There’s a not-very-secret secret about Lego — adults like ’em just as much as kids do! So while we’ve assembled our ten favorite Lego inventions in honor of the month’s theme Make: Kids, all the projects are by adults. #10 Lego RC hand with exoskeletal controller #9 Lego NXT R/C boat #8 Lego Classic Space […]
My friend Paul Marlier has a pretty fun gig at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. His job as a workshop specialist is to come up with new ways to teach science to children (and their parents!).
Kids can look fashionable and stay busy this summer by making perler bead necklaces thanks to this tutorial by Hey! Jen Renee.
Young maker Sylvia is at it again with another episode of her Super Awesome Mini Maker Show, in which she shows us how to make “Crazy Putty” at home! More: Sylvia’s Super Awesome Mini Maker Show: Rockets
Young maker Sasha shows us how to assemble the solar frightened grasshopper kit from the Maker Shed in this, another kid-made video on the MAKE ‘tubes. Subscribe to the MAKE Podcast in iTunes, download the m4v video directly, or watch it on YouTube and Vimeo. The snap-together Solar Grasshopper kit uses solar energy to generate […]
Amberlee of Givers Log hosted what looked like a fantastically fun Mario birthday party for her son earlier this spring. Along with awesome ghost balloons, mushroom cupcakes and a rad “brick” pinata, she made fleece Mario hats for each guest. She’s updated her party post to now include a pattern and instructions for making the […]
Amy at Angry Chicken has a great video tutorial on how to make your own sewn snack bags so you can avoid using plastic bags. Great for kids’ lunches and snacks.
