Painted hands
Wonderful collection of painted hands.
Kids & Family
Photo gallery – Turning trash to treasure
Last week at the Duxbury Student Union, Lee Pulis and I held a workshop on using trash to learn about electricity, design and mechanical devices. We used CD drives from old computers. Inside the drives we found motors, gears, switches, and lots of interesting looking stuff. The main tools were small phillips head screwdrivers and […]
Papercup iPod speakers
Cute little set of “ghetto speakers” make from four disposable waters cups and toothpicks. Something for the kids to do on a rainy day, not as a replacement for your Bose (or your Altec Lansing). CupSpeakers [via Dinosaurs and Robots]
HOW TO – Knit a Star-nosed Mole
I’m always looking for weird knits – I love this star-nosed mole named Cris (short for Condyluria cristata)! It’s one of Fawn Pea’s Free Pattern Friday shares and it looks like a quick knit that would make a great holiday present. Here’s a Wikipedia article about star-nosed moles; they can smell underwater, cool!
Best of GeekDad: Tallest LEGOs, visit to Leo, Lost Clone Wars Airmen!
We’re trying something out new this week – here are a few of the best posts this week from GeekDad, the parenting blog at Wired.com — one of our favorite sites! Tallest LEGO Tower Record Is Broken … Again Kids in Vienna build the largest LEGO tower ever, only a month after the last time […]
Scrolling Mario game in Scratch
John created a scrolling game by using Scratch. By using the GUI based programming environment, he was able to create his own version of Mario. The game isn’t fully complete, but it has a lot of good going for it. You can play his game by visiting the project’s page on the Scratch site. If […]
The hazards of a Dad who’s a Maker
I had just set the doll down on the floor of my studio when my kids walked in to see what I was making. Unfortunately, I was in the process of disemboweling yet another one of their beloved toys. This has happened once before during my Mechamo Crab build so I should have known better […]