Category: Makers
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The Best “Bitsy” Holiday Inventions
littleBits Blog – 12.12.18 (12.10.18) At littleBits, we LOVE the holidays. Snowy weather, warm songs, time with family — these are all things that define the season for us. But what’s truly gratifying is how inventors pull out all the stops with their decorations, incorporating littleBits to bring the festivities to the next level. Whether it’s…
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Makers Festival 2018 winners announced
Product Hunt Blog – 12.5.18 (12.3.18) Today we’ve announced the seven winning projects from our Makers Festival. Exciting new projects which span the themes of voice and audio, health and beauty, social impact, remote workers, brain stuff, inclusion and beyond are all listed below. Read more: Makers Festival 2018 winners announced
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Make a Beautiful Photo Book Gift in Just One Hour
Blurb Blog – 12.3.18 (11.28.18) Avoid the last-minute holiday rush and discover how to make a beautiful Photo Book gift in just one hour. Follow these simple 8 steps. Read more: Make a Beautiful Photo Book Gift in Just One Hour
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Check out our Makers Festival showcase
Product Hunt Blog – 11.28.18 (11.26.18) Last week Product Hunt Makers started working on their tasks for the festival for their chance to win a special kitty trophy. We started Makers Festival to encourage all types of makers, creators and tinkerers to participate and launch a project. Read more: Check out our Makers Festival showcase
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We Are All “That Kid”
littleBits Blog – 11.7.18 (11.6.18) Last week, littleBits introduced the world to an important mission when we launched a video about “that kid.” In reaction to the video, we received a tidal wave of support and personal stories from people all over the world who see themselves as that kid — and who want to celebrate the…
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Q&A With Dan Milnor: How to Stand Out as a Creative
Blurb Blog – 11.6.18 It seems that more and more people are entering the creative fields. On the surface, this is a great thing. It means new perspectives, new ideas, and more opportunities for collaboration. But it also means that to survive as a successful, independent, creative professional, you must become more adept at standing…
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3D Pen Lesson | How To Doodle A CHRISTMAS TREE
3Doodler YouTube Channel – 11.1.18 Make these adorable mini trees to decorate your mantelpiece or dining table! Print out this Christmas Trees stencil on our blog and follow this tutorial to make your own set of trees in minutes! Add tiny ornaments to dress it up any way you like. Source: 3D Pen Lesson | How…
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3D Pen Tutorial | Design a Robotic Dinosaur (STEM)
3Doodler YouTube Channel – 10.22.18 (10.21.18) The award-winning 3Doodler Start allows kids to bring their ideas to life in 3D! What’s cooler than building your own dinosaur? Building one that moves! Budding Engineers and Paleontologists can now explore prehistoric dinosaurs and modern robots, all in one kit. Part of our 3Doodler Start STEM Series,…
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Looking Inside: The Touchscreen
Kano Computing Blog – 9.26.18 Last week we launched the latest of our DIY kits, the Computer Kit Touch. And ever since then lots of you (and all of us here at Kano HQ), have been getting your hands on them. Touching the pieces. Touching the Code. Touching the Keys. Creating, and coding art, music, and…
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3D Pen Tutorial – Flapping Mechanical Bird
3Doodler YouTube Channel – 9.14.18 (9.9.18) For STEM & real-world learning: Part of the 3Doodler start STEM series, you can make and build working models of real-world mechanisms and learn about how they work. Kids become engineers as they build working models of progressing difficulty level. Source: 3D Pen Tutorial – Flapping Mechanical Bird