Can I use makerspaces in my classroom?

I am a 2nd grade teacher, but I am also the Destination Imagination coach in my school.  Because of this,  I am very STEM minded and I am always trying to get the students to think outside of the "box".  This is often hard to do in the classroom, but I am trying to come up with ways for my students to become more creative when in the classroom.  Of course, there are 2 issues with this for me, and perhaps other teachers.  

1- Finding the actual "space" in my classroom.

2- Finding the time and creating the lessons to allow the students to use the makerspaces!

Let's start with #1.  The actual space.  We have an open school with no doors and minimal walls.  It can be very distracting, but the worst part is, we do not have a lot of storage s   I use my classroom for Destination Imagination practices, but it is not an ideal space. (For those of you not familiar with Destination Imagination, it is like Odyssey of the mind.  The students are challenged to use their brains and common household items to solve problems)  I am going to work on clearing a space in the corner of my room with a large table and store items that the students will need in order to get together and create.  There are many websites dedicated on how to create your own makerspace in your classroom.  This is a great website with may resources on how to set up a makerspace in the classroom, what supplies you need, how to get started, and reasons why this is so important.

https://www.edsurge.com/research/guides/how-to-build-your-makerspace

Issue #2- Finding the time.  I have been spending some time thinking of how I can incorporate this into my classroom next year.  It would be easiest to use this in a guided reading center, but it really wouldn't fit with a reading curriculum, so I will have to use math or science time and find a way to involve time and lesson plans that will support makerspaces.  Teachers are very creative beings.  We will figure out a way to make things happen.  Whether it means figuring out a way to add a makerspace lesson activity to go along with a lesson, or perhaps, even a way to spend some indoor recess time, we will make it work!  Of course, one could pay for expensive lessons http://www.makerspacelab.com , but I don't want to spend the money to do that.   There are lessons and materials that you can purchase there that are pre-made.  Of course, there is always https://makerspace.com/ where you communicate with other makers and get some great ideas.  Because maker-spaces is not a subject yet, it may be difficult to incorporate into your daily lesson plan, but with some clever planning, it will work!