A genius Australian invention, Makedo helps children (and adults!) learn about reuse and recycling in a playful way. Makedo is a set of reusable connectors for making things from the stuff around you. With the Makedo gadgets and found materials like cardboard boxes and plastic containers, the whole family can construct amazing inventions. The video shows it better than words can explain!
1 min crash course from MAKEDO on Vimeo.
Makedo and its Australian designer, Paul Justin are being talked about all over the design world. From Core77 design magazine
MakeDo is a new kind of Lego: a kit of parts serving as connectors for creations made from recycled cardboard and other cheap, readily-available materials. The kits wisely build on the concept that if you give kids a fancy new toy, they'll be bored in an hour, but give them a cardboard box and they'll play all day. Kids, and maybe all of us (as proven by the Maker Faire), respond best when given the tools to find the answer rather than the answer itself.
Makedo makes it onto Biome's Top Green Gift Ideas List for 2010. Visit our Green Christmas section for Christmas decorations and entertaining.
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