Kids & Family

How-To: Chemistry-themed Xmas ornaments

Bethany Halford’s column in this week’s Chemical & Engineering News drew my attention to BEYONDbones, an official blog from the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences, and particularly to a couple of chemistry-related holiday projects. This page teaches how to make a crystalline ornament from pipe cleaners and saturated borax, and this one, how to use washable markers and a coffee filter to make tie-dye-like paper ornaments based on the principle of paper chromatography.

Continue Reading December 5th, 2009 Sean Michael Ragan

Young makers make Makey robots

Months ago, MAKE engineering intern Kris Magri designed and built Makey the Robot, one of our major projects that appeared in MAKE Volume 19. I remember the love and passion with which she crafted the little guy, getting him ready to present to the MAKE community. You never know what impact the things you create […]

Continue Reading December 3rd, 2009 Goli Mohammadi3

In the Maker Shed: OLLO Action kit

Recently the Maker Shed started to carry OLLO kits. What are OLLO kits? OLLO is a reconfigurable construction set for beginner robot enthusiasts. Think of them as a cross between LEGO and Erector sets. We went ahead and made one of the projects from the Action kit and learned a few things along the way. Here are a few tips when making your OLLO kit.

Continue Reading December 2nd, 2009 Marc de Vinck4

How-To: Ruffle Skirt

Dana of Made shares a tutorial for making this tiered ruffle skirt as part of the So You Think You’re Crafty contest. The tutorial will be available for a limited time on the SYTYC web site, after which it will be available in Dana’s shop.

Continue Reading December 1st, 2009 Rachelhobson

DIY Holiday Wreaths

Brenda at Alpha + Mom shows you the many ways to create a decorative DIY holiday wreath that kids can join in and make using lots of recycled goodies!

Continue Reading December 1st, 2009 Nataliezdrieu

How-To: Glove Reindeer

This glove-to-reindeer project from Kleas is a great holiday activity for older kids. It would be fun to make Santa’s entire fleet!

Continue Reading December 1st, 2009 Rachelhobson2

Smile Crocodile!

This crocodile softie from Laura at We Wilsons brings a big, toothy grin to my face. It’s sheer genius to take rickrack and a zipper and use them for what they are surely longing to be used for. Best of all, she’s offering the pattern for free if you upload a photo of something you […]

Continue Reading November 30th, 2009 Arwen O'Reilly Griffith

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