~# 2023 Hak4Kidz Activities
Activities below are being finalized. Check back regularly:
- Vintage Tech - learning how we got where we are with technology is just as important as where we are going. Check it out!
- Everyone loves an escape room! We are bringing back the ultimate Hak4Kidz themed hacker escape room! Prize for fastest team!
- The wildly popular lock picking roadshow... Fox Pick!! Devious lock picking challenges to test your skills and speed with Felix the fox!
- Hardware Hacking Station - Open soldering stations for all levels! One take home kit per Tyro.
- Crash-bots - Grab a controller and smash your LEGO operator controlled robot car into the other bots in the arena.
- jrCTF - this is the Capture The Flag your parents know. Bring a laptop.
- Intro Raspberry Pi station - explore this low powered computing platform
- Workshops - multiple workshops to choose from when published!
- Snap Circuits - Award winning engineering toy by Elenco
- SpyMath - New Challenges! Learn how to hide secret messages using advanced mathematics such as cryptography and steganography
- STEHM - An activity station devoted to Science, Technology, Engineering, Hacking and Math learning. Different every year.
- Technology Destruction Village - disassemble old electronics without getting "grounded". Now known as the Technology Destruction Village.
~# Back from 2022!!
Requires a laptop with Internet capabilities and either Chrome or Firefox browsers.
~# Hak4Kidz favorites
Additional activities for Hak4Kidz are still being finalized, so please check back regularly.
Registation to the main Hak4Kidz event is required prior to registering for workshops.
~# 2023 Workshops
Workshops will run 90 - 240 minutes.
IMPORTANT Your kids must be registered for the main Hak4Kidz conference, as well as, the Workshop(s), or the Workshop registration will be given to someone waitlisted and no refunds are available. Sorry if this sounds heavy handed, but we are attempting to avoid problems we've had in years past.
When registering, avoid scheduling conflicts by selecting only 1 morning or 1 afternoon workshop where applicable. The time of day may be specified below the workshop title.
Registration is ** OPEN ** for all workshops.
Important Ensure your registered workshop schedule's do not conflict with one another. This workshop's expected runtime is 90 minutes. There are morning sessions and afternoon sessions. Tyros can only be registered for one of those sessions. Registration
~# WORKSHOP: Intermediate Soldering
Instructor: 5kyf@ll

~## Synopsis
Soldering is an old time hacking activity. When a bunch of makers and hackers are soldering together, it feels very much like a bunch of people knitting a quilt. Your bonding grows as the project progresses.
Hak4Kidz has several quality hobbyist Hakko F888D digital soldering irons. This workshop has become wildly popular so we are giving it an upgrade!
The Night Light Soldering Kit intermediate soldering will be the project we will be working on. Being a kit, basic knowledge of soldering will be required in order to complete assembly. This project is scheduled to be completed within 90 minutes.
~## Workshop Requirements
Please be at least 8 years old to participate and have successfully completed the Introduction to Soldering workshop or some other practical instruction. There are 2 kinds of soldering irons, the soldering iron that burns you and the soldering iron that is going to burn you. It's not fun getting burned so please keep safety in mind during this workshop. We will have burn gel and band-aids handy. Please make sure your Tyro is mature enough to wield this type of equipment.
~# WORKSHOP: Over The Wire: Bandit
Instructor: Sammy
Workshops do require a valid event ticket or will not be honored.

~## Synopsis
The wargames offered by the OverTheWire community can help you to learn and practice security concepts in the form of fun-filled games. Sammy will kick start these hacking adventures to help enable the students to continue at their own pace. Work through all of the challenges and receive a bonus!
This workshop is scheduled to be completed within 2 hours.
~## Workshop Requirements
- Please be at least 10 years old to participate.
- Some basic keyboarding experience.
- A laptop PC or Mac able to connect to the Internet over SSH (Secure Shell).
~# WORKSHOP: Intro to Kali Linux
Instructors: Kendrick and Caleb

~## Synopsis
Intro to Kali Linux is a hands-on beginner-level workshop that introduces the basics of ethical hacking for penetration testers (aka pen-testers). Students will learn from basic footprinting to exploitation using the tools included within the Kali Linux operating system. Reinforcing the their newfound cybersecurity knowledge on a live server target. Important: This workshop's expected runtime is 2 hours. There is a morning (AM) session and an afternoon (PM) session. Please only register for one.
~## Workshop Requirements
Bring Your Own Laptop Meeting the following Criteria:
- A PC laptop running Windows 10 or higher, or Linux, or a MacBook
- Chromebooks may work