Ride safely at night with this easy to make Mini Bike Light. Get the PDF for this project here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/10/weekend_project_mini_bike_light.html. More great projects at http://www.makezine.com
MAKE subscriber John Kelbley was doing some expansion/improvements on his kids’ “fort” and wanted to deliver music to the (unpowered) space. His solution was to use the rechargeable powerpack from an an old 12 volt Ryobi drill and use the drill body as a stand for two outdoor speakers he found on clearance. Amplification is […]
For years I didn’t consider myself very creative. Sure, I always decorated the house for holidays, did crafty projects with my kids, refinished furniture, loved to try new recipes, and shunned store-bought costumes for what I think are way better homemade creations, but a crafter? Not really. These days I’m trying to convince myself that […]
As a parent, I struggle daily to get my kids to help out around the house. I’ve tried a lot of methods, and have seen a lot of fancy chore charts. My favorite thing about this one from Lisa of ModEco Kids is the simple statement at the top of the chart: This is how […]
When I was a little girl, I spent hours dreaming I was a mermaid. Every time I got near a pool or pond, I practiced swimming like one, and Splash was by far my favorite movie. So imagine how lucky I thought my niece was when my sister-in-law sewed up a dozen mermaid tails for […]
Perfect for your kid’s first birthday party, these cupcake recipes for kids at weelicious use agave necter instead of refined sugar. Choose the carrot/pineapple cupcake with cream cheese icing or go for the dark chocolate cupcake. Both look delicious!
Check out Stavro’s tutorial for using things in your kid’s wardrobe to make this really sweet gnome costume.
