The lucky kids at Park Day School in Oakland got to go to this great workshop on creating a cartoon with Nick Dragotta of Howtoons and writer Michael Chabon, but they shared a recap on the Howtoons blog. I love their Halloween-themed protagonists, Pumpkin Pie and Jack O’Lantern (although surely dentists are the real heroes […]
Amy of Early Bird Special has been hard at work on her daughter’s costume this week, and she’s justrevealed the final product. Drawing inspiration from a few different owl costume tutorials, she came up with this adorable, bright and colorful ensemble for her daughter. The mask is fantastic, the wings are awesome and the feathered […]
Team Habitable: Young Makers Janavi, Pearl, and Hana, together with their mentor Yoshi, created this mod of an Ikea table that doubles as a reconfigurable hamster habitat. The Young Makers Program is a collaboration between MAKE, The Exploratorium, and Pixar. The purpose of the program is to inspire and develop the next generation of makers, […]
My latest small victory in the getting-my-second-son-to-eat war involves this quick and easy jack o’ lantern quesadilla. It’s a cheese quesadilla in the shape of a pumpkin, not pumpkin-flavored, just to be clear. I used cheese for the nose (a triangle-shaped tomato slice would also work), pear pieces for the eyes, carrot sticks for the […]
If you’re scrambling to find an easy Halloween projects the kids can make this weekend, check out this quick and easy tutorial from Alisa Burke. These toilet paper tube monsters would be perfect, and it would be fun to have a whole collection of them out at your Halloween part. Inspired to craft something for […]
Sean @ Make: Online tipped us off to Martha Stewart’s guide to turning any latex paint into chalkboard paint by adding tile grout.
If you’re worried you don’t still have time to make a costume for your kid for Halloween this year, fret no more. Ellen from The Long Thread shares a tutorial and cute downloadable mask for this bat costume over on Alpha Mom. Inspired to craft something for Halloween? Be sure to enter it in our […]
