LitKit: No-code STEAM kits teaching curious teens about creative technology
Maker Faire Bay Area 2026
September 25th-27th
Step into LitKit's immersive world of STEAM learning, where cardboard boxes bend time and space, logos dance, paper frogs catch digital flies, and hidden worlds emerge through the magic of augmented reality. Explore award-winning LitKit products and come to make and take handcrafted paper animations, then use LitKit's GIF-maker app to create looped animations that you can save, share, and show off to friends and family. Or embark on a digital scavenger hunt using our no-app WebXR experience: discover 10 augmented reality easter eggs hidden in plain sight among prints and products on display, with every find earning an entry into a raffle for exclusive LitKit collectible prizes. This hands-on learn, create, and explore experience showcases how LitKit blends analog making with digital creativity through no-code STEAM activities that inspire curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking. Whether you're a young maker, parent, educator, or lifelong learner, prepare to make, play, discover, and uncover something unexpected around every corner.
karen darricades
karen darricades is an artist, educator, creative technologist and independent media producer. Through her nonprofit, Never Gallery Ready, she has facilitated the creation of more than 10,000 works of art by young people ages 9-29, winning the Arts for Youth prize from the Toronto Arts Foundation in 2022. A youth mentor, media literacy expert, and global speaker on emerging tech, she recently founded LitKit, where she develops no-code STEAM maker kits that help curious teens understand creative technology.
