This Christmas, an educational platform is organising a fun and immersive STEM workshop for curious young minds
A glow-up Christmas tree
Aimed at young learners aged six to 14, the workshop encourages children to build functional electronic Christmas models while gaining a strong foundation in science and engineering concepts. Reetu Jain, managing director and founder, OMOTEC (On My Own Technology), reveals that the workshop has been carefully structured to ensure that children of all skill levels feel confident and included. “Our Christmas STEM workshop is designed to be beginner-friendly, and every activity follows an age-appropriate, make-and-take-home format, allowing children to build their projects entirely from scratch using safe, child-friendly components.”
Children assemble a NeoPixel-based lantern at a previous workshop
The workshop focuses on learning by doing. Mentors offer step-by-step guidance to children, breaking down complex ideas into simple, easy instructions. While younger participants focus on assembling and understanding basic elements, older or more experienced children are encouraged to explore deeper concepts such as circuit logic and light patterns, allowing the workshop to be equally enriching for all.
Each two-hour session is balanced between conceptual understanding and creative expression. The workshop begins with an interactive introduction, where children learn how lights, circuits, switches, and batteries work together. This is followed by a hands-on making phase, during which participants assemble wooden components, connect LEDs or NeoPixels, and test their circuits under mentor supervision. The second half of the session is dedicated to personalisation, allowing children to decorate and experiment with colours and lighting, giving it a more personal touch. “The goal is not just to teach theory, but to help children understand how things work by actually building them, and by the end of the workshop, every child takes home a fully functioning Christmas creation they have built with their own hands,” emphasises Jain.
Mentors assist participants in building the miniature tree. Pics courtesy/Reetu Jain
Participants create three handcrafted working models — an LED Christmas tree, a lit-up Santa sledge, and a NeoPixel-based Christmas lantern. This is important as the attendees are introduced to the building blocks of robotics and electronics, such as circuits, sensors (optional, in advanced versions), batteries, current flow, light control, and creative engineering. “More importantly, children experience the complete process of testing, troubleshooting, and improving their work, which lies at the heart of STEM education,” explains Jain.
Reetu Jain
Safety and engagement remain central to the workshop’s design. Since the workshop focuses on children, all materials are non-toxic, smooth, and age-appropriate, and activities are supervised throughout. Beyond technical knowledge, children develop creativity, problem-solving abilities, fine motor skills, and, importantly, a sense of ownership.
Jain sums it up, “As children move from imagination to execution, they realise they are capable of creating something meaningful, and this workshop helps children discover the joy of making with their own hands, which has a longer shelf life than receiving a store-bought item.”
ON December 13 to 31; 2 pm onwards
AT OMOTEC, Shop 50 Shree Laxmi Plaza, New Link Road, Andheri West.
LOG ON TO district.in
CALL 9324593173
ENTRY Rs 699
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