Fay Rhodes, LEGO Mindstorms NXT author, is holding a contest to find an alternate foot for a camel design. The wheel used as feet for my camel design came from the Education Resource set, but now LEGO has exchanged that wheel for another that lacks the TECHNIC pin holes–making it unusable for the foot. I […]
Brothers Kevin and Daryl Maas of Washington State are producing electricity from cow manure. We use a proven, commercialized technology called a manure digester to harvest methane gas from manure. We burn the methane to create electricity, while sending the processed manure back to the farmers as an organic fertilizer now free of pathogens and […]
Well, it won’t win any awards for high-fidelity (or even middle-fidelity), but this Instructable, which turns a Hallmark audio greeting card and a mini cereal box into an iPod speaker, might be a fun kids project. Make an iPod Speaker from a Hallmark Music Card
Phun is a 2D “physics sandbox,” a program created by a Swedish CompSci major as his Master of Science thesis. It’s way cool; a great way for kids (of all ages) to learn physics concepts. It’s available for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Phun
I love the colorful artwork recently posted on the JanKnit blog (and in the CRAFT Flickr pool). What’s especially cool is that it’s all created by kids, who dyed the wool with Kool-Aid, then used a cardboard loom to weave it up. Check out the original post for more photos and details.
Cindy at Skip to my Lou made this tutorial for sewing a reusable oilcloth lunch sack. She’s included a pattern, detailed instructions, and excellent photographs.
Beth of Write, Mama, Write shows us how to make these beautiful sculpey nature prints as a fun project to make with kids that also look great displayed in the house. [ via AT ohdeedoh ]
