Sylvia’s Super Awesome Mini Maker Show: Crazy Putty
Did you know you could have fun making extended polymer chains at home with household chemicals? You bet you can! Today we’re going to make “Crazy putty!”
Kids & Family
Sylvia’s Super Awesome Mini Maker Show: Rockets
Did you know you could be a rocket scientist in just one day? Well, a hobby rocket scientist anyways! The field of hobby rocketry is huge, ranging from $5 mini starters to multi-thousand dollar custom made giants that can fly thousands and thousands of feet. Today we’ll show you enough to get you up in the air and crashing in no time! More here: http://blog.stage.makezine.com/archive/2010/07/sylvias_super_awesome_mini_maker_sh.html
Super Awesome Sylvia’s Mousey the Junkbot
Super Awesome Sylvia builds the ambitious Mousey the Junkbot project by our very own Gareth Branwyn from MAKE v02 Ever wanted a pet but your parents wouldn’t let you? Why not try Mousey the Junkbot! Today we’ll be highlighting the build for this little light seeking bot, from spare parts and an old computer mouse. […]
Halo costumes at Open MAKE event
One of the most popular posts of last year was about Shawn Thorsson’s amazing Red vs. Blue Master Chief Halo costumes. We got to see some of the excitement these costumes generate firsthand, especially in kids, when Shawn (and friends) showed off the costumes at last Saturday’s Open MAKE/Young Makers program at the Exploratorium. You […]
Penguin Awareness Day Project
It’s Penguin Awareness Day! I had no idea, but I’m all for celebrating a day dedicated to these tuxedo-clad cuties. Elmer’s has an easy penguin print you can make with your little crafters today. Via Elmer’s Twitter Feed
How-To: Monster Play Slide
This Instructable illustrates the fascinating process behind building a monster custom play slide.
Open MAKE webcast video available
This past Saturday, the latest Open MAKE/Young Makers program took place at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. Lanny Smoot (above) showcased his incredible strobing zoetrope, Virginia Fleck (middle image) hosted a workshop on building inflatable meditation cushions made from recycled plastic bags, Shih Chieh Huang (bottom image) displayed and discussed his mind-bending multimedia art, and […]