Kids & Family

Mt. Elliott Makerspace

What’s So Awesome About Makerspaces?

Witnessing the collaboration and hands-on learning that happens at makerspaces is nothing short of inspirational. Seeing a community come together to create such a positive space for all members is thrilling. Mt. Elliott Makerspace in Detroit has been featured before on the blog, but they recently created this video titled “What Is the Mt. Elliott […]

Time For Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts 2.0?

Time For Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts 2.0?

I don’t see kids adding skills they’ve earned to their social networking profiles yet, I mostly see check-ins, bands, movies and status updates. While historic groups like the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are sometimes associated with camping and selling cookies for many – I think there might be something new ahead. A peer to peer way of sharing and celebrating skills using the internet (think Khan Academy) and I think the scouts will ultimately go this way too, becoming “Scouts 2.0”.

Growing Crystals in an Eggshell

Growing Crystals in an Eggshell

Have you ever grown crystals? It’s a fun experiment: fill a small container with super saturated solutions of water and water-soluble solids, like rock salt or sugar. Then allow them to dry. Interesting crystals will form! Gratz Industries‘ Wendi and her daughter Jo experimented with several different solutions inside eggshell vessels. The coolest looking one […]

Paper Plate Shark Jaws

Paper Plate Shark Jaws

Sean over at MAKE posted this yesterday: paper plate shark jaws. Of course!! This is the perfect thing to whip up on a picnic with a 6 year old. Concept and tutorial by Jeanette Strole Parks of Off The Cuff Cooking, written up by request for Heather Mann’s Dollar Store Crafts.