Felt Sushi Toys
Julie K in Taiwan made these felt sushi toys with her daughter from a kit sold in Taiwan. The results are really great and, as Julie K points out, you could try to make your own version without buying a kit. Related Felt Sushi
Kids & Family
Learning Graphically – Comics About Science
I was a comic book fan way before I was a mom. I’ve always liked exposing my kids at an early age to simple forms of complex ideas; I think it makes concepts familiar, letting kids get comfortable with sometimes difficult topics before they’re presented with the adult, “serious” versions – comics are the perfect […]
Digital pinhole camera
Richard2nd has put together a simple Instructable on building a digital pinhole camera. The comments mention that the sharper the edges on the pinhole, the greater the depth of field and the sharper the image. More: Pintoids – Pinhole cameras made from Altoid tins DIY High capacity panoramic pinhole camera
One Laptop Per Child @ Amazon
Cory at Boing Boing reports that Amazon will start selling the One Laptop Per Child XO laptop in November; they’ll be continuing the buy-two, get-one, donate-one system through December – great for holiday gift giving!
Block printing by hand
This is a great demo of block printing in India. (not my voice on the video) It’s amazing how accurately the printer can line up the successive prints by hand. The blocks themselves are gorgeous as objects; I have some that I’ve used in mold-making for casting glass.
Rotta the Hutt Squeaky Pet Toy
Bonnie at StarWars.com shows you how to make a Rotta the Hutt Squeaky Pet toy by recycling your old clothes or socks.
Spittin’ marbles
I found this amazing marble machine on YouTube – the details are fantastic! The video is a little fuzzy, but there are some good close-ups of the workings.