Take your first step in the world of robotics with a brush bot you make yourself with just a toothbrush and a tiny motor. What is a Brush Bot? Brush bots are very simple robots made from a vibrating motor and a small brush that acts as legs. They’re also known as “bristle” bots since …
Crafts for Kids
Like the mystical Magic 8 Ball, a paper fortune teller can reveal the user’s fortune, but only if you know how! Well, maybe. If you don’t remember how to play with a fortune teller, it’s ok. Just jump in my time machine and we’ll head back to the school yard for a little 101 in …
When we switched to a filterless coffee maker I found myself pondering a stack of opened, but no longer needed, coffee filters in my pantry. Hmmmm, what to do? What to do? Coffee filters crafts are pretty easy for kids–in fact, you’ll want to buy stacks of filters just to make all the nifty art …
Last Updated: March 2026Looking for a quick STEM activity that actually works? My son Mitch and I first built this popsicle stick catapult years ago at a Magic House maker workshop, and honestly, we’re still obsessed with it. Whether you’re a homeschooler looking for a physics lesson or just a “Tech Mom” (like me!) trying …
One thing kids don’t have a lot of is patience–especially when it comes to letting glue dry. They want things to stick RIGHT NOW! Mitch loves crafting with glue and cardboard, and he’s pretty good at it. But most glues don’t dry fast enough for him. He’ll insist on using anything that seems faster, like …
When Mitch was in second grader he got all excited about fairy houses. Mitch doesn’t usually get into fairies and elves, though he has been reading Harry Potter with his dad lately, so maybe that has something do with his new interest. He insisted that we head out to the yard and build one, so obviously …
Do you think sloths are the more adorable creatures in the world? Then you’re in luck, because I’ve got eight of the best sloth crafts your kids can make right now! Some are down right easy — like slapping a hand print on paper easy! Others are a bit more complex — I got two …
Make your own friendly fox from the simplest of “junk” craft supplies: a cardboard toilet paper roll! You can make quiet a few things from cardboard tubes, and lets face it, TP rolls are always popping up at your house. This fox is made from a toilet paper tube covered in orange construction paper. Your …