A Backyard Roller Coaster the Whole Family Can Build
Will Pemble started building his backyard roller coaster in 2013 and has now begun to help others build their own backyard roller coasters.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Paper Pizzazz: Easy Party Signage and Decor
Make a bold statement with these light weight paper and foam board signs.
Grad Craft: DIY Smart Cookie Graduation Party Favors
Graduation season is nearly upon us, and I’m sure quite a few of you are furiously pinning last-minute project ideas. So, if you’re looking for a cute way to present tasty treats at your grad’s celebration, you’ll definitely want to check out these super-charming DIY smart cookie graduation party favors! Have a grad in your […]
This Isn’t a Drawing, This is a Physical Model
You’d be forgiven for doing a double-take, a triple-take, or even insisting that this is a clever ‘shop job, but you’d be mistaken. This is a 1/12-scale version of a power suit model from the Starship Troopers anime series, done by Japanese modeler mumumuno53. To achieve this amazing effect, he relied on using a paper-colored […]
Gaming Goes Retro at Maker Faire UK
Simon Clark hand builds retro arcade cabinets so that you experience those much loved games from the eighties the way they should be experienced.
Smaller, Slicker Makey Makey Go Launches For $19
Today, Makey Makey gets a smaller sibling called Makey Makey Go, the latest version of our favorite interface board designed to allow people to quickly take everyday objects and use them to control their computers. The thumb drive shaped device is the second product from Jay Silver and Joylabz, who introduced the first Makey Makey exactly three years […]
Build an Impressive Little Air-Powered Toy Car
Young maker “CrazyPT” has a bunch of really cool toy building projects on his YouTube channel. Here, he creates a really fun little air-powered car out of little more than a plastic bottle, some bottle caps, plastic straws, wooden skewers, and a motor scavenged from a dead CD drive.