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Schmovie: For Outlandish Movie and Game Lovers

October 14, 2013November 24, 2017Amy Kraft1

Schmovie is a game where players come up with the funniest movie titles to present to the Schmovie producer. Hilarious for all ages.

Popcade: Real Arcade Fun

October 14, 2013December 15, 2017Amy Kraft1

A pint-sized arcade cabinet with huge arcade fun. You’re going to want a Popcade to call your own.

Maker Faire New York: The Next Generation

October 1, 2013November 24, 2017Amy Kraft1

Maker Faire New York this year had more than ever to do with (and buy for) kids.

Toolbox Jewelry: Adornments for Makers

September 21, 2013November 24, 2017Amy Kraft1

Toolbox Jewelry is one of the best Klutz kits yet, perfect for young, fashionable makers.

Truncated Icosahedron: Maker Faire NYC Most Memorable for Kids

October 23, 2012Helene McLaughlin

While attending World Maker Faire in New York earlier this month, I was surrounded by hundreds of DIY projects that had been dreamt up by hackers and makers around the world. The projects were magnificent! From the moment I walked through the gates for set-up on Friday till we had to leave to drive home on Sunday, there was one display that I was magnetized to. From afar it imply looked like a large wooden sculpture of an soccer ball. I had to know more. I immediately went up and started taking pictures, it was massive and very impressive. The structure was a truncated icosahedron and I hadn’t even seen the best part of the sculpture at that point. Rob Marshall, owner of Hamlet Construction, had turned this ancient design into what he calls the “Happy Fun Ball.”