Barnes & Noble Maker Faire Partner- and WIN a $50 Gift Card #BNMakerFaire

October 23, 2015 by 125 Comments

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We all know Barnes & Noble is a national bookseller, but did you know they’re committed to building all forms of literacy for our children – reading, art and technology? As part of that commitment, they’ve partnered with Make: Magazine to present a Mini Maker Faire at every single Barnes & Noble store across the nation Friday, November 6-8.

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Maker Faires are community-based learning events that inspire everyone to become a Maker and connect with people and projects in their local community. Guests ages five and up can experience hands-on learning and making opportunities in creative thinking, art, design, construction, programming, coding, and 3D printing. The Mini Maker Faires will consist of three main areas:

  1. The Make Workspace: Attendees will experience the latest technologies in 3D printing, robotics, coding and programming, including: da Vinci Jr. 1.0 3D Printer from XYZprinting, Ozobot, The Slipstream Drone from Protocol, and Meccano Meccanoid from Spin Master.
  2. Meet the Makers: Leaders and top brands will discuss the latest trends in designing, building, creating and making.
  3. Make & Collaborate: Guests can immerse themselves in the process of ideation, rapid prototyping, circuitry and more. Among the featured products for children are: Electronic Snap Circuits from ELENCO, littleBits, Maker Studio™ from ThinkFun, and LEGO® Bionicle Bricks

You can contact your local store to find out what special guests are participating during the Mini Maker Faire, or visit www.bn.com/storelocator.

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We know its important to keep our children engaged and to expand their minds in new and wonderful ways, and the first-ever Barnes & Noble Mini Maker Faires provide an incredible opportunity for both children and adults to experience creativity and learning in an authentic, hands-on event.

In addition, I have a $50 Barnes & Noble gift certificate. For a chance to win, use the RC form below to enter.  Good Luck! Ends Nov. 21, 2015.
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  1. shawna says
    November 20, 2015 at 9:10 pm

    I would give it to my sister.

  2. Jason says
    November 20, 2015 at 8:20 pm

    I would give it to my mom.

  3. Melanie Montgomery says
    November 20, 2015 at 7:59 pm

    I’d use it to buy books for my daughter.

  4. Trisha McKee says
    November 20, 2015 at 4:48 pm

    I would share this with my daughter. I love to read and she is finally starting to share that love.

  5. Susan Smith says
    November 20, 2015 at 2:47 pm

    I would keep this and by books for my nieces for Christmas.

  6. susan smoaks says
    November 20, 2015 at 1:25 pm

    i would use it to get some k-cups

  7. Paula Michele Hafner says
    November 20, 2015 at 12:52 pm

    Honestly, I would use this to buy more books for my kids and maybe a new book about local history for myself..

  8. Stephanie Baker says
    November 20, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    I have to share? just kidding (kinda). my sister & i regularly hit up the starbucks in b&n after some browsing so next time will be my treat!

  9. Carolyn Daley says
    November 20, 2015 at 11:09 am

    I would make a lunch date with my mom and take her out to Barnes & Nobles afterwards to split the gift card. We can both select a couple of books to use the gift card on.

  10. kim keithline says
    November 20, 2015 at 7:08 am

    I would give it to my son

  11. Leslie Stanziani says
    November 20, 2015 at 2:27 am

    I would give this to my oldest daughter. She is an avid reader and loves books.

  12. Lisa V. says
    November 19, 2015 at 8:31 pm

    I would give to my daughter.

  13. Tara Woods says
    November 19, 2015 at 3:25 pm

    I would keep this and by books for my nieces for Christmas.

  14. Kimmy Ripley says
    November 19, 2015 at 10:53 am

    My daughter is in kindergarten and learning to read. I would love to buy some books for her!

  15. Erica B. says
    November 19, 2015 at 10:12 am

    I’ll donate to a family in need.

  16. Kristi C says
    November 19, 2015 at 4:22 am

    I would give this to my oldest daughter who is an avid reader.

  17. ReggieMann says
    November 18, 2015 at 10:55 pm

    I would keep it for myself

  18. Daniel M says
    November 18, 2015 at 9:39 pm

    to me mom she loves books

  19. Nicole C. says
    November 18, 2015 at 4:14 pm

    I will give this to my son.

