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  • How to Make a Football Cardboard Game

    Make a mini football table with us and use your magnetic wands and marbles to knock the marble into the goal! This game is made from paper, which makes it even more fun. Spend time making and decorating your own football table and then enjoy it even more. This is the perfect two-player game for b...

  • How To Make a Fun Kid Popsicle Stick Puzzle

    Do you have some extra popsicle sticks lying around the house? If so, these Popsicle Stick Puzzles are a fun little project for kids. All you need is about 10 minutes and some creativity to go from a pile of single sticks to a puzzle your child will love!

  • How to Make a Girl with Balloons Paper Craft

    I'm so excited to share with you this super easy paper craft! This girl with balloons is made entirely with paper circles and a few strips. If you need more simple paper crafts ideas in our house, stick around! I'm going to share some more very soon.

  • How To Make A Glass Object Disappear

    Don't trust your eyes! If you cannot see it, it doesn't mean that it is not there. When you place a Pyrex stir rod in the vegetable oil, it disappears. The secret here is that vegetable oil has nearly the same index of refraction as Pyrex glass

  • How To Make A Laptop For Kids

    A quick craft using kitchen foil to make a dream come true toy for Max

  • How To Make a Lava Lamp at Home #2

    It’s just mesmerizing to watch water beads lava lamp powered by Alka-Seltzer

  • How To Make a Lava Lamp at Home

    We haven't done this simple lava lamp experiment for a while and this time it did not fail to amuse too. I poured water and oil and added a few drops of food colouring. Aspirin tablets did not give us the wow effect, so we went for bigger tablets

  • How to Make a Lemon Battery

    When you run out of batteries, but you have a few lemons at home. To start, we put copper coins and galvanized nails on different sides of lemons. Then we connected the nail to the copper coin on the next lemon in a line with a wire. After connecting red wire (representing "+") to the coin on the...

  • How To Make a Light Bulb at Home

    Any mini Thomas Edison’s out there? Another everyday item that we tend to overlook is the lightbulb. How do we get light from flipping on a switch? Well, why not create your own at home and learn exactly how they work.

    ⭕MATERIALS:
    - Small glass (around 1.50z)
    - 2 battery cables (with double-end...

  • How To Make A Magnet Powered Vehicle

    We continue exploring alternative energy sources for cars. This time we use the power of magnets to make our prototype car move. Magnet powered vehicles are great for any child who loves to create, invent, and explore. They are also great for homeschooling, STEM education, engineering projects, s...

  • How to make a Marble Maze | DIY Cardboard Games

    Tilt the board to move the marble! Can you make it through the labyrinth? Here is how to make your own marble maze game. Make as many different boards and mazes as you like, for hours of fun!

    ⭕ Materials:
    - Cardboard
    - Hot glue gun & glue
    - Ruler
    - Pencil
    - Tape
    - Coloured card
    - Pen
    - Marble

    ...

  • How To Make A Marble Run In 2 Minutes

    Here is one of the simplest marble runs you can make at home in no time for children to play. You just need a ruler and a few pegs

  • How to Make a Mini Dunk Tank in 7 Easy Steps!

    Watching some dunk into a tank of water is always knee-slapping fun! Now you can bring the fun into the comfort of your very own home with this DIY miniature dunk tank! Use it to practise your aim and dunk your favourite toys into water. Take a quick rummage through your recycling to collect your...

  • How to Make a Paper Airplane | DIY Paper Toys

    Paper airplanes are one of the most popular toys for children of all ages, and here is a fun idea of how to make one. All you need is paper, glue, some scissors, and a little bit of patience!

  • How to Make a Paper Airplane and Simple Launcher

    Is it a bird? Is it a superhero? No, it’s your super amazing airplane! Making paper airplanes is such a classic boredom buster. Now we can show you a way to continue the fun, without tiring out your arms! This is a simple craft that involves paper folding, which is great for getting the children ...

  • How to Make a Paper Cup Watch Craft

    Learn how to create a unique and fun DIY Paper Cup Watch Craft in this easy-to-follow tutorial! Turn a simple paper cup into a stylish and functional timepiece that will impress your friends and family. This eco-friendly craft project is perfect for anyone, making it a great activity for family t...

  • How to Make a Paper Frog Craft

    What do frogs do with paper? Rip-it Rip-it…
    We hope you won’t rip this paper; let's craft with it instead! Here is a fun paper folding activity for all the frog fans. Using items you may already have at home, you won’t need to worry about spending a penny. That makes me very hoppy! This fun and s...

  • How to Make a Paper Helicopter that Flies

    This paper helicopter is a simple toy that is made from just a single sheet of paper. Are you worried that you are not an origami pro - not a big deal! Your children will come to your rescue! They can easily make this flying paper craft independently (:
    Make one today and enjoy watching it fly ...

  • How to Make a Perfect Shaped Hole with 1 Cut

    In this video, we cut a square hole, triangular hole, letter hole and a perfect star. Who knew that cutting holes in a piece of paper could be so fun and very educational. A fold&cut theorem states that any shape with straight sides can be cut out with a single cut if you fold a piece of paper th...

  • How to Make a Plastic Bottle Toy

    DIY plastic bottle toy for children. If you’re trying to be more environmentally friendly while also looking for thrifty ways to keep your children entertained, the plastic bottle offers some great uses! Here is a simple toy idea that any child would love to play with.

  • How To Make A Coin Spin Using Forks and Batteries

    This experiment of a coin spinning with forks and batteries is just incredible. It is too bad that it is not real. However, this is an easy and fun way to amuse friends or family.

  • How To Draw A Face | Fun Activity For Kids

    Kids had a lot of fun drawing each other portraits on clear folders with whiteboard markers. They enjoyed both keeping a clear folder in front of their faces and doing actual tracing. By the end of the activity, we had three very artistic portraits.

  • How to Draw Bigger Pictures with DIY Pantograph

    We have made a cardboard pantograph - a device that simplifies the enlarged copying of pictures. It makes a great DIY project and a cool educational toy for children

  • How To Fold an Easy Paper Snapper Puppet

    In this video, you will learn how to make an origami Snapper puppet. This is a great activity. With just a few simple folds, you can create a cute and expressive origami puppet.