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This is Magpie Time, a new show dedicated to teaching arts and crafts to children in an accessible and entertaining manner by re-using found everyday objects in creative ways. Think responsible, green craftiness that engages kids in fun arts and craft projects that use things ...more

With just a few things from around the house, you can turn your bedroom into a fortress! Learn how to build a fort in your bedroom for your next sleepover. Forts are fun & materials needed are easy. You will need: parental permission 2-4 blankets or sheets 3 couch cushions or ...more

Learn how to make this fun Christmas craft! Make a Christmas ornament from a pine cone by wrapping the top with wire, applying hot glue to the edges and sprinkling glitter over the entire thing for a winter effect. Add holly to the top of a pine cone ornament with instructions ...more

There was this game called Mahjong that originated in China, and this game needed four players, and this game involved skill, strategy, calculation, and a little thing called chance, not to mention a few tiles or cards. Well, this game is not a thing of the past, Mahjong is pl ...more

This video tutorial is a step by step guide to building an eco-friendly birdhouse. These easy materials are things that you already have sitting around the house. This mini carpentry project is a fun way to spend an afternoon, and will provide more hours of bird-watching fun i ...more

This how-to video provides a brief overview of the popular board game, Settlers of Catan. Learn how to play Settlers of Catan from Tim. You get to handle all kinds of fun things with Settlers of Catan.

Check out this how-to video if you want to fold an origami star to nice melodies. Maybe you are an expert at origami or maybe you don't know the first thing about origami; either way, check out this fun, origami instructional video for folding an origami star to a melodious s ...more

Another somewhat unwilling piece of paper bites the dust. Check out this how-to video if you want to make spring into action origami. Maybe you are an expert at origami or maybe you don't know the first thing about origami; either way, check out this fun, origami instructional ...more

Check out this how-to video if you want to origami a chrysanthemum buckyball. Maybe you are an expert at origami or maybe you don't know the first thing about origami; either way, check out this fun, origami instructional video for mastering an origami chrysanthemum buckyball.

Check out this how-to video if you want to origami a giant, star. Maybe you are an expert at origami or maybe you don't know the first thing about origami; either way, check out this fun, origami instructional video for mastering a giant, origami star.

Check out this how-to video if you want to origami a star that can be related to a geometry lesson. Maybe you are an expert at origami or maybe you don't know the first thing about origami; either way, check out this fun, origami instructional video for mastering an origami star.

Check out this how-to video if you want to origami a model constructed by using a rectangular paper. Maybe you are an expert at origami or maybe you don't know the first thing about origami; either way, check out this fun, origami instructional video for mastering an origami m ...more

Check out this how-to video if you want to origami a polyhedron with twelve pieces of paper. Maybe you are an expert at origami or maybe you don't know the first thing about origami; either way, check out this fun, origami instructional video for mastering a polyhedron with tw ...more

Check out this how-to video if you want to origami a tetrahedron with a rectangular shaped paper. Maybe you are an expert at origami or maybe you don't know the first thing about origami; either way, check out this fun, origami instructional video for mastering a tetrahedron w ...more

Check out this how-to video if you want to origami a cube with one piece of paper. Maybe you are an expert at origami or maybe you don't know the first thing about origami; either way, check out this fun, origami instructional video for mastering a cube with one piece of paper.

Check out this how-to video if you want to origami a cube with twelve pieces. Maybe you are an expert at origami or maybe you don't know the first thing about origami; either way, check out this fun, origami instructional video for mastering a cube with twelve pieces.

Check out this how-to video if you want to origami a cube with 6 pieces. Maybe you are an expert at origami or maybe you don't know the first thing about origami; either way, check out this fun, origami instructional video for mastering a cube with six pieces.

The Tesla CD Turbine Blender Attachment is a SinkScience test of the new Kitchen Edition of the CD Turbine mated to a recycled blender from the Thrift Store. The CD Turbine, made with recycled CD's and neodymium magnets, is running only on faucet water-pressure power. The Ble ...more

What fun! Soap frosting. This instructional video gives the basic instructions for making soap frosting. Use to frost soap cupcakes, decorate the top of loaf soaps, or just do your own creative thing.

Terry White likes a lot of things in Illustrator however, the tool that he's having the most fun with in Illustrator CS3 is the new Eraser Tool. In this video we'll take a closer look at it and learn about some of its hidden capabilities.

