How-To: Add Adjustable Elastic to Kids’ Pants
Julie-K shows you how to add adjustable elastic to kids’ pants in 5 easy steps. So perfect when you have a tall kid like I do. You don’t even need a sewing machine for this technique either!
Kids & Family
How-To: Make a Twirled Paper Octopus & Angel Fish
Excerpt from Twirled Paper By Jacqueline Lee It’s amazing what you can make with simple paper strips! With this project, kids can learn the art of quilled paper by creating these adorable paper versions of an octopus and angel fish. Recycle and cut long thin long strips of paper from old newspapers, wrapping paper, or […]
New in the Maker Shed: Physics workshop kit
Almost everyone has heard of a chemistry set. But until the Physics workshop kit was introduced, a physics set was almost unheard of. Physics is an essential science for everyone, and this kit provides a comprehensive explanation of mechanical physics. Through building 36 models and conducting subsequent experiments with the models, you will learn the fundamental laws of mechanical physics.
New in the Maker Shed: Fuel Cell X7 kit
With the Fuel Cell X7 kit you can assemble and experiment with a unique reversible hydrogen Fuel Cell. This fuel cell kit provides a playful introduction to one of the most significant technologies of the 21st Century.
A breadboard for your groaning board
The folks at Sparkle Labs have put up a cute project on their site. It’s a simple LED circuit on a breadboard (built with their Discover Electronics Kit), with some Turkey papercraft attached, to create a Thanksgiving table decoration. This is a great way to get your kids involved in a basic electronics project that […]
Book Review + Giveaway: Super Simple Sewing
Sewing was one of the first crafts that I was really into as a wee kid. I learned from my mom and figured out what I could from trial and error. If only at the time this book, Super Simple Sewing was available. This book + kit comes with materials and instructions needed to make […]
New in the Maker Shed: Dangerous Book for Boys Electronics
The Dangerous Book for Boys Essential Electronics kit presents electronics every kid should know through fun, engaging, and impressive experiments and activities.