Synopses & Reviews
As the editor in chief of MAKE magazine, Mark Frauenfelder has spent years combing through DIY books, but heand#8217;s never been able to find one with geeky projects he can share with his two daughters. Maker Dad is the first DIY book to use cutting-edge (and affordable) technology in appealing projects for fathers and daughters to do together. These crafts and gadgets are both rewarding to make and delightful to play with. Whatand#8217;s more, Maker Dad teaches girls lifelong skillsand#8212;like computer programming, musicality, and how to use basic hand toolsand#8212;as well as how to be creative problem solvers. The bookand#8217;s twenty-four unique projects include:
and#8226;and#160;Drawbot, a lively contraption that draws abstract patterns all by itself
and#8226;and#160;Ice Cream Sandwich Necklace
and#8226;and#160;Friendstrument, an electronic musical instrument girls can play with friends
and#8226;and#160;Longboard
and#8226;and#160;Antigravity Jar
and#8226;and#160;Silkscreened T-Shirt
and#8226;and#160;Retro Arcade Video Game
and#8226;and#160;Host a Podcast
and#8226;and#160;Lunchbox Guitar
and#8226;and#160;Kite Video Camera
Innovative and groundbreaking, Maker Dad will inspire fathers to geek out with their daughters and help girls cultivate an early affinity for math, science, and technology.
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Synopsis
The Daring Book for Girls is the manual for everything that girls need to know and that doesn't mean sewing buttonholes! Whether it's female heroes in history, secret note-passing skills, science projects, friendship bracelets, double dutch, cats cradle, the perfect cartwheel or the eternal mystery of what boys are thinking, this book has it all. But it's not just a guide to giggling at sleepovers although that's included, of course! Whether readers consider themselves tomboys, girly-girls, or a little bit of both, this book is every girl's invitation to adventure.
Synopsis
In the spirit of The Daring Book for Girls, the first DIY project guide for fathers and daughters from the founder of Boing Boing and editor-in-chief of MAKE magazine.
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About the Author
Andrea Buchanan is the mother of a daughter and a son, both of whom are equally daring. Before she was a writer, she was a pianist who once performed a solo concert at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall. This is her fifth book.
Miriam Peskowitz is the mother of two girls, including an eight-year-old who climbs trees and leads spy missions in the backyard. She has been a camp counselor, an historian, a blogger, a musician, a professor, and is the author of several books, including The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Say Yes to Mistakes. . .01
Maker Dad Toolbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03
(E) Antigravity Jar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04
(M) Drawbot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
(C) Longboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
(C) Mid-Century Rocking Chair. . . . .24
(E) Soap Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
(E) Giant Bubbles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
(C) Create a Podcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
(M) Silkscreen T-Shirt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
(M) Ice Cream Sandwich Necklace. . 64
(M) Paper Bowl Speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . .74
(M) Peg Trick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
(E) Rubber Stamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
(C) The Friendstrument. . . . . . . . . . . . 90
(M) Mixie Sticks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
(C) Retro Arcade Video Game. . . . . .110
(E) Crazy Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
(C) Lunch Box Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
(E) Seven-Piece Puzzle Cube. . . . . . .148
(E) Rainbow Pops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
(M) Astro Ice Cream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
(C) Kite Video Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . .172
(m) Mu Torere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
(C) Getting to Know Arduino. . . . . . 190
(E) and#8220;Canand#8217;t Loseand#8221; Dice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Ackowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
PROJECTS KEY
(E) easy and quick
(M) moderately challenging
(C) challenging. a real skill-builder!