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This Impressive 3D Crochet Baymax Was Made With a Rainbow Loom

Leia Gatch

Leia is a crafty mom who loves to create. Sculpture, painting, drawing, and crafting are some of her greatest passions. Her favorite projects are the ones she does with her family.

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August 10th, 2015August 7th, 2015

Learn how you can crochet your own amigurumi Baymax from the hit animated film Big Hero 6. Try this fun and unique Rainbow Loom version.

Geeky Stitches: Sew a Sock Baymax

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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July 2nd, 2015July 2nd, 2015

Make your own cute, huggable Big Hero 6-inspired plush with this sock Baymax tutorial! Kids and comic book fans alike will fall in love with this delightfully unexpected sock-made friend. Have an extra pair of ankle-length white socks? You’re ready to start stitching! Whip up your own adorable healthcare companion with this wonderful sock Baymax […]

Hack These Cool Off-the-Shelf Toys into Robots

By Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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May 8th, 2015 1

There’s a long tradition of hacking toys to make robots. Why settle for what some manufacturer designed? Add a microcontroller to an R/C car and you have an instant self stopping robot car. Stick some RFID electronics in a teddy bear and suddenly it can respond to objects around it. Hacking is all about taking […]

Crochet this Adorable Big Hero 6 Baymax Hat

By Andrew Salomone

Andrew Salomone

Artist, writer, and teacher who makes work about popular culture, technology, and traditional craft processes. http://www.andrewsalomone.com

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March 9th, 2015

Know a little Big Hero 6 fan who’s got Baymax on the brain? Go ahead and turn their enthusiasm into a wooly reality with this adorable crocheted Baymax hat! The pattern is by Sarah of Repeat Crafter Me, and despite the impressive likeness to the Big Hero 6 character, she says this is actually a […]