By Marie LeBaron We’re stamping our hands into little gobbling turkeys as we craft a fun mason jar topper. These Thanksgiving jars are a great way to get the kids involved during the season, as well as creating a fun handmade gift.
OK, I’m a little crazy when it comes to decorating my kids’ rooms. I like the challenge of a theme — so far, I’ve redecorated rooms in Western, Spaceport, Octonauts, and Sporty Teen modes. If my husband would agree, I’d redo the master bedroom in a Robot theme, but so far he remains unconvinced. So […]
Photos by Monika Höfler I read this New York Times article about German toymaker Renate Müller a few months ago, but the images of her amazing jute-and-leather creatures have stayed in my head. I love the vivid colors of the hippo and bird above, but a Google image search also turns up some incredible creations. […]
Over on our Make: Projects platform, our old pal Stefan Jones shows you how simple it is to create your own nichrome igniters for model rocket motors, using little more than nichrome wire, masking tape, and some lacquer paint, hobby dope, or nail polish. How-To: Make your own model rocket igniters
Bread bag tabs art. Try saying that 10 times fast! I often feel a little bit of hollow sadness throwing away bread bag tabs. They come in interesting colors, and they would be so easy to save… but for what? Fine Diving arranged them on a piece of paper to resemble a hand, and I […]
It’s never too early to introduce kids to the color wheel, and this fun, tactile and interactive activity from Wee Folk Art is the perfect way to do it!
I know, I know, my “Scariest Pumpkin Ever” build is from a few years ago, but I thought I would post it up again for those of you that might have missed it the first time around. If you have an Arduino, and a few other inexpensive parts, there is still plenty of time to […]
