Instructables Hungry Scientist Contest!
Hack food or kitchen tools and win great prizes! The Instructables Hungry Scientist Contest will be running through October 27th. Official rules are here. Yum!
Kids & Family
Unusual bugs from around the world
Trilobite beetle of Laos Mad Maxine sent me a great bug link – QuaoArlo has a great collection of videos he’s taken – he’s quite the world traveler and really knows his bugs. My favorite is the Trilobite beetle from Laos – it’s fantastic! It moves in a really unusual way; its legs are all […]
David Rogers’ Big Bugs
Artist David Rogers makes these wonderful ginormous sculptures of bugs. He started constructing things and learned to weld when he was only 13! His bugs are well-traveled; looks like they’re currently at the New England Wild Flower Society’s Garden in the Woods in Massachusetts.
Here, kitty, kitty, kitty
Remember seeing this thing on YouTube a while back? A lot of people thought it was fake, but it’s a real critter, an Asp Caterpillar, Megalopyge opercularis, otherwise known as the puss caterpillar. It pupates into an equally adorable moth. It can be found in the southern United States – anyone ever seen one? If […]
BurdaStyle: Sofia Play Set Pattern
BurdaStyle has a new children’s pattern for little girls, the Sofia play set. The free pattern is for ages 2-5 yrs and is an adorable top with ruffled bloomer-styled pants.
How to: Make an Origami Burger
Now this is a low calorie burger! Check out the link for a PDF file that has the patterns and folding instructions for making your own Origami Burger. Learn how to make an Origami Burger [ReadyMade]
Custom Decorated Store Bought Cake (with Robots!)
Dot from Dabbled, no stranger to cool robot cakes herself, spotted this Dabbled robot-inspired cake at Baby Toolkit. Adrienne provides some helpful information for customizing your own cake with homemade fondant. Related HOW TO – Make a Robot Cake
