Thrifting for the Garden
Is it warm in your part of the world? Are your kids spending lots of time outdoors? Summer is here and our garden is getting so much attention. My kids are happy when they’re outside, so I’ve been thinking up…
Year 2012
Tinker Tots: How to Take a Plush Toy Apart
Tinkerer: one who experiments with materials and ideas to fully understand their capacities, and who further iterates on their learning to find better solutions to current problems. Tinker Tots is a series of projects where I  share tinkering materials or tools that can…
Why is Tinkering Important?
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. -Thomas Edison Â
DIY Masa Play Dough
What? You’ve never heard of Masa Play Dough? Oh yeah, me either! The dough has a crumbly texture and leaves your hands oily, although they felt more moisturized than greasy (the base is coconut oil, which is used in beauty…
Double Page Spread: Week 4 {Inspiration + Art Prompts}
The Double Page Spread Challenge started just one month ago on May 7, and as of today 105 photos have been uploaded to Instagram with the hashtag #tinkersketch. I’m so grateful for this fun and supportive little (growing) community and…
Creative Adventures: Tidepooling
 Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way. – Edward de Bono, psychologist and writer This post is something new for me. I usually write about our hands-on projects, but I thought…