Education | Built by Kids

Interview: Russell Baldon- Furniture Teacher at California College of the Arts

Russell explores the areas of art and furniture making as a teacher at the California College of the Arts

Vintage how-to book series for making everything from paper planes to elaborate treehouses

Home canning is an easy way to encourage your kids to join you in the kitchen in making something the whole family will love

Children of school age and older are capable of acquiring do-it-yourself skills that might surprise you

Designing tools and activities which allow kids of all ages to create circuits and explore electronics using play dough.

Don’t throw away your old maps. Take them out and have fun exploring the world with your kids.

While doing a remodel like an addition or a deck, use that time to teach your kids some valuable skills to use on a jobsite.

Lacing toys are great for toddlers who will love playing and learning

An impassioned defense of good old-fashioned horseplay

Learn, build and animate at the Children’s Creativity Museum

When kids show interest in joining you in the workshop, be ready to teach them these lessons to be safe and have fun

An Ohio teacher proves that cardboard boxes make the best toys

Chris Anderson scores again with Makers and has us believing in the new revolution

Where does that “play sand” come from? Consider switching to a rock box

Your kids can help you on any do-it-yourself project.

Looking for inspiration? Here are our favorite science project ideas

Learn how to get your child interested in art and keep their imagination flowing

Join Caine’s Arcade and the Imagination Foundation for the Global Cardboard Challenge

Don’t throw away your old electronics. Use them as a teaching tool.

Send your kid to summer camp to learn how to weld and use power tools