NSAP: PBS Kids
Design it! Build it!
04/03/26
1:00-2:30pm
During this activity, kids will design, draw, and build a creature, building, or whatever else they can imagine out of recyclable materials.
Learning objectives
Students will design and create an art piece.
Students will learn about the importance of recycling and know what type of garbage should be recycled, reused, or thrown in the landfill.
Class is FREE, but donations are always accepted.
*Class is limited to 12 participants
Lenea is an Educational Specialist with Idaho Public Television; she brings creative activities and fun educational based engagement to the kids and families in North Idaho and sprinkles a little PBS KIDS into the work here and there.
Amy Rakich is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Idaho. Her teaching and research examine how design pedagogy and critical practices can expand ways of thinking about the built environment as a transformative force. She is also an advocate for design thinking in K–12 education, collaborating with partners to position architecture as a professional field of study at the intersection of STEM, the social sciences, and the humanities. Through her outreach work, she seeks to empower young learners with the tools to understand, shape, and care for the environments they inhabit, fostering curiosity and access to design literacy.