How-To: Day of The Dead Necklace For Kids
Brenda from Alpha Mom shares how to make this salt dough skull bead and paper mache marigold Day of the Dead Necklace for kids. The best part: the kids can help!
Kids & Family
In the Maker Shed: Gakken Cross Copter EX
The Gakken Cross Copter EX kit has two contra-rotating rotors, driven by one small electric motor that’s connected via a cord to the hand-powered generator. Available in the Maker Shed makershed.com (Oh, and the original video uploaded was 45 seconds!)
Weekend Project: Stun Gun Potato Cannon
Launch potato projectiles 200+ yards with this stun-gun triggered, high-powered potato cannon with see-thru action. Get the PDF for this project here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/08/weekend_project_water_barrel_water.html. More great projects at http://www.makezine.com
Weekend Project: Mini Bike Light
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
Drill-powered “fort” speakers
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 […]
Decade of homemade kid costumes
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 […]
Printable Chore Chart For Kids
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 […]