In the latest issue of MAKE, Volume 27, the always-awesome Howtoons project column shows you how to build a wobbly little walker using two servomotors and some plastic coat hanger hooks for eccentric wheegs. While this is not really a robot, it’s a fun project for teaching kids some bot basics, like the important robot-building technique of hacking servos for continuous rotation and using Tupperware as a bot body (very handy).
I don’t have kids, but if I did, I would totally make them wear these adorable ruffle pink satin bow bloomers. I would let his or her complaints fall on deaf ears. These would be mandatory till age 10. Natasha from Bonbonland makes adorable dresses too, but the ruffle butt is my fave.
I’ve seen a few applications of crayons as ways to color fabric, but this sandpaper technique is new to me. Cindy at Alphamom shares how you can color on sandpaper and then transfer the image to a t-shirt. [via Grosgrain]
I discovered an inchworm in my living room last night, so imagine my delight to come across this adorable inchworm pattern this morning! The pattern is free for download until Thursday morning, and then available in the Wilsons shop after that! This inchworm is designed to really be able to inch along just like the […]
By Vanessa Coppolla One of my toddler’s favorite things to do is rummage through our recyclables bin, which I seriously need to find a better way to child-proof. I’m not sure why I spend money on toys for Logan when he prefers to play with the cardboard box that the toys arrived in. Give him […]
A friend gave Tyler Neylon a small Lego set for Christmas last year. The set came with instructions for three different models. Tyler didn’t think this was adequate given the versatility and expressiveness of LEGO, so he took it upon himself to create 50 original designs using just the 50 pieces that came with the set and posted photos of them online.
When I was a little kid, I would get unreasonably excited when I knew that the Tooth Fairy was coming. The rush of losing a tooth—probably in school, where I’d get to show it off all day—coupled with the possibility of seeing an actual fairy was almost too much. I think that this adorable Tooth […]
