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DIY ELECTRO DOUGH KIT. First post of 2016, HAPPY NEW YEAR, I am wishing you all, plus Love, Happiness and Success. I am always happy to help, promote and talk about projects, I personally think are genius. I am not doing that often but when I decided to test, try any products, they have to be related to the blog and the DIY. TECHNOLOGY WILL SAVE US is one of the best KITS to learn about Technology and Electricity.

I receive a super nice email asking me if I would be interested to try the DIY ELECTRO DOUGH KIT. I went on the website, watch the video and went BA-NA-NA like a 4 years old kid! So excited by all the kits. How does it work with dough? Make: Spinbot Kit. New Project: Building BrushBot Kits. Step #1: Check the contents of your kit. PrevNext You should have 4 toothbrushes, 4 tiny motors with wires attached, 4 batteries with wires attached, and 2 pieces of double-sided tape. Step #2: Cut the toothbrush. Use strong scissors or diagonal cutters to cut the toothbrush head off the handle.

Step #3: Cut the tape. Use scissors to cut one piece of double-sided foam tape into 4 smaller squares. Step #5: Test-fit the battery. The battery has a natural "curve" to it. Step #7: Attach the vibrating motor. Peel the sticker off the motor, and stick the motor firmly on top of the battery. Build a Paper Pal Version of Chip | Soldering Sunday. This is a preview lesson. Please sign up for the course to access all lessons. Here is how to build the Paper Pal version of Chip. You will need a few things: Clear or Masking TapeScissorToothpick or something to poke a hole for the LED leads.

Remove Chip from the card and clean off the sticky dot. Choose your color LED eyes. Make holes where the LED leads will go. Insert the LEDs through the card, flush. Fold the short (cathode / negative (-) ) lead flush, and criss-cross. Remove the CR2032 Battery from the package and peel the backing off. Use a scisscors and cut out the plastic, leaving a rim that we can tape to the card. Tape the plastic bubble to the card. Fold the card on the “FOLD HERE” line and then fold one of the corners to add support. Enjoy! Pixel Pals: Buzz's Brain Blast - 3 Kits. Learn about soldering and programming with the help of Buzz and his friends!

Pixel Pals: CHIP with Pixel Power Kit. (1) Add Review A programmable, expandable soldering kit - build STEAM skills with this all-ages fun blinky buddy! The Useless Machine Kit - No Soldering Version. Digital Bling. An inspirational art piece: an electronic LED obi A Digital Bling “bar” set up for a Tinkerers’ Ball event Musical genius Reggie Watts tries his hand at Digital Bling. Teacher. RainyDayDreamers. Bookhoucraftprojects: Project#14 Kinetic drawing bug. Wednesday, 9 April 2008 by Irene Hoofs ..using a small motor you can create a kinetic bug that draws or create more than one to have a race with your friends What you will need:*1- 1.5 volt motor (found at most hobby shops)*1- battery holder with on/off switch or tape the battery to the motor and connect the wires from the motor to the battery*1- battery AA *scissors and pencil*small piece of coloured paper to decorate the bug*pliers*19 gauge wire (copper or any malleable wire)*plastic tubing (the gauge should be able to fit on the tip end of the motor – if it doesn’t fit snugly you can put a bit of the duct tape on the end)*roll of duct tape.

How to... Make a Mini Robot. Today I have a fabulous fun little Mini Robot craft for you! It is absolutely riveting and both my little ones love the final result, as well as the tweens next door. I think this really is something for all age groups! A few weeks ago, Em from Unruly Media invited me to one of their events to make a mini robot. Em designed this robot herself and shared it with a group of their contacts. I grabbed my neighbour and off we went.

***New to Red Ted Art?! I have amended the instructions from Em slightly, as I found you could simplify it just a little, to make it more suitable for homecrafting. Materials: 2 x bits of wire, 1 x 3v motor, 1 x AA battery, 3 x beads (a third one too if wanted), 2 x pieces of foamboard (or more if desired), Some legs (your choice what materials – we used paper clips, the instructions so toothbrush heads, the above show drawing pins). 1. 2. 3. 4. Take your pieces of wire and solder one of each onto a metal contact on the motor. 5. 6. 7. And there you have it! Vibrobots. Toys from Trash. DIY DRAWING ROBOT. When we featured electronic bit maker, littleBits, I instantly knew I wanted to make something fun for the kids using the bits. I'm not an engineer by training, nor do I have the technical knowledge to make things from scratch. Which is why I love the idea of circuit boards that snap together - making it fun and easy to build what you want.

Since my kids are interested in art, we decided to make a drawing robot! This took some thought on how to put together, but once we decided on a plan, it was a breeze to make. Take a look below at how to make your own drawing robot. He is so much fun! (Note: this post is not sponsored by littleBits. DIY Drawing Robot - Materials: - littleBits coin battery (this is what powers the robot and it's rechargeable with an included USB cord) - littleBits vibration motor (this is what makes the robot moves, similar to how a cell phone vibrates) - small piece of cardboard - thin markers - rubber bands Here is a close-up of the bits.

