Fun & Games

The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.

This Week in Making: Gaming in an Altoids Tin, Guardians of the Easter Egg, and Mother’s Day Gifts

This week, catch up on all the recent Maker Faire events, put your Easter eggs in superhero costumes, and plan your Mother’s Day gift.

Learn how to design and laser cut a miniature cathedral for tabletop gaming.

Looking for videos to watch with your kids that are actually entertaining for both you and them? Check out The Kids Should See This.

Make a shuriken throwing star which doubles as a fidget spinner (for all of those tedious ninja stakeouts).

This week, we saw makers shoot nerf darts at the speed of sound, transform the Nintendo Switch into the Nintendo 64, and so much more.

Makers and creators of all sorts from all over Scotland will show off their projects and creations at the Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire.

The school has been put on lockdown, you’re trapped in a room, and a classmate needs insulin. What would MacGyver do?