The robot Halloween costume. It’s classic, right? It’s one of those costumes you can make at the last minute, and still look great — some cardboard boxes and whatever random junk glued on as knobs, levers, and screens. Spray paint the whole thing silver, and you’re done! Illustrator Elena Nazzaro transformed her three kids into […]
Crowds are flocking to this year’s latest hit activity, the Nerdy Derby. Brought to you by the students of NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, this no-rules miniature car building area is inspiring a lot of young makers to stop by and make their very own derby car. Cars are then RFID-tagged and sent down the giant […]
Editor’s Note: The following article is by Make: author Dale Wheat, whose latest book is Building Your Own Electronics Lab: A Guide to Setting Up Your Own Gadget Workshop. By Dale Wheat Parents fear the day when children outgrow their Lego blocks to build and create. That’s because what often follows is their offspring’s pleas for […]
This sweet pea garden bunk bed—designed and built by Jenny from Birds and Soap with construction plans and a tutorial on Ana White—completely blows my mind. I would have loved to have this bunk bed (painted in primary colors, of course) when I was a kid! This bed has been a loooong time in the […]
Kelvin, AKA DJ Focus, helped create a DIY youth radio station made from discarded consumer electronics salvaged from local garbage bins. He designed his own generator to power the station’s amplifier and other components. The station’s 12-volt generator is made from a home-made battery which in turn is charged by broken DVD players. In his spare time, Kelvin DJs at kids’ birthday parties.
I la la love this mini tassel garland on La La Lovely. So simple, easy, and celebratory!
Tangible Lights is a childrens’ building set made from cylindrical pieces that light up and change colors when you stack them together. Each block is embedded with an LED powered by a coin cell that can produce 160 hours of playing time, and embedded magnets make them snap together easily.
