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Quilts from old T-Shirts

Quilts from old T-Shirts

I have a really hard time throwing things away – especially some old t-shirt from camp in the 80′s that doesn’t fit and isn’t worth anything to anyone except for me. This is a good way to “upcycle” your old t-shirts into home furnishings. Am sure Carolynda isn’t the first to do this, but at [...]

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A Fresh Take on Hand Puppets

A Fresh Take on Hand Puppets

These hand transformers are like sock puppets without the stink of an actual sock. These temporary tattoos apply to your hand. I hope they are easily removed. Would be kind of hard explaining that alligator on my hand during some fancy business meeting. Talk to the hand, the Animal Hand – Babyology.

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This is a Great Toy: Moonbeam Jar

Would you like to swing on a jar? Or carry moonbeams home in jar. And now you can! Thanks to this cool solar-powered toy. This is a Great Toy – Moon Jar

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Crayola’s 3D chalk really works.

Crayola’s 3D chalk really works.

via twitpic.com I tested out Crayola’s 3D sidewalk chalk this weekend with the kids. Turned a small patio into fish and shark infested waters. Got the teeth to really pop out. Surprised by how well it worked. Then took it to the sidewalk and lent the glasses to passers by, who were also impressed. Mostly [...]

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Making Paper Houses and Painting Circuits – Bare Conductive

Making Paper Houses and Painting Circuits – Bare Conductive. I came across this safe, non-toxic paint at this year’s NYC [...]

littleBits: EZ Electronics for Kids

littleBits: EZ Electronics for Kids

This electronics kit requires no soldiering and is a perfect way to introduce kids to electronics. The components are designed [...]

Reality is Magical Too! Take That Unicorns!

Reality is Magical Too! Take That Unicorns!

Leave it to an evolutionary biologist to pen a children’s book that describes the “magic of reality”. In the video [...]

Susie Brings Books: 6 Space Books for Aspiring Astronauts

Susie Brings Books: 6 Space Books for Aspiring Astronauts

This is the second in a series of videos with children’s librarian extraordinaire Susie Heimbach, from the Mulberry St. branch [...]