  20. Tamra H says
    November 18, 2015 at 2:29 pm

    I would give this to my mom for Christmas!

  21. Vera says
    November 17, 2015 at 11:20 pm

    I’d keep it and buy books for my son.

  22. Amber L. says
    November 16, 2015 at 10:45 pm

    I would take my kiddos shopping for some new books!

  23. Tanya White says
    November 16, 2015 at 6:17 pm

    I would use it to buy some book for my kids.

  24. Robin says
    November 16, 2015 at 6:02 pm

    I would give it to my son.

  25. B Schwartz says
    November 16, 2015 at 11:39 am

    I would give this to my sister to use in her classroom.

  26. Stephanie Liske says
    November 15, 2015 at 9:17 pm

    I would give it to my husband, or one of my kids.

  27. brandy c says
    November 14, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    I’m the biggest reader in the house so I would keep it.

  28. Heather Dawn says
    November 14, 2015 at 9:11 am

    I would keep it, so I can buy some Christmas craft supplies with it!

  29. Sherrie K. says
    November 13, 2015 at 2:25 pm

    I would keep it for myself.

  30. Kathleen says
    November 12, 2015 at 8:58 pm

    I will give it to my daughter.

    kport207 at gmail dot com

  31. Christie says
    November 12, 2015 at 6:57 pm

    I would keep this for myself.

  32. Sarah Hall says
    November 12, 2015 at 6:24 pm

    I would give it to my daughter as she loves to read.

  33. Joan Kubes says
    November 12, 2015 at 5:40 pm

    I would give this to my son so he can buy books.

  34. Stacey b says
    November 12, 2015 at 1:38 am

    I’d give it to my Dad for a Christmas gift. He loves this store!

  35. clynsg says
    November 11, 2015 at 10:38 am

    I would give it to my daughter–it might either buy or almost buy a book for one of her college classes.

  36. Michele Baron says
    November 10, 2015 at 12:50 pm

    I would give it to my daughter….she is a middle school English teacher and is always in need of books

  37. Tim A says
    November 8, 2015 at 8:17 pm

    I would use it to buy some books for my sons for Christmas.

  38. Danielle Marie says
    November 8, 2015 at 6:48 am

    i would keep it for me. is that bad? i love books.
    xdaimarie(at)yahoo(dot)com

  39. Ellie Wright says
    November 7, 2015 at 12:24 am

    I would give this to my son.

  40. GB says
    November 5, 2015 at 1:20 pm

    I will use the gift card for me.

  41. Tracy Robertson says
    November 4, 2015 at 5:41 am

    I would keep it! I love reading more than anyone else I know.

  42. Steven Weber says
    November 3, 2015 at 10:51 pm

    I would gift this to my dad he is a huge Barnes and Noble fan.

  43. xty cruz says
    November 3, 2015 at 10:27 pm

    I would give this to my friend at work

  44. kim keithline says
    November 3, 2015 at 5:29 pm

    I would give it to my son he loves to read and is always buying books

  45. Lisa Ann says
    November 3, 2015 at 11:07 am

    I would give this to my daughter.

  46. Rosanne says
    November 2, 2015 at 11:45 pm

    I will use it to buy gifts @ Christmas for granddaughter or brother

  47. bill norris says
    November 2, 2015 at 5:33 pm

    i might use it and then dole out the books to my family members, make the most of the GC.

  48. Charlene S. says
    November 1, 2015 at 10:46 pm

    I’d give this to my son. He is an avid reader & could use it.

  49. mita says
    November 1, 2015 at 6:47 pm

    I would keep the prize for me

  50. Marcia Goss says
    November 1, 2015 at 5:04 pm

    I would give it to my husband.

  51. Carolyn G says
    November 1, 2015 at 3:17 pm

    My husband

  52. Kristen says
    October 31, 2015 at 8:33 pm

    I’ll use it to buy books for my friend’s baby shower.

  53. Jillian Too says
    October 30, 2015 at 8:19 pm

    I would keep it for myself and use some of it for Christmas gifts.

