# Activities **URL:** https://heyplix.mit.edu/c/activities/5.md [Latest](https://heyplix.mit.edu/latest.md) · [Categories](https://heyplix.mit.edu/categories.md) · [Tags](https://heyplix.mit.edu/tags.md) --- ## [About the Activities category](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/about-the-activities-category/17)
**Author:** [@plix-team](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/plix-team)\ **Replies:** 0
For all things related to PLIX activities & kits. Share experiences running these programs, ask & answer questions, post reflections, brainstorm remixes, give feedback, and more! You can find overviews of all PLIX act… --- ## [Little Pet Game that i made on OctoStudio](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/little-pet-game-that-i-made-on-octostudio/1753)
**Author:** [@MiguelTheDRMR](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/MiguelTheDRMR)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/little-pet-game-that-i-made-on-octostudio/1753 "2026-08-08T16:10:08Z")
Hello, I’m MiguelTheDRMR, I just have installed the OctoStudio app on my Phone & I Made this very simple Pet game for testing the app, maybe I will make & post more games here :slight\_smile: I hope y’all like it \<3 … --- ## [How to share your OctoStudio project on the forum!](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/how-to-share-your-octostudio-project-on-the-forum/1436)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/how-to-share-your-octostudio-project-on-the-forum/1436 "2026-06-21T19:13:43Z")
You can upload OctoStudio project files to the PLIX forum!!! (This took me too long to figure out.) The share button is at the top, next to the home button. Choose Send Project File. You might need a computer for … --- ## [Cat-In-A-Box Instruction pieces](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/cat-in-a-box-instruction-pieces/1733)
**Author:** [@The\_Rob](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/The_Rob)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/cat-in-a-box-instruction-pieces/1733 "2026-03-25T18:06:23Z")
A few of the instructions for Cat-in-the-Box Stations. let me know if you have questions about materials and facilitation! Plenty more things to come. --- ## [Shining Snowflakes](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/shining-snowflakes/1718)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/shining-snowflakes/1718 "2025-12-03T18:14:25Z")
Add some sparkle to your existing winter snowflake-making library program with paper circuits! Here I used aluminum foil tape instead of copper tape since I associate snow with sparkly white and silver colors. (After a w… --- ## [Haunted Light-up cards and other examples!](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/haunted-light-up-cards-and-other-examples/1709)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/haunted-light-up-cards-and-other-examples/1709 "2025-11-21T19:09:20Z")
Use this space to share your variety of examples and haunted light-up cards Share your thoughts in designing your creation! Who did you create the card for and why? --- ## [Alternatives to coin-cell batteries](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/alternatives-to-coin-cell-batteries/1703)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/alternatives-to-coin-cell-batteries/1703 "2025-10-29T18:02:17Z")
At least once a year, we ship coin-cell batteries to places like Hawaii or Alaska because it’s not easy to find them locally. It’s not equitable to have an activity where materials are hard to find! The button LEDs we u… --- ## [Games that reflect your upbringing](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/games-that-reflect-your-upbringing/1710)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/games-that-reflect-your-upbringing/1710 "2025-10-24T17:18:45Z")
What games have you played recently? Do they reflect your upbringing or culture? Let’s try making games in OctoStudio! Share your creations here --- ## [New Book: Radical Cartography](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/new-book-radical-cartography/1701)
**Author:** [@sskaryd](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/sskaryd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/new-book-radical-cartography/1701 "2025-09-02T13:45:52Z")
Hey, y’all! I happened across this book and thought it may be incorporated into spatial poetry: --- ## [Sonic Seasoning At-Home Experiment Kits](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/sonic-seasoning-at-home-experiment-kits/1699)
**Author:** [@kslpl](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/kslpl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/sonic-seasoning-at-home-experiment-kits/1699 "2025-08-05T14:27:19Z")
Hi all! I just wanted to share a Take & Make (Take & Eat?) that I offered our patrons in July. I try my best to provide a take-home STEM activity during all school breaks and this one was the most fun for me to do so fa… --- ## [Summer Park Haiku](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/summer-park-haiku/1693)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/summer-park-haiku/1693 "2025-08-05T14:20:39Z")
