By Jessica Wilson If I remember one thing from pumpkin carving as a child, it is the tears and the agony of an imperfect pumpkin. Oh, the agony! I’ve been pumpkin carving with kids for seven years now, and so far, so good. No tears involved! Here’s a nifty way to carve away … and […]
I always thought 4-H was the next group that may rapidly adopt microcontrollers to do sensor work – that just might happen. Listen in – 4-H Science Project @ Science Friday… The organization holds its third annual 4-H National Youth Science Day, in which kids around the country studied carbon dioxide. On October 6, 2010, […]
Obviously, being a wiki, and a project platform for the entire MAKE community, anybody can submit a project to Make: Projects, even kids. Here, ten year old Ben Adase has created a post for his hovercraft build — the leaf blower, plywood, and plastic-sheet variety. I love that he used simple MS Paint illustrations for […]
This project from Abbey of Aesthetic Outburst is fun if you have a kiddo who wants a laptop of their own but isn’t quite ready for the real deal. Using recycled materials, duct tape and fun stickers, she created a mini MacBook for her son. [via Ohdeedoh]
Now that my kid’s old enough to stay awake through Halloween, I have a renewed interest in costumes and I’ve been trying to figure out what he should be (I don’t have long before it’s no longer my decision!). Cute and Easy Costumes for Kids by Emma Hardy has a ton of great ideas; while […]
Crafty Chica‘s adorable teenage daughter Maya and her 5 year old cousin Bella show you just how easy it is to use the new Tulip Face Painting Kit on ILoveToCreate.com. This kit comes with paints, stencils and tattoos. Going beyond Halloween, use this kit for easy face painting at kids’ birthday parties! Inspired to craft […]
This would have been so fun to have as a kid. I even had a little plastic tractor with a detachable pull-cart! A multi-colored and leveled carpet made to look like aerial views of farm land. I bet you could make something like this with carpet squares and an X-Acto.