  54. Elle P. says
    October 30, 2015 at 2:53 pm

    No one. I would keep the prize for me.

  55. Ty says
    October 30, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    I would use it to get some kids books and some books for myself since I read a lot.

  56. Aaron says
    October 30, 2015 at 7:56 am

    I would give this to my friend Amanda =)

  57. Linda says
    October 30, 2015 at 1:11 am

    I would keep this for myself to buy books.

  58. sandra davis says
    October 29, 2015 at 2:08 am

    I would give this to my son to buy books with

  59. Lisa says
    October 28, 2015 at 10:28 pm

    I would keep this for myself.

  60. Tim says
    October 28, 2015 at 2:53 pm

    I’ll use it to buy books for my boys.

  61. shelly says
    October 28, 2015 at 1:54 pm

    I will use this for my girls Christmas’ presents.

  62. D SCHMIDT says
    October 28, 2015 at 11:15 am

    I would give this to my children to buy new books.

  63. Kimberly Hilbert says
    October 27, 2015 at 8:53 pm

    Everyone in my family will enjoy this gift certificate.

  64. Gina M (Wild Orchid) says
    October 27, 2015 at 2:37 pm

    I would give this to my son so he could bulk up his book collection.

    Entered the Rafflecopter as “Wild Orchid”

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    wildorchid985 AT gmail DOT com

  65. Jeanna says
    October 27, 2015 at 10:31 am

    Honestly I would keep it for myself!

  66. Melissa M says
    October 27, 2015 at 9:53 am

    I would keep it for myself.

  67. Bernie W says
    October 27, 2015 at 8:35 am

    I will give this to my wife if I win. Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win.

  68. Birdiebee says
    October 27, 2015 at 2:06 am

    I would give this to my youngest granddaughter as she is quite a reader and I spend about $60/month on books for her.

  69. Seyma Shabbir says
    October 26, 2015 at 11:28 pm

    I will let my sons pick out some books! At 6 and 8 this is the age to read!

  70. Dawn Monroe says
    October 26, 2015 at 9:12 pm

    I would give it to my middle daughter. Its one of her favorite stores.

  71. Tabathia B says
    October 26, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    I would give to my daughter who loves to read manga books which are expensive.

  72. Deanna says
    October 26, 2015 at 7:20 pm

    I will give the $50 gift card to my youngest son. I know he could find something to spend it on at Barnes & Noble! 😉

  73. Sarah Hayes says
    October 26, 2015 at 7:18 pm

    id give it to my sister

  74. Kyl Neusch says
    October 26, 2015 at 5:53 pm

    give it to my sister

  75. Angela Saver says
    October 26, 2015 at 2:23 am

    I would give this to my daughter, who loves to read!

  76. Brittney House says
    October 26, 2015 at 2:12 am

    I would give it to my mother.

  77. heather s says
    October 25, 2015 at 8:36 pm

    I would give it to my niece

  78. Courtnie Miller says
    October 25, 2015 at 6:38 pm

    I’ll give it to my sister.

  79. Angela says
    October 25, 2015 at 5:59 pm

    I’d give it to my boyfriend.

  80. Rochel S says
    October 25, 2015 at 2:09 pm

    I would use it for my kids!

  81. Kelly D says
    October 25, 2015 at 1:51 pm

    I would spend it on my kids.

  82. Karla R. says
    October 25, 2015 at 11:23 am

    I would keep it for myself.

  83. angie says
    October 25, 2015 at 8:36 am

    I’d give it to my sister.

  84. Rebecca Graham says
    October 25, 2015 at 2:54 am

    I will buy books for my grandchildren with this.

  85. Cheryl says
    October 25, 2015 at 1:11 am

    I would keep this for myself.

  86. Soha Molina says
    October 25, 2015 at 12:54 am

    I will keep it.

  87. Ashley C says
    October 25, 2015 at 12:11 am

    I would use this to get books for my niece and nephew!

  88. Ashley C says
    October 25, 2015 at 12:09 am

    I would use it to get books for my niece and nephew!

  89. Lauren says
    October 24, 2015 at 11:07 pm

    I would use this for Christmas gifts for family.

