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Maker Dad: Lunch Box Guitars, Antigravity Jars, and 22 Other Incredibly Cool Father-Daughter DIY Projects Paperback – May 6, 2014

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As the editor in chief of MAKE magazine, Mark Frauenfelder has spent years combing through DIY books, but he’s never been able to find one with geeky projects he can share with his two daughters. Maker Dad is the first DIY book to use cutting-edge (and affordable) technology in appealing projects for fathers and daughters to do together. These crafts and gadgets are both rewarding to make and delightful to play with. What’s more, Maker Dad teaches girls lifelong skills—like computer programming, musicality, and how to use basic hand tools—as well as how to be creative problem solvers. The book’s twenty-four unique projects include:

Drawbot, a lively contraption that draws abstract patterns all by itself
• Ice Cream Sandwich Necklace
• Friendstrument, an electronic musical instrument girls can play with friends
• Longboard
• Antigravity Jar
• Silkscreened T-Shirt
• Retro Arcade Video Game
• Host a Podcast
• Lunchbox Guitar
• Kite Video Camera

Innovative and groundbreaking, Maker Dad will inspire fathers to geek out with their daughters and help girls cultivate an early affinity for math, science, and technology.

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"The only thing better than DIY is DIWHOF (Do it with Help of Family). This wonderful book makes that possible. Mark Frauenfelder is the Founding Geek of the Maker Movement and he does not disappoint. This book will not only provide you weeks of fun, but it will foster creativity and technical savvy in your daughters. Plus you'll make a robot that draws. I mean, come on!" —A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically

"Every dad should 'make cool stuff' with their daughters. You will have great father-daughter time working on the projects in Maker Dad and it may even spark a lifelong passion for technology. My dad bought home a TRS-80 computer when I was 11 and then signed us up for computer lessons at RadioShack. With this book, you can introduce your daughter to the world of robots, magic, music and more!" —Helen Greiner, co-founder of iRobot and CEO of CyPhyWorks

About the Author

Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of BoingBoing, one of the world's most popular blogs, and the editor in chief of MAKE magazine, which sparked the current DIY movement and remains its spiritual center.

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INTRODUCTION I wasn’t always an eager maker of things. I was timid about it until I became the editor of the technology project magazine Make. Working there, I met hundreds of people who made amazing things in their spare time in their garages, in their basements and backyards, and on their kitchen tables. As I got to know them, I discovered something that profoundly changed the way I thought about creativity. I learned that these “alpha makers” weren’t perfect. They didn’t go into their workshops and effortlessly build beautiful and functional things. Instead, they worked by trial and error. They revised their original designs, often drastically. They made plenty of mistakes and didn’t get upset about it. They expected to make mistakes, and they learned from them. Their finished projects turned out better as a result of having made mistakes. The mistakes pointed out the problems with the project, pushing the maker to improve upon them.
   This was a shock to me. One of the main reasons I didn’t like to make things was because mistakes made me feel like a failure. If things didn’t work out the first time, I often gave up. I know other people feel the same way. A big reason for this crippling mind-set is that we’ve been trained in the classroom to equate mistakes with bad grades. If our educational system teaches us one thing, it’s this: “Be perfect. Avoid mistakes or you will be penalized.”
   Alpha makers’ superpower isn’t having awesome making skills, or owning a high-tech workshop filled with the latest 3-D printers and laser cutters. Their superpower is the ability to ignore the “just say no to mistakes” lesson that schools drilled into their heads from kindergarten to grad school.
   When I finally learned to embrace mistakes, the world of making opened up to me. I lost my timidity and started making skateboards, musical instruments, wooden puzzles, and electronic toys. My daughters (Jane, ten, and Sarina, sixteen) joined me, and I tried my best to share with them what I learned from the alpha makers’ attitude about mistakes.
   When Jane, Sarina, and I made the projects for this book, we often made mistakes—drilling holes in the wrong place, splitting wood, attaching electronic components in the wrong orientation, selecting materials that didn’t work the way we wanted them to, and so on. Sure, it was often frustrating, but these mistakes caused us to think about other possibilities. They sparked our imagination.
   Each project in this book is the result of many iterations. It never turned out the way we expected the first time around. The second version of each project often took care of the major problems, but it was still full of annoying bugs. The third version was usually close, but not good enough. It wasn’t until we built the fourth, fifth, or sixth prototype that we felt we had something worth sharing.
   Even though we’ve tried our best to provide instructions that will ensure a successful build for you and your daughters, it’s inevitable that you are going to make some mistakes along the way. Consider yourself lucky. These mistakes will give you an opportunity to be creative and resourceful, to improvise, and to come up with something even better than we did. Have fun!

