Rose thought what she could upcycle, and decided she wanted to save something from the bin and make good use of it. She decided to make a flower pot out of an old plastic bottle. After taking off the label and cutting it in half it was ready for filling. Continue Reading
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Viking Long Boat Building
For her school homework, Rosie decorated and built her own Viking Longboat. The finished boat… But will it float… …not for long!
BROWNIES: BAKING BADGE
Favourite bake My favourite baked food is brownies because I like chocolate and they remind me of the delicious ones that my Nanna makes. I decided to share my brownies with the Brownies group. Here is how I made the brownies: Firstly, I melted chocolate with butter over hot water Continue Reading
BROWNIES: GROW YOUR OWN BADGE
Dream it up Rose drew her dream garden labelling the flowers and plants with notes on how they smell. Grow a plant Over the summer Rose has grown sunflowers and tomatoes, both feature in her dream garden too. Plant care Rose followed a plant care schedule which involved daily checking Continue Reading
Brownies: Space Badge
Constellations Rose went out on a clear night and found the plough and north star using an app on a phone. She also found Perseus and Capricornus constellations as well as the planet Jupiter. Sunspots We made a sunspot viewer out of an old cardboard box, tin foil and some Continue Reading
Brownies: Archeology Badge
Dig it up Rose found 3 objects.. Pocket watch Gemstones Magnifying eyeglass She invented a character called Professor Dave, who is an archaeologist and wrote about him. Future Finds Rose went for a walk around the local area and thought these things might last. Houses Cutlery Vehicles Lampposts Metal handle Continue Reading
Slowergram: Zero 2 W
Do you notice anything different when browsing this blog, maybe the boost in performance? Well that’s down to the underlying hardware hosting Slowergram being upgraded to a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, from the original Zero. Unfortunately, the upgrade wasn’t as smooth as planned. I had assumed I could simply Continue Reading
Brownies: Aviation Badge
What Flies? Rose has thought of 40 things that can fly: Fly Far Rose made a paper aeroplane and measured how far it went (in footsteps). She then adjusted the design to see if she could make it fly futher… Fly HighRose (with help from Daddy) built a rocket from Continue Reading
Happy #808Day
Made with 808 samples using Roland Zenbeats
Adding smarts to appliances with #homeassistant
Now I love a good gadget, but I need it to justify itself and its cost. As the IoT rage continues the next items to become smart are general home appliances, such as the Bosch Home Connect range. Personally I can’t justify replacing my existing perfectly working white goods just Continue Reading