HOW TO – Make a Cardboard Playhouse
Amber points us towards this easy tutorial for making a recycled cardboard playhouse for kids. These would be so simple to customize with paints and other fun decorations.
Kids & Family
Polar bear shelves make you run for cover
Although a bit expensive, these shelves are probably enough to get your kid out of bed in the morning. Called “domesticated furniture”, these shelves can be built pretty easily from cardboard cutouts and fit rather well in your child’s room. JOE Bookshelves, [via]
Cardboard Button Felt Flowers
Megan at Plum Pudding shows you how to make these easy cardboard button felt flowers. A fun and easy recycle project to make with kids!
DIY: Inexpensive PVC flute
This website has a lot of useful information on making a PVC flute. What makes this site unique is all the information on different pipe sizes and materials. There is even a link to software that will help you tune your finished flute. DIY PVC Flute Related: DIY: Pennywhistle in the key of D More […]
Make Projects: DIY Blimp
Everyone likes toys that fly. Unfortunately, most R/C planes are hard to control for people without any experience. Why not make an easy to fly blimp? It’s really quick to make, and many people have at least one of the R/C helicopters used in the build. Even if you had to buy (2) helicopters your […]
Solder free circuit building
This “Snap Circuit Rover” requires no soldering and can be easily put together by the whole family. Pretty cool way to teach your kids about circuits without any of the messy solder blobs and other wiring accidents. Snap Circuit Rover
HOW TO – Knit a Diaper Soaker
Tiny Birds Organics shares this free knitting pattern for a “soaker”–which, if you’re not familiar with the term, is a breathable pair of bloomer-type shorts used to cover cloth diapers. Knit Soaker Pattern