Flashback: Build a Toy Camera from Recycled Materials
Hit up your local snack shop for a box of animal crackers (or another small camera-like box), and get to making this fun project with your kiddos.
Kids & Family
Frozen Chocolate Banana Pops
Ella, Josh and Nina have had so much fun making stuff from MAKE magazine and makeprojects.com. Here’s a video that they made to show their friends (and the world) how to make frozen chocolate banana pops. You can check out the full step-by-step guide at http://makeprojects.com/Project/Chocolate-Banana-Pops/404/1
Meet the Makers: The Viper
Young makers astound with an ambitious Viper flight simulator project for Maker Faire.
House in the Hallway Tutorial
I bow down in homage to the maker of this amazing tension rod hallway playhouse. Simple, brilliant, and chock full of gorgeous details, like the rickrack shingles, mailbox pocket, and cardboard lantern. The tutorial is detailed and clear, too!
How-To: Homemade Sidewalk Chalk
It’s sunny and warm here in Detroit, so I’ve got outdoor activities on the brain. This how-to for homemade sidewalk chalk looks like a blast. Brought to you by Jessica Begum for Modern Mom, this project looks incredibly fun to make at home. More: ylvia’s Super Awesome Mini Maker Show: Sidewalk Chalk @Craftzine.com blog HOW […]
How-To: Wind-Up Paper Butterflies
It doesn’t get any better than these lovely paper butterflies that flap their wings.
Junktech Spin Art System
Clever junktech from the folks at Austin Creative Reuse, spotted at last Saturday’s Austin Mini Maker Faire, where this simple machine was keeping a lot of kids engaged, for a long time, at very low cost.