They’ve long served as communal gathering spots, but these civic institutions are becoming gateways to technological tinkering.
Gever Tully started a Tinkering School for kids, an exploratory curriculum designed to teach kids how to build the things they think of. By exploratory he means setting kids loose in a shop full of tools and materials (with supervision) and encouragement to 'fool around'. In his wonderful TED talk, Tully describes the 'deep internal realization' kids have from the experience, which happen to be the same ones you get (at any age) from improvising: 'that you can figure things out as you fool around'... ...nothing turns out as planned - ever... ...all projects go awry... ...success is in the doing
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My boys LOVE a good catapult. Last year, we made this marshmallow catapult out of a tissue box, and it was a lot of fun! So when I saw this post on how to make a Tinker Toy catapult on Quirky Momma, I knew my boys would want to try it! In addition to Tinker […]
A catchy name that sounds like tinker and thinks. It suggests ideas and technology. Possible uses: A nano technology developer. A data storage provider. A brainstorming application. A think tank.
Rube Goldberg Inspired Marble Roll - 1st Grade Tinkering - Week 8: "Rube Goldberg Inspired Marble Roll" is the eighth lesson in a 10 week Tinkering series offered to first grade students. Using everyday materials in open-ended projects, we transform the ordinary to the extraordinary while nurturing problem solving …
It's perfectly chewy, slightly sticky, and just dense enough, with a hint of vanilla and salt.
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3 Amazingly Simple Math Activities for Kindergarten. Using mostly things you probably already have on hand like cardboard, popsicle sticks and Lego.
In the 1960s Alen MacWeeney photographed indigenous Irish nomads called the Travellers. Fifty years later his raw and gritty photos are a historical look at a culture that is slowly fading into the past.
'The south-east of Australia is defined by the Murray–Darling River system. The country’s largest network of rivers, seasonal creeks, wetlands, floodplains and billabongs, it is the most fertile and resource-rich area of Australia. For countless generations the region has supported ...
The hubby and I were working on our newest cosplay (Inuyasha from the anime Inuyasha, if yall were interested), and we were having fun trying out our newest pair of Fiskars RazorEdge fabric shears. The scissors are crazy sharp and a breeze to work with, and this sparked an interesting discussion on, as we will
The Art of Tinkering is an amazing, beautiful book that can provide tons of inspiration to makers. Profiles of artists, DIY project tutorials and more.
This is the most beautiful parish church chapel ceiling I have seen (and I have seen a lot). I love the symmetry and drama of it. I thought I was standing directly under the central beam but obviously I wasn't. Still I can always retake it another day. I may have to lie on the floor and hope no one sees me. It is in St. Mary's Parish Church in Old Amersham, Bucks.
I was grew up in Los Angeles, not too far from what was once Immaculate Heart College (IHC). Perhaps one of the biggest legacies of IHC is Sister Mary Corita, better known to many as Corita Kent, artist-activist and chairperson of the IHC art department from 1951-1968. Do you know about Corita Kent? In her own […]
A leading figure in conceptual art, Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto has combined several elements from previous works to create the site-specific installation The Mirror of Judgment at the S…
I'm David Barton, UK based web developer, tech tinkerer and frustrated wannabe artist. I rework old masters with a pop culture twist. I create these fine art parodies in my spare time.
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Designed by London-based photographer Cameron Baxter A Comprehensive Guide To Navigating Parallel Dimensions is a lovely bought of retro-themed fakery...
Konnyaku (Konjac) is becoming well known as a low-calorie food. My grandmother used to make Konnyaku herself. Her Konnyaku were round balls, and freshly boiled Konnyaku were so delicious. Most Asian grocery stores sell rectangular Konnyaku blocks. I use it to make this 'Kimpira', and every time I cook this dish, I think about my grandmother. You can just slice Konnyaku block, but I twist the slices to make them look pretty just like my mother, my grandmother’s daughter, used to do.
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Writing your name in binary code on a bracelet or necklace makes great STEM fun for kids! Plus more fun STEM learning activities for kids.
Let's take a look at famous inventors to find out WHY they invent. What drives a thinker to tinker? Is it something we can teach kids to do?
Cultural play dates are a great way to teach young children how to be world citizens and see the entire planet as their home.
