GeekDad at Maker Faire
Anton Olsen of GeekDad has a nice piece on some of the highlights for kids at Maker Faire Austin. (the photo is part of the TexLUG exhibit, one of my picks for the Editor’s Choice blue ribbon – they were great!)
Kids & Family
Gear Heart
A papercraft gear heart you have to see to believe
HOW TO – Racetrack Rug
Cynthia Rae revamps a vintage crochet pattern to create this fun Racetrack Rug, perfect for a kid’s room. Via Lime & Violet.
HOW TO – Pumpkin Swirl Brownies
Smitten Kitchen made these incredible looking pumpkin swirl brownies – we made these this week and they were great! They were better the second day, and next time I think we’ll add some chocolate chips.
HOW TO – Worry Dolls
WIseCraft helped her girls celebrate their graduation from Brownies to Girl Scouts by making these fun worry dolls, and now you can too with her tutorial.
Sleep well, Phoenix Mars Lander
MarsPhoenix twitter: Take care of that beautiful blue marble out there in space, our home planet. I’ll be keeping an eye from here. Space exploration FTW! about 8 hours ago from web In case we don’t get this chance again, thank you all so much for the questions, comments & good wishes over the mission. […]
Muppet-Inspired Halloween Costumes
CRAFT contributor Elena Nazarro created these truly hilarious Muppet Show-inspired costumes for her kids, who will be saying “Mahna Mahna” instead of “Trick or Treat”. They’ll even be traveling with an iPod-supplied soundtrack in case their costumes confuse people. If you’re confused yourself, step back in time with this YouTube video.