HOW TO MAKE: Equestricycle Bike Hack

When mum and dad said ‘NO, you can’t have a pony’ we replied ‘Oh yeaahh?!?’ 

If there’s something you really really want, we say: Don’t wait for it to come to you - chase it, go MAKE it! Impossible is nothing with our super magic Makedo connectors. 

Hack your ride this weekend. With a little imagination, some cardboard and Makedo, you can turn those old wheels into a fleet-footed speed machine in under half an hour. 

For instructions on how to make this Equestricycle click the collage below. Perhaps a Hell’s Angels motorbike is more your kind of thing… Not a problem, as long as you send us the pictures so we can come along for the ride.

Happy bicycle hacking!

PDF instructions: Equestricycle bike hack

I am a seasoned traveler

I can find my way back to this beach, year after year.

Creation uploaded by Jim from Artgames.

Have you been making too? Upload here to be in the running for Makedo’s Maker of the Month Facebook competition.

Dr Toy Best Green Product 2012

Makedo’s Find & Make Shop has received a big green nod as a winner in Dr Toy’s Best Green Toy Award program for 2012.

Judges praised the Find & Make Shop for its ability to teach children about upcycling and reuse in a playful way.

Reflecting on the Award, Makedo Inventor and Founder Paul Justin was thrilled that the product has received recognition for making environmental education creative and fun.

“Through play with Makedo Find & Make Shop children learn to literally make-do with what they have in their home - and be entertained in the process.”

We’re so excited about this Award that we are offering a further 10% off all purchases in the Makedo Shop. Join in the celebrations by entering the coupon code DRTOY2012 at checkout.
This coupon is valid until Monday May 28, 2012.

Makedo: Find & Make Shop

HOW TO MAKE: Catapult

We are massive fans of Angry Birds. Who isn’t? So in honor of the most popular game of the century, we created this Angry Birds inspired Catapult out of recycled materials! 

If launching tea box birds…off a tissue box and loo roll catapult… into a wall of milk cartons and cookie packaging… with cardboard box pigs hiding inside hoping not to be toppled off… all sounds like your kind of fun (whew what a mouthful!), then watch our little video and click the collage below to download making instructions. 

This living catapult game can be made from practically anything! So get creative and send your creations in to our Maker of the Month competition!

For more launching inspiration, you can’t go passed this T-Mobile life size Angry Birds campaign! Enjoy and don’t forget to share the catapult love.  

PDF instructions: Catapult

I am Robogoo

I can tell you the funniest jokes, they sound even better in my tin-can voice.

Creation uploaded by Mara (aged 5) and Fernezelyi from Hungary.

Have you been making too? Upload here to be in the running for Makedo’s Maker of the Month Facebook competition.

The adventures of a cardboard box

Take a big breath and follow this young boy as his imagination roams free, discovering the world of creativity that bursts from inside one large cardboard box.

This video came to us via Ana Carol from Aprendendo e Construindo.