How-To: Kids’ Perler Bead Necklaces
Kids can look fashionable and stay busy this summer by making perler bead necklaces thanks to this tutorial by Hey! Jen Renee.
Kids & Family
How-To: Crazy Putty (video)
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
Sasha in the Maker Shed: Solar Grasshopper kit
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 […]
Mario Hat Pattern
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 […]
How-To: Sewn Snack Bags
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.
How-To: Create Great Kids Photos
By Susannah Bothe Taking great photographs of your child is something that every parent wants to do, but is not necessarily an easy task! Some of the tips here reiterate what I wrote in my previous how-to on baby photography because these elements hold true for all of photography, so I will include them in […]
Recycled Craft Supply Organizers
Use recycled half-gallon milk jugs as convenient containers for colored pencils, markers, and other craft supplies. This is a perfect trick for kids’ supplies.