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This rubber band race car is just as fun to race as it is to build.

There are homemade arcade claws, pinball machines, lava lamps, slime, hand-crank flashlights, and so much more.

Coffee grounds are great for plants, and brewed coffee can help convince your houseguests that those boxed brownies were made from scratch.

Mosquito-free camping, brought to you by your own living room furniture.

IKEA’s simple, illustrated directions will help you construct the blanket fort of your childhood dreams.

The reasons why whitewashing farmhouses became a popular trend among colonial homeowners, especially those who lived in humid climates, go far beyond aesthetics.

There might be fresh bread in there. Or wine.

Now’s the perfect time to branch out from soups and stews to fresh bread, homemade wine, and DIY lip balm.

If you have a bandana and two hair ties, you have everything you need to make a protective face mask at home.

Queen Elizabeth II at an afternoon tea event in 1999.

The queen exercises an admirable amount of self-control by only eating one little sliver a day, but you don’t have to be so modest.

Elmo and Abby search for the color green at the beach.

Elmo and the rest of the ‘Sesame Street’ characters help teach kids how to wash their hands and how to feel better about being stuck at home.

YouTube's Physics Girl snuffs out a candle with carbon dioxide.

From spinning eggs to DIY slime, these at-home science experiments help you stay busy and learn a few things, too.

A Little Free Library full of canned goods in Chicago.

Now, Little Free Libraries across the map hold everything from peanut butter to toilet paper—and some books, too.

As long as you're careful, cleaning your laptop can be an easy DIY project.

All it takes is a can of compressed air and a little homemade computer cleaner to keep coronavirus and other germs away from your laptop.

For one, dropping a stitch while knitting will probably upset you more than dropping one while crocheting.

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From thrifty organizers to gardening projects, here are some clever ways to upcycle the empty pill bottles in your medicine cabinet at home.

Here are Twitter’s best packing tips and tricks to help you save space, money, time, and your sanity on moving day.

From whimsical patterns to kooky characters, these blankets provide comfort to children battling illness or trauma.

Sometimes, a spoonful of sugar makes the terrorism plot go down.

The big issues with small homes.

Kickstart your year with productivity tips from Ben Franklin.

For when your toast just can't wait.

You won't have much space. Use it wisely.

It may seem a little silly, but give it a try.

Here are a few tips.

And it's a game changer.

KiwiCo’s Subscription Boxes Contain STEM-Based DIY Projects for Kids of All Ages

10 Surprising Uses for Coffee That Don’t Involve Drinking It

10 Surprising Uses for Coffee That Don’t Involve Drinking It

IKEA Has Released Instructions on How to Build a Range of Cool Forts at Home

Why Are So Many Farmhouses Painted White?

9 Surprising Things You Can Make in Your Instant Pot

How to Make a DIY Face Mask at Home—No Sewing Required

How to Make Queen Elizabeth’s Beloved Chocolate Biscuit Cake at Home

Sesame Workshop Shares New Resources and Activities to Help Parents and Kids Cope With Self-Isolation

20 Boredom-Busting Science Experiments You Can Do at Home, Courtesy of YouTube’s Physics Girl

People Are Stocking Their Little Free Libraries With Food and Toilet Paper to Help Neighbors

How to Clean Your Germy Laptop in 4 Easy Steps

What’s the Difference Between Crocheting and Knitting?

5 Clever Ways to Reuse Prescription Bottles

Ingenious Moving Tips, According to Twitter

Project Linus’s ‘Blanketeers’ Donate Homemade Blankets to Children in Need—Here’s How to Help

How British Spies Used a Cupcake Recipe to Stop Terrorists

6 Big Problems With Building Tiny Houses

8 Morning Routines of History's Most Successful People

4 Simple Ways to Quickly Ripen an Avocado

7 Packing Tips for a Basic Economy Flight

This Simple Plastic Wrap Hack Will Make Your Kitchen Life Much Easier

You're Probably Raking Leaves All Wrong

There's an Easier Way to Use a Cheese Grater