We sent David Veloz, Jr., a Navy engineer at Port Hueneme, 29 copies of MAKE a few months back. He volunteers as a facilitator for a high school outreach program for students with an interest in science and engineering. Here’s his note back with a great pic of the students holding MAKE Volume 19.
There’s something both serene and at the same time playful about this paper mache and fabric rabbit puppet, by Arounna Khounnoraj (Toronto) on BloesemKids. I’d love to watch the puppet show this fellow stars in.
Christina from 2 little hooligans shows you how to make a play tent for kids on a budget. Christina writes: I searched the web for new fun toys and found the cutest play tents. Unfortunately, they ranged from $99 – $200+. Not willing to spend that much on a new toy I decided to TRY […]
I am just wild about these creative kids’ hats from the Mad Hatter! I love hats, but these have me rethinking what should go on my head. I wish they weren’t just for kids! (Although anything that gets kids to wear hats out in the sun is a good thing.) Be sure to check out […]
Caroline of Obsessively Stitching shares how to disassemble toys and thrifted items and then reassemble them to create fantastic “junk” spaceships. For the Dollar Store Crafts version of “kitbashing,” you might pick up a few toys or household items at your local dollar store and combine them with thrifted items or things you no longer […]
Add your image to the last shuttle missions – NASA Face in Space, via BoJ… NASA wants to put a picture of you on one of the two remaining space shuttle missions and launch it into orbit. To launch your face into space and become a part of history, just follow these steps: First…Select the […]
Rachel sent me this link to an easy tutorial on building your own wall-sized abacus by Stephanie Lynn. I’m pretty sure I’ll never need an abacus, but I gotta admit it looks like fun to build one. It would appear Stephanie is making the beads by cutting slices out of a closet rod and then drilling a hole in the center of each–I say save a step and use a hole-saw for both operations! [via Ohdeedoh]
