Qatar Museums Family Programmes will host the Makers Event, a series of fun family workshops across Doha, for the second year running, for three days from tomorrow.
The workshops, aimed at families with children aged 3-11, will be hosted and located at various cultural and educational institutions around Doha, including Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art at Qatar Foundation, the Youth Creative Art Center and the Qatar Scientific Club, plus several others.
All workshops are free to attend, and no registration is necessary. Families are invited to experience and participate in a packed programme of exciting activities in both English and Arabic, exploring geometric shapes and patterns through creative hands-on making activities which encourage family learning and play.
On Friday, the QM Family Programmes Team will offer a Scribbling Machines workshop from 4pm to 6pm at Qatar Museum’s Katara Art Gallery. The workshop, aimed at families, will merge the fields of engineering and art, exploring how to create circular patterns by building a motorised ‘scribbling’ device from simple materials.  
Jessica Ludwig, head of Families at Qatar Museums Family Programmes, said: “This year’s programme is packed with a fun weekend of workshops that will offer families the chance to show off their skills and imagination. From storytelling through to interactive exhibitions, there is something for everyone to enjoy.”
The Makers Event 2015 will be held in partnership with Doha’s cultural and educational institutions, including: QM Family Programmes, Museum of Islamic Art, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art at Qatar Foundation, Maktaba Children’s Library Project, National Museum of Qatar, QM Public Art, Qatar National Library, Qatar Foundation Community Services, Qatar Scientific Club, Youth Creative Art Centre and the Children’s Literature Centre. Workshops are also being delivered to schools through Qatar Scientific Club and the Youth Creative Art Centre.