6 Spectacular DIY Mother’s Day Gifts Dads and Kids Can Make for Mom
Desmond Williams
Desmond Williams is a freelance writer and JUNO magazine columnist. He lives in Brooklyn, NY, is half of a mixed-race couple and father to a rambunctious, comedic, and inquisitive preschooler (all great fodder for parenting articles). His writing, with its injected wit and humor, tends to add a light touch to the general gravity of parenting. Desmond is currently working on a graphic novel for mixed-race parents titled ‘The Painted Man’.
Volta Racers Solar Powered Toy Cars Teach Kids About Renewable Energy
Volta Racers are pint-sized, solar powered DIY toys that are built for speed. Fueled by an on-board flexible solar panel, the cars require no batteries to juice-up the drive train. And with a chassis
Play-Doh 3D Printer Brings Designs You Create on Your iPad To Life
Play-Doh has created a 3D printer that would even impress Dr. Seuss, the king of quirky curiosities. The printer works in tandem with the iPlay-Doh 3D app that you download to your iPad to create any
Pencil-Tipped Skateboard Leaves Art in its Wake
Skateboards are wooden. Pencils are wooden. Why not mash ‘em together? That’s exactly what NYC-based artist Matthew Barney did for the latest iteration of his Drawing Restraint series. I can
Having a Son May Shorten a Mother’s Life Expectancy
Image courtesy of Shutterstock Recently we learned that scientists discovered son’s cells living in their mother’s brains, and now research indicates that having a son may shorten a
Nova Natural’s Handmade ‘Wooden LEGOs’
Wooden LEGO sets seem to be items of urban legend; but the Interlocking Blocks available at Nova Natural offer similar stacking fun. The pieces combine the natural color and feel of wooden blocks with a
Biodegradable Wooden Lego Bricks Stack Up To Sustainable Play
Japanese designers at Mokurokku have elevated a standard issue toy to an art form in their wooden Lego bricks that are both beautiful and biodegradable! The handmade birch and maple pieces interlock
The Baby Bottle Is Redesigned, Partly Based On Surprising Cultural References
It took Pentagram partner, Daniel Weil, three years to complete the research and development for the redesign of British baby goods company Mothercare’s line of bottles, nipples and sterilization
‘The Sticks’ – Recycled Rubber Fetch Toys With Hilarious Expressions
My family has a dog. A big dog. A big dog that likes to play. We also have a boy. And yes, like all boys, ours likes to play. But as most dog-owning families will tell you, roughhousing and dog play
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