Message in a Balloon Party Invitation
If your messenger pigeon is on strike because of the cold, you might want to send your party invites via balloon. Some assembly required.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Build Your Own Toys with ThinkFun’s Maker Studio
As I mentioned yesterday, the big theme of this year’s Toy Fair in New York is “joining the maker movement.” But to qualify as a genuine maker toy, a plaything should meet some basic criteria. One new series of kits that fits my definition of a maker toy is the Maker Studio Construction Sets from ThinkFun. […]
Have Your Cake And Drink It Too With This Birthday Cake Martini
Killing two birds with one stone and combine your cake with your drinks with this innovative Birthday Cake Martini by Michael Wurm, Jr. over at Shari’s Berries!
How Do You Tell if a Toy is a Maker Toy?
How should we judge whether a toy fits into the maker movement?
Artistic Altered Tins Roundup
Try transforming tin containers into wonderful toys, diorama and decor for your home. I hope this roundup will inspire you to start tinkering with tin and mixed media art.
How-To: Rope and Wood Tree Ladder
Have good climbing trees in your backyard? Make those first few branches a bit easier with this fantastic rope and wood tree ladder!
Explore This Rare Gallery of Hyper Detailed Star Wars Models
The site Slightly Warped Curiosities has posted this wonderful, rare gallery of close-up photos of the Industrial Light & Magic spaceship models used in the first Star Wars trilogy. Anyone who scratch-builds models knows the importance of “grebble” — that’s the baroque surface detail–usually cool-looking bits “kit-bashed” from other models–added to make a ship look more […]
