Move over paper airplanes! This straw and paper airplane is easy to make (no origami involved!) and flies like a champ. I know it looks funny and you might be skeptical that these paper hoops can really fly. After all, most paper airplanes are flat with wings. But these “Hoopsters” are easy to throw and they fly in straight lines. How to Make a Hoop Glider Materials: Cardstock paper (8”x11”) Ruler Scissors Drinking straw (if you have a bendy straw, cut the accordion part off) Tape (Optional) Straw Airplane Template Instructions: You have 3 options when it comes to cutting the cardstock paper: Cut the cardstock paper so you have 3 strips pieces measuring 5”x1”. Take 2 of the strips...
Before we had clocks and watches people used sundials to mark the passing of time. A sundial measures time by the position of the sun and usually has markings for each hour of sunlight. Sundials have something in the centre which casts a shadow over the markings showing what the time is. There are lots of ways to make a simple sundial, you can draw around your shadow from the same central point at different times throughout the day, use stones or even just a simple straw or stick like we did. On a real sundial the central part ( gnomon ) usually sticks up at an angle from the dial plate ( base of the sundial ). It’s the...
Like many people, Googlers Alan Mclean and Jennifer Daniel are navigating their new at-home lives, finding ways to work while also parenting their two young children. The couple are working from their home in the Bay Area, where they’re taking shifts parenting and creating a remote office from...wherever they can find some room. I recently had the chance to “sit down” (via Google Meet) with them and talk about our relationships with technology during stressful times, how they’re personally handling all the changes and also, why playing "Animal Crossing" is a totally acceptable coping mechanism. Alan, you’re a Product Designer on the Digital Wellbeing team, and Jennifer, you’re the Creative Director for emoji. But how would you describe your job...
The acquisition of an umbrella stroll is more of a necessity than a luxury. That’s because, as a parent, protecting your child is your responsibility. The weather is sometimes not easy to predict. Children need enough protection from adverse effects of weather such as intense sun and the hard intensity of raindrops. That is why we have the following top umbrella strollers in the market today. Continue reading to get to know them. Also, you may look for: Best Baby Joggers in 2020 | Go Jogging With Your Baby! Top 10 Best Umbrella Stroller in 2020 10. Precious toys Hot Pink Umbrella Doll Stroller Get it now on Amazon.com This umbrella stroller is pink in color and has black handles....
“Are you still working, doo-doo?” This is the interruption that the Stanford University economist Nick Bloom hears several times a day as his 4-year-old daughter runs into his office and summons him to play by using his nickname. It’s just one of the myriad challenges that Bloom says makes working from home less than ideal at the moment. (Another challenge is his two oldest kids’ in-house bagpipe lessons, spurred by Bloom’s Scottish wife.)“Working from home is not very productive right now,” Bloom told me. But often, working from home can be very productive. In 2015, Bloom published a study that found that Chinese call-center employees who worked from home were 13 percent more productive than employees in a control group,...
