HOW TO – Recycle Old Crayons
Danny Seo posts up a beautiful way to recycle those old crayons by melting them all together in a pan and cutting butterfly shapes by using cookie cutters. Related: Crayon Cookies
Kids & Family
Guitar building 101
In addition to his roles as composer, musician and recording engineer, Brooklyn instrument inventor Paul Rubenstein teaches high school students to build their own electric guitars and amplifiers. Building a functional stringed instrument can be a rich learning experience, involving a variety of skills – Paul’s classes even wind their own magnetic pickups! Head over […]
Duck Hunt lamp
Fluffypants made this great Duck Hunt lamp and posted it on Craftster! She gutted the zapper, wired it up, made a cardboard replica of a cartridge for the base, and decorated the shade with fun foam. More: Nintendo Duck Hunt Sweater 3D pixel Duck Hunt, in real-life
Ceiling Cat is watching you
Tubby Paws at Deviant Art has created a paper model of that Lolcat icon, Ceiling Cat – download here.
HOW TO – Toddler One-Piece from a Tank Top
Flickr user ladinka posted detailed instructions on how to make a toddler’s one-piece from an adult’s tank top. via Whip Up.
Tinkering School on NPR!
NPR’s All Things Considered had a great piece on Tinkering School! You can listen online here. Software engineer Gever Tulley felt that his friends who were parents were overprotective of their children. So he started the Tinkering School, a summer camp that encourages kids to play with fire, throw spears and take risks. More: Tinkering […]
HOW TO – Make a toy turbine
Using glue, scissors, tape, and straws, Kiteman built this simple turbine – seems a great project to try at home with your mini-makers. – How to make a toy turbine More: Pringles wind turbine (Pleech) -and- turbine round up
