Maker Design Challenge Prompts
Even the best of makers will hit a creative slump every once in a while. Maybe it’s after you finish up a huge bucket-list project or between a few smaller projects you have lined up. Whatever it may be, it …
Invention Spotlight: Sunscreen
Every invention origin story is unique. Some inventions are accidental as was the case for potato chips and popsicles. Others are inspired by a personal experience or problem that the inventor faced in their life- one for which they sought …
DIY Home Repair Hacks
One of the most inevitable parts of homeownership- home repairs. It could be something simple like scuffed floors from that time you asked your son to bring you a chair and he understood that to mean slide it across your …
Quarantine-Friendly Maker Projects
To most people, relaxation and therapy involve a bowl of popcorn, a comfy couch, and a Netflix subscription. But to makers, those activities just leave them lethargic and unsatisfied. Maker therapy involves hammers, nails, and two hands. With all of …
8 Female Makers You Should Know
There are so many things that we love about the Maker Movement. We love that it encourages people not to just go out and buy something they need, but to do research and build it with their own two hands …
Invention Spotlight: Winter Sports
While Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted an early spring, winter is still here and raging on. But that’s ok- that gives everyone more time to enjoy winter sports! And like every sport, new innovations are being created every day to …
Holiday Inventions: Thanksgiving & Christmas
From filling your plate to the brim on Thanksgiving Day to spotting presents under the tree on Christmas morning, this time of year is filled with a sense of magic. Catching up with all of your relatives, eating delicious home-cooked …
Invention Spotlight: Fireworks
When you head out to see fireworks this year, you have one end result in mind: to be dazzled. From bright, vivid colors lighting up the sky to the execution of a display perfectly choreographed to our favorite patriotic songs, …
Mothers of Innovation
This past Sunday, we spent our days giving loving wishes to the women who brought us into this world. We celebrated all of the times they’ve reassured us when we’ve been overwhelmed, the times they’ve talked to us for hours …
The Kit Car: DIY Vehicles
A kit car sounds like a toy a child might build- a premade kit of supplies to make a model car. To be fair, the truth isn’t that different. It’s still a car that’s assembled from the parts supplied. The …