Handmade Marble Maze Toy
Danyelle, of Dandee, created this sweet marble maze for Hellobee. As Danyelle says, you need just a few craft supplies to make this inexpensive handmade toy.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
The Nerdy Derby at World Maker Faire New York
The Nerdy Derby is a Pinewood Derby-inspired no-rules* car building and racing competition brought to you by students from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. The first Nerdy Derby will take place on September 29th and 30th at World Maker Faire New York at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. Awards will be handed out […]
Lego Gokart
Eric Steenstra‘s Lego car is a monstrous Mindstorms creation that can carry an 88-pound kid. There are awesome build photos that show just how huge this project ended up being. [Thanks, Martyn]
Aerofex Hoverbike on its Way to Star Wars Speeder Status
California-based company Aerofex has developed a working hoverbike that uses ducted fan technology and can be controlled by knee movements of the pilot. The ducted fans have been around since the 60s, but Aerofex has only now utilized it in this capacity with enough stability for the pilot to have control over the vehicle’s movements.
Skylanders, Monsters Swoop Into Maker Camp
During our Maker Camp game design day and our behind-the-scenes tour of Toys For Bob (makers of the Skylanders), we were surrounded by some incredible toy figures.
Skylanders Designers Come to Maker Camp, Tomorrow
Join Toys for Bob’s Blake Maloof and I-Wei Huang tomorrow at Maker Camp on Google+. They’ll talk about game and character design and present “Monsters Ruined my Summer Camp,” a board game for campers to make and modify.
Montreal Mini Maker Faire: Meet The Buttonmashers
One of the exhibits at this weekend’s first Montreal Mini Maker Faire will be The Buttonmashers’ Arcade Royale, a four-player, re-habbed, re-programmed, and re-made video game cabinet.