Tag Archives: kids

How to Grow Sodium Chloride Crystals at Home via Crystalverse [Shared]

Posted on January 12, 2022 by dewelch

How to Grow Sodium Chloride Crystals at Home Sodium chloride, or table salt, has a cubic crystal structure. But the salt we use for cooking normally looks more like sand. Indeed, table salt is often used in kids’ experiments to … Continue reading →

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Procedural butterfly generator via Boing Boing [Shared}

Posted on June 23, 2021 by dewelch

Procedural butterfly generator | Boing Boing Daniel Anderson created a procedural butterfly generator. Simply click the button for another adorable low-poly lepidopteran. A suggestion: my little son’s been collecting them with the iPhone screengrab tool. Let us download specimens! Read and … Continue reading →

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15 Architecture Model Kits for Designers Who Love Puzzles via My Modern Met [Shared]

Posted on June 1, 2021 by dewelch

15 Architecture Model Kits for Designers Who Love Puzzles Did you build a lot of LEGO sets growing up? Or, maybe you preferred creating your own designs with Lincoln Logs or other fun building blocks. From them, you may have developed a love for … Continue reading →

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A little Sesame Street Lego Fun via Instagram

Posted on February 17, 2021 by dewelch

A little Sesame Street Lego Fun @gogojoseph just assembled this new Lego set. We are quite the Lego family here and have been for years. From my Instagram Feed Related Posts: Apollo in Lego via Instagram The Falcon in Lego – … Continue reading →

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Home School: Send Your Kids to Design School With Free Lessons From the Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Classroom via Departures

Posted on May 12, 2020 by dewelch

  While we won’t call entertaining and educating kids stuck at home an easy task, we can at least say there are plenty of places stepping up to fill the virtual void. That includes museums offering virtual tours, destinations providing virtual views, … Continue reading →

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Home School: Children’s Education Challenge Cards

Posted on April 8, 2020 by dewelch

Dyson engineers have designed these challenges specifically for children. Ideal for home or in the classroom, they encourage inquisitive young minds to get excited about engineering. Read Challenge Cards An interesting link found among my daily reading Related Posts: Home … Continue reading →

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A bunch of Amazon kids shows are now free even if you’re not a Prime member via TechHive

Posted on March 23, 2020 by dewelch

Attention parents with school-aged kids who have way too much time on their hands: Amazon has opened up 40 of its most popular family shows to stream for free to all, meaning you don’t need to be a Prime member to enjoy … Continue reading →

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FREE Audiobooks for kids (and adults) from Audible

Posted on March 20, 2020 by dewelch

No need to download or log in or anything. Click the book and start listening immediately! Maybe it’s time you finally read/listened to one of those classics, like Frankenstein, that you have always been meaning to read. — Douglas   … Continue reading →

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Diver at the California Science Center via My Instagram

Posted on January 7, 2019 by dewelch

Have you been to the California Science Center in Los Angeles? Other science centers? What was your favorite exhibit? Diver at the California Science Center Visiting with our Italian family. California Science Center Web Site — Follow Me on Instagram! … Continue reading →

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Project: #InventforGood Bat Vision – Shared on TechnologyIQ.welchwrite.com via Instagram [Photo]

Posted on August 25, 2016 by dewelch

Project: #InventforGood Bat Vision – Shared on TechnologyIQ.welchwrite.com #technology #arduino #littlebits #electronics #kids #project via Instagram Follow me on Instagram Related Posts: Build a Bristlebot That Moves without Electricity From Scientific American – Find a link on TechnologyIQ via Instagram … Continue reading →

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Build a Bristlebot That Moves without Electricity From Scientific American – Find a link on TechnologyIQ via Instagram [Photo]

Posted on August 17, 2016 by dewelch

Build a Bristlebot That Moves without Electricity From Scientific American – Find a link on TechnologyIQ – Follow my profile link. #technology #kids #project #bristlebot #learning #education #children via Instagram Follow me on Instagram Find more bristlebot info and parts … Continue reading →

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