/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Where are you located? (As in rural/urban?)
Do you trust them with power tools?

I have a bunch of random little tutorials if you'd like them?

One for Duck-tape wallets.
Kids love duck tape.

>>56057
How about you sit down with your cousin and watch every episode of "How its Made" followed by talking to him about it and his thoughts and ideas on the episodes.

As for projects you want something that gives him a inside idea on how things work as well as a cool finished product so I would suggest make a smoke bomb, thermite, napalm, bleach + tinfoil pop bomb, ect.

If your cousin happens to be more on the bitch side teach him how to cook and clean.

Glowsticks?

Mini emergency ovens?

Last one for you, hope you enjoy, secret books if you have some worthless books.

>>56057
Build stuff out of left over toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls.

>>56067
Best if no powertools involved at all. We live in a town next to a city. So, in between, I guess. They're very clumsy and reckless and they can be very moronic. I want to get them to start using household items creatively and start getting curious about how things are made and what they can do with what they have.

Thanks for the pictures!
I've made a few secret book compartments before too. I'm sure they'd have fun with that. But no knife handling for the younger one until maybe a year from now. (They're 5 & 8)

>>56083
It'd be cool to do some small exciting things -- but not until they're a little older. Their parents will kill me. They can't sit still watching TV (for something like How It's Made ;_;) and opt to play video games and go on the net.

>>56120
If they are unable to sit down to watch How its Made then I doubt they will have the attention span for anything like a glow jar lantern. I still support the idea for a tinfoil + bleach "pop bomb" it is simply a bottle with tinfoil and bleach that causes a chemical reaction for the bottle to expand and pop which is perfectly safe and has the added fun of a little "pop". Just make sure they dont touch the bottle after unless they want bleach on their hands.

>>56057
is there a guide for these jars?

>>56112
Yep, I've been telling them to save up whatever boxes and rolls they have so we could build a castle over the winter break.

>>56124
I think they just find How It's Made boring. Teenybopper-DisneyChannel shit is plaguing their minds.

Wooden knives.
Hand knitting.
Building a rudimentary loom.
Chainmail.
Programming in shit languages such as PASCAL or BASIC.
Papercraft projects in general: there's pretty cool stuff to be made, such as locks, engines, mills, automatas, etc.

But, I would rather recommend the typical activity of "taking stuff apart and seeing how it works, then assembling it back".

>>56130
1 part ammonia, 1 part saltpeter, 1 part bleach, and food coloring (your choice of color) I normally add 5-7 eye drops of food coloring and mix it but you can add more or less. Also you need to have a lid for it incase it spills because it will make a BAD mess.

Thumb pianos, mbira, kalimba, etc names.

They are really easy to make from house hold items,

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to-plans/woodworking/step-by-step-guides-offbeat-diy-projec
ts-3

To hardware store items,
http://www.instructables.com/id/Thumb-Piano/

Google and youtube some stuff on them.

This is one I've made. The blades are from used windshield wipers.

>>56153
reported

gb2/b/

>>56141
>Wooden knives.
Nope, waist of time
>Hand knitting.
If they are female
>Building a rudimentary loom.
If they are female
>Chainmail.
YES! Chainmail tie.
>Programming in shit languages such as PASCAL or BASIC.
Nope
>Papercraft projects in general: there's pretty cool stuff to be made, such as locks, engines, mills, automatas, etc.
Waist of time but could be fun for kids

>But, I would rather recommend the typical activity of "taking stuff apart and seeing how it works, then assembling it back".
YES, You want to teach your cousins how stuff works. They can not follow guides for everything in life and by them learning how things work they can create their own orgional projects.

>>56141
Yeah, I agree. But I've got to spark that interest of taking things apart in them so they'll do it themselves, right?

>>56154
Sounds cute.

>>56161
>If they are female

Pffff, those are important skills that may one day be useful. Don't gimp a kid's knowledge just because you are sexists or a homophobe.

>>56088
Wait a second... I'm pretty sure if you do that, it explodes.

>>56166
Bleach and ammonia mixed create a deadly chlorine gas.

You are a fucking troll, now fuck off.

