In the Maker Shed: Blinkybug Kit
The Blinkybugs are here! These little electro-mechanical insects respond to movement, wind, and vibrations by blinking their LED eyes. Blinkybugs are fun for all ages…and addicting too!
Kids & Family
How To: Hack a Magic 8-Ball
How to modify a Magic 8-Ball so that it displays your own custom answers.
In the Maker Shed: Paper airplane books
Few things in life are as fun a making a paper airplanes. We all made them as kids, and we bet of lot of you still make them as adults. You are never too old, or too young, to fold up some paper and have some fun!
Intern’s Corner: DIY LED yo-yo side caps
Every other week, MAKE’s awesome interns tell about the projects they’re building in the Make: Labs, the trouble they’ve gotten into, and what they’ll make next. By Eric Chu, engineering intern There aren’t many low-budget ways to customize one’s yo-yo. The most common ones are either painting or dyeing, but they’re limited: paint chips off […]
How-To: Felt Crayon Holder
Cindy at Skip to My Lou shows you how to make an easy felt crayon holder that she used for party favors for her daughter’s birthday. I think these also make great holiday gifts and stocking stuffers!
New in the Maker Shed: Solar Grasshopper Kit
The snap-together solar powered grasshopper kit teaches how solar energy can be used to generate electricity. It’s an easy to assemble electronics kit that’s great for first-time experimenters with little or no experience. Ages 10 and up.
Clever Ideas For Classroom Goodie Bags
Heidi Kenney of My Paper Crane came up with several simple ideas for items to include in classroom goodie bags. I always struggle to come up with something for these kinds of projects (or birthday party favors) so I am bookmarking these for future reference. See how she made these cute gnomes, hot chocolate in […]