These are a cool alternative to having a real animal head trophy on a wall. It takes some patience and a willingness to learn to make these, but the materials are super cheap: cardboard and glue. I've seen these made up as giraffes, elk, moose, etc. Start with something simple and learn as you go. These sell for a pretty good buck (pun … [Read more...]
Make Fun Masks from Cardboard!
Take a look at these cool masks made with cardboard! Your middle schoolers through high school kids can have fun with this. Be sure to see the 2 incrredible dragon heads made from cardboard--they are linked on the right sidebar of the mask Instructable. They are probably more in the adult skill range, but simpler dragon heads can be made by … [Read more...]
Engineering Fun: Make a Medieval Trebuchet out of Cardboard
My three sons were fascinated by catapults and trebuchets for some reason. During summer vacations they seemd to always be trying to make one of these with various materials and varying degrees of success. But they never tired of the quest. I suspect they were not alone--we see the "punkin' chunkin'" trebuchets on tv sometimes.They all became … [Read more...]