Bits4Tots is a charity that seeks to bring a hands-on learning experience about making and robotics to kids who otherwise might not have the opportunity. A $25 donation buys a robot kit and a child’s participation in a bot-building workshop at Robot City, a robot store (that’s right, a robot store!) in Lakeview, IL. Bots4Tots
Wondering what to do to create that special Easter egg? A few years ago I got a bit obsessed with Ukranian Easter eggs. They took loads of time, but resulted in some very attractive eggs that would be memorable to any ovorecipient. After blowing out the eggs, I had a very nice omelet with garlic […]
Bonnie at StarWars.com shows kids how to make this googley-eyed yoda finger puppet.
Thinkgeek’s April fool’s joke this year was to pretend to sell this Tauntaun sleeping bag. Well, it’s not really commercially available, but someone had to have made the one for the photo! I just love that intestinal lining. Via Neatorama.
You’ve heard of balloon animals. How about trashbag whales? Spotted on our MAKE Flickr pool. Bertrand, air whale.
When Chad was a freshman in my high school program, he was talking about wanting to do a car project. The teenage car project is a time tested pursuit, an opportunity to learn many of life’s lessons, learn tools, techniques, create a useful product. Chad is currently a freshman at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where […]
Jenny Ryan has a cute project for a girl’s room (or your craft room) up at Apartment Therapy Oh Dee Doh to make this sweet little DIY Dress Decor.
