Over 20 years ago, I took a job teaching Chemistry at a private school. When I would go to parties, my answer to the inevitable “What do...

Whenever beginning a creative project, it is helpful to consider its component pieces and make sure you have an accurate understanding of...

One of my favorite creative pursuits is taking a simple idea to a compelling extreme. It helps remind us of the flexibility of ideas, and...

A camera obscura is the most basic form of analog photography and a great way to demonstrate how the eye works. Despite many decades of...

"Everything does not have to be perfect" -Westley, age 5 Mastering simple machines can take making to a whole new level. In this post, I...

Paper is really a versatile and recyclable building material. Here I use it in a project that has wonderful aesthetic possibilities as...

Though often relegated to young children, bubbles contain such great opportunities for learning about material properties and other...

Those of you know me know that I enjoy science almost as much as I enjoy design. Anytime I find a science-design connection, I get...

Paper is an easily overlooked material for engineering, but it is a great way to explore many engineering concepts: the relationship of...

As you probably already know, as much as I love being creative, I love it more when it uses recycled materials. During the time that we...

I've wanted to tinker with shadow puppets for a while now, and it is a great maker activity because it contains some technique, some...

During our stay at home time, I strive to share activities that you can do without shopping. However, I've been pretty excited about this...

Learning how to make triangle supports has a whole host of possibilities for creating. The main job of the triangle support is to hold...

I'm taking a break from cardboard construction today because my kids inspired me to share this balloon shooter project. Maiz at The...

Today I am showing another cardboard building technique that is highly versatile. As I mentioned in the tabs entry, makers often want...

This is the second cardboard skill video series, and in it I will show you how to use delamination and tabs to create curved walls....

In the next few posts, I'm going to be featuring a series of simple cardboard building technique videos. I made these to use in the...

As many of you already know, cardboard is one of my favorite building supplies. I prefer to build with supplies that would otherwise be...

In my experience, it is easy to move through life feeling like change is glacial. However, certain times in my life have been marked by a...