Celebrating invention, family, and hope of Netflix’s musical Jingle Jangle, we are showcasing the work of three Black makers inspired by this film. These makers have created activities for you to make at home during this holiday season.
Netflix’s Jingle Jangle Official Trailer
Jingle Jangle Flying Machine
This lesson was inspired by the musical fantasy film Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, specifically the main character Jeronicus Jangle who is an inventor, toymaker, and owner of Jangles and…
A Hidden Message: Invisible Ink
Image retrieved from https://giphy.com This lesson is inspired by Jeronicus Jangle’s paranoia when meeting Journey for the first time. Jeronicus asked Journey to sign a contract with a special pen.…
Buddy 2020
This lesson is inspired by the robot Buddy 3000 who is brought to life in the movie. When all the pieces of Buddy came together, with added belief, the robot…
IN THIS COLLECTION
A number of us have been forced to shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic and make use of our time in more creative ways. During this holiday season we encourage you to enjoy the magic of this film, and then make your own with the hands-on activities in this special collection.
Children and adults alike can create their own inventions with supplies and materials from around the house. With a little time and some creative direction from these amazing makers, everyone can join the cast from this film as a maker of possibilities.
FEATURED MAKERS
Oyedotun “Oye” Ajewole considers himself a project designer. He studied mechanical engineering and currently applies the principles of engineering to the things he likes. Currently, he works in digital fabrication, textiles, and fabric science, and electronics.
Andrea Fields has been making and teaching in fab labs and other innovation spaces since she was 15 years old. She has a master’s degree in civil engineering and currently manages an early childhood fab lab and her own consultancy. She is a sought after speaker and spokesperson for minority women in STEM. Her speaking engagements have included the Ohio State Senate,TEDxCLE, and U.S. News and World Report.
Dr. Nettrice Gaskins is an author, maker, and educator. She earned a BFA in Computer Graphics with Honors from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York in 1992 and an MFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois in 1994. She worked for several years in K-12 and post-secondary education, community media, and technology before enrolling at Georgia Tech where she received a doctorate in Digital Media in 2014.
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September 17, 2025STANDARDS-ALIGNED
Community contributed lessons aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) offer formal educators innovative pathways to teaching content knowledge. The Fab I Can Statements are a resource to develop technology-literate learning progressions to align with content standards.
FAB TESTED
Periodically lessons are adapted and tested by the Fab Foundation team based on a call for submissions from fabbers, educators, and makers. Our inaugural set of lessons for the SCOPES-DF project were Fab Tested in 2016 and are tagged Fab Tested on the website.
OPEN-SOURCE VALUES
Lessons are distributed under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC license, that permits free use and re-purposing by others.