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Kid Crafts: Toilet Paper Roll Dinosaurs

Kid Crafts: Toilet Paper Roll Dinosaurs

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

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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Raid your recycle bin for a day of crafty fun! This toilet paper roll dinosaurs project will help you transform trash into toys for an awesome prehistoric playtime. Toilet paper rolls are a craft time staple for pretty much every preschool parent I know, and with good reason. Most households generate at least a couple […]

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Adorable Easter-themed Yeti Will Maul Your Heart Apart

Adorable Easter-themed Yeti Will Maul Your Heart Apart

By Agnes Niewiadomski

Agnes Niewiadomski

Maker Extraordinaire from Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario. Lover of all things CNC and handmade.

agnesmakes.com @agawaffle

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Fill your baskets with some woolly cuteness this Easter. Check out these egg shaped toys created by California based artist, Vicky of Asher Jasper. I can’t get enough of her cuddly creations, like this yeti with removable bunny ears. Things made of wool are generally pretty cute by nature, but her egg shaped characters are […]

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How Do You Tell if a Toy is a Maker Toy?

How Do You Tell if a Toy is a Maker Toy?

By Kathy Ceceri

Kathy Ceceri

Kathy's latest books for Maker Media include Fabric and Fiber Inventions, Musical Inventions, and Edible Inventions. She is also the author of Paper Inventions, Making Simple Robots, and other books full of STEAM activities for kids and other beginners. When she's not busy writing, Kathy presents workshops for students and educators at schools, museums, libraries, and makerspaces throughout the Northeast. Visit her at Crafts for Learning.

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How should we judge whether a toy fits into the maker movement?

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Cardboard Chuckwagon: DIY Food Truck For Kids

Cardboard Chuckwagon: DIY Food Truck For Kids

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

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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When I was a kid, a giant cardboard box was just about the best toy ever. My friends and I built forts, castles, and storefronts. We used them as sleds, cars, and rockets, and we even got inside them and rolled down hills. (In retrospect, the latter was probably a bad idea. But it sure […]

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How-To: Toy Cardboard Camera

How-To: Toy Cardboard Camera

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

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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Are your kids budding shutterbugs, but still a bit too small for a real camera? Make them an awesome DIY toy camera instead!

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Kid Crafts: Tin Toy Drums

Kid Crafts: Tin Toy Drums

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

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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As they’re exploring the world, kids, as a rule, take great joy in discovering all of the things that make NOISE. So, why not turn that natural curiosity into a fun, creative afternoon filled with DIY drums?

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