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Let Ben Solve Your Holiday Woes

makerkaren

It's that time of year again and Ben needs your help!

No matter which holiday you celebrate, this time of year can be tough. Ben wants to build a gadget to solve one of your holiday problems. So tell us! What could Ben build to make your holiday a little easier?

Do you need an indoor snowmaker?

How about a digital nametag to put on your presents?

Roomba hot cocoa dispenser to follow you around?

 

Let us know!

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  • Something with a holiday wreath. Maybe a holiday greeting? Or a spinning light wand that displays the wreath?

    Present Alarm - Catch people either snooping through the presents, or picture of them shaking the packages trying to find out what's inside.

    I'm a big fan of the Portable Cases. How about a fold up wrapping station (for those last minute gifts) (final scene of video - rushing to the store, pulls out wrapping station, wraps in car, sends gift sailing across room, and lands just in time for the waiting suspect to wake up and walk into the room). Includes tape, scissors, spare paper, I'm not sure what electronics can be included to help but I'm sure he can think of something.

    Automatic package delivering system. Or encrypted name tags with reader that tells the name after scanning.

    DIY music encoder - for animating lights to music.

    Unwrapping station/ tool kit - Toys these days are packaged extremely too well to try and cut down on theft. From cutting tape, to zip ties, twist ties, and screwed on plastic plates. Include advice for parents who package these toys to do so by removing the "stays" and including batteries, then repackage in boxes before wrapping.

  • in reply to kingrahl

    So many great ideas. A spinning light wreath would be really cool and now I'm tempted to make one. I would totally use that to change the colors and also messages on the wreath. I also personally love the DIY music encoder. I'm big into holiday decorating and would love to be able to just play my own music and have my lights 'dance" to it without having to buy the fancy lights that have that built in.

    Just really great ideas!

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  • in reply to kingrahl

    So many great ideas. A spinning light wreath would be really cool and now I'm tempted to make one. I would totally use that to change the colors and also messages on the wreath. I also personally love the DIY music encoder. I'm big into holiday decorating and would love to be able to just play my own music and have my lights 'dance" to it without having to buy the fancy lights that have that built in.

    Just really great ideas!

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