The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein is one of my all-time favorite books. Tali of Growing Up Creative shares an acitivty to do with kids after reading the book. It’s a great way for kids to take the lessons from the book and translate them into a project to which they can easily relate.
Apple Face Mask, excerpt from The Natural Beauty Book By Anne Akers Johnson Mask are intensive treatments and should be limited to your once-a-week routine. Choose one that is well suited to your skin. Facial Mask Basics 1. Before applying a mask, find a place where you can lie back without being disturbed. Spread a […]
The 6-in-1 Educational Solar Robotic Kit is an excellent beginner building kit designed to teach how solar power is used to drive a small motor. Kids use the 21 snap-together parts (no tools required) to build 6 different working models including an airboat, car, windmill, puppy, and 2 different airplanes.
I designed and built the basic structure five years ago and have been adding (and sometimes subtracting) new play elements ever since.
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 Steven Lemos, engineering intern Making the Hydrogen-Oxygen Bottle Rocket (that Adam Savage is posing with on the cover of the new MAKE, Volume 20) was a pretty basic […]
“Easy! No gluing or cutting required” says the cover of the book Make Your Own Paper Flowers. So I decided to make my flowers in a place where craft supplies are sparse: an airplane. Before my trip, I stashed the Klutz Chicken Socks book in my purse. Without any scissors in my bag, I cleared […]
It’s here! The Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest launches today! Put on your thinking caps and dream up some awesome gadgets! To celebrate the release of the newest Alex Rider book, Crocodile Tears, and the Kids of All Ages edition of MAKE (both at bookstores today), we’re thrilled to be running this contest. All of […]