Take a moment for wonder and look up the parks in your area! Use this google map search link for parks near you. What do you notice on the map? What words stand out to you? What shapes do you see? Do you know who or wh… --- ## [Poems for the places we grew up in](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/poems-for-the-places-we-grew-up-in/1694)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/poems-for-the-places-we-grew-up-in/1694 "2025-07-03T18:20:59Z")
Early July, PLIX connected with Margaret Sullivan Studio, to share our work and play together. We connected on creativity, community, and our love for libraries. Here are some poems from the talented team to inspire you! … --- ## [Combining for Complexity: Tessellation Stamps](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/combining-for-complexity-tessellation-stamps/1690)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/combining-for-complexity-tessellation-stamps/1690 "2025-06-27T15:49:08Z")
Share your tessellation stamp creations here, to inspire others! What are other explorations you’d like to try to dive deeper into symmetry? --- ## [Paper Inflatable PIKACHU!](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/paper-inflatable-pikachu/1678)
**Author:** [@kane](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/kane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/paper-inflatable-pikachu/1678 "2025-05-15T21:06:56Z")
Hi y’all! Once a month, I head out of the library to Treffert Studios, a local organization that works with neurodivergent individuals, especially youth. Per their website, “Our mission is to help neurodivergent individ… --- ## [Fuse Bead Paper Circuits](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/fuse-bead-paper-circuits/1433)
**Author:** [@dramos](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/dramos)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/fuse-bead-paper-circuits/1433 "2025-04-10T15:42:03Z")
It was posed in the ambassador forum if fusebeads and paper circuits would work … this is my response and experiment. I think if you don’t over melt the beads the LED tines should fit through the melted bead …or you can… --- ## [My Own Personal Jupiter: Spatial Poetry](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/my-own-personal-jupiter-spatial-poetry/1652)
**Author:** [@sskaryd](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/sskaryd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/my-own-personal-jupiter-spatial-poetry/1652 "2025-03-26T15:18:50Z")
We finally hosted our Jupiter Centennial-themed Spatial Poetry event, to much success! Here’s a little write-up about it: Staff Sessions I hosted two sessions of spatial poetry to show staff how it’s run and to have so… --- ## [OctoStudio group project!](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/octostudio-group-project/1489)
**Author:** [@MalloryP](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/MalloryP)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/octostudio-group-project/1489 "2025-03-03T13:54:43Z")
Hi all! I spaced on posting here, many apologies. I’ve become wholly focused on our MiniCon event :sweat\_smile: Anyway, here is how I ran my program, and I’m going to attempt getting our project up as well! My plan from… --- ## [Love for Place and Time](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/love-for-place-and-time/1610)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/love-for-place-and-time/1610 "2025-02-18T16:39:02Z")
Reimagine and revisit maps of places you’ve loved in poetic language!\* Renew your understanding of place and time in this activity about local data research skills. Where are or were the places you loved? What were the … --- ## [Data Gems with Teens in Somerville Public Library](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/data-gems-with-teens-in-somerville-public-library/1621)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/data-gems-with-teens-in-somerville-public-library/1621 "2025-02-14T19:24:11Z")
Share your documented photos and reflections here! --- ## [Sonic Seasoning Make'n'Meet Reflections](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/sonic-seasoning-makenmeet-reflections/1268)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/sonic-seasoning-makenmeet-reflections/1268 "2025-02-06T03:22:46Z")
What are the sounds of your favorite foods? Least favorite? Design a personal rating system for food based on sounds and other senses. Can you make foods more likable for you? Or make them more dislikable? Share your… --- ## [Bright Reflection Petals + Virtual Bouquet](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/bright-reflection-petals-virtual-bouquet/1591)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 12:43am UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/bright-reflection-petals-virtual-bouquet/1591 "2025-01-30T00:43:29Z")
