Having read about the above book 3 or 4 times now, and having it recommended to me on as many occasions, I used my Amazon Prime subscription to get speedy shipping on my own copy…which arrived yesterday. Perusing the table of contents, I realize that most of these projects aren’t designed for construction with an infant who loves to put anything at arm’s length in his mouth (e.g., legos, electronics parts, batteries, etc) – but when he grows out of that, I will be excited to try the following:
A functioning lego lamp made out of (you guessed it) legos and reclaimed parts like CDs and watch batteries
A sky camera that takes pictures from hundreds of feet up in the air
An outdoor movie theater
A wifi signal booster made out of a two-liter soda bottle
and of course, a light up duct tape wallet.
I figure it’s never to early to instill the foundations of engineering, electronics, and creativity in Dale, and hopefully he becomes as interested in them as I was when I was younger. I certainly have a few years to make sure I have the proper supplies for the projects…which I’ll keep out of his (mouth’s) reach until he’s ready.
Be familiar with the instructions before starting. Dale won’t have the patience to sit quietly while you assemble the parts and read how to begin. He’ll want to dive in.