Hundreds of makers all over the world have built compressed air rocket since we published the project in MAKE Vol. 15 (included in the kit). Now all the parts for making your own are available in the Maker Shed!
Hannah of While They Sleep shares a brilliant refashion for transforming a pair of maternity jeans into cute jeans for your toddler. I especially love the embroidery on the back pockets – adorable!
When thinking of crafty gifts for kids, especially for boys, it’s easy to be stumped. Do I really want to be that aunt, the one who gives educational gifts or boring gifts or wildly inappropriate ones for the recipient’s age? Heck no, I don’t, so I scour the web, the craft shops, and the toy […]
This little robot is tough! Run by a single motor, the Co-Robot kit walks with a decidedly “angry” pace. If he falls over, he is able to pick himself up and continue marching about thanks to an amazing gear mechanism. up again! An awesome design with an amazing gear mechanism, he will not quit!
This reversible cape and muff would be a charming way to bundle up your little tyke for the cold weather. Download a pattern and see how to make them over on Grosgrain.
I recall late great UT-Austin Philosophy professor Robert Solomon once saying in lecture, “We’re lucky babies are so helpless, because if they had any power at all they would destroy the world.” Well, Chinese artist Shi Jinsong is apparently trying to immanentize that particular eschaton by arming the world’s infants with engines of destruction worthy of a Space Marine Terminator. Way to go, dude. [via Dude Craft]
Sweet little breadboard Menorah project at Sparkle Labs. Festive Hanukkah LED Menorah
