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Coding creations (Make It!)
Develop your own coding creations using MIT’s Scratch program. Try your hand at animation. Experiment with sounds and music. Learn how to make the computer draw. Create interactive games to play. The possibilities are endless!
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Craft and Design 3-D (Make It!)
Explore the world of 3D craft and design. Create embossed foil art, write your name in 3D, and design a clay creature and a clay house. Discover how a 3D printer turns a spool of plastic into a model you can hold.
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How to Bake a Cake (Step-by-Step Projects)
Everyone loves cake, right? What’s your favorite kind? Well, how would you like to learn how to make one? This book makes it easy with simple instructions, tips, and tools on how to make the perfect dessert that your whole family can enjoy. The best part is you get to lick the bowl!
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How to build a birdhouse (Step-by-Step Projects)
Do you have birds chirping in your yard? Have you ever thought about building a birdhouse to get a closer look at them? This book will give you easy to understand instructions on how to construct one as well as how to add your own little design twists that will make it the perfect house for your feathered friends to enjoy!
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How to build box cars and trucks (Step-by-Step Projects)
Can you race and recycle at the same time? Yes, by making a box car or truck! Using common household items, you can make a vehicle that will run across your floor or sidewalk.
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How to make a pinata (Step-by-Step Projects)
Make a simple party piñata. Fill a paper bag with candy and decorate the outside with rows of colored tissue paper. Who will break the piñata open? Maybe it will be you!
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Upcycled gifts and gadgets (Make It!)
Don’t throw it out! Upcycle something old or used to make something new! Braid a plastic bag into a bracelet, twist and turn old CD cases into a photo cube, transform an old keyboard into a decorated frame, make music speakers from paper cups, and add plastic spoons to an old CD to create a shiny fl ower light.
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Video animation and photography (Make It!)
Discover the world of video animation and photography. Animate a stick figure and make a stop motion movie. Create videos with music, film your family history as it happens, and add amazing backgrounds with a green screen app.