“We shape our tools, then our tools shape us”

-Marshall McLuhan & John Culkin

Good Morning,

Welcome to the February 2025 newsletter by MAKE Publishing! Our mission is to educate, inspire, and equip the next generation to win in manufacturing. This month we are highlighting tools. Tools are devices that are made to carry out a specific function. Tools make manufacturing possible. Included in this newsletter you will find each of our pillars; Read, Build, Experience. We are honored to have your family onboard, let’s dive in!

Read

The final section of our first book, Blake Explores Manufacturing, are two coloring sheets. These coloring sheets are included so that our readers can personalize their book. This month, as we focus on tools, we invite each of our readers to color this page and submit their work! You can reach us by replying to this email or message on Instagram.

Build

This month’s building activity has a twist. It’s a timed race for points! Challenge yourselves, and your family members, to see how many tools you can find, and properly identify (by name), in your house in 2 minutes. The game works like this:

1. Set a timer for 2 minutes

2. Go!

3. Collect as many tools as you can find in your house

4. Earn 1 point for each tool collected & 2 Points for each tool you can name

5. Count your points. The person with the highest score wins!

Experience

The MAKE Publishing team had a busy month in February! We attended The Future of Manufacturing event hosted by Brookshire Company, completed the first draft of our second book Blake Prepares for Manufacturing (coming soon!) and had the opportunity to share our mission at St. Odilia School in Shoreview.

Did your child like learning about manufacturing? Please see all we have going on at MAKE Publishing and share this email with a friend!

Read | Build | Experience

Joe & Amanda