>>56161
>They can not follow guides for everything in life

Yeah, but I can't be taking apart household items in front of them and expect them to want to do the same.

When I was younger I learned from sneaking into my room my Grandpa's toolbox and whatever was in the house because I wanted to see why.

They have no interest in it whatsoever because they have stuff like the internet and tv sitcoms to wonder about...

At least, if we start building things together, they may start wondering how other things are built, and start learning like that. Start asking questions and start figuring out answers, you know?

>>56168
>Pffff, those are important skills that may one day be useful. Don't gimp a kid's knowledge just because you are sexists or a homophobe.
>homophobe
Becuase I think its stupid shit on the level of a female I must be a homophobe? You must be a child becuase you even used that word and must be a retard calling a homosexual a homophobe.

>>56161
>Waist
>Waist
>Waist

It is, "waste".

>>56176
Holy shit, what's with all the hostility?

>>56174
If they are over 10 take them shooting then take apart your gun infront of them and get them into thinking how a gun and a round works. That always sparks a kids brain.

>>56176
lol Boy, I sure called that one.

>>56184
They're both still in grade school and I don't have access to guns of any kind.

>>56176
>stupid shit on the level of a female

someone's mother didn't love them

>>56176

He has a point.
Also, why are YOU spending time on that stuff, if kids' parents aren't interested?

>>56187
>I don't have access to guns of any kind.

Yup, restraining orders and prior convictions can be a bitch.

>>56182
"Troll"
verb

In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion. Internet trolls will often point out incorrect grammar and spelling in a way to appear more intelligent then the counterpart. A troll will often be under the age of 25 in a state of learning and is quick to show their newly found knowledge to an uncaring world.

I'm thinking that the OP is actually a gay pedophile. No joke, I'm calling it now.

Go fly a kite, OP.

Preferably one you made of course.

>>56187

>I don't have access to guns of any kind

brah u can go getta gun from a druggie for unda $100

>>56197
Using, "waist", instead of "waste" makes you look like a uneducated tard. Calling me a troll confirms it.

>>56190
Kids' parents are always at work. They're resorting to television and the internet (now, really pointless internet too, not like Wikipedia-ing but rather Facebook-ing and the occasional dress-up game) for entertainment.

I'm in a position where I can influence how they're gonna grow up so I've been trying to get them to read, draw, express, and think more creatively (I live with them).

The parents are trying their best, you know... Things like art just aren't that important when they just want their kids to be satisfied.

>>56198
Kite's a good idea. That has to wait til next year though. Snowforts and stuff is what's going on now.

>>56208

dawg like go make a snow bong and a wood bong and getta kids high and they can like understand stuff

There are a few craft/maker type magazine out for kids on the market and online. I'll check my bookmarks.

>>56203
>parents are trying their best
>leaving their kids home alone with a gay pedophile

This is why I'm pro parenting licenses.

Also, Solar Box Ovens.

>>56217
Yes blacks should not be aloud to have kids and they should make parenting a class in grade 6-9.

>>56216
http://makezine.com/20/ kids issue special
(may have to buy it)
http://www.marthastewart.com/activities-and-projects-for-kids
from the mother of all things crafty, of course
http://whipup.net/category/action-pack/
ActionPack is a whole section of the Whip Up crafts blog with mini printable crafts magazines for kids (and their guardians) to print and try ideas from. Each issue is five bucks a download, I think.

>>56222
Color has nothing to do with parenting. GB2/stormfront/

Thread derail? Really...

Hmm, look on general parenting blogs for ideas, or go around your house looking for things that you could turn into art materials.

>>56088
Don't do this.
It makes a chlorine bomb.
It will explode.
Google it, alcohol and chlorine.

>>56417
If someone believes anything on the internet at face value without looking it up else where I think they are asking for it. That little creation will not kill them and at worse will knock them out for a while or cause chemical burns which will teach them a lession.

simple sewing project

more easy sewing

Are they boys or girls? What are their interests? How old are they (mentally and physically, real age doesn't really matter)? Do they prefer hands-on (sewing, building, etc) or conceptual with fun at the end (chemistry, electricity, etc)?

Without at least most of those questions answered we really can't help you.

