“Maker Dad” Mark Frauenfelder shows off some neat projects #FathersDay
“Maker Dad” author Mark Frauenfelder and his daughter demonstrate a few projects from his latest book. These projects are perfect for kids and parents!
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Maker Dad by Mark Frauenfelder; There aren’t many projects out there specifically designed for dads and their daughters – and while our Learn System has a bounty of projects, sometimes you just want your weekend plans in book form so you can flip through with your daughters and wind up working on something fun.
Enter Mark Frauenfelder, editor in chief of MAKE Magazine. With Maker Dad, Frauenfelder has put together a book full of 24 different projects that are specifically designed for dads and their daughters. It’s the first of its kind and has a bounty of tech-savvy projects for Maker parents to spend hours working on with their kids. (read more)
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