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MENTORing Kids Into Makers
Makers, let’s make education better, together.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 29: DIY Superhuman page 16

The Pneumatic Kids
Build your own air-powered muscles with everyday items.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 29: DIY Superhuman page 156

A Curriculum of Toys
Until our school system is reformed, I think the burden falls on parents, guardians, and friends to teach children the skills of life.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 28: Toys and Games page 27

Bubble Trouble
Bubbles are a great way to fight boredom.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 28: Toys and Games page 150

Pneubotics: Walking Bouncy Castles
Biology doesn't use metal, and it doesn't use servos. Nature points to some very interesting alternatives.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 27: Robots page 27

Let's Make a Wobbler

In Howtoons from MAKE: 27: Robots page 156

DIT: Raising Our Collective Barn
When you build it together, your learning is amplified - multiplied by the number of hands.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 27

Howtoons

In Howtoons from MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 154

The Art of Productive Procrastination
Flip between two projects to prevent focus fatigue.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 25: Microcontrollers and Arduino page 13

I made it. I can fix it.
The motto for the next generation of makers!
In Howtoons from MAKE: 25: Microcontrollers and Arduino page 154

Model It, or Make It Modelable
Computational models are digital, and that makes them inherently shareable, independently verifiable, and easy to collaborate on and improve.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 24: Space page 13

Sun Time
If you know how many hands it takes to measure from east to west, you can figure out how many hours you have left to play today!
In Howtoons from MAKE: 24: Space page 154

Smiley Face Technologies
I have an antidote that keeps me upbeat, something special and beautiful that keeps me optimistic about the human condition ... people share their ideas with me.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 23: Gadgets page 13

Howtoons: Musée du Dodecahedron
Depicting a subject from multiple viewpoints gives it greater context.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 23: Gadgets page 148

Celebrate the Machinery
Capturing the promise of a new technology.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 22: Remote Control / Wireless page 12

Howtoons: Shadow Puppets
Set the stage with paper.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 22: Remote Control / Wireless page 148

Mad for 3D CAD
It’s the ultimate video game.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 21: Desktop Manufacturing page 12

Baby Hacking
If you suffer from inventor-itis, as I do, the first thing you notice about the baby world is that everything is broken.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages page 16

Toolbox
Motion-memory toys, best holiday kits for kids and grownups, cool new tools, books, sites, and the ultimate Dremel.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages page 156

Rolling Paper Plate
Harness the power of the wind.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages page 164

Robots Within Reach
Extend your grasp.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 19: Robots page 149

Spending Carbon Wisely
5,000 days? CO2 targets and how much fossil fuel we can burn.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 18: ReMake America page 26

Energy Independence
Experimental biogas.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 18: ReMake America page 150

The Year of Peak Waste
Recessions reduce our carbon footprint.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge page 26

Compressed Air Power

In Howtoons from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge page 176

It's Easy Being Green
Make a bird feeder with an old plastic bottle.
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 09: Crafting Green page 146

Making Things Work
The LHC project makes me feel good about being human.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech page 26

One-Man March'n Band
Make your own marching band.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 15: Music page 184

Sled on a Thread
Howtoons and Play meet with a swooping kite!
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 08: Weaving page 140

The Power of Things
Reusing and energy consumption have been consuming Saul Griffith's thoughts.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 14: Optics page 24

Spinning Top Illusions

In Howtoons from MAKE: 14: Optics page 168

Express Yourself!
Making your own style!
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 06: Play page 146

The Fairyland of Science
Magic is in the mind of a fifth-grader near you.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 13: Magic page 38

The Magical Mobius Strip
Celine and Tucker perform with a magical mobius strip.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 13: Magic page 178

Intern, Get Me a Campari!
Why summer internships are more important than ever before.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 12: Upload page 78

Howtoons
How to make a trash bag trenchcoat.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 12: Upload page 154

Pen Pal
Celine shares ink- and paper-making secrets with Tucker that you, too, can do at home.
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 05: Paper page 146

Long Live the Bicycle
Everything I know I learned from two wheels and a frame.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 44

Wheel of Life
Make a Wheel of Life.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 160

Toolbox
The best tools, software, publications, and websites. Plus: Favorite Things as chosen by the bike-crazed editors of Momentum magazine.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 174

Spring-Loaded Chopsticks
Make these quick and easy spring-loaded chopsticks.
From CRAFT: 04: Costumes page 170

Makers vs. Shakers
Make it beautiful, make it last, or don't make it at all.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics page 54

Das Bottle
Make a submarine from an empty plastic bottle.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics page 154

Field of Pinwheels

In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 03: Japanese Influence page 144

Who Wants to Be an Inventor?
Patents and secrecy don't really serve the individual.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 09: Fringe page 46

The Beaufort Scale
Learn to tell the force of the wind — by eyeball.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 09: Fringe page 160

Unhindered Creativity
Enable kids to invent their own games.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 08: Toys and Games page 42

Rola Bola
Make this balance trainer and go surfing in your imagination.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 08: Toys and Games page 156

Toolbox
Create your own computer games, discover magnetic attractions, and become a paper airplane champion. Plus: Recommendations from kids, and from and the designers at Wild Planet.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 08: Toys and Games page 168

How To How-to
Use a head-mounted video camera to produce instructions for making things.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 07: Backyard Biology page 46

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Cargo Bike Power
Car-free carrying makes a comeback.
In Maker from MAKE: 24: Space page 34

Long Live the Bicycle
Everything I know I learned from two wheels and a frame.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 44

Makers vs. Shakers
Make it beautiful, make it last, or don't make it at all.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics page 54

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The Year of Peak Waste
Recessions reduce our carbon footprint.
In Making Trouble from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge page 26

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