The Reinventing Morse: Build your own telegraph kit is designed to engage makers of all ages as they recreate the experiments that lead to the development of the first successful electrical telegraph. Build your own working telegraph with a device designed to work as a sounder, a buzzer, or a relay. Learn all about Morse […]
As we begin to approach citrus season, here’s a good idea from Natural Suburbia for making use of orange peels (or probably any citrus): dry them out completely, and then use them as aromatic kindling for starting cozy winter fires.
Jim, from Sweet Juniper and fellow Detroiter, made this amazing Robocop Halloween costume for his son using some empty plastic containers and a too-small bicycle helmet. Check out his full post on Sweet Juniper for the amazing photo shoot in downtown Detroit, including a ride on the People Mover and a visit from a few […]
Sometimes it costs more to buy it than to make it from the money itself.
Team Habitable: Young Makers Janavi, Pearl, and Hana, together with their mentor Yoshi, created this mod of an Ikea table that doubles as a reconfigurable hamster habitat. The Young Makers Program is a collaboration between MAKE, The Exploratorium, and Pixar. The purpose of the program is to inspire and develop the next generation of makers, […]
Congratulations to Camila in Rio de Janeiro! Thanks to all the truly amazing, zombie-licious commenters. Have an undead Halloween, y’all!
We wrote about Ray Villafane’s pumpkin carving tutorial several years ago, but it’s worth linking to again. We were reminded of Ray’s astounding squash-sculpting mojo when our most-awesome Director of Marketing and PR for Maker Faire, Bridgette Vanderlaan, sent around a gallery of Ray’s work through internal email. Even if you don’t have Ray’s artistic […]
