@The NYC Toy fair 2008 K’nex had their line up of builder toys (favorites at Instructables) as well as some new efforts. There’s now a line of educational sets, DNA – solar, stuff like that and a new line of carnival rides, very fun. I think K’nex’s new additions are good a direction to go […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 Dunecraft had it’s meat eating plant kits as well as the “grow your own lily pad” products. There are three types of meat eating plant kits, Pitcher Plant Predators and Sundew Savages. It’s fun to imagine lots of people planting harmless seeds and growing them in to vicious bug-eating monsters. […]
Another cool project from Cre.ations.net, Nate writes – A remake of the binary / LED Tokyo Flash wristwatches, that also includes a super-bright flashlight and a wrist-swinging full POV time display. – and he’s even got kits available for the project. Just keep those exposed pins away from rain!Link Related: Color orb audio-synchronized lamp and […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 I met with Elenco, they make a series of kits called “Snap circuits” we’ve featured here on MAKE before. Elenco was founded more than 30 years ago by 2 engineers, they make/made test equipment and now they have learning kits for young folks who want to learn about electronics (no […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 I was happy to see Robotis’s BIOLOID, these are somewhat well-known humanoid robot kits, but they’re also more than that – you can make spiders, probes, turtles, dino and excavator bots — a lot more fun when you get tired of people-bots walking around. More: Robotis- Link. More photos of […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 Scientific Explorer had one of the most interesting areas with their colorful packaging, as I looked at “Disgusting Science” & “Disgusting Anatomy” and all the cool art of their kits I couldn’t help but think “Mark Frauenfelderian”. Oddly enough this is an Elmer’s (glue) company, I think that it made […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 I saw Kristal’s crystals for the first time in person, these are quartz-looking crystals you grow yourself. The crystal growth can be speed up and slowed down depending on the temperature, they grow in 2 to 7 days, but can grow longer/bigger for as long as you keep them in […]
