Month: February 2014

Using a set of homemade aluminum foil cookie cutters, Flickr user fdecomite recreated a tessellated M.C. Escher print of birds and fish from cookies, which would also fit together perfectly in my tummy.

Looking like a hand-held glue gun, the DohVinci appeared a few days after Hasbro announced a collaboration with 3D Systems. Can a Play-Doh 3D Printer be far behind?

Dress up a bare window or doorway in your home with this charming macrame curtains tutorial from A Beautiful Mess.

Spice up your morning joe with this handy tip for brewing your own flavored coffee from MyFridgeFood.

What does it take to get your idea for an awesome toy into the hands of an actual toy company that can produce and distribute it? For Jaimie Mantzel, it took a lot of work, a lot of travel, and not a little bit of luck. The Nerf Combat Creatures Attacknid RC robot will be available this fall.

If you’re burned out on buying new candles, then behold this brilliant device called the “Rekindle Candle” by designer Benjamin Shine, which creates a new candle as another candle burns down.

Lots of screen-based toys for kids aim at breaking that glassy-eyed stare (parents, you know the one I mean) and, if possible, encouraging them to interact with others. Ozobot achieves these aims with the help of a line-following robot that can read lines and colors as it literally drive around on your tablet or smart phone.