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Oct 27, 2010
In an epic-and-still-growing Boing Boing thread about homemade costumes (and mutant costume ideas), BB reader Nanner shares the story of how she crafted Hobbit Sneakers for her 9-year-old, who is going as Frodo. "I also made his cloak but haven't taken pix of the whole costume yet," she adds. More pix here.
The University of Tennessee has lovingly adopted an elementary student’s design as their own, after hearing that some girls at the next lunch table gave him grief over it. CNN reports: A Florida student obsessed with the University of Tennessee wanted to represent the Volunteers during his elementary school’s “College Colors Day,” but didn’t own […]
This Candy Chemistry set is a great way to learn about candy with your kid, in the kitchen. Do not, however, leave your kid alone with this Candy Chemistry set. Learn all about candy, and temperature control, in your own kitchen. This kit comes with almost everything you’ll need to make quite a few delicious […]
Perhaps you needed to be reminded that sweet and good things exist in this world.
Breaking into the big leagues as a project manager isn’t done overnight, but there are principles that anyone can learn, and they’re applicable to nearly any business. No matter what your field, if there are multiple teams working toward a common goal, you’re going to need a roadmap. The Project Management Professional Certification Training Suite […]
On the one hand, nostalgia is “a corruption of the historical impulse,” according to William Gibson. On the other hand, “Super Mario Bros.” will never not be cool. Luckily, there’s a way to satisfy that retro gaming while still keeping an eye on the future: The GameShell Kit. This thing is simultaneously the last handheld […]
The field of data analytics can get intimidating, even for business professionals who constantly rely on it. But at its heart, its purpose is to simplify. To take mounds of information and distill their insights into a single clear picture. Currently, the go-to software for painting that picture is Tableau. And if you want to […]
