By Diane Gilleland Why gather around a table to play board games when you can play them all over the house? Scrounge up a few inexpensive materials, enlist the help of some favorite kids, and you’ll be playing this giant game in no time. Because the whole thing is modular, you can change the board […]
Continue ReadingJonathan Johns, a coworker of ours over at O’Reilly Media and a frequent volunteer at Maker Faires, sent us a great little mending-in-the-wild story that we think everyone will enjoy. My son, Christian, and his two roommates were on spring break in Arizona. As they were climbing up and around the hills, Christian’s cargo shorts […]
Continue ReadingI just flew in from Detroit. My trip went like this: Oakland–>JFK, then a week later, La Guardia–>Detroit, then a week after that, Detroit–>LAX–>Santa Rosa. Phew! I have never flown that much in just in two weeks, and since it’s the heart of summer vacation, I was very surprised to see so many children on […]
Continue ReadingThe pinwheel is a classic toy that never gets old. All you need is a chopstick, a wine cork, a pushpin, and paper. Embellishments are all up to your personal style, from glitter to paper choice. Howtoons has a beautiful, graphic way of showing you how. Download the PDF Right click to save the PDF […]
Continue ReadingYoung maker Sylvia is at it again with another episode of her Super Awesome Mini Maker Show, in which she shows us how to make “Crazy Putty” at home! More: Sylvia’s Super Awesome Mini Maker Show: Rockets
Continue ReadingThis summer, CRAFT has reinstated our popular Summer Camp series, and we’ve continued to share some very fun projects. We thought we’d take a look back at some of our favorite Summer Camp CRAFT projects from last year in case you’re itchin’ for even more things to do this summer with your kids. These chocolate […]
Continue ReadingMy strongest memories of summer camp involve bracelets. Lanyards, friendship bracelets, charm bracelets made from beaded safety pins … and so I love this woven summer bracelet tutorial from Between the Lines, which updates the cheap plastic I remember with leather or fabric scraps for a more sophisticated look. I would totally wear these, and […]
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