Try out these kits, they're cracking!

Hands on kits

Make your own crazy gadgets with these do-it-yourself kits.

Desktop Devil

Desktop Devil

Build your own devlish robot.He's cute but out of control. Watch as he hops and whizzes around your desk!
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Desk Lamp Mobile

Desk Lamp Mobile

The desk lamp mobile hangs above a normal desk lamp and magically spins by itself!
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Balloon powered hovercraft

Balloon powered hovercraft

Watch your balloon-powered hovercraft hover around your desktop. Wheeeee!
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Magnetic Bowling

Magnetic Bowling

Shoot ball bearing bowling balls at paper targets. It's lots of fun and easy to make.
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Fin-Ray Boat

Fin-Ray Boat

If you're up for a longer, more involved build, you'll have a toy that'll swim with you in the bath! Splashing good fun!
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Magnus Effect Car

Magnus Effect Car

Now you can build a car driven by air currents, just like the one Jem drives in the TV show!
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Hexapod walking contraption

Hexapod walking contraption

Robots rock! Take your time over this little chap, he's worth it.
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Binaural Sensing Device

Binaural Sensing Device

Transmit your experience of sound to someone else � in a completely different location!
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Ejector Seat Car

Ejector Seat Car

Build a car with an ejector seat, just like top gun fighter pilots! Whooosh.
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Cedric Lynch electric motor

Cedric Lynch electric motor

Cedric Lynch's concept makes the cracking DC motor even more cracking!
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Competition

Build your contraption to wake up Wallace

Win a starring role in a future
Aardman animated production

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