Kids & Family

Counting Box

Counting Box

Nathan Pryor of Vancouver, WA, built this counting box for his son. My 4-year-old son loves counting and numbers, so I built him a dedicated counting box. Select a value from 1-10 with the rotary switch in the middle, then push the big green arcade button to add that to the total shown on the […]

How-To: Miniature Food

My grandmother used to make salt dough for my sister and I to play with. We’d sit around for at least an hour, squishing it into shapes the way you’d play with Play-Doh. But Lisa from The Craft-Arty Kid takes salt dough to a new level with instructions for adorable miniature food, perfect for a […]

How-To: Crystal Egg Geodes

We’ve visited the Houston Museum of Natural Science several times this summer, and one of the biggest hits with the kids has been the enormous, gorgeous geodes on display. I love the idea of making our own “geodes” at home, so this crystal egg geode project from Jim “Figgy” Noonan for Marthat Stewart is at […]