This year marked our 3rd annual Arduino-controlled Haunted House. The girls helped me out, and we created two entirely new props: floating phantasm and grim reaper coffin. I'll follow up with some how-to posts well before next Halloween. More details... Continue Reading →
I took a week long vacation so I could build a piece of furniture. I didn’t know what I was getting into. Yes, I have some tools. Yes, I’ve built a quick and dirty workbench out of 2x4s. But I’ve... Continue Reading →
Have you ever wanted to bring your toys to life, recreate a scene from your favorite movie, or just make up a great story? Luckily there's a fun, simple way for any kid to become a movie maker-- stop motion.... Continue Reading →
My daughters and I had a blast making our first stop-motion movie. We used Stop Motion Studio and an iPhone to create this masterpiece.
It may not look like much, but this is the first autonomous robot I've built. That board on top is an Arduino Uno that has a simple program to make the motors move forward, pause, then move backward. https://youtu.be/pq7lCPaNE6E?rel=0
The Cambridge Science Festival is going on from 4/17-4/26/2015. I got a chance to stop in at the Boston Makers events, take some pictures, and help kids learn about science and technology. Check out this list of science festivals to... Continue Reading →
It was with excitement and trepidation that I watched Star Wars with my two daughters (aged 5 and 6) for the first time this week. I had been waiting 6 years for this moment, but at the same time I... Continue Reading →
As a parent, I sometimes get overwhelmed with all the things I need to teach my kids. How to throw a ball, how to tie their shoes, why the dinosaurs died, what makes a balloon float, how to make real... Continue Reading →
All I did was follow instructions, but hey… it worked! Of course, it didn’t work at first since I put the wrong resistor on the LCD’s contrast pin. Lesson learned: use a good light when reading resistor color codes. As... Continue Reading →
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