toys

Cramming CircuitPython Into Your Baby’s Toys

Cramming CircuitPython Into Your Baby’s Toys

What does any self respecting electronics wiz do when they have a house full of baby toys and the knowledge to build custom circuitry? Obviously you customize stuff to play better music. Adafruit has just shown some prototypes of their new “Toy Hacker” board. It has an esp32-s2 as it’s brain, which means it has […]

Continue Reading
Perform A Brain Transplant On A See-N-Say To Add Custom Sounds

Perform A Brain Transplant On A See-N-Say To Add Custom Sounds

Hacking childhood toys is somewhat of a maker’s rite of passage around here. John Park over at Adafruit has made a habit of it for many years though. His latest, he shows how to transplant the brain of a See-N-Say to have your own custom messages. This update really modernizes things. Instead of a plastic […]

Continue Reading
How a Young Maker Helped Make Barbie More Inclusive

How a Young Maker Helped Make Barbie More Inclusive

At 13, Jordan Reeves’ Maker cred is already impressive. She created her own 3D-printed, unicorn horn-shaped, glitter-shooting prosthetic that fits her left arm, which ends just above the elbow. Her Unicorn Project inspired Jordan and her mom Jen to start a non-profit, Born Just Right, to help other kids with limb differences learn to improve […]

Continue Reading
This Week in Making: Voltron DIY Kit, Fidget Spinner Nails, and More

This Week in Making: Voltron DIY Kit, Fidget Spinner Nails, and More

This week saw the Make: team in recovery mode. Maker Faire wiped us out. Didn’t stop a lot of other makers from doing cool stuff though.

Continue Reading
Extreme Fidget Spinner Toys

Extreme Fidget Spinner Toys

Fidget spinners are insanely popular right now. Here are some of the crazier builds.

Continue Reading