Tinker Nest

I love collecting old/broken toys. They are like goldmines. During the "maker's session" at my home, These toys are the best way to learn everything, from gears to circuiting . I like challenging kids with the question  "What can you do with this broken toy" . Here, I'm sharing a Remote Controlled Cardboard Cat that I recently finished with my kid. This is really a fun project and takes only  15 minutes  to make. So, Let's Start... Things We Need: 1) Cardboard pieces 14.5cm*7cm, 11.5cm*7cm and two 7cm*7cm 2) Stationary Knife or Scissor 3) One 9v Battery with cap 4) Hot Glue gun 5) Wireless receiver and transmitter from an old RC toy 6) Two DC motors Marking and Cutting Take 14.5cm*7 cm piece and make the markings according to the picture above. Use a cutter or a scissor and cut the marked lines. Remove the cut part. This will be the  front part  of the cat. Gluing Now, glue the 7cm*7cm piece at the back of the 14.5cm*7cm at a 90-degree angle using ho...

  STEM learning is fun when we relate theories to real-life or even better when we are able to practically perform them. I always enjoy then my teacher includes activities and role play in their lesson. I'm sharing STEM toy based on centrifugal force that I made for my physics assignments . Things We Need Two Plastic Straws Stock Paper Strip, 25cm x 2 cm Spring (I took it from old empty pen) Glue gun and Glue sticks A piece of Craft Wire Cello Tape Scissors Sprinkler Spoke Poke the stick at right angles in the center of the straw. Mark two points 3 cm from the center and make half cuts. Bend the two arms of the straw to make a triangle. U Bend Bend the craft wire in U shape as shown in picture 1 above. Stick the bend straw legs and the craft wire with glue and a piece of cello tape. Place and check that the sprinkle spoke is moving/rotating freely inside the spring . Turbine Fanfold a card strip and apply glue on one side. Stick the ends of the strip to make a star-shaped turbi...