In stop-motion animation, you animate an inanimate object by taking a picture, and then moving it or parts of it a little bit, and taking another picture. You string these pictures or “frames” together in video-editing software to create the illusion of motion. People in pixilations appear to slide around without moving their legs, move between two different points in the blink of an eye, or even fly (!) because they run from one place to another between each frame.
A glove box is a piece of equipment that lets you perform work on a subject while keeping it in isolation.
Think outside the cereal box to create an upcycled robot! Anyone who’s a fan of MAKE must, at a minimum, appreciate a good robot when they see it. So when there’s an easy way to create a robot from materials you have in your kitchen, it’s a great, budget-friendly way to have fun with your kids on a summer’s day—or anytime.
Build a bright light display that flashes to the frequencies of your music.
It's summer and it makes sense that we return to a summer camp classic: the friendship bracelet. This time, we’re taking a chic, stacked, and studded approach that we think you’ll love.
Materials: LEGO Education kit 9686, or equivalent subset of parts Printable building instructions and parts inventory: phone_racer.pdf Introduction: Ok, I admit it – I’m not a huge video-gamer.
Build this simple fairy house with your kids and let their imaginations populate it with fantastic fairies.
A crafty oven in a paint can.
Adapt a retro-style headlight generator to charge your cell phone with this simple circuit.
Did you ever fold those "cootie catchers" when you were in school? This Origami Spike Ball is kind of like a bunch of those, all stuck together and looking much more handsome. Here are instructions to make your own!
Everyone loves video games.
Combine the analog simplicity of LEGO bricks and a vinyl record with digital LEGO WeDo parts and Scratch on your computer to build and program a working phonograph.