Christmas Lantern Lab: Light Up the Festive Night!

Design your very own Christmas lantern! Create festive patterns, build a wooden lantern and bring it to life with warm, glowing lights. Turn your imagination into a glowing Christmas creation! Design your very own Christmas lantern using CAD and laser cutting! Create festive patterns, build a wooden lantern and bring it to life with warm glowing lights in this hands-on Makerbay workshop. Overview This Christmas, don't just hang up decorations — design and make your own! Join Makerbay for a festive 3-hour workshop where digital design meets hands-on creativity. You'll transform flat sheets of wood into a beautiful, illuminated Christmas lantern, complete with your own custom designs. Starting with a hexagonal lantern template, beginners can create their own patterns, snowflakes, stars and festive illustrations using CAD software. Feeling adventurous? Take on the advanced challenge and design your own lantern structure, experimenting with shapes, patterns and creative construction techniques. Once your designs are ready, watch them come to life through laser cutting. Assemble your wooden lantern, add warm LED lighting and discover how your patterns transform into beautiful light and shadow. What You'll Experience: • Learn the basics of CAD and laser cutting. • Design your own festive lantern patterns. • Choose between beginner-friendly and advanced design challenges. • Explore how light interacts with different shapes and materials. • Assemble and illuminate your own wooden lantern. • Take home a unique Christmas decoration made entirely by you! Duration: 3 hours Recommended Age: 8+ Experience Level: Beginners and experienced makers welcome Design it. Cut it. Light it up!