Build a tetrahedral kite

Learn to fly! Build one of these simple kites and reach for the skies.

Make A Native American Rattle

Create your own Native American Rattle out of dried gourds.

Take a hike with your own walking stick

Walking sticks make hiking more fun. Next time you go hiking, step out with a personal walking stick that you made yourself.

Make a bird feeder!

This simple project makes an ample feeder for serving a flock of seed eaters.

Make a toy acrobat

You can turn an old action figure toy into a neat new acrobat that can do flips and somersaults.

Solar-powered cooking

You don’t need four burners and a gas line to make some great-tasting trail food.

Make your own Dino Swamp

Create your own Dino Swamp using items you may already have at home.

Make an authentic Native-American arrow

I make arrows the way my Iroquois ancestors did long ago. You can, too.

In our modern world, the hard part is getting authentic materials, but you can use some alternatives that I’ve suggested.

Build a miniature golf course

With this simple project, you’ll be outside playing miniature golf in no time. You can build your course with any available combination of bricks, wood, aluminum siding, whatever works.

Easy-to-make stilts

Stand taller with stilts. After an afternoon’s work, you’ll be able to walk around at least 12 inches taller than you are now. That’s a pretty fast growth spurt!

Backpack Without the Backache

Use this homemade sled to handle the extra weight of winter camping gear.

Eye Spy

Make this handy tool for secret agents.

Make a Microscope

Create a tool straight out of history.

Ready, Set, Grow!

Make your own greenhouse from an empty soft-drink bottle.

Build a bat house

Use these plans to create a mini-habitat for some of North America’s most misunderstood—yet valuable—creatures.

Build a worm bed

Have you ever wished you could dig money out of the ground? In a way you can. Raising worms in a small worm farm can make you extra money during the summer.

Build a camp chair

Relax around camp by building a comfortable chair. It’s easy if you have the pioneering skills.

Build a camp table

Keep your stuff out of the dirt by building a table for your camp. It’s easy if you have the pioneering skills.

Build a flagpole

Show your colors by building a flagpole for your camp. It’s easy if you have the pioneering skills.

Templates for Off-Shore Battle project

Here are templates that you can use to make the ships in the Off-Shore Battle project.