Ezra was inspired by Caine’s Arcade
Ezra saw the Caine’s Arcade video and was inspired to make his own cardboard game. Using a cardboard box and Makedo as well as some everyday materials (CDs, coffee cups, lids), Ezra made a functioning pinball machine. Amazing.
Taking a look at what makes Caine’s Arcade so special
By now we’ve all seen the Caine’s Arcade film, yes? So inspiring! We think what makes Caine’s cardboard creations so special is the sheer amount of work and thought that goes into all of them. We’re pretty sure most of us have taken a big cardboard box and with the help of some construction paper or crayons turned it into a car, but those creations, though surely brilliant, rely heavily on imagination. Caine’s creations rely on ingenuity. He cuts a slit for tickets to come out of a game after you win, and he himself crawls into the box to make it spit out the tickets. Caine’s Arcade is all about the details. And you can see that dedication to detail in Caine’s copycats, the kids are going for functionality. It’s incredible.
The creator of the world’s greatest cardboard arcade has some fans
If you’ve seen Caine’s Arcade, you know that a whole lot of hard work and imagination went into turning a bunch of cardboard boxes into a functioning arcade. Naturally, other creative kids were inspired. Here are some of their creations:
1. Tilta’ Ball
The best tools, tricks and ideas for playing with cardboard
If you haven’t heard of Caine’s Arcade yet, watch this video. You’re in for a treat for the eyes and the mind.
The story behind it is uber-inspiring. Nine-year-old Caine devoted his summer to making his own arcade out of cardboard boxes from the back of his dad’s used auto parts store, and the results garnered international attention. He started with a mini basketball net, then he made a soccer game with army men goalies, then a string-and-hook claw game, and eventually his arcade grew to occupy a big chunk of his dad’s garage.
The short film was made by Nirvan Mullick (who also happened to be Caine’s first customer). The film was made to raise money for Caine’s education. Soon, Caine’s Arcade Foundation was born, devoted to fostering creativity and entrepreneurship in kids. Just goes to show having fun and being successful go hand in hand.
Cool terrarium themes to add some untamed fun to your kid’s natural habitat
A terrarium is a sweet way to add some living charm to your kid’s space, and they can personalize it however they want. Keeping a little eco-system alive can also be pretty empowering for a kid. Get ready for Earth day with these five recipes for magical mini gardens.
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Here’s how:
A new style of grappling actually makes your kids smarter, more confident & perceptive
Rough housing, horsing around, acting a fool. Whatever you call it in your house, getting rowdy inside is probably a known bringer of time outs. But in Anthony DeBenedet’s household, rough housing is a play staple. The Ann Arbor-based father of three says that parents should embrace roughhousing and drop the safety concern usually associated with it.
DeBenedet feels so passionately about roughhousing he wrote a book about it, outlining the health benefits and instructing parents how to do it. Written in partnership with Larry Cohen, “The Art of Roughhousing“ has been featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washingtonn Post, Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, and on the TODAY show.
Tear open the shutters, throw up the sash and make this month your FRIEND!
January: the month that induces cringing with its mere mention. Your kids hate snowsuits, winter driving sucks, and all you want to do is jump ship and go to Mexico. We can’t help you with that, but we can help you transform your home into a nest of awesome. How to make this cold, bleak, uneventful month not suck? Do some mood boosting, laughter inducing, feel-good stuff.
EGGS: PUTTING THE SUN IN SUNNY SIDE UP
Cod liver oil is the enduring arch nemesis of kids the world over. In the 20th century, spoonfuls of this stuff drove children up stairs and down stairs, into closets and behind couches. It was used as a cure for ricketts, a bone disease. In the early 1900s, it was discovered that what made it so effective was its vitamin D content.