>>56057
if you want a good conceptual project try synthesizing wintergreen oil out of aspirin. Its cool because its pretty easy to do and all you have to do at the end to test if it worked is smell it (BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE A STRONG ACID RESIDUE YOU WILL BURN YOUR NOSE). All it takes is aspirin pills mashed up, add some strong acid (ive always used the pool acid which is like 12 molar HCL and you can buy at walmart) and maybe some methanol (its been a while since i did it) wait 30 mins and smell and you'll smell the minty wintergreen ethyl ester.

Try making felt stuffed toys, no sew even (if they're too young or don't know how).

Just have them draw designs for one in pencil on some colorful craft felt, then use stuffing and multi-purpose glue to put them together.

>>56447
Hahah oh the glove squirrel.

I love that little pattern! It's really great for gloves without a pair.

>>56088
Explosive.
Don't.

>>56057
Ok, how do you make the things in the picture you posted? It looks cool, and google isn't helping.

When I was a kid (9~10 years old) I liked Transformers, but my family was poor as fuck, so no overpriced toys for me. (maybe a couple chinese knockoffs)
I had done other crap with my hands before so it was natural for me at the time to try and make my own robots from cardboard and shit, but I guess you could try making a few with your cousins.
I also modified cars to "transform" into fighting vehicles, as in M.A.S.K. Adding parts from other toys or made in cardboard/recycled plastic, wires, etc. be... you know... creative.

>>58334
looks like several different colors of UV reactive dye or paint spritzed on the outside or inside of the jar.

UV source below that dark shape bottom of frame.

OR

Similar, but the speckles are made of GITD paint, a good one, charged up Very well, again with a blacklight or similar.

Might be able to do one of those "sunshine in a jar" led light projects in this manner, using a UV led and creating a jar full of "starlight" instead of sunlight or moonlight.

>>56088
Don't do this, I did and it it exploded and killed me and now I am literally a ghost haunting my laptop.

>>58364
lolwat

>>58370
You don't stand A GHOST OF A CHANCE YUGI.

There was a TEDtalk about using Playdoh to introduce kids to safe electronics.

AnnMarie Thomas: Hands-on science with squishy circuits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M3Dow20KlM&feature=channel_video_title

dude i had to entertain a seven year old over the summer.

http://www.homemade-gifts-made-easy.com/how-to-make-friendship-bracelets.html

>>59407 cont.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Grow-your-own-Magic-Crystal-Tree-or-any-other-sha/
i have a ton of craft stuff so we made scrap books. i have a rolld of magnet tape stuff so we used that alot too, we made picture frame fridge magnets, we made paper stars and stuck magnets on the back of those, we made popsicles out of different kinds of koolaid ect.

>>56057
sauce on OP's pic
THOSE ARE AWESOME!

>>59421
another fun one:
http://craftzine.com/quick/bleach_stencil/

http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/07/project_excerpt_terrarium_craf.html
terrariums are also a great idea, you can have them run around outside picking up moss and stuff.

>>59419
paints that glow under black light are spattered on the inside of a jar and a small UV (blacklight) led is placed inside OR the jars are simply being used in a blacklighted room

Hi OP,
When I was a kid, my favorite experiment was the old-school Leduc plants: not real plants but organic-seeming "plants" that grow in a chemical solution.

http://www.sas.org/tcs/weeklyIssues/2004-04-30/feature1/index.html

The ingredients are easy to acquire. Copper sulfate is used as root killer for drainage pipes, and potassium ferrocyanide can be acquired cheaply on eBay.

These are only mildly toxic, and if you don't mix the ferrocyanide with acid, you've nothing to worry about.

Amateur chemistry is a great and educational hobby to get into it (and chemical engineers make the big bucks too).

>>60270

If it was blacklight, wouldn't the model be glowing as well? Since she's wearing white?

It seems too bight to be glow in the dark paint, tho.

>>61357
It's the liquid from the inside of a glowstick.

>>61358

That seems like it wouldn't have much longevity. Was hoping to do something like that with some left over clear-class bottles I have.

>>61370
Yeah, it only lasts a few hours. But I mean, you can pick up a six pack of glowsticks at the dollar tree, and there's no reason not to re-use the jar.