This page is for resources and activities that are delight directed. Hence, this page, even more so than others on this blog, will be perpetually under construction.
Cooking (Gluten Free)
We are not a gluten-free family but it has been on my mind lately to slowly wean myself (and possibly, kiddo too) off gluten where I can. I'm collecting links that offer good ideas to do this. It's more likely that I will do it if I can think of it as a fun activity. ;)
A Gluten Free 101 post I like
Elana's Pantry
Gluten Free Easily
Gluten-free Girl
Gluten-free Goddess
Cooking (Other)
Not So Humble Pie
Fun Art and Music
Dick Blick Video Lessons
Mark Kistler Online Art Academy (not free but try HSBC for discounts)
Sphinx Kids (music)
All Things Bright and Beautiful (weekly art, classical music and poetry study) - HT to Tracey
Between the Folds - PBS movie (watch it instantly on Netflix if you live in the US)
Wholemovement - extraordinary circle folding!
Programming and Game Creation
Bookmarking these in case interest develops:
Alice
AoPS Python
Codecademy
Game Salad
HTML for Kids
Invent with Python
Kid Coder/ Teen Coder
Scratch
Scratch Programming for Teens
Stanford CS101
Udacity
Virtual World Design and Creation for Teens
Puzzles
Tinkering - General
Arvind Gupta Toys - science toys from everyday materials
How To Do It - how to do just about anything
Instructables - how to make just about anything
MakerSHED - kits and ideas for makers and crafters
The Tinkering Studio - The Exploratorium's website on its Studio workshop for play and invention
The Sewing Room - online animated sewing lessons (with machine)
Think! Challenges - for kids who like out-of-the-box inventing
Tinkering School - Gever Tulley's 50 Dangerous things, summer camps etc.
Tinkering - Lock Picking
A Locksport Primer
MIT Guide to Lockpicking
Lock Picking - powerpoint slides on the basics of lock picking
TOOOL - The Open Organization of Lockpickers
Toys *I* Have My Eye On
Designing Automata
Timberkits
Programming and Game Creation
Bookmarking these in case interest develops:
Alice
AoPS Python
Codecademy
Game Salad
HTML for Kids
Invent with Python
Kid Coder/ Teen Coder
Scratch
Scratch Programming for Teens
Stanford CS101
Udacity
Virtual World Design and Creation for Teens
Puzzles
Tinkering - General
Arvind Gupta Toys - science toys from everyday materials
How To Do It - how to do just about anything
Instructables - how to make just about anything
MakerSHED - kits and ideas for makers and crafters
The Tinkering Studio - The Exploratorium's website on its Studio workshop for play and invention
The Sewing Room - online animated sewing lessons (with machine)
Think! Challenges - for kids who like out-of-the-box inventing
Tinkering School - Gever Tulley's 50 Dangerous things, summer camps etc.
Tinkering - Lock Picking
A Locksport Primer
MIT Guide to Lockpicking
Lock Picking - powerpoint slides on the basics of lock picking
TOOOL - The Open Organization of Lockpickers
Toys *I* Have My Eye On
Designing Automata
Timberkits
