5 summer projects from Howtoons
Howtoons has a round-up of five fun and easy summer projects that you and your kids can do, from making ice cream to kite-building to making a simple underwater scope from a soda bottle. 5 Summer Projects
Kids & Family
How-To: Neverending Story Auryn Medallion
I have to admit that The Neverending Story is one of my all-time favorite movies from my childhood (not to mention one of my all-time favorite books). When I saw this Auryn medallion project from Wee Folk Art, I was instantly carried back to that feeling of watching the movie for the first time. Of […]
Lego soccer table
Fra Fondi sent us info on this awesome soccer (foosball) table, made entirely of Lego parts, and programmed and controlled (sounds, score-keeping) with the Lego WeDo kit. Sariel tells us that: “Counting the game score and returning balls to a box are both fully automated. The actual game remains, obviously, fully manual, with eight players […]
The Grandparent’s Game
Today is Fun shares a clever game that gets grandchildren to interact with their grandparents (and vice versa). Sort of a generation gap icebreaker. The Grandparent’s Game! A visit from grandparents is a very exciting occurrence in our house. The grandparents are delighted to see the kids and vice versa. However, due to the gap […]
July is kid stuff!
We’re thrilled to announce that July is kid’s month on Make: Online. We’re constantly getting requests to do more kid-related content and projects, so stay tuned over the coming month for much more of this on the site. We’ll have round-ups of our best kid-related coverage so far, in the magazine and here on the […]
Recycled Paper Press in the Maker Shed
Making your own art paper is fun to do on the patio in summertime. Maker Shed carries the Recycled Paper Press Experiment Kit to get you started: Recycle your scrap paper, old newspapers, and tissue paper into beautiful hand-crafted paper. Start with a slurry of paper pulp, drain it in the sieve tray, then press […]
Downloadable Kids’ Dart Gun Targets
Diane Gilleland recently turned me on to the blog What I Made from Scott Bedford in London. Scott’s illustrations and projects are fun and charming and clever, and I’m really enjoying going through his archives and look forward to seeing more from him. This fun set of kids’ dart gun targets are available for download […]