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...

Boys made Bad Piggies contraption today out of an old wooden box and three broken Alvar Aalto stools... Notice also the small wheels attached to the wooden box. Notice the handbrakes on both sides of the device which, btw, travels on land quite fast!!! Priceless! Bad Piggies is popular puzzle video game developed by Rovio Entertainment.

We needed some coat hooks for our children to hang their clothing in the vestibule. To solve this practical problem, I and my hubby spend some time on the Internet looking for an invention that we could turn into our own innovation. The Charles and Ray Eames designed coat hanger called “ Hang-It-All ” looked just right with its' colourful balls. Here's how you too can make you own whimsical coat hooks. Find some some cheap wealded steel hooks with wooden balls. We found some from Biltema .  Initially our idea was to replace the wooden balls with Angry Birds plastic figurines, but with lack of those we ended up using Ikea’s SÄTTA knobs that come in assorted colours. First remove the wooded balls. Then make threads. And screw on the knobs. Why have ugly screws showing when you can hide them with additional knobs? Cut the thread on the anchor to the right size. Ugly screws hidden behind a knob Fun and functional coat hooks final...

My 4-year old son wanted to make some art, so I gave him an old scruffy shirt and a pair of scissors. With my guidance, he then carefully cut out the back piece of the shirt. Then I g ave my son a set of bullet tip fabric markers. He first wrote his name, then draw himself, mom , da d and his older brother .   He also draw our house with few windows , a door and steps upstairs, along with a slide and the sun and  some grass and flowers. Our 2012 season greetings cards – a reconstruction of the above painting – received a warm welcoming from family and friends.