This Little Quirkbot Teaches Kids How to Make Robots… From Drinking Straws
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This Little Quirkbot Teaches Kids How to Make Robots… From Drinking Straws

Imagine a toy that allows children, big and small, to build electronic gadgets from a bunch of regular straws. Quirkbot is that toy. Well, it’s more than just a toy. It’s a smart microcontroller that makes it possible for kids aged 10 and up (or tech minded younger kids), to creatively redesign existing ideas and…

Funnies: Tiny Hamsters Going on a Tiny Date for Valentine’s

Funnies: Tiny Hamsters Going on a Tiny Date for Valentine’s

Here’s a mushy Valentine’s video you can share with the kiddos. It features two adorable (and extremely well behaved) hamsters out on a date. How many takes do you reckon it took to make this? Tiny Hamster’s Date One YouTube commenter had this to say: ‘When a hamster can get a date and you can’t.’…

A Last Minute Non-Candy Valentine’s Gift for Kids that You Can DIY
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A Last Minute Non-Candy Valentine’s Gift for Kids that You Can DIY

Forget the sickly sweet candy and cuddly stuffed animals, how about gifting your niece or nephew a game of Tic Tac Toe for Valentine’s? We call it noughts and crosses, here in the UK, but in this instance the ‘nought’ has been replaced by a heart… it’s a Valentine’s thing. It’s also a little something…

Cool Cardboard Blocks for Kids: 11 of the Greatest Blocks for Building and Stacking
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Cool Cardboard Blocks for Kids: 11 of the Greatest Blocks for Building and Stacking

Cardboard blocks for kids – yeah I know exactly what you’re thinking … ‘they won’t last a minute’. I mean they’re made out of cardboard after all. But believe it or not they hold their own pretty well when it comes to block play. They’re typically made from reinforced cardboard so they are pretty sturdy….

How to Make Your Own Valentine Cards, Gift Tags, Coupons and More
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How to Make Your Own Valentine Cards, Gift Tags, Coupons and More

So this year you’ve decided you’re going to make your own Valentine’s cards for the kids. You won’t be messing with glue or glitter. Oh no. You’re going to print your own special batch of cards. All you need now is the right template. Which is mighty convenient, because a bundle of free Valentine’s goodness…