World Maker Faire Coming To NYC September 25th and 26th
Get ready for the invasion of makers, New Yorkers! Maker Faire has been a Bay Area phenomenon since 2006 and has been growing ever since. This year the New York Hall of Science in Queens will be...
View ArticleMakedo: Nuts & Bolts for Making Stuff
When I made robot outfits for my kids a couple years ago, I used a bunch of cardboard boxes I found at the recycling center and a whole lot of packing tape. There were parts that particularly used a...
View ArticlePonoko: Personal Factory Projects for the Kids
Ponoko recently wrote up a cool idea for alternative gifts for our (and others’) kids. Instead of getting them a present at a big box store, they suggest something a bit more personal. There are a ton...
View ArticleHands-On Education Hits the Road With SparkTruck
Earlier this year a neat project on Kickstarter caught my eye: "SparkLab: the educational build-mobile!" A couple of design students from the d.school at Stanford University in California had the...
View ArticleKids Will Create Masterpieces With the Tabletop Moviemaking Studio
If your kids are creative types, help them create movies with the Tabletop Moviemaking Studio and your tablet, phone, or other video recording device. The kit comes with everything you need to make...
View ArticleYou’ll Go Crazy for Sock Puppet Madness
In his recently released book Sock Puppet Madness, Marty Allen instructs readers in both the art and science of puppet-making.
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