600 Monsters Strong is an organization that recently formed for the purpose of, "Bringing friendly handcrafted monsters to children in need worldwide."
Posted by Andrew Salomone | Wednesday January 9th, 2013 7:00 AM
Categories: Craft, Fun & Games, Kids & Family | No Comments
I have been looking for fun DIY handmade gifts to make for my niece and nephew and these easy and cute felt animal puppets by Style Me Pretty are perfect!
Posted by Meg Allan Cole | Tuesday December 18th, 2012 3:00 PM
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Check out this tiny marble machine.
Posted by Michael Colombo | Thursday November 8th, 2012 1:30 PM
Categories: Workshop, Fun & Games | 2 Comments
Everybody's favorite bipedal cephalopod, Admiral Ackbar, is faithfully recreated in animatronic detail by Tom Cuthbert and Daniel Valdez. The head and arms are cast in rubber and outfitted with hardware...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Wednesday October 10th, 2012 3:00 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Fun & Games | 1 Comment
We see a lot of creative uses for washi tape, but this is the first car track I’ve seen! Via Living Locurto
Posted by Lish Dorset | Thursday September 27th, 2012 4:00 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 1 Comment
I must admit I’ve always been a little intimidated by the thought of repainting a bike, but this DIY bike makeover makes it look easy!
Posted by Arwen O'Reilly Griffith | Wednesday September 26th, 2012 2:00 PM
Categories: Craft, Energy, Fun & Games, Workshop | No Comments
Fans of animated wooden sculpture maker Dug North will be pleased to know that he will be exhibiting at World Maker Faire New York at the New York Hall of...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Friday August 31st, 2012 2:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Woodworking | 1 Comment
Danyelle, of Dandee, created this sweet marble maze for Hellobee. As Danyelle says, you need just a few craft supplies to make this inexpensive handmade toy.
Posted by Lish Dorset | Wednesday August 29th, 2012 4:00 PM
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The Nerdy Derby is a Pinewood Derby-inspired no-rules* car building and racing competition brought to you by students from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. The first Nerdy Derby will take place...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Wednesday August 29th, 2012 3:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Home, Kids & Family, Science, Woodworking | 1 Comment
Toy vehicles from plastic bottles are pretty cool. Add an Arduino, solar panel, batteries, ultrasonic range finding, a few servos, some beefier tires, and you'll have something like Fijibot, an...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Tuesday August 14th, 2012 2:00 AM
Categories: Arduino, Fun & Games, Robotics | 3 Comments
Too many twist ties laying around in your junk drawer? You could always make them into an army of figurines from some sort of dystopian future, or at least that’s...
Posted by Andrew Salomone | Wednesday August 8th, 2012 12:00 PM
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Anyone who was a kid in the 90s recognizes troll dolls. For me, the memory is sandwiched in my brain somewhere between slap bracelets and Gak. Well, check out how...
Posted by Laura Cochrane | Tuesday August 7th, 2012 2:09 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, Kids & Family | 2 Comments
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