If I was a SF bay area parent of a kid old enough to hold a glue gun, I'd want to know about the "young makers" and Open MAKE at the Exploratorium http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIX5a9HouKM . Looks like the February 19 Open MAKE will make stuff from cardboard: http://press.exploratorium.edu/open-make-at-the-exploratorium-february-2011/