Mrs Maker's Projects

Boys went back on drawing board as they were determined to build a new go-kart; an improved version of their 2012 Bad Piggies contraption... It's ready, but it wasn't an easy project! Boys and my hubby are enjoying their fruit of labour, which they named as Road Runner. I am slightly concerned should the boys wear helmets, after all I am the Ms Health & Safety.  It looks like Segway now. What looked like Segway yesterday, is today a go kart without brakes, steering and seat!!!  The go kart has brakes now. You activate them simply by pushing the wood board with your foot (see picture here below) and that is  when the rubber meets the road . As you can see from this picture, steering works by pulling the strings that are tied to the "drive shaft". A bakery tray acts as a driver's seat. The pleasure of testing: Bob testing the Road Runner, an improved version of the Bad Piggies contraption, a go kart the designed few years ago. Proud other engineer. ”It is my tur

In addition of doing DIY projects with our boys, we have always bough educational toys to them at Christmas. We believe that children should be encouraged to play, learn, and be curious and creative. It should be a mind-set that they continue to have when they are adults, too.  You might think that teaching about electricity and circuits to 7 and 8 year old children would be difficult, but isn't. Boffin, which I think is a Czech company, has just the right kits to teach children about the principals of electrical engineering. There are hundreds of engineering projects for your children to complete. Check it out. https://boffin.cz/