Susan Beal of West Coast Crafty recently contributed her kids craft picks for our Bazaar section. From this Ikea Mala Easel to the perfect kids crayons, find out this crafty mama’s excellent picks for kids crafting tools. As an added bonus check out her favorite books for kids’ art and craft projects after the jump!
Twitter user ChristineMMTTM points us to this great video record of the process of building a remote control airplane that was built from junk that could be scavenged from most household trash.
There is serious fun to be had with this project from Paulbo of FangleTronics. He shows how he created an awesome glow-in-the-dark wall on which kids (and adults, of course) can write and draw with LED pens. [via Filth Wizardry]
Maker Jon Sarriugarte of Oakland, California raises his daughter Zolle in the air at the 2008 Maker Faire in the Bay Area. At a higher education conference (dgree.org) last week, I met Marie who told me the following story about her young daughter, Annika. “I have a son who is a whiz at math. I’ve […]
Inspired by Zakka Life’s lightsaber tutorial from last summer, Filth Wizardry took the idea one step further by bringing LEDs into the equation. See how she did it and see more of the cool long-exposure shots of the kids playing with them in the dark over on her blog.
Thanks to everyone who entered the Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest! We had a great time checking out all of the entries with lasers, grappling hooks, and other spy-stealth goodies, all designed by Alex Rider fans ages 8-18. It was a hard decision, but the winners are in! Grand Prize Winner: The Listening Cup by […]
Don’t know grandpa’s name, but the lucky grandson he made this thing for is “Diego”. [via Boing Boing]
