gift guide Build a top quality kinetic Rhinoceros Mini-Beest from a kit Bob Knetzger

family Takenoko board game – take care of a bamboo garden to keep a panda alive Wink

Games Tummple! A reverse Jenga in which you build rather than take away Wink

gift guide Olympians Zeus, Athena, Hera, Poseidon, Hades and Aphrodite are each featured in this beautiful 6-volume boxed set Gareth Branwyn

family Mobile game of the week: Zoombinis Leigh Alexander

family Dad gets tattoo to that looks like his daughter's cochlear implant Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets This small intelligent orb guesses what object you are thinking of in 20 questions Kevin Kelly

Games Quick strategy game: Eight Minute Empire: Legends Wink

family Dots Impossible card trick Mark Frauenfelder

family Make super cute fabric pins with Sukie Button Factory Sarina Frauenfelder

family Father and son take same photo for 27 years David Pescovitz

Gadgets Build curvy, complicated, organic structures with ZOOB Kevin Kelly

family What's the best oil to cook with? Rob Beschizza

family Makey Makey – turn the world into a computer interface Mark Frauenfelder

family Father and daughter do awesome Beatles "Revolution" cover Heather Johanssen

family Quick and easy DIY juggling balls Mark Frauenfelder

family What programming language should you learn? Mark Frauenfelder