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Stronger family bonds
Build something real together, in the same room, with your own hands.
Grab your family. Create together. Build with your hands. Bring your ideas to life with technology.
Why We Build
Tech is way more fun when we build it together.
Families team up to create, build, move, and problem-solve, with their hands and with screens, side by side.
This hands-on tech adventure brings kids and grown-ups together to create, build, move, and problem-solve as a team.
Families explore healthier ways to use technology through playful activities: free-build stations, block-building challenges, family planning tools, creative app making, and guided fun that gets everyone moving, playing, and enjoying time away from screens.
It's designed for the whole family, giving adults and young people a chance to learn, make, experiment, and build, side by side.
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Healthier screen habits
Learn to use screens on purpose — to make, organize, and explore.
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More play, offline too
Move, play, and enjoy time away from devices.
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Tech as a tool
For creativity, learning, and shared family moments.
The Particulars
Three hours. One family. One epic build.
Mark the morning, grab your crew, and bring your imagination. Here's everything you need to know.
Saturday morning, 9:00am – 12:00 noon. Three fun-filled hours.
Students with their parents, guardians, or adult family members, building side by side.
A super-friendly app builder families use to bring their idea to life. No experience needed.
The Three-Hour Build
Draw. Build. Make an app!
Every family follows the same fun arc, from paper and bricks to a working app, in one morning.
9:00 – 9:20
Arrive & form your team
Families settle in, grab their build materials, and form their team. A quick, fun kickoff sets the mission.
9:20 – 10:00
Draw & imagine
Sketch your idea! Stick figures are totally allowed — no art skills required, just big imagination.
10:00 – 10:50
Build with LEGO
Construct a real-life prototype of your idea with bricks. Hands first, screens second.
10:50 – 11:50
Make your app
Open Base44 and turn your build into a working app — the whole family builds it together.
11:50 – 12:00
Show & celebrate
Each family shows off their build. Mentors cheer for creativity, teamwork, and the wildest ideas!
🧱 Physical Creative Challenge
Before we open the app, every family builds with their hands.
This is a big part of the fun. The physical design process comes first!
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Draw
Put your idea on paper. Sketch the family, the problem, and your solution.
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Imagine
Talk it out. What does it do? Who's it for? Stick figures totally welcome!
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Build with LEGO
Construct a real-life prototype with bricks before any screen time begins.
Create a digital solution for healthier tech habits.
Design something that helps families build a healthier relationship with technology and sparks fun activities away from screens, then bring it to life as an app!
Start with bricks. End with an app.
Every team finishes the hands-on design first. Helpful resources around the room show families how to get kids off screens and using tech responsibly.
💡 Possible Projects
Pick a project — or dream up your own!
Sixteen fun starting points. The last one is always an option: build something no one's imagined yet!
Family activity generatorOutdoor adventure appScreen time goal trackerDevice-free challenge systemFamily reward systemChore & responsibility trackerFamily competition appOutdoor scavenger hunt generatorExercise challenge appReading challengeCreative activity generatorFamily goal trackerScreen-free streak trackerEducational activity generatorParent & child challenge system✨ Completely original solution
🤝 Mentor Support
Friendly mentors roam the room to help.
Experienced guides move through the room all morning, building, imagining, and cheering families on!
Mentorship
Building
Help families turn a sketch into a working LEGO prototype and a clean app structure.
Mentorship
Imagining
Ask the right questions to sharpen the idea — who it helps and what makes it fun.
Mentorship
Inspiring
Roam the room with encouragement, examples, and a well-timed nudge toward wilder ideas!
🎉 Save the morning
Bring your family. Build something real.
November 7, 2026 · 9am – 12 noon · Students and their parents, guardians, or adult family members.