Great Balls of Fire! Make Your Own Chemistry Lab…
Anyone can make their own flaming, fuming, booming DIY chemistry set as good as those from the golden age, or better!
Toys and Games
Tiny fender benders
Need to spice up your greenhouse? Start a Crash Bonsai garden! CrashBonsai is the creation of John Rooney, an artist who is torn between the desire to create and destroy. Recently, he has been making bonsai plants, and combining them with model cars and trucks which he has creatively smashed and melted, to create “CrashBonsai,” […]
Dorkbot Seattle December meeting: Santa’s Evil Toys Workshop and Holiday Party!
Dorkbot-sea December meeting is coming up: Haven’t you always wanted to take all those noisy, furry, half-broken toys in your closet, tear them apart and put them together as something just a little bit evil? Well, now’s your chance! Dorkbot and Santarchy are combining forces to host an evil toys workshop. If you bring electric […]
Twitchie scorpion – HOW TO – Make a robotic scorpion
Download the MP4 Video or HD Version | Subscribe to CRAFT in iTunes | mov | 3g2 I made this scorpion toy with a Twitchie Robot Kit. I’m really afraid of scorpions where I live in Arizona, so I thought a friendly toy would help me get used to them. I made his plush body […]
In hard times, nostalgic toys strike a chord
In hard times, nostalgic toys strike a chord – I think it’s more than the economy that’s causing parents to take another look at the classics, TinkerToys have always stood the test of time, they beat most cheap import crap-plastic-toy any day… give these to a kid and they’re set for months – I think […]
Toys designed by artists exhibition
The Arkansas Arts Center is looking for submissions to their annual Toys Designed by Artists exhibition. It’s their 36th year!
Modifying a VW Beetle model
Dean sent in this really interesting build of a VW Microbus model. The original kit was a VW Beetle, but not much of the final vehicle was original. Click through the website to see a lot more information about the build. More about Modifying a VW Beetle model