  90. Heather B says
    October 24, 2015 at 10:40 pm

    I would use the gift card to buy books for my 3 children for Christmas, if I was lucky enough to be the winner!

  91. katherine klein says
    October 24, 2015 at 10:19 pm

    I would use this to get books for my sons preschool.

  92. Jackie says
    October 24, 2015 at 10:10 pm

    I would give this to my daughter.
    Thank you!

  93. Mary says
    October 24, 2015 at 9:54 pm

    I would give it to my husband.

  94. Barbara Montag says
    October 24, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    I would gift this gift card to our grand daughter.
    She would love it!
    thank you

  95. Leigh Anne Borders says
    October 24, 2015 at 8:10 pm

    I would give this to my son for Christmas. He recently started reading and loves it. This would be great for him to choose what he wants to read.

  96. Amanda Sakovitz says
    October 24, 2015 at 7:15 pm

    I would keep this.

  97. Suzanne K says
    October 24, 2015 at 6:59 pm

    I’d keep this for myself and use it for books to learn Italian

  98. Julie Lundstrom says
    October 24, 2015 at 6:44 pm

    I would keep this and buy some books to read with my son.

  99. Cynthia R says
    October 24, 2015 at 6:28 pm

    I am the big reader in the family and I would keep it for myself!

  100. Danielle D says
    October 24, 2015 at 5:54 pm

    my family.

  101. Ben says
    October 24, 2015 at 5:33 pm

    I’ll keep for myself

  102. Kris I says
    October 24, 2015 at 3:37 pm

    I would give this to my daughter; she loves to read!

  103. Thomas Murphy says
    October 24, 2015 at 3:35 pm

    I would give it to my mom.

  104. Cynthia C says
    October 24, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    I would use it to buy books for my little great-nieces.

  105. Anna Pry says
    October 24, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    i would use it to buy a gift for a friend

  106. Danielle Wood says
    October 24, 2015 at 12:39 pm

    I would give this to my nephew, he loves books

  107. Natalie says
    October 24, 2015 at 12:00 pm

    I would give this gift card to my mom because she is a teacher.

  108. Julie Wood says
    October 24, 2015 at 11:42 am

    I will give this to my son for him to buy some nice books!

  109. janetfaye says
    October 24, 2015 at 9:36 am

    I would keep this for books that I would like to read.

  110. Richard Hicks says
    October 24, 2015 at 9:27 am

    I would give it to my sweet niece

  111. Lori Walker says
    October 24, 2015 at 8:58 am

    I would give this to my sister to buy books for my nephew.

  112. Sandy Klocinski says
    October 24, 2015 at 8:51 am

    It’s mine, all mine!

  113. Kristie says
    October 24, 2015 at 8:47 am

    I’d give it to my husband and kids…we all love to read! 🙂

  114. Tari Lawson says
    October 24, 2015 at 8:35 am

    I will keep it for myself.

  115. Amy Pratt says
    October 24, 2015 at 8:26 am

    I would give it to my best friend Jo who loves to buy calendars there.

  116. Ann Fantom says
    October 24, 2015 at 8:05 am

    If I won, I would give this to my daughter who loves to read

  117. Heather Hayes Panjon says
    October 24, 2015 at 7:52 am

    I Would Gift It To My Niece!

  118. Janet W. says
    October 24, 2015 at 6:18 am

    I would give this to my grandsons so they can pick out some books to add to their home library!

  119. Denise S says
    October 23, 2015 at 9:49 pm

    I would use this for my family.

  120. Bridgett Wilbur says
    October 23, 2015 at 9:13 pm

    I would give this to my daughter for books for school.

  121. Erica Best says
    October 23, 2015 at 8:14 pm

    i would keep i love to read

  122. Lisa says
    October 23, 2015 at 7:55 pm

    I would use it to buy some books for nieces and nephews. They all love books.

  123. Margaret Smith says
    October 23, 2015 at 6:47 pm

    I would use this towards my sons college books. His college has a B & N on campus and the store sells college books, among many other items.

  124. Adrienne Gordon says
    October 23, 2015 at 5:18 pm

    My daughter would love it

  125. McKim says
    October 23, 2015 at 4:28 pm

    I would use it to buy some books for my daughter’s third grade classroom.

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