Every pundit cries that education is broken, the standards of standard-based education are mixed up. I agree completely! All we really need are good toys. Iโve been thinking a lot lately about a curriculum of life skills and the toys that would support it (and not only because I have a 2-year-old). What are the […]
We’re super excited about our new issue, MAKE Volume 28, which just hit newsstands last week. The issue theme is Toys and Games, and naturally, our entire focus was on fun, from the playful 8-bit graphics style of the cover design by eBoy to the 176 pages of projects and profiles that give you permission […]
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There have been a few times lately when I’ve felt this way. Roy Doty, who drew the comic above for his MAKE series, Eureka. He has been illustrating since 1946. The latest issue is all about toys and games. Check it out! From the Pages of MAKE MAKE Volume 28, Toys and Games MAKE Volume […]
In honor of our Robots issue, illustrator Brian McLaughlin designed a rad robot wallpaper for you to download.
MAKE Volume 28 hits makers’ passion for play head-on with a 28-page special section devoted to Toys and Games, including a toy “pop-pop” steamboat made from a mint tin, an R/C helicopter eye-in-the-sky, and a classic video game console. You’ll also build a gravity-powered catapult, a plush toy that interacts with objects around it, and a machine that blows giant soap bubbles. Play time is a hallmark of more intelligent species– so go have some fun!
In MAKE Volume 28, Andrew Leonard writes about building Paul K. Guillow’s model airplanes, a balsa wood model airplane company that has been around since 1926.
