My kids are seven and four, so I’m far past decorating baby nurseries. I still think, though, that they would love these painted airplane models as much as I do. Telstar Logistics posted this project created to have above his daughter’s changing table over on Dinosaurs & Robots, and explains why he chose to paint […]
One of my favorite things about Maker Faire is watching people make things. There are so many things to see and so many distractions – it’s really cool to slow down and watch folks really focusing on the thing they’re doing. Here’s a little round-up of makers, both kids and grownups, making masks, metal-working, playing […]
Gareth blogged about Sashimi Tabernacle Choir a while back; seeing it in Austin was wonderful! I don’t know what it says about me that, if I had the time, I could have watched this ridiculous thing for an hour, but it made me deliriously happy. My video doesn’t do it justice – if you ever […]
We saw this Craftsman tool skeleton ad while we watching Mythbusters on Discovery Channel – it’s very clever! They have Halloween wallpaper and an email tool on their site, too.
Dug sent in another cool link from his Automata blog. This time it’s a marble-climbing machine with plans. Looks like a fun project to make with, or for, the kids. [Thanks Dug] It is with great pleasure that I inform you that Steve Good, proprietor of The Scrollsaw Workshop, has created downloadable plans and a […]
Casper’s brother made him this totally sweet bronze sculpture using Styrofoam and a LEGO minifig. Via Brothers Brick
This was one of the most charming projects I saw at Maker Faire, Nyssa’s little micro RC jousters. Such a simple idea, a great project for kids, and one of those things that starts you thinking about other things to do with your tiny RC cars. You could make lots of papercraft skins, have a […]
