excited to be collaborating with Snapology to bring Mukilteo kids an exciting, hands-on spring break camp! At this full day camp, kids ages 8-13 will spend the mornings working on Amusement Park Engineering projects with Snapology, and the afternoons learning 3D-printing with The STEAM Engine. Our 3D-printing afternoons will lead students through the process of designing name keychains, jewelry, fidget spinners, toy monsters, cam toys, and more. Everyone is welcome, no prior tech experience required!

01/16/2025

We are looking forward to leading a 3D-printing activity at Olympic View Middle School's STEAM event this afternoon! If you have a student at OVMS, encourage them to stop by the cafeteria after school today to print a keychains with their name on it and get a free ice cream sundae (and lots of other fun STEAM activities)!

Come grab a FREE ice cream sundae, 3D print your name on a keychain, play math games, get an art lesson in watercolors, and make and take home some butter RIGHT AFTER school today - Thursday, January 16th from 2:45-4pm.

We will be raffling off gift card prizes from Crumbl cookies, Ivars, Emerald City Smoothies, and Chick-fil-a. Snacks available for purchase $1-2.

Olympic View Middle school Students can ride the Activity Bus home, as space allows, or arrange pick up.

STILL looking for 4 volunteers to help out! https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/70A0F4AADAF23ABF85-51854609-steam

THANK YOU Mathnasium of Mukilteo and The STEAM Engine for partnering with us on making this event happen!

01/16/2025

We are excited to announce our upcoming class at Rosehill Community Center, 3D-Printing for Teens and Adults! In this hands-on, beginner-friendly class we'll do a different project each week, and at the end of the class you'll have four 3D-prints to take home. Spots are still open, sign up today at the Rosehill Activity Portal (https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/cityofmukilteorec/activity/search/detail/10020) or in person at Rosehill!

01/04/2025

Laser Cutter Art for Kids starts next week at the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo, WA! Every Wednesday we'll do a new hands-on, beginner-friendly project using the laser cutter. This class is perfect for creative kids (9-13) who want to explore a new medium, and for tech-savvy kids who want to stretch their creative muscles! Sign up today on the Rosehill activity portal (https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/cityofmukilteorec/activity/search/detail/10019?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true) or follow the instructions in the Rosehill Winter Activity Guide.

And if you're thinking "Huh? What's a laser cutter?", check out this video to get an idea of what it can do! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh9C6FDMcbs

12/13/2024

We had a great first week of 3D-Printing for Kids! Last Wednesday our students designed their own Toy Monsters from sketch to 3D-model. Yesterday, they were excited to receive their designs in the flesh...uh...plastic. This week we'll be printing their custom fidget spinner designs, and our grand finale will be maze toys. We are so excited to see our students creativity come to life!

11/15/2024

We are excited to show off our 3D-printed puzzles and toys at the Marysville Pilchuck High School holiday bazaar this Sunday!