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Permalink Reply by Lelani Robb on June 26, 2012 at 11:38am

Building a tree swing is a great outdoor project and it's something kids can share.

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Permalink Reply by Betsy on June 26, 2012 at 12:08pm

A cute little portable flower press for days when the sun shines and you feel like a bumble...

http://www.somethingwemade.com/blog/2012/5/15/budding-botanists-flo...

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Permalink Reply by merchesico on June 26, 2012 at 12:26pm

Hi! I think making your own notebooks can be fun for rainy days... –maybe replacing sewing needles by plastic ones, or children's awl. Here it goes! (if you like it, check the 3 different tutorials) http://merchesico.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/independent-bookbinding-2/

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Permalink Reply by Rob Eason on June 26, 2012 at 3:27pm

Making an electric kart for kids goes down well, in fact anything you make that they can drive will always be a winner. We have some free plans to download at www.electric-go-kart.co.uk. For older kids a project like this can really inspire them to get interested in engineering and science.

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Permalink Reply by Souris Hong-Porretta on June 26, 2012 at 5:50pm

I wrote a post for Paper Culture last summer about building SWING SETS: http://www.paperculture.com/blog/2011/07/swing-into-summer/

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