Little Luminaries
Simple and fun luminaries to light up the night and share a little love with your neighbors. Either print your own template or use a digital cutter to make them.
Koch Snowflake Cards
Note: Detailed instructions for this project were published on Make on November 15, 2015. Please see “Cut and Fold a Pop-Up Snowflake Greeting Card.” They are now updated on Make: Projects. Like most self-respecting nerds, I love fractals. So what better way to celebrate winter than creating a fun card based on the famous Koch…
More Fractal Cards
After I made the last fractal Christmas card, my daughter pointed out that it also looked a lot of like a pile of presents. (Kids!) So I decided to play with that idea a bit. I selected a set of coordinating scrapbook papers and cut the inside of the card just as I did last…
Fractal Tree Card
Years ago when I taught with the Kaleidoscope Cooperative for Science and Math, we investigated fractals. As part of that study, we explored Sierpinski’s Triangle, a fractal in which equilateral triangle shapes are removed according to a specific set of rules, forming a repeating pattern. I wanted to extend the 2D version we made in class…
Maker Mystery STEM Challenges
May is the American Library Association Mystery Month, so I decided to feature some fantastic children’s mystery books as part of my Maker Monday activities. For each book, I created a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) building challenges. Participants each got a bag filled with specific building materials, commonplace items you’d find at a library, to complete the challenge.