Makey Makey (Large Box)

What is Makey Makey?

Turn the whole world into a keyboard. It's a simple Invention Kit for Beginners or Experts doing art, engineering, and everything in between.

How Does it Work?

Alligator Clip two objects to the Makey Makey. For example, you and a banana (or an ice cube, or a kitty cat). When you touch the banana, the computer just thinks a keyboard key is being pressed, so you can type a letter, jump in a video game, take a picture, or play some music.

Who is Makey Makey For?

Kids, Artists, Educators, Engineers, Inventors, Makers. Really it is for everyone. 

What materials work with Makey Makey?

Ketchup, Pencil Graphite, Finger Paint, Fruits, Plants, Coins, Your Grandma, Silverware, Anything that is Wet, Pets, Aluminum, Rain, and hundreds more. Really any material that can conduct at least a tiny bit of electricity.

What can I create?

Make a banana piano, play Mario on  a play dough game pad, take a selfie of your cat every time she drinks water. How? First, load up a computer program or any webpage. Let's say you load up a piano. Then, instead of using the computer keyboard buttons to play the piano, you can hook the Makey Makey to something fun, like bananas, and the bananas become your piano keys.

Hundreds more of examples can be found at MakeyMakey.com.

Make a banana piano!

Find a free virtual piano from the web. Instead of using your keyboard to play the piano, connect the keys on the Makey Makey to bananas. The bananas then become your piano keys!

Draw your own game controller!

Load up your favorite game or find a new one online. Draw the controls on a notepad with a pencil. Alligator clip the buttons, ground yourself, and play!

Dance like never before!

Make life-size game controllers you can jump on! When your foot touches water in a tub, or aluminum foil on the floor, you can play a dancing game or make your character jump!

Sneak yourself a cat selfie!

Set up a conductive pad (silver foil) and a water bowl for the kitty. Hook them up to set off your laptop camera when he comes to have a drink! Hundreds more examples on the official website.

Invented at MIT

Designed by MIT PhD’s to be simple and foster true project based creative learning.

Think Big

A staircase or even a whole house can become a musical instrument. Build creative confidence!

Rewire the world

Ten lesson plans tied to common core and 18 creative guides available at the official website.

Make Stem learning fun!

Using only alligator clips and a webpage, you can learn circuits, user interface design, and physical computing.

Ever played Mario on Play-Doh? or Piano on Bananas?

Makey Makey is a simple circuit board that lets you reprogram the world by connecting everyday objects to a computer.

First setup takes seconds.

Start out easy with a banana piano. Then make game controllers, musical instruments, and inventions.

Warning: extended use may result in creative confidence!

Ages 8 and up