We’ve come a long way from the Peashooter Era: with the advent of modern household products and office supplies binder clips, clothespins, rubber bands, ballpoint pens, toothpicks, paper clips, plastic utensils, and (of course) matches and barbeque lighters troublemakers of…
Category: Projects
KODU – Make Your Own Video Games
Kodu is a new visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone. The programming environment runs on the Xbox (or on a PC), allowing rapid design iteration using…
Skyfishing – Cheap Aerial Photography (Video)
While it is not quite going to the edge of space, Tom Guilmette has put together a pretty neat rig for taking aerial video footage. The great thing is that everything you need comes from Wal-Mart. This is a great…
Easy Brackets for Kids’ Woodworking Projects
Here is an easy way to make the brackets we have been using for our kids’ woodworking projects. All you need is some perforated plumber’s tape (not Teflon tape). It is a soft steel tape that has holes punched in…
How to Build Treehouses, Huts and Forts
A treehouse is a wonderful idea, but how in the name of creation do you actually build one? In this delightfully illustrated handbook, David Stiles, the unofficial world grandmaster of the treehouse, shows how. Not assuming anything about the treehouse…
Backyard Ballistics
Ordinary folks can construct 13 awesome ballistic devices in their garage or basement workshops using inexpensive household or hardware store materials and this step-by-step guide. Clear instructions, diagrams, and photographs show how to build projects ranging from the simple-a match-powered…
The Dangerous Book for Boys
The bestselling book for every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age old question of what the big deal with girls…