I love the idea of making a soft, fabric version of a checkers set. Jessica Levit of Juicy Bits shares her tutorial for making this fun bean bag checkers set, complete with a pocket for storing pieces. It would be a fun challenge to find fabrics that have motifs that could be used to create […]
I’ve been enjoying the blog posts by Ian Lesnet of Dangerous Prototypes as he visits Japan, including gotta-do-it stops at Tokyo Hackerspace and Akihabara Electric Town. He also attended Make: Tokyo Meeting 07, the Japanese equivalent of Maker Faire. Lots of cool stuff going on over there! (The project pictured is a DIY cotton candy […]
Gifts that foster creativity and encourage fun are, in my opinion, the very best gifts to give and to receive. Lisa from Grey Luster Girl created this handmade paper doll kit for her daughters, and it’s sure to bring hours of imaginative play. Customizing my dolls was one of my dearest wishes when I was […]
Here is a transcribed article from the September 1967 issue of Electronics Illustrated describing what is, in fact, the BRAUN Lectron educational toy designed by Dieter Rams and Jurgen Greubel. Interestingly, the toy’s U.S. marketing, at the time, seems to have been pretty thoroughly scrubbed of conspicuously German names. The article mentions that the system was “imported from Germany,” but neither Braun’s, Rams’s, nor Greubel’s name is given, and U.S. distributor Raytheon gets most of the credit.
As a kid, I just learned the very basic ways to make simple paper snowflakes. Seeing gorgeous and intricate designs like these from Michele Made Me left me kind of baffled. But after reading her tutorial for how she makes them, I’m inspired by how relatively simply they are created. I love that she makes […]
Looks like the Kindle Fire can sport Android 4.0 ICS. Here’s a first look at a developer preview. It still has a way to go, but most of it seems to be there.
May will be here before you know it. Now’s the time to start putting together a Maker Club. Get the kids you know to stretch their making skills to the limit, build something amazing, and show off their projects at Maker Faire just over five months from now. We expect that there will be more Young Makers than ever this year at Maker Faire Bay Area, and we hope to hear about more Maker Clubs sprouting up around the world for Maker Faires and Mini Maker Faires far and wide.
