How-To: Yarn Color Wheel Activity For Kids
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!
Kids & Family
Scariest Pumpkin Ever!
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 […]
Creating a Cartoon with Howtoons and Michael Chabon
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 […]
Adorable Girl’s Owl Costume
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 […]
Announcing the Young Makers Program for 2011
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, […]
Quick and Easy Halloween Quesadilla
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 […]
How-To: Toilet Paper Tube Little Monsters
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 […]