How-To: Make a Bath Scrubby Buddy
Leigh Ann of the object project shares her steps for using an image from a coloring book to make these cute bath-time scrubby buddies. As she points out, it’s a great way to use up old towels or terry cloth scraps!
Kids & Family
Northeast Regionals of MATE ROV competition
Results from last weekend’s Northeast Regional competition for the MATE ROV challenge were released the other day: 1st Overall-High Tech High School, Lincroft, NJ 2nd Overall-Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge, MA These teams will compete at the international competition in June against the regional winners from across the world. Marine Advanced Technology Education Center […]
How-To: Drawer Sachets
The Crafty Crow is featuring a special Mother’s Day project for kids by Blair at Wise Craft on how to make drawer sachets. Blair writes: Everyone loves scented drawers. This is one of many projects I keep “in my back pocket” for those afternoons when my 10 year old daughter suddenly wants to “make something” […]
MATE ROV competitors explain their craft
Members of the South Kingstown High School Robotics team explain the vehicle they made for the MATE ROV 2009 regional competition at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. If you were a participant on one of the teams in this year’s regional competitions, please add your photos to the MAKE Flickr pool, and if you could, please use […]
Teaching open problem solving with Scratch
Alex has been using Scratch to teach problem solving and programming with kids. Here is the balancing cat.sb file. Here is Alex’s solution.sb . You will need a copy of the free program Scratch. Try it out, post your results on the Scratch site, and let us know what you think.
Play Kitchens Made from Recycled Olive Tins
I’m in love with play kitchens and these play kitchens, such as the frizzle sizzle stove and the splish splash sink, are made from recycled olive tins by Rafinesse & Tristesse. These little tin kitchen sets make you feel like you’re living in a fantastic tiny world, just like from one of my favorite children’s […]
How-To: No-Sew Duct Tape Apron
Sarah James at Instructables made this apron using sheet vinyl and duct tape, no sewing required! This is a great project to do with your kids; aprons for the whole family! More: How-To: Duct Tape No-Sew Tote