Permission to Play
A roundup of delightful toys and games.
Month: March 2013
DIY Apple Bookends
Apples are good for your health and good for your bookcase!
It’s a Trap! A Mousetrap.
Over on The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the Twenty-First Century, you’ll find this awesome mousetrap with a painted portrait of Admiral Ackbar from Star Wars, with the apt blog title “Admiral Obvious.” His oft-quoted line is implied here: “It’s a trap!”
How-To: DIY Welding Rod
Brooklyn-based maker Chris Hackett is founder and director of the Madagascar Institute, whose slogan is: “Fear is never boring.” Can’t argue with that! In MAKE Volume 33, Hackett shows us how to make our own welding rods. In his intro he writes: There are a bunch of DIY welder articles and how-tos out in the […]
Make Your Own Lucky Charms Marshmallows
Is it too corny to say this project is “magically delicious?”
TARDIS Cake Pops
Etsy shop Be Sweets makes custom chocolates and cake pops that are decorated to look like things, including these impressive TARDIS Cake Pops.
Maker Faire Behind the Scenes: Kate Rowe
As part of a series of interviews, I am talking to the folks who organize the Maker Faire Bay Area. Here, I talk to Kate Rowe, part of Maker Relations. She has some great advice on preparing your maker exhibit application.
