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Create a string figure Jacob's Ladder

How to create a string figure Jacob's Ladder

Who would have thought String Figure Art & hard rock would mix? Our Italian instructor Gadan is a String Figure enthusiast who also happens to be a hard rock music fan. Enjoy Alice Cooper as you learn how ...

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Blow bubbles from blank CDs

How to blow bubbles from blank CDs

The CD bubble trick. So simple, fun, and clever. Learn how to blow a bubble from a blank cd.

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Recycle an old light bulb into a ship in a bottle

How to recycle an old light bulb into a ship in a bottle

Try this impossible bottle puzzle. You gotta hand it to Metacafe's Marek080580 for making an incredibly cool & simple version of one of the world's most seemingly complex crafts: the legendary ship in a ...

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How To Make a Message in a Bottle

Make a Message in a Bottle

A message in a bottle can be a fun craft. It is also a great boredom buster. If you'd like to know how to make one of these fun little ...more

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How To Make a Rubber Band Ball

Make a Rubber Band Ball

A rubber band ball is really fun to make and a great stress reliever. What's nice is that you can put it together bit by bit when you have ...more

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How To Make a Teddy Bear Your Best Friend

Make a Teddy Bear Your Best Friend

Do you want a pet? Will your parents not let you have one? This article tells you how to have a pet without making your parents mad. Start ...more

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How To Make a Thaumatrope

Make a Thaumatrope

Before cartoons and claymation and CGI made their debuts, motion pictures were often enjoyed with simple toys like the thaumatrope . You can ...more

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How to make a tiny lamp out of a straw and LED lights

Make a tiny lamp out of a straw and LED lights

Check out this video to learn how to make a light out of a straw and ...more

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How to make fake glowing eyes and guts

Make fake glowing eyes and guts

This will come in handy for all you budding horror movie producers. CGI just isn't the same in comparison.

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How to make fireworks

Make fireworks

Check out this video to learn how to make fireworks.

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How To Make Jacob's Ladder out of String

Make Jacob's Ladder out of String

If you never learned to make a Jacob's Ladder string figure as a kid, it's not too late! Unlike cat's cradle , which requires two people ...more

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How To Make Teddy Bears Clothes

Make Teddy Bears Clothes

So you have this adorable teddy bear right? He needs something hmmm. Oh that's right - clothes! Build a Bear , or Teddy Workshop clothes are ...more

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How To Make the Cup and Saucer With String

Make the Cup and Saucer With String

Making string figures is a pastime that people throughout the world have enjoyed for untold thousands of years. String figures are an ...more

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How To Make Three Dimensional Shapes With Magnetix

Make Three Dimensional Shapes With Magnetix

Have a lot of Magnetix lying around and don't know of anything to make? Here are some ideas! Use these simply as guidelines--there is no ...more

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How To Make Your Own Bionicle Creation

Make Your Own Bionicle Creation

Building Bionicle sets using instructions can be a fun hobby. But creating your own Bionicle MOC (My Own Creation) rather than following the ...more

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How To Nollie on a Tech Deck

Nollie on a Tech Deck

Once you have learned to Ollie, you really need to learn to Nollie! Please continue reading for some suggestions on this topic. Put your ...more

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How To Organize Your DVDs

Organize Your DVDs

Short on space or tired of those DVD cases scattered all over your living room floor? Fit up to 960 DVD's on one small shelf. Impossible ...more

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How To Play With DRex

Play With DRex

D-Rex is a remote control dinosaur toy made by Mattel. D-Rex is marketed with the tagline of "Master or Prey?: Can you tame him?" because ...more

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How To Refurbish a Teddy Bear

Refurbish a Teddy Bear

After being subjected to years of relentless hugging, squishing and being dragged through the dirt, your teddy bear will harbour grime that ...more

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How To Sort and Store LEGO Toys

Sort and Store LEGO Toys

Building and playing with LEGO® toys is fun and educational until it comes to putting them away for the day. Then it's just a chore . How ...more

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How To Take Care of Your Stuffed Animal

Take Care of Your Stuffed Animal

Stuffed animals are timeless classics for little children, even for older children. Although they are so cute, they get neglected at times ...more

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How To Tighten Your Wheels and Trucks on a Tech Deck

Tighten Your Wheels and Trucks on a Tech Deck

After an hour or of using a Tech-Deck, the trucks (axles) of the ...more

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How to make a mini ramp for fingerboarding

Make a mini ramp for fingerboarding

Watch this video to learn how to make a mini ramp for your fingerboard. you will need: scissors or a knife two shoe boxes two cereal ...more

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How to shoot a rubberband at high speed

Shoot a rubberband at high speed

Learn to shoot a rubberband hard and fast.

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How to make a launch ramp for fingerboards

Make a launch ramp for fingerboards

Watch this video to learn how to make a launch ramp for fingerboards (miniature skateboards).

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How to make flubber

Make flubber

Watch this video to learn how to make flubber! Yay!

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New Super Hybrid Kicks Tesla Motors' Butt

Capstone's CMT-380 stealth looking prototype can hit 150mph, compared to Tesla's 125. Tesla better step it up. Says Engadget: "Rather than mixing batteries and a conventional engine, this whip ...

Super Robot Has Powers of Levitation

This robot hasn't levitated any humans yet (especially not pictured Days of Our Lives star Deidre Hall), but it looks like the sky may be the limit with the Robo-Air Jet System. Developed by Aaron ...

Smoke Bombs Make Beautiful Art

What is it about the infamous colored smoke bomb that is so deeply satisfying, so beautiful? Well, first there's an explosion (always fun), which then yields beautiful billowing clouds of saturated ...

$44K Street Legal Wooden SuperCar

Beautifully constructed wooden SuperCar Maniwa manufactured by Sada-Kenbi. The wooden Japanese car goes for $44,000. Wow. That's a lot for a toy. However, this baby is street legal and can go up to ...

Stomach Churning Taxidermy Fashion

Uh...yuck. Fun, but definitely yuck. Terrifying taxidermied jewelry and accessories by Reid Peppard. That's right, dead rodent cufflinks, change purses, bowties, bracelets... and a guinea pig hair ...

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