MAKE » Tag: Crafty Toys

600 Monsters Strong

Andrew Salomone — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:00:09 +0000

600 Monsters Strong is an organization that recently formed for the purpose of, "Bringing friendly handcrafted monsters to children in need worldwide."

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DIY Felt Hand Puppets

Meg Allan Cole — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:00:57 +0000

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!

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Miniature Hand-Cranked Marble Machine

Michael Colombo — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:30:07 +0000

Check out this tiny marble machine.

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Animated Admiral Ackbar Costume

Adam Flaherty — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:00:37 +0000

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 to control facial expressions.

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DIY Washi Tape Car Track

Lish Dorset — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:00:01 +0000

We see a lot of creative uses for washi tape, but this is the first car track I’ve seen! Via Living Locurto Filed under: Fun & Games

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How-To: Spray Paint a Vintage Bike

Arwen O'Reilly Griffith — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:00:43 +0000

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! Filed under: Craft, Energy, Fun & Games, Workshop

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Dug North at World Maker Faire New York

Adam Flaherty — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:00:52 +0000

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 Science in Queens on September 29th & 30th.

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Handmade Marble Maze Toy

Lish Dorset — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:00:59 +0000

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. Filed under: Fun & Games

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The Nerdy Derby at World Maker Faire New York

Adam Flaherty — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:00:53 +0000

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 on September 29th and 30th at World Maker Faire New York at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. […]

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Fijibot, an Autonomous Solar-Charging Robot

Adam Flaherty — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:00:14 +0000

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 autonomous, self-charging robot.

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