We are excited to announce a new, fun competition for makers of all ages at Maker Faire Bay Area! The Moat Boat Paddle Battle will be holding its inaugural event May 16-17. The MBPB is a drag race style event where contestants will race their own 3D printed boats against others, seeking the triumph […]
Start saving your baby food jars and make this awesome Lego themed vessel.
Exterminate the cold with these to-die-for Dalek mittens.
This clever, straightforward build is fun for both parent and child. YouTuber Daddy Handy shares his easy to build go-kart. It’s constructed with household items and parts from the hardware store. Parts range from a 2×4 chassis, a few small boards, hinges, zip ties, nuts, bolts, and an 18V power drill, and don’t forget a […]
Artist Scott Blake has come up with a cool variation on the classic animation flipbook. Using a hole punch, he creates animations in negative space by punching out holes in various shapes that spin and dance as you flip through the book. The books are 36 pages, constructed from 110# paper stock, and bound with […]
You might want to change your name to Super Mom/Super Dad, because you’re about to become your kid’s hero. Take playtime to the next level (er, altitude?) with an amazing DIY soda bottle jet pack! I would’ve been thrilled to find a jet pack in the costume box when I was a kid, and I […]
Ten years ago this spring, on April 22 and 23, the staff of a scrappy new “technology on your time” magazine called Make: descended upon a very spacious and suddenly sparse-looking San Mateo fairgrounds. No one was actually sure how many people would attend, or how all this was going to go down on that […]
