Flashback: Pom-Pom Car Wedding Decorations
Getting hitched? Ditch the tin cans! We’ll show you how to make wedding-ready car decorations that are sophisticated, elegant, and fun!
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Connect 4 Robot
Borzu Talaie, Ruzette Tanyag, Ryan Maksymic of Toronto’s OCAD University created the Connect4000, an Arduino controlled, web-connected Connect 4 robot that can be commanded by two players using phones or PCs connected to a web site.
How-To: Foldable Paper Heart Garland
Make a string of colorful handmade garland that you can use again and again with this foldable paper heart garland tutorial!
Whack-A-Potato
What happens if you buy a MaKey MaKey interface board for your kids, can’t find any suitable games, and want an excuse to hack something together with the Loom Game Engine? Whack-A-Mole, with potatoes!
High-Power Sugar Rocket
The humble beginnings of a wicked DIY rocket.
Maker Camp: Day 2
Day 2 of Maker Camp continues with the theme of “makers in motion.” We have a couple airborne projects today for different maker skill levels. The first project is an Easy Balloon Blimp that costs about a dollar to build. Or for something a little more advanced, you can try the Folding Wing Glider which goes up like a rocket, deploys wings, and then glides gently to the ground.
Maker Faire Kansas City: Power Racing Series
As usual, the PPPRS looks like a lot of fun! The world’s only $500 electric motorsport finished its second round of the season in Maker Faire Kansas City! We competed on June 29-30 at the Kansas City Union Station. Here are just some of the thrills and spills that went down. I’d like to thank […]