Works For Me Wednesday: Photo Cube

By Alan

As a fan of Make Magazine, especially the online articles, I came across one build that was a real winner. A project that looks complicated, but turns out to be kind of easy once you figure out the plans.

Lots of people have photo cubes. Six sided blocks of wood or plastic with family photos glued to each face. The article I found had a cube that could be taped together in a particular pattern that allows it to be opened up in interesting ways to show twice as many photos as a regular cube.

So, to build the thing, you buy eight identical wooden blocks, or cut your own. [Or you can steal 8 blocks from your children's toy chest. Don't worry, I'll give them back.]

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Life Is Funny: When The Morning Comes

By MAD21

One of the greatest things about the internet is that you stumble on things you would never have before. We love watching (good/well produced) videos people put together that are fun and totally random.

There is a group we've been following for a little while because they do an awesome job not only writing their own songs, but the videos they make. They have been working together for about 12 years (two of them have been friends since they were 11).

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YOB: #15. Go To A Cave

By Beth

The weekend of August 7-8, 2009 was a busy one for the Robto Posse. Tea with scones, massage, fancy fast food and now, for your reading pleasure, the final chapter of that weekend...cave.

Really, on our list at number 15, it just said "cave." No details, locations or instructions. Just "cave." One could take this to mean we give in on an important issue, say, Equal Opportunity Public Toplessness (seriously, there's a group of women in Maine fighting for just that). Or it could mean building pillow/blanket caves all over Lara's house, not seeing the sunlight for days. Since we wrote the list long before the Year of the Birthday officially started, it would be entirely possible that we had forgotten by August what we meant by "cave." Luckily, we were only turning 30 and, for the most part, we still have all our faculties. We could remember that "cave" meant going on a guided tour of a cave. When we turn 40, however, it may be another story.

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Life Is Funny: Laughing At Ourselves

MAD21

I never seem to have a camera on me when things go hilariously wrong around here. Like say for my own demonstration of flying over the handle bars of my daughter's scooter. So I thought I'd share a funny video of other people (kids) demonstrating their own physical comedy today.

Have a great week friends! May it be filled with plenty of opportunities to laugh.

My friend and fellow blogger Wendy at Weight..What? has a fun carnival at her blog called "Life is Funny." Every Monday we talk about something in life that we find funny. Be sure to go visit her blog to read her post along with links to other blogs who are participating.

Fingerprint Friday: Imagination

By MAD21

Flowers; Drawing of my oldest with an "M"My kids, like most, love sidewalk chalk. Our entire driveway and the sidewalks next to it are like a blank canvass to them, and they love going out every sunny afternoon to cover them with their art.

I love the transition kids go through when they are so little from needing you to tell them or show them what to draw, to being completely independent and coming up with all kinds of amazing things on their own. Not to mention the joy they feel in showing you their masterpieces.

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