Build it
Science and engineering you can do at the kitchen table.
Paper Cup Tower
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Balloon Rocket
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Paper Airplane Distance Contest
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Spaghetti and Marshmallow Bridge
Ages 6-10 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Straw Rollercoaster
Ages 6-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Lemon Volcano
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 5 supplies
Floating Egg
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Walking Water Rainbow
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Foil Boat Coin Challenge
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Rubber Band Car
Ages 7-10 · 5 minutes · 5 supplies
Paper Helicopter
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Tape Road Race Track
Ages 4-8 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Ice Cube Rescue
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Magic Color Milk
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Sink or Float
Ages 4-8 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Water Xylophone
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Newspaper Tower
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Toy Car Ramp Race
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Pom-Pom Launcher
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Marshmallow Catapult
Ages 6-10 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Rainbow Spinner
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Straw Rocket
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Build a Card House
Ages 6-10 · 5 minutes · 1 supplies
Magnet Treasure Hunt
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Cloud in a Jar
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Make it
Crafts from stuff you already have.
Sock Puppet With a Personality
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Toilet Roll Binoculars
Ages 4-8 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Paper Plate Mask
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Rock Pet
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Jumping Origami Frog
Ages 6-10 · 5 minutes · 1 supplies
Cardboard Pretend Phone
Ages 4-7 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Leaf Rubbing Art
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Make a Bookmark
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Pillow Fort in 5 Minutes
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Draw Your Family as Superheroes
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Shadow Puppets
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Paper Chain Snake
Ages 4-8 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Coin Rubbing Treasure Map
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Egg Carton Caterpillar
Ages 4-8 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Paper Snowflakes
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Fruit Face Snack
Ages 4-8 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Pine Cone Bird Feeder
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Fly a Paper Kite
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 5 supplies
Plant a Seed Cup
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Musical Shakers
Ages 4-8 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Pasta Necklace
Ages 4-8 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Paper Bag Puppet
Ages 4-8 · 5 minutes · 4 supplies
Beat it
Quick mini-challenges. Beat your own best.
10 Cup Speed Stack
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Book on Head Walk
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 1 supplies
Keep the Balloon Up
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Spoon and Potato Race
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Find 10 Red Things
Ages 4-8 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Static Balloon Can Race
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Straw Blow Race
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Cardboard Tube Bowling
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Sock Toss Challenge
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Leaf Boat Race
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Button Sorting Race
Ages 4-7 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Sticky Note Target
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Hot Potato Toss
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Move it
Get the wiggles out with songs and games.
Freeze Dance
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 1 supplies
Animal Walk Race
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 1 supplies
Make Up a Clapping Rhythm
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 1 supplies
Floor Is Lava Course
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Yoga Letters of Your Name
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 1 supplies
Bubble Wand Challenge
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Mirror Me
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 2 supplies
Hula Hoop Hop
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 1 supplies
Obstacle Course Dash
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 3 supplies
Jump Rope Rhymes
Ages 5-10 · 5 minutes · 1 supplies
Simon Says with Ted
Ages 4-8 · 5 minutes · 1 supplies
Tiptoe Balance Beam
Ages 4-10 · 5 minutes · 1 supplies
🔒 35 more missions, only in the app
Maker Club members get every mission here plus new ones every month, with Ted cheering them on by name, and a bedtime story from Ted about every mission. The Five Minute Maker app is coming soon to Google Play.
🔒 App onlyCup Telephone
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyCardboard Marble Maze
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyPaper Boat Float
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyPaper Plate Frisbee
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyTape Spider Web
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyPlastic Bag Parachute
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyTissue Box Guitar
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyShadow Tracing
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyLaundry Basket Basketball
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyCoin Rubbing Art
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyCup and Ball Catch
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyClothespin Drop
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyTape Hopscotch
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyPaper Roll Octopus
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyCrayon Magic Picture
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlySticky Toy Rescue
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyNature Crown
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyStraw Pan Flute
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyPaper Fortune Teller
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyBalloon Hockey
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyStone Stacking
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyEgg Carton Flowers
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyToy Parade Line-Up
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyPaper Plate Tambourine
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyNewspaper Pirate Hat
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyPots and Spoons Drum Kit
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyShoebox Diorama
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlySalt and Glue Art
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyCraft Stick Raft
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyWater Drop Race
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyPepper Scatter Trick
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyFloating Paperclip
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyBottle Ocean Wave
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyIce Fishing with String
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
🔒 App onlyCoin Stack Tower
Only in the Five Minute Maker app
The Tinker Ted app
Every mission on the website, plus a whole lot more, right on your phone. Works offline.
- 🧸 Ted says their nameTed greets your maker by name every morning.
- 🌙 Bedtime storiesTed tells how he did each mission, softly, with music. One for every mission.
- 📒 Sticker BookEarn a Ted sticker for every mission you finish.
- 📸 Maker AlbumSnap a photo of what you made and keep it forever.
- 👧👦 Brothers and sistersEach child gets their own name, stamps and stickers.
- 🗺️ 107 missionsEvery mission here plus 35 that are only in the app.
Today's mission is free in the app every day. Maker Club unlocks everything for $3.99 a month or $29 a year. Join Maker Club
FiveMinuteMaker works great in Safari. Every video, mission, bedtime story and coloring page is right here on the website, free. Tip: tap Share, then "Add to Home Screen" to put Ted on your home screen like an app. An iPhone app is on our list.