An instrument you play by waving at it, a synthesizer that plays houseplants, a saw that cuts cardboard but not fingers, a punch-needle axolotl. Each arrives unfinished on purpose and asks for an afternoon before it does anything at all.
The 1981 cabinet in about 1,370 bricks, with a lever that rolls a barrel down the girders
→ lego.com
120 pre-cut links in 30 designs that slot together into a 24-foot garland
→ eeboo.com
Soft leather passport cover you embroider yourself, no experience needed
→ store.moma.org
A hot dog cart, a yellow cab, and the Statue of Liberty in yarn
→ store.moma.org
A 446-piece wooden shuttle with a launch tower that lights up
→ theawesomer.com
Sun-printed photo cards using cyanotype-style UV-reactive paper
→ store.moma.org
Complete punch needle kit with axolotl motif, bamboo hoop included
→ amazon.com
Build-your-own articulated hand powered by water
→ uncommongoods.com
A 203-piece kit that builds a working hydraulic robotic hand you wear like a glove
→ uncommongoods.com
Three-armed automaton draws geometric patterns with felt-tip pens
→ store.moma.org
A wooden model kit that builds into a playable pinball machine
→ kickstarter.com
Solder together the one instrument you play without touching it
→ store.moma.org
An analog synth in a cassette shell that plays doorknobs and houseplants
→ store.moma.org
Build a pair of encrypted texters that work with no cell tower in range
→ store.moma.org
A 3D pen that extrudes candy instead of plastic
→ store.moma.org
A finger-safe power tool that turns cardboard into 3D builds
→ store.moma.org