This paper reports on the German part of the MakEY project that considered how makerspaces can provide opportunities for children to create in Virtual Reality (VR). ‘VR is fast becoming a reality, with estimates that over 200m headsets will have been sold by 2020, and the market value for VR hardware and software reaching well over $20bn by then’ (Yamada-Rice et al, 2017, p.4). Reactions to children’s use of immersive technology have predominately focused on health impacts (e.g. vision, balance, sense of self). Bailey & Bailenson (2017) also found that research about children and VR has predominately focused on those with medical needs or learning difficulties.