Kubb! Have you played Kubb?  It's a super fun outdoor yard game! There's a great overview on Wikipedia with the instructions that I'm not going post here.  But it's a great game and easy to make! It would make a great gift too--maybe for Father's day!?  You need: 1 King Piece: 12 inch 4 by 4 10 Kubbs: 6 inch 3 by3 6 Batons: 12 inch 1.5 inch dowels Stakes and string to mark court  We used a chop saw and cut all the pieces down to size.  Measure, mark and cut. Use eye pro!  12 inches for the king! To make the cool pattern of the king, The saw blade is set at a 45* angle. Set at 2" and cut.  Quarter turn the king and cut again...repeat for each edge.  Then set the blade stopper as close as possible to the blade This will create the cool crown on top of the king. Cut all four sides.  Then set the stopper at 4 inches and cut all around the neck.  all four sides.  then set the sto...

 A Tangram is a Chinese dissection puzzle consisting of 7 flat shapes. They all fit perfectly in one square. My dad is a Mathematician.  He collects "smart games". He loves all sorts of thinking games, puzzles and riddles. So I grew up putting tangrams together. You can even make all sorts of things with the pieces...animals, people, things!  Since geometric anything is all the rage, I though it would be fun to make a  Rubber Stamp Tangram and make cards! This would be so fun to make for a teacher appreciation gift--A little stack of cards and some envelopes wrapped in twine! Or just to send someone a smile in the mail!  Here's the Tangram. There's a cool website that explains it all here.   Supplies: Pink Carving Rubber:  I got mine here... Speedball Carving Block (you could do with with pink rubber erasers or scraps of cling mounted rubber) Hobby Knife Ruler, pen, scissors, 1.5" square paper Rubber Stamping Ink Pads or Cray...