Bodhi’s Boat and Pony Trap at Austin Mini Maker Faire
Four “Meet the Makers” videos from the upcoming May 5th Austin Mini Maker Faire.
Kids & Family
Introducing Young Makers to Arduino
St. Louis hackerspace The Disruption Department’s Student Fellowship Program takes the kids to a new spot each month and they learn something about mechanical, electrical, or computer engineering. For the April event, the kids were introduced to Arduino. Read about how it went, and check out some snaps from the day.
How to Make a Custom Operation Game
Operation is a game that lets you test your hand-eye coordination by removing a variety of ailment tokens from a cartoon patient without touching the metal sides of each slot. Since its release in 1965, there have been a lot of special editions created. These feature popular characters such as Buzz Lightyear, R2D2 and Iron Man. The game’s simple design makes it very versatile and easy to adapt.
Flashback: LED Hula Hoop
LED hula hoops are so beautiful to watch, and creating a custom hoop is a satisfying challenge. Twenty-one LEDs are used in this hoop; 6 are flashing LEDs that cycle through the colors of the rainbow.
The Chore Wheel to End All Chore Wheels
Maker David Rios has solved an age-old problem for living with housemates – getting the chores done. And he’s done so in laser-cut style.
How-To: Recycled Book Art Kit
Turn a worn or outdated hardcover into an awesome portable art studio with this recycled book art kit tutorial!
Simple Machines: The Lever
The lever is one of the six classic simple machines. A simple machine is a mechanical device that changes a force’s direction or magnitude. The other five simple machines are the wheel and axle, the pulley, the inclined plane, the wedge and the screw. Explaining simple machines to kids can be a fun learning experience, especially if you include some demonstrations in the lesson. Here’s how I built a lever for a demonstration of simple machines for my son’s 3rd grade clas