How-To: Creeps (Spicy Marshmallow Creepers)
Instructables user bwrussell put together this clever tutorial for making “Creeps,” which are spicy marshmallow versions of the Creepers from Minecraft.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
BeagleBone Lego Motor Control Board
CircuitCo’s Motor Cape with NXT allows you to control up to 8 Mindstorms motors with a BeagleBone microcontroller. Alas, the board doesn’t accept data from sensors or from the encoders built into Lego’s motors. You can preorder the board on Boardzoo and they also have a version with terminals blocks.
Mobile Surfboard-Building Classroom
Maine-based Grain Surfboards is a small maker-run company on the coast that hand-makes sustainably cut, locally milled white cedar wooden surfboards. Aside from their dedication to environmental responsibility, what sets Grain apart is that they also offer DIY surfboard kits and a variety of surfboard-building classes. Their newest undertaking is their successfully funded mobile surfboard-building […]
How To Make a Corn Hole Game
The DIY Network shows us how to make a fun corn hole game for those hot summer nights.
Game on: Creating a Custom Foosball Table with 3D Technology
New 3D scanning and 3D printing technologies are allowing us to obliterate old limitations. They’re giving rise to disruptive inventions, unseen production methods and dynamic products. 3D technology is a lot of fun, too. Take foosball. Foosball is fun.
Quirky Video Game Lamps
Etsy user and video game enthusiast Woody6Switch creates quirky lamps from old video game consoles and controllers.
Lego Mindstorms Paddleboat
This Mindstorms paddleboat was built by Mike and Cedric of the OSZT school in Täuffelen, Switzerland. Looks like it sports a regular Lego ship base with soda bottles as pontoons. A pair of paddlewheels spin along the side. Nicely done!