DIY Felt Hand Puppets
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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Sylvia’s Super Awesome Video Gift Guide
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We published Super Awesome Sylvia’s gift guide about two weeks ago. It contained a list of high and low tech gift ideas for young makers like her. Now, she has created an entertaining video that showcases a new set of gift ideas.
Interactive Gift Wrap Ideas
Make some kid-friendly holiday magic with fun interactive gift wrap ideas!
Holiday Gift Guide 2012: 10 Educational & Inspiring Toys for Kids
I came up with so many awesome toys when researching for the STEM toys gift guide that I decided to make another gift guide, for toys that are generally inspiring or educational in some way. Here are 10 of my favorites.
Resources for Young Makers
A friend of mine recently asked my advice. Apparently his 12-year-old nephew is turning out to be quite the geek. As my friend described his nephew’s love to take stuff apart and make something new with it, I could tell we had the beginnings of a fine young maker. My friend turned to me for some suggestions for challenging kits that would not “do any damage to the house.” So here is my list of Resources for Young Maker
Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Science, Tech, Engineering & Math (STEM) Toys for Kids
People give all manner of toys as gifts during the holidays. Some are big hits, others flop. I think the best ones are fun and stimulating while at the same time teaching a skill or concept. In that spirit, here are some toys that fall under the broad umbrella of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).
DIY Stick Horse
Oh goodness, now I am re-thinking everything. I had something else in mind but just have to make this cute-as-all-get-out DIY Stick Horse by A Beautiful Mess for my nephew for Christmas. It’s utterly adorable.
