HOW TO – Paper Reindeer Decorations
Meggiecat points us to Cheeky Magpie’s blog, where I found these papercraft reindeer – it looks like a fun holiday project for kids!
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Paper reindeer decorations
Meggiecat points us to Cheeky Magpie’s blog, where I found these papercraft reindeer – it looks like a fun holiday project for kids!
Owl pellet dissection kit
We gave owl pellet dissection kits as party favors a couple of years ago – they’re easy to put together and make great holiday gifts! We included a couple of owl pellets, dissecting forceps, a magnifier (we like the Private Eye loupe, you can nest them for higher magnification) and a Riker box to display […]
Amon’s scratch pizza maker
Amon found the usual post party debris the one morning/afternoon and decided to Hook Up some of the stuff to his computer and make something useful. With some pizza boxes, cups, a computer and Scratch, he made a Skeeball type game. Just like the one at the arcade at the mall, but less hungry for […]
Maker courses
Creating a Maker Course In the next month or so I will have a semester change, and with it an opportunity to restructure the sequence of three courses. Robotics, Building and Repairing Computers and Web Design are three classes that I have taught before, and am looking to streamline the content of the courses. The […]
HOW TO – Make a “Chatter telephone” – a real phone from a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone!
Surprise! A classic pull-toy phone that really works. By Frank E. Yost…. I remember making pretend phone calls on my Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone when I was 7 or 8, and wondering if it was possible to turn it into a real phone. That question stayed with me, and when I saw a Chatter Telephone and […]
HOW TO – Crochet a Baby Penguin Amigurumi
Kendralc did an Instructable for the cutest amigurumi I’ve ever seen, a crocheted baby penguin! I love how she used fun fur yarn for the baby fluff. Instructables.com has become one of the most popular magnets for makers and DIY enthusiasts of all stripes. Now, with more than 10,000 projects to choose from, the Instructables […]
