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Category Archives: Edupunk
Fixing appliances
I have a fairly old toaster, about 20 years old, and it’s starting to take a long time to toast things. I don’t really want to pay someone to fix it, if I could even find someone who does repairs on what’s considered a disposable appliance. I’d love to not just buy a new one [...]
Caterpillar watch 2009, 4th installment!
My cocoon-ensconced caterpillar still looks exactly the same, so I won’t bore you with another picture of him. In my search to identify him (I still haven’t found a picture that looks exactly right yet) I’ve learned some fascinating caterpillar facts. Did you know they make their cocoons from their own hair? So you still [...]
DIY plastic bottle greenhouse
Here are some great plans for a recycled plastic bottle greenhouse from REAP, an organization in Scotland that works for sustainable development. via Hyperlocavore via Kitchen Mage
Also posted in Creativity, Garden, Kids Tagged cheap stuff, Garden, growing, Kids, learning, making things, Recycled 1 Comment
Caterpillar watch 2009!
Yesterday the caterpillar left the stick and went under the leaves. By evening, it had started making a cocoon - I could never catch it in the act, when I disturbed it at all, it got vewy vewy quiet. But this morning it was finished. It looks like a strange little needle-felted bead. I’ll post [...]
Also posted in Cheap thrills, Garden, Kids Tagged caterpillar, cute, Garden, Kids, learning 4 Comments
First caterpillar update
Day two of Caterpillar in Captivity! I found some clover this morning, but when I checked on the caterpillar, it was clinging to the underside of the grape stem and not moving. You can see a bit of webby stuff on the stick - I’m hoping it’s beginning to make a cocoon and the issue [...]
Also posted in Cheap thrills, Garden, Kids Tagged caterpillar, cute, Garden, Kids, learning 1 Comment
Caterpillar identification?
Any entomologists out there? I found this guy this afternoon - I’d love to know what he is, so I can keep him inside and we can watch him change. I found him under the edge of a porch step, not on any plants, so I have no idea what to feed him to keep [...]
Also posted in Cheap thrills, Garden, Kids Tagged caterpillar, cute, Garden, Kids, learning 3 Comments
Structure of the sun papercraft
Canon has a bunch of wonderful free papercraft downloads - I really like this science-y one that depicts the structure of the sun. They also have a model of the moon.
Also posted in Cheap thrills, Craft, Kids Tagged crafts, Free stuff, Kids, learning, making things, papercraft 2 Comments
Stamp carving video
Stamp Carving from Geninne D. Zlatkis on Vimeo.
Stamps are a great way to make your own inexpensive gift tags and cards, but the stamps can be kind of expensive. Geninne Zlatkis carves her own stamps, and made this absolutely fascinating video documenting the process. (It looks like she’s done it a million times, her hands [...]
Soil temps and seed germination
Last year I had to replant all my beans - the first ones got a couple inches tall, then just sat there and shivered in the cold. When it finally did warm up for real, they still didn’t grow. Weather maven Cliff Mass had the same experience - he recently posted about soil temperatures and [...]