Nick Dragotta

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Rolling Paper Plate
Harness the power of the wind.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages page 164

Robots Within Reach
Extend your grasp.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 19: Robots page 149

Energy Independence
Experimental biogas.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 18: ReMake America page 150

Compressed Air Power

In Howtoons from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge page 176

It's Easy Being Green
Make a bird feeder with an old plastic bottle.
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 09: Crafting Green page 146

Wooden Stilts

In Howtoons from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech page 190

Sled on a Thread
Howtoons and Play meet with a swooping kite!
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 08: Weaving page 140

Spinning Top Illusions

In Howtoons from MAKE: 14: Optics page 168

Express Yourself!
Making your own style!
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 06: Play page 146

Pen Pal
Celine shares ink- and paper-making secrets with Tucker that you, too, can do at home.
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 05: Paper page 146

Wheel of Life
Make a Wheel of Life.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 160

Spring-Loaded Chopsticks
Make these quick and easy spring-loaded chopsticks.
From CRAFT: 04: Costumes page 170

Das Bottle
Make a submarine from an empty plastic bottle.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics page 154

Field of Pinwheels

In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 03: Japanese Influence page 144

The Beaufort Scale
Learn to tell the force of the wind — by eyeball.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 09: Fringe page 160

Rola Bola
Make this balance trainer and go surfing in your imagination.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 08: Toys and Games page 156

The Bugeye Lens
Water droplet lens with special bottle-cap twist focus.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 07: Backyard Biology page 154

HowToons
Toss your own ice cream.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 06: Robots page 170

Bending Light

In Howtoons from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 168

Baster Flute

In Howtoons from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 166

The Happy Hippo

In Howtoons from MAKE: 03: Cars and Halloween page 170

HowToons
Make a marshmallow shooter.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 02: Home Entertainment page 172

Motormouth
Make a simple motor in minutes.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 01: Make Premiere page 172

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Energy Independence
Experimental biogas.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 18: ReMake America page 150

One-Man March'n Band
Make your own marching band.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 15: Music page 184

Sled on a Thread
Howtoons and Play meet with a swooping kite!
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 08: Weaving page 140

Express Yourself!
Making your own style!
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 06: Play page 146

The Magical Mobius Strip
Celine and Tucker perform with a magical mobius strip.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 13: Magic page 178

Howtoons
How to make a trash bag trenchcoat.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 12: Upload page 154

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