While playing DUPLO with my 7yo I thought it would be fun to try out some new terrain techniques using pieces I had lying around! These SNOT (Studs Not […]
Building an Under-Stair Cloffice (Closet Office)
When my daughter’s birth was imminent, we converted the room I’d been using for a home office into her nursery. While home on paternity leave with my new baby girl […]
Creating Custom Duplo Redcoat Officer Figures
UPDATED 3/18 to include epaulettes I’ve posted previously about Creating Custom Duplo Redcoat Figures and Creating Duplo Tall Ships for them to sail on. In those earlier projects, the officer […]
Creating Duplo Tall Ships
As I’ve posted about in previous posts, my 3 and 5 year old sons are into Duplo knights and pirates. This past weekend, I helped them build some Duplo tall […]
Creating Custom Duplo Baseplates
Since my kids have gotten interested in Lego Duplo blocks, I’ve been looking for ways to make unique little landscapes for them. Duplo blocks are big, but the official baseplates […]
Creating Custom Duplo Redcoat Figures
Previously, I’ve posted about my experiments in Creating Customized Duplo Figures by re-combining existing figures into new combinations. Recently, while playing Duplos with my sons, we noticed that the official […]
Creating Custom Duplo Knight Shield Decals
As I’ve discussed in previous posts, our sons love Duplo knights! (See Building Custom Duplo Figures and Building Custom Wooden Shields For Small Kids). When our boys got into Duplos in 2016, […]
Building Custom Wooden Shields For Small Kids
As I’ve discussed in previous posts, our sons love Duplo knights! Because we wanted to convert their love for Duplo knights into an outdoor activity, we recently built wooden knight […]
Building Custom Duplo Figures
My sons (ages 2 & 4) are really into Duplos, especially the knight and pirate ones. There is a blonde haired Duplo knight figure with blue eyes that looks a […]
8 Tips For Securing Your Smart Home Network.
This post is intended for those who are rolling their own smart home tech. Unfortunately, if you are using internet of things (IoT) devices built by consumer tech companies, you […]