One of the appealing things about PMC is the way it can be manipulated like clay, but for some of us, the real fun is carving the PMC after it is dry. This short video demonstrates how to form a ring blank then carve it with files, just as we would carve wax. In this case, tho ...more

Hello! My name is Nicole Valentine and on behalf of Expert Village, I'm here to talk to you about how to coordinate birthday games for a birthday party. Its time to party. Now we're going to discuss the appropriate games for the birthday party. For example, if you're having a ...more

Want to spice things up a bit in the hair department? If you have naturally dark, medium, or light brown hair then going red may be a fun option to consider. Check out this video to learn how to dye your hair red like Angelina Jolie fast. Part 1 of 2 - How to Dye your hair re ...more

One of the saddest things that can happen once you've painstakingly piped a gallon of icing onto a gingerbread house, delicately applied each and every little gumdrop, and formed the marshmallow snowmen is that it collapses because the dough isn't hard enough. So check out th ...more

Unlock your Samsung Vibrant or Captivate's hidden potential by running a custom ROM on it! Loading custom ROMs lets you do fun things with your Vibrant/Captivate like overclocking it, and even turning it into a wireless hotspot with WiFi tethering. For all of the details, and ...more

Unlock your HTC HD2's hidden potential by running a custom ROM on it! Loading custom ROMs lets you do fun things with your HTC G1 like overclocking it, and even turning it into a wireless hotspot with WiFi tethering. For all of the details, and to learn how to put a custom ROM ...more

Unlock your Samsung Behold 2's hidden potential by running a custom ROM on it! Loading custom ROMs lets you do fun things with your Behold 2 like overclocking it, and even turning it into a wireless hotspot with WiFI tethering. For all of the details, and to learn how to put a ...more

Unlock your Galaxy's hidden potential by rooting it! Rooting your phone will enable you to do fun, against-the-rules things like running custom ROMs. Want to turn your Galaxy into a wireless hotspot with free WiFi tethering? You can do that too. Don't know how to root an Andr ...more

Unlock your HTC Tattoo's hidden potential by rooting it! Rooting your phone will enable you to do a great number of fun, against-the-rules things: Interested in running a custom ROM? It's easy. Want to turn your Milestone into a wireless hotspot with free WiFi tethering? Go ah ...more

Unlock your Motorola Milestone Google Android's hidden potential by rooting it! Rooting your phone will enable you to do fun, against-the-rules things. Interested in running a custom ROM? It's easy. Want to turn your Milestone into a wireless hotspot with free WiFi tethering? ...more

In this video from CullensAbcs we learn a tip for how to children should listen with their "listening ears." This is taught by a girl and a gator puppet. She says to ask children to put on their listening ears so they can hear a story you are going to read to them or if you ha ...more

In this video, we learn how to photograph a pregnant mom. Try taking a shot of the woman outside, this will feature her stomach and show off the glow of her skin as well. Process it after you have taken the photo to edit it further. Drape a sheet around the woman as well, whic ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to juggle a soccer ball step by step. First, drop the ball from waist level and kick it back up so you can catch it. This will give you a better feel for the ball. Next, do the same thing but this time kick the ball twice before catching it. Afte ...more

In this video we learn how to make & decorate a pastel flower cake. You can make a lot of things with just one icing tip. First take a round white cake with white icing. Then, use a start tip to draw three flowers onto the cake. Create a green vine to connect all of these flow ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to do light graffiti with an ISO-100 camera setting. First, you will need lights in an array of different colors. After you have all of these lights, you will need to take a picture. Then, grab the lights and write in the air with them. After thi ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to heat emboss a stamped image for a handmade card. First, use the stamp to grab ink and then lay it down on a piece of card stock. After this, cover it in ink and start to add heat to it. You will see the image start to change color when you do ...more

In this video, Daddy Troy teaches us how to star gaze with your kids. This can get your kids interested in space and teach them a thing or two, while still having a good time. First, Google offers a service called Google Earth, which will show your child the entire earth, moon ...more

In this video, we learn how to make a paper flower with a simple piece of paper. First, fold the paper in a triangle shape from each side. Then, fold the paper in the middle and then fold it into a square on all the sides. Next, you will fold the outer tabs into the square to ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to meet more women & blast away your insecurities forever. Although you may be insecure, you need to get past this and act like you are confident. Don't worry about being attractive and do things that feel right to you. When you stop caring about ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to create music with JamStudio. First, open up JamStudio and then open up some beats onto the screen. After you do this, you can add in loops and then change the sound of the tempo. From here, you can add in chords and also change in the bass or ...more

In this video we learn how to decorate your Christmas tree inexpensively. If you have a lot of different decorations, you can place them in your tree. You can use poinsettia flowers to place inside your tree next to each other to create a design or pattern throughout the tree. ...more

These days, if you hear the word "thrusting" in the same sentence as "dancing" then you probably imagine a guy doing naughty things to a girl at a seedy nightclub. But we're not talking about grinding here. Rather, a thrusting dance is exactly what the fun Time Warp is from t ...more