Visible minifig
Artist Jason Freeny has produced this awesome Micro Schematic of a LEGO minifig. Via I Heart Guts!
Kids & Family
Paul Spooner exhibition at Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
Musical Hell from Cabaret Mechanical Theatre on Vimeo. Cabaret Mechanical Theatre has opened a new virtual exhibition of Paul Spooner’s work in celebration of his 60th birthday. Spooner is an incredibly talented kinetic sculptor – he sells through Cabaret Mechanical and does custom commissions through Fourteen Balls Toys (with Matt and Sarah Smith). Chicago Museum […]
Cincinnati Jr Makers’ rockets
The Cincinnati Junior Makers group started as a bunch of bike riding fathers with young kids. The group used to go on rides hauling their cherubs around on bike trailers and tagalongs. Now the kids are old enough to ride on their own, but not quite up for the challenge of traffic. Since they like […]
HOW TO – Star Knot Tutorial
Stormdrane made this beautiful Star Knot by following this tutorial. Stormdrane’s own tutorial for making a Paracord bracelet can be found in the new Make book, The Best of Instructables, reviewed recently by Marc de Vinck and available in the Maker Shed.
Mini Monsters at Maker Faire Austin – CRAFT Video Podcast
Download the MP4 Video or HD Version | Subscribe to CRAFT in iTunes | mov | 3g2 I caught up with craftzine blogger and Austin local Rachel Hobson at Maker Faire Austin 2008, where she gave a demo on making the Mini Monsters from CRAFT:06. These fun little creatures, invented by Moxie, are unique and […]
Kids can name NASA’s next Mars Rover!
Wow – Disney and NASA have teamed up for a contest – K-12 kids can name the next Mars Rover. Grand prize is a trip to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab to sign your name on the real rover!
Elementary school music video makers
Students @ Bancroft Elementary School in Montreal, Quebec are making some awesome music videos as part of the Modern Music Makers after-school program students (five to ten years old) are divided into groups of four (give or take), and given the means to make their own songs from scratch. Explains Shaw: “Each group got a […]