Tiny Makers Lab

All activities

8 to start with. New ones arrive with each video.

  • Balloon rocket race

    A balloon zooms along a string from one chair to another. Make two and race them.

    PlayAges 5+15 minutes
  • Walking water rainbow

    Colored water climbs up paper towels and mixes into a full rainbow, all by itself.

    ExperimentAges 4+10 minutes
  • Fizzing kitchen volcano

    Baking soda and vinegar turn into a foamy eruption you can repeat again and again.

    ExperimentAges 3+15 minutes
  • Cardboard marble run

    Turn a box lid and a few paper tubes into a track with drops, turns and a finish cup.

    BuildAges 5+30 to 45 minutes
  • Paper cup phone

    Two cups and a string carry your voice across the room.

    BuildAges 5+10 minutes
  • Cereal box shadow theater

    A cereal box becomes a stage, and paper cut-outs become actors made of shadow.

    CraftAges 4+30 minutes
  • Spinning paper helicopter

    One strip of paper and one paper clip, and it twirls all the way to the floor.

    CraftAges 4+5 minutes
  • Sink or float guessing game

    Guess first, then test. A bowl of water and whatever is in the kitchen drawer.

    PlayAges 3+10 minutes