Steps: 1. 2. And you're done! Littlebits. Desert Moldable Sand Small World | Crayon Box Chronicles. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Whew! It’s a hot day on the desert! Our desert small world includes animals, plant-life, tumbleweeds, and moldable sand cloud dough! We’ve made sand dough in the past, but this is different. It smells like snow dough, but has a gritty texture. It’s soft and flaky and uses just 3 ingredients. Fun Fact Alert! What is the worlds hottest desert? The Sahara, ‘Great Desert,’ is the world’s hottest desert, and the third largest desert after Antarctica and Arctic, which are cold deserts.

Moldable Sand Cloud Dough Recipe: (per batch) 3/4 cup baby oil2 cups flour2 cups play sand We made 3 batches (6 cups flour, 6 cups sand, and 2-1/4 cups baby oil). Pour flour into a large bowl and add baby oil.Mix well; it will form into small clumps.Add play sand and continue to mix with hands or spoon.Using a large spoon, mash down any remaining clumps until it has a smooth, gritty texture. Small World Materials: Here’s our pre-animal landscape! Mr. Snake! DIY Geoboard with Fabric Loops | Crayon Box Chronicles. Trapezoids, squares, and right triangles, oh my! We love finding interesting ways to learn shapes and colors.

Our DIY geoboard is durable, educational, and sets-up in a snap! This project has been a long-time coming for me, probably two years. I wanted to wait until C was three and had a basic understanding of shapes and could handle smaller objects. What is a geoboard? A geoboard is a manipulative tool used to explore basic concepts in geometry such as shapes, angles, measurement, area, and perimeter. To create our simple DIY geoboard, you’ll need the following materials: Pegboard(2) Flat Screws, 1/4 in – 20 x 1 in, 50 packNuts, 1/4 in – 20, 100 packFabric Loops We purchased our pegboard, screws, and nuts from Home Depot. Remember fabric loops? To begin, insert the screw from the bottom of the pegboard through the holes and screw the nut on top of the board (white side). Before I could even finish adding the bolts, C began creating shapes! Like this: Like Loading... Related Gobble! Robotics Coding | Ozobot.

MAKEIT Workshop and Lesson Plans - The Edge. See the colours in different sources of light using this simple spectroscope made using a cardboard template and a piece of CD.Age group 8+ (scissors and craft knife required)Method Group activity (14:1 participant to facilitator ratio recommended)Level IntroductoryDuration 20 minutes See what is happening over the fence, and around the corner with this simple periscope design that uses plastic mirrors and a cardboard template (not suitable for submarines).Age group 8+ (scissors and craft knife required)Method Group activity (14:1 participant to facilitator ratio recommended)Level IntroductoryDuration 20 minutes Explore what happens when light travels from one substance to another and how this makes rainbows, optical fibres and elusive fish.Age group 6+Method Group activity (14:1 participant to facilitator ratio recommended)Level IntroductoryDuration 25 minutes You can feel energy travelling in water waves, and hear it in sound waves, and light energy travels in waves, too.

MAKEIT Kits. What Is A Computer Program? | Kids Programming | DK Find Out. The computer checks if there are cars coming so it can make a decision. The statement is written using “if”. The computer decides if the statement is true or false. If the statement is false (because there are cars on the road), the computer goes back and makes the decision again. It will do this in an endless loop until the statement is true.

The statement is either true or false. A function is an action the computer carries out. A flow chart is a way of drawing a sequence of events. Squishy Circuits -- Sylvia's Mini Maker Show. Chibitronics – Mashing Craft and Electronics in an exciting Maker Opportunity | ResourceLink. Bare Conductive - Electric Paint (50ml) - COM-10994. Papercraft.pdf. Lego.pdf. Arduino.pdf. Makey-makey.pdf. Jaycar Electronics | Components, connectors, switches, power, and more.

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Making, Building and Creating to Learn. Pencilcode.2.pdf. Pencil Code. Makey Makey GO: Invent Everywhere, Invent Now! by Jay Silver. 12 Amazing Engineering Projects for Kids - Planet Smarty Pants. How to Build a LEGO Night Light. Build a LEGO Zipline! Balloon Powered Lego Car. How to Build a Lego Candy Dispenser. Teacher Tom: A Homemade Pinball Machine. Alien in My Pocket: Radio Active. Makey Makey is here! Your Library Can Support Makers Without Having a Makerspace. Kids Get Wired with Makey Makey this Spring. 6 Cent LED Throwie. Sugar cube speaker. Mother • Sen.se. Playbook-Feb2013.pdf. Transforming a School Library Into a Makerspace. Want to Start a Makerspace at School? Tips to Get Started. Squishy.pdf. Instruction%20Card.pdf. Doughcreatures.pdf. Squishy Circuits Classroom Guide.pdf.

Squishy Circuits. Squishy Circuits. SketchITPlayITGuide.pdf. Makey Makey Invention Kit for Everyone. DIY Fort Kit - Bits of Everything. Worlds of Making: Best Practices for Establishing a Makerspace for Your School | MakerBridge. Program helping young children learn to be makers | The University Record. Squishy Circuits - Cherry Lake Publishing. Squishy Circuits. Silhouette America. MyCreate on the App Store on iTunes. Makey Makey | Buy Direct (Official Site)

Makerspace-list.pdf. Projects. Create, Collaborate, Innovate | Collaborating and Making in the Library Learning Commons. LittleBits Community Global Chapters.