We’re making a “virtual” bouquet! Combining our reflection prompts with paper circuits, create a reflection flower or plant (or insect!) of your choosing. On a petal / leaf / wing, respond to these reflection questions,… --- ## [DataGems and creative learning reflection!](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/datagems-and-creative-learning-reflection/1502)
**Author:** [@christy](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/christy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/datagems-and-creative-learning-reflection/1502 "2025-01-30T00:41:57Z")
Hello! My name is Christy, a first-year undergrad at MIT, and over the past few months I’ve been working with Ada on creating the DataGems activity. I wanted to join the PLIX project to get more involved in education an… --- ## [Between the Pages, an OctoStudio Side Quest](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/between-the-pages-an-octostudio-side-quest/1599)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/between-the-pages-an-octostudio-side-quest/1599 "2025-01-29T00:57:17Z")
Sneak between the pages of a story and give characters a sidequest! Do the characters in your favorite story ever take a break to nap, eat a yummy snack, or use the bathroom? What other things do you do in your everyday… --- ## [Reflections from our first time facilitating a PLIX creative learning program!](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/reflections-from-our-first-time-facilitating-a-plix-creative-learning-program/1611)
**Author:** [@kabridge](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/kabridge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/reflections-from-our-first-time-facilitating-a-plix-creative-learning-program/1611 "2025-01-28T18:03:04Z")
Last Wednesday we (Daphne and Kailey) helped run the Paper Circuits activity at the West Branch of the Somerville Public Library! This was our first time facilitating a program with PLIX. We had an amazing experience and… --- ## [Light-up gratitude cards](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/light-up-gratitude-cards/1590)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/light-up-gratitude-cards/1590 "2025-01-24T22:51:41Z")
Here’s a prompt that works for any time of the year! Create a light-up gratitude card for someone you’re grateful for in your life. Who did you make the card for? What did you include on the card to express your gratit… --- ## [A Microscopic Adventure on a housefly!](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/a-microscopic-adventure-on-a-housefly/1448)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/a-microscopic-adventure-on-a-housefly/1448 "2025-01-17T20:11:53Z")
I was playing with my handheld microscope when I had an idea for an OctoStudio project. Exploring with a microscope is already fun, but these microscopic worlds are not really places we can play around in! But in OctoSt… --- ## [Pocket Data Collector](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/pocket-data-collector/1564)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/pocket-data-collector/1564 "2025-01-10T18:02:41Z")
What data are you collecting in your pocket? How are you collecting it? When? How might your collected data influence your decisions or actions later on? Here are some of my highlights from the Nov 14, 2024 workshop: … --- ## [Larger materials for larger inflatables?](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/larger-materials-for-larger-inflatables/1593)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/larger-materials-for-larger-inflatables/1593 "2025-01-10T16:36:25Z")
@k.turner Katelyn asked if there are larger sheets of heat-sealable materials to make larger inflatables. I’ve tried getting those mylar emergency blankets, that can also be used in gardening. But when I tried it, those… --- ## [Collecting data about library program participants](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/collecting-data-about-library-program-participants/1572)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/collecting-data-about-library-program-participants/1572 "2024-12-09T19:55:32Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve been thinking about fun ways and tangible ways to collect data about people participating in library programs. Some of the data that people often collect is number of people and how old they are! Here… --- ## [Data Gems Play Testing](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/data-gems-play-testing/1507)
**Author:** [@ada](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/ada)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/data-gems-play-testing/1507 "2024-11-11T21:47:31Z")
Share your Data Gems creations and ideas here. (Photos would be great!) What data are meaningful to you? What data are you tracking? What do different parts of your data tracker stand for? the colors? The charms? [Next page](https://heyplix.mit.edu/c/activities/5.md?page=1)