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Harvest (May 6, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 054411454X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0544114548
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.52 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,156,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #481 in Toy Making
- #1,248 in Crafts for Children (Books)
- #1,278 in Parenting Girls

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Mark Frauenfelder is a research director at Institute for the Future and is the founder of the technology and culture website Boing Boing. He was the founding editor-in-chief of Make magazine and Wired.com. He designed Billy Idol's CD covers and has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Popular Science, Business Week, The Hollywood Reporter, Wired, and other national publications. A popular public speaker, he has appeared on national radio and television shows to talk about technology and culture, including The Martha Stewart Show and The Colbert Report (twice). He produced IFTF’s explainer video about the blockchain, which has had 4 million views. He's the author of nine books, including The Computer: An Illustrated History. He has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University and worked as a development engineer in the disk drive sector for five years.

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Customers find the book has great project ideas and creative items. They say there are tons of possibilities with this book. Readers also mention that the projects start simple and get more complex.

"...with electrical work and soldering, the projects start simple and get more complex. Similar goes for the wood-working...." Read more

"...parents who might be new to DIY projects will find good instruction and encouragement, and might actually try some of these projects...." Read more

"...Super fun and creative items in here that people love to talk about when they see them. Highly recommended for any DIYer dad." Read more

"My husband was really tickled to get this. There’s some great ideas and he and our daughter are going to have some real memory building time together!" Read more

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Customers find the book super fun and creative. They say it keeps them entertained for hours.

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"...Super fun and creative items in here that people love to talk about when they see them. Highly recommended for any DIYer dad." Read more

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"This was recommended to me by another dad. Some of the items are a little hard to build but my daughter and I are up for the challenge...." Read more

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D.Nemiroff

Wonderful book for wood-working, electrical and crafts for father daughter (and sons too).

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2016

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I'm a father of 2 girls (5 and 9 years) who've decided they want to be a construction worker and electrical engineer (respectively) but both are still girls who love girl things. The book is a perfect mix of wood-working, crafting, electrical and computer projects for the ages of my girls as well as much older.

For those unfamiliar with electrical work and soldering, the projects start simple and get more complex. Similar goes for the wood-working.

At a minimum you need hand tools and a soldering iron ($10).
However, a band-saw, chop/miter saw and drill press will make the projects go smoother. To the chagrin of my wife, I am always looking for excuses to buy more power tools.

Many of the projects (skateboard, etc) would be of interest to a son as well but about 1/2 are definitely designed for girls.

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Karina Donnelly

lots of fun weekend/ summer projects

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023

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as a disabled vet who works from home and has young children this book was amazing. so many fun experiments to do. keeps us entertained for hours

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Bob Knetzger

Nice approach to parent and kid activities

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2014

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I think Mark F hits just the perfect tone here.

Highly motivated parents who already do lots of DIY projects with or without their kids will find plenty of fun things to do here.

The less motivated parents who might be new to DIY projects will find good instruction and encouragement, and might actually try some of these projects. I like Mark's "you don't have to be an expert" and " embrace mistakes" attitude.

There's a great mix of topics.You and your kids will learn about electronics, wood working, cooking, programming, logic, etc. while you make fun kid-stuff like skateboards, magic trick, snacks, jewelry, and lots more.

Fun for moms and sons, too!

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ATXbound

Solid Fun

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2017

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This was recommended to me by another dad. Some of the items are a little hard to build but my daughter and I are up for the challenge. Super fun and creative items in here that people love to talk about when they see them. Highly recommended for any DIYer dad.

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2020

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My husband was really tickled to get this. There’s some great ideas and he and our daughter are going to have some real memory building time together!

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2023

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I was disappointed when I opened the package to wrap for Father’s Day to find the NEW book I purchased was completely worn, torn and pages folded. I wouldn’t have cared so much if it wasn’t a gift for Father’s Day. And also I purchased a NEW book not used.
The only reason I’m not returning it is because my husband said it’s ok…with that being said…he was so happy to receive the book and excited about the ideas and activities given in the book.

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Dr. Andreas J. Häusler

Great projects for vacations and rainy weekends

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2014

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My daughters and I love the projects in this book. We're attacking one about each second weekend: so far, we did the anti gravity jar (using old hard disk magnets), the soap project (we're distributing soapy footprints now), and the "friendstrument" (even the baby is amazed).

Only thing missing: I'd love to have some "satisfying for children" educational background info on some projects, i.e., presented in a way that would provide suggestions for explaining what's going on to my daughters, such as why the silicon hardens, or why there's a capacitor in the circuit. They don't prepare you for that in grad school! :-)

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kodiakusa

So many great ideas

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2019

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Son does crafts like this with his daughters all the time. They sat with their heads together planning how they were going to make some of the items.

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Dean watson

Nice ideas to make together

Reviewed in Canada on April 5, 2020

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Some interesting projects to do with the kids. Instructions are super clear and the pics help alot.

Made skate boards for my girls and they were so much fun to do.

Marjorie Baldwin

... it for a friend and his daughter - they love

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2015

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Bought it for a friend and his daughter - they love it

WednesdaysChild

They all love it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2018

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Bought as a birthday present for husband from daughters. They all love it.

Marty

Could be better

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2018

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Was expecting something a little less complex to do.

HARLEY

Three Stars

Reviewed in Canada on June 30, 2016

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Ok

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