Fun & Games

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

This Week in Making: Teach Kids to Create, Capture a GIF with a Polaroid, and More

This week, cheer for kids to work through their mistakes, get your own custom laser engravings, or capture a GIF with a polaroid camera.

DM Scotty shows you how to turn some dollar store finds into a handy tabletop gaming reacher tool.

Print out and polish an electronics-themed chess set using metal-infused filament.

Long before the 3D printer began cranking out endless tchotchke, there was the “magic maker” known as the Mold-A-Rama.

Pocket83’s hexagonal board game can be played with up to three people, and can be crafted via a variety of methods.

Watch a master modeler show you how to photo-etch your own custom parts and solder them together.

This week, street artists paint over hate speech, Kirby is birthed from cardboard, Hacker House builds an automated gardener, and more.