Kid-tastic Gift Guide in the Maker Shed!
If you’ve checked your list twice and still can’t muddle out what to get for the kids in your life this holiday season, check out the Maker Shed Kids and Family Gift Guide.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
The Most Useless of all Gifts
Of all of the MAKE projects, the Useless Machine always makes me the happiest.
Holiday Gift Guide 2013: Robots
Give the gift of holiday robot cheer! The holiday season is as good as an excuse as any to buy some fun robot stuff. Whether you are looking for a cool robot toy (“It’s for the kids. Really, honey!”), the latest and greatest robot kits, exciting new parts for your next robot, or books to help you learn, this is the guide for you.
Ice Balloon Sculptures
Create beautiful ice sculptures with water balloons while the weather is right.
Star Wars TIE Fighter Made From Two Crispix and Two Cheerios
You never know when your breakfast might spontaneously morph into a cereal TIE fighter from Star Wars. At least that’s what happened to artist Brock Davis.
Retro Blaster: Vector Weapon Kit
The Vector Weapon has been one of our most popular projects on our Maker Faire table. It makes a wide variety of gleefully retro space sounds, and it’s a good intermediate soldering project. You can put it in your own case, or get a rad one from the Shed.
3D Printer Saves Turkey Day!
Oh, no! The turkey cookie cutter couldn’t be found. No problem. 3D printer to the rescue!