Button-Tab Hat Pattern
I Like Lemons has a knit pattern to make these adorable button-tab hats. Link.
Year: 2008
Balsa wood airplanes
From the the NYC Toy fair 2008 — Guillow has been making balsa wood planes since 1926, just about everyone I know has made one of these at some point in their life or have bought them for their kids. The blue rubber bands, the red propellers, these bring back a lot of memories – […]
Scrabble Coasters
Make these cute Scrabble Coasters like jessfun23 did on Craftster.org. More scrabble coaster inspiration can also be found at DIY Life. [ via ] Link.
ScienceWiz – Science kits and learning for kids
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 I met the folks from ScienceWiz (including Pegg Norman, PHD, the writer!) – ScienceWiz “kits” are age specific science learning for kids. The original development of the ScienceWiz line was funded through grants from the National Science Foundation and the Franklin Foundation. There were a few science-learning companies (and we’ve […]
Prank kits!
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 there weren’t that many “prank” companies, I saw some super-cheap rubber chickens and a gag or two, but the only company that had a dedicated prank line and some fun packaging was “Reeve and Jones” – they make familiar favorites like: Whoopie cushions, hand buzzers, dirty hand soap, dollar snatchers, […]
Crochet Toast Purse Pattern
Crochet yourself up some buttered toast goodness with this toast purse by BitterSweet. [ via ] Link.
Open multiple beverages with only one hand
“PlusMinus” was developed as an aid for senior citizens to open multiple beverages with ease. The cap has an indentation that fits into the enlargement on its side and can be used as a makeshift crowbar of sorts to open the cap. The bottle itself has a skinnier middle section and can thus be gripped […]