How-To: Turkey Work Embroidery Stitch
Add some fluffy embellishments to your handmade softies with the Turkey Work embroidery stitch!
Kids & Family
Talkin’ Tinkering with the Masters of Automata
The Exploratorium Tinkering Studio invites all of you to join a Google Hangout this Friday, November 21st from 9am to 10:30am (Pacific time) to talk about one of their true specialties—Automata!—with some of their favorite masters of this art/technology. Joining the Tinkering Studio team will be a star-studded group: Artist Keith Newstead (whose pieces are at the top […]
DIY Backyard Ice Rink
Don’t have an ice rink where you live? Make your own!
Advent Calendar Roundup
It’s that time of year. Start crafting up your advent calendars before you run out of time! Check out this roundup of great ideas.
In Search of the $10 Kit
It’s easy to get making if you have unlimited funds to set up a great makerspace and outfit it with all the newest tools, but what if you had just a sawbuck to spend? What would you make and how? That’s the question that James Cunningham recently asked us on behalf of an elementary school in […]
How-To: Cuddly Minecraft Creeper Doll
Apparently Creepers can be cuddly. Plushie pattern from Instructables member DucttapeNinja.
How-To: Build a Pillow Fort
architect Ben Pell has put together some tips for helping kids build effective pillow forts to make being indoors just as fun as possible!