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Hose Stakes from Reused Hangers (for Drip-Irrigation Systems)
My husband bought some stakes at the hardware store when we first installed our drip-irrigation system for our garden.

Yellow Gingko Rose
Turn fall leaves into a springtime rose.

Snowflake Coasters
For the past few years, I have seen pretty little laser-cut ornaments in the craft stores.

Korean Board Game, ‘Yut-no-ri’
The typical equipment for this game is four wooden sticks, racers, and the game board.

Build a Soda Bottle Rocket
With a few empty soda bottles and some PVC pipe, you can build a high-performance water rocket.

Light Switch Time Capsule
I get nostalgic when I move out of a home, especially if it’s one I’ve lived in awhile.

Hydrogen-Oxygen Bottle Rocket
Use electricity to split tap water into hydrogen and oxygen gases, then use this explosive gas mixture to power a two-stage, electronically timed rocket.

Circuit-Bend Your Casio SK Keyboard
By Cristiana Yambo and Sebastian Boaz The easiest way to start circuit bending is “playing open circuits.” That’s where you open up an audio device and use your hands or alligator clips to mess with the board inside and see what it sounds like.

“Magic: the Gathering” Card Game Advent Calendar
This year my son was enamored of Advent calendars – the idea of getting a little something every day from Hanukkah to Christmas.

Collect Oxygen Over Water
My previous tutorial shows how to construct a simple sheet metal “bridge,” which, in combination with an ice cube bucket and an olive jar, makes an effective pneumatic trough for collecting gas samples over water.

String Puppet from Three Socks
With three socks, two stick-on eyes, and a thin scrap of material, in half an hour you will have a simple string puppet.

Build a MakerShield
If you aspire to do more than blink an LED with your new Arduino or Netduino, you need a prototyping shield that allows you to build a circuit.