My friend found this UNBELIEVABLE invention:

and it made me wonder if there were more instruments out there that are a) fun to make, b) made of cheap or free materials and c) neat sounding. Would you help me find…

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I'm not that familiar with this site yet so I could very well be posting out of place... I'm just wondering if any one here is into writing/drawing/reading comics? I know Portland is supposed to be the indie comics capitol of the U.S. and it seems like a number of you are from that area... I'm currently writing a graphic novel that I hope to draw over the next couple years. I'm also doing a daily web comic, (diary style, maybe similar to James Kochalka's American Elf) which is readable at… Continue

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I'm currently employed as youth advocate for zany freshman high school kids at an inner city school in north portland. Its a rewarding and sometimes degrading job where kids call me a hippy and laugh at me and make fun of second hand clothes. I have to battle rap them to keep em in line every now and then. Anyway I'm looking for some ideas for creative games to play with 3-8 kids during our down time when they don't have any homework. any ideas from all you creative folk? something educational… Continue