If you have some bored kids around your house, try this little project: pull a cereal box from your recycle bin, dig up some yarn scraps, and weave some pretty sun ornaments. Michele Pacey shares her how-to over at Michele Made Me. I could see these being cool holiday decorations or even gift tags. Maybe […]
Becky Stern shows you how to make brain-hungry sock zombies for Halloween! http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/10/sock_zombies.html
By Jessica Wilson Do your kiddos clamor for art fun? Need a distraction for them while you’re lunching it up with friends and/or family? Whip up an assortment of these nifty bento-style art kits and your wee ones will be golden! The key to a bento-style art kit is filling it with only enough supplies […]
These would make such a cute addition to a kid’s Back-to-School kit. Or party favors! Kimann from Scissors.Paper.Wok shows how to turn ordinary pencils mushroom-y with the help of woodworking buttons, which are available at many building supply stores.
By Jessica Wilson This is a favorite mess-happy project that I have been doing for years. Until recently, I usually stuck with funky noodle shapes made from your average semolina or wheat pastas. But lately, I like rice noodles, as they are wee bit more translucent than your average noodle and they’re gluten-free. Taking inspiration […]
I’m totally enchanted by these whittled strawberries over on Whip Up; they’re technically play food for kids, but I actually think a bowl full of them would look awesome just about anywhere. I’ve never tried whittling, but the tutorial is simple and clear — it seems like a nice skill to have!
In response to our Robotics theme on the site, several parents have written me to ask about entry-level robotics projects for little kids, and what’s the appropriate age of entry. Of course, the latter part of that is hard to answer. It depends very much on the child. The obvious entry point is Lego Mindstorms. But in thinking of other product lines or building sets that can scale well with age and growing technical sophistication, the Hexbug line came to mind.
