Thinking about Minecraft – Pros and Cons
This morning I came across the article Choosing Minecraft over Disney by Julie Russell on Medium. It got me thinking about how our kids interact with this particular…
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Wooden family
Inspired by mid-century designer Alexander Girard, Meta from One More Mushroom shows us how to create a cool, modernist wooden family out of turned wooden furniture legs and knobs. They look good enough to display on a mantel as well as… Read article
Knit Octopus pattern from The Pearl Bee
Whitney at The Pearl Bee has designed a beautiful knit octopus. To be knit in sport weight alpaca yarn for a soft and cuddly toy perfect…
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Birthday Party
Hedgehog bread rolls
Video: How to make pop-up cards with Donna Wilson
Our five favourite kid’s books
Video: Dot, the world’s smallest stop-motion animation character
Professor Fletcher’s invention of the CellScope, a microscope attachment for a cell phone, was the inspiration for a teeny-tiny film created by Sumo Science at Aardman.…
The Lomster Files: Kirby’s Epic Yarn for Wii
Welcome to the Lomster Files, a regular column penned by our 10 year old daughter AJ. This week she talks about one of her all time…
Making play things from packaging with Makedo
Makedo is a simple set of tools for helping kids (adults, inventors, creators, artists) turn cardboard packaging into fabulous structures and play objects. Check out the…
In memory of Kathreen
I was so saddened to read about Kathreen’s tragic death yesterday and that of her husband Rob, and I am so sorry for Otilija and Orlando. I…
Inspiration: Masking Tape Town
As part of a promotion for a Japanese masking tape manufacturer, art director Koji Iyama constructed a cardboard city and invited children to decorate it with…
Video: Oreo Separator Machine
“It’s a basic human desire to separate an OREO cookie. Humans love either cookie or creme. And sometimes a man just needs to invent a machine…
DIY Geometric Stamp Town
This beautiful artwork was made by Claire from Fellow Fellow with simple geometric shapes cut out of stamp blocks. We think this idea would be pretty…
Vegetable Pancakes from Smitten Kitchen
My kids eat pancakes, maybe your kids eat pancakes too. This week I am going to try these japanese “okonomiyaki“ inspired, vegetable pancakes from Smitten Kitchen. Deb…