Urn thing, with frogs
I have no idea what this is about – anyone read Russian, or know what this does? It’s very Woodring-esque and wonderful.
Kids & Family
Color Book for Kids
Make and Takes posts this clever idea for a fun book you can make with your kids. Have your kids run around the house taking 3 pictures each of 3 different things–each in the same color family. Then you can slip the photos into a photo album, turning the pics into an educational book that […]
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!
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.
