A friend gave Tyler Neylon a small Lego set for Christmas last year. The set came with instructions for three different models. Tyler didn’t think this was adequate given the versatility and expressiveness of LEGO, so he took it upon himself to create 50 original designs using just the 50 pieces that came with the set and posted photos of them online.
When I was a little kid, I would get unreasonably excited when I knew that the Tooth Fairy was coming. The rush of losing a tooth—probably in school, where I’d get to show it off all day—coupled with the possibility of seeing an actual fairy was almost too much. I think that this adorable Tooth […]
MAKE subscriber Rob Miles of Tacoma, WA, made a cootie detector for his kids out of an ATtiny45 with a paper clip for the biometric sensor. Kids love games of exclusion. “You’re a zombie!”, “You’ve got cooties!”, “You can’t come in my room because….”. I must hear this 500 times a week around the house. […]
One of the coolest things I saw at the Bay Area Maker Faire this year was a group of people using a simple string-and-sticks tool to blow enormous soap bubbles. Toni at Design Dazzle has a wonderful tutorial for creating your own giant bubble set for your kids. It includes the recipe for the soap […]
Holy moly this is just adorable for summer! There have been a ton of cute DIY toy kitchens around lately but this play grill from Oh Dee Doh is just too cute for words. I want a miniature grill I can put a fake steak on too!
Beckie, of Infarrantly Creative, found this hutch piece at her local thrift store and transformed it into a fun play space for her kids. It can be used as a puppet theater or snack shop for loads of imaginative playtime. See how she did it over on Skip to My Lou.
By Joy Charde Do you post pictures on the fridge? How about at your office desk? Want a fun way to display your photos? Well, I’ve got you covered… I’ve made four doodle frames for you to use! The fun part is that you can color these too – a great craft to do with […]
