Projects

Joshua on July 11th, 2009

Wesley checked out a new DVD from the library last week: Smithsonian Networks Kids! Critter Quest.  In one of the episodes of this nature show for kids, the host builds a small deadfall trap in his backyard to catch nocturnal insects.  In the show they catch 3 beetles and then held beetle races.  Wesley thought […]

Continue reading about Building A Backyard Bug Deadfall Trap

Joshua on May 6th, 2009

I made my first pop bottle launcher maybe 12 or 13 years ago with my dad.  I used it to launch hundreds of 2-liter bottles with kids from Best SELF, Together For Youth, ARIS and of course just for the fun of it.  As far as I know the original launcher is still in my […]

Continue reading about Pop Bottle Rocketeers

When I tell people that I got a soldering iron as a Christmas gift they usually give me the “I’m sorry for you” look.  And when I tell them it was exactly what I wanted they tend to tilt their head to the side and squint there eyes a little in that “I’m slightly confused” […]

Continue reading about Yes, I Wanted A Soldering Iron For Christmas And Here’s Why…