Specially-marked boxes of Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Lucky Charms and Reese’s Puffs have instructions to make simple machines.

Whether it’s simple mending, sewing a pillow, or making an entire blouse from scratch, there’s so much a sewing machine can do. Introduce the kids, teens, and beginners in your life to the ...

Parents always tell children not to play with their food, but in this case, doing just that could mean getting a college scholarship.

Imagine children making their own simple roller coaster or building a small bridge. Danny and Laura Gilbert of Lower Makefield Township got a chance to really make these objects on a small scale.

“I love seeing the kids get outside of the box and think of things like, ‘Hey, I don’t like making my bed, so I’m going to make this automatic bed-maker,’” she said.

The free event was organized by the Magazine Street lab to teach children about simple machines, using the children”s play blocks, motors and programmable minicomputers. “LEGO is really ...

Kids solve increasingly tricky puzzles by assembling gears and levers into simple machines. To advance, they’ll need to use trial and error, combine strategies, and build on their knowledge.

Kids will love them! The first book is “The Kids’ Book of Simple Machines: Cool Projects and Activities that Make Science Fun” (Mighty Media Kids) by Kelly Doudna.