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How To: Make ice cream in a bag

This short video teaches you how to make real ice cream with your preschooler with just some plastic bags. This is a wonderful activity for using measuring skills, scooping and pouring skills, and experiencing a science reaction. The best part is the great tasting ice you can make in about 5 minutes!

How To: Adjust the length on your trekking pole for hiking

Trekking poles are the fancy, adjustable, modern version of the walking sticks of yore. If you are lucky enough to be using one on a long hike, make sure that you are using it properly! This video will teach you how to adjust your trekking pole to the proper height, ensuring that it is helping you carry your load as much as it can.

How To: Play Daughtry's "Life After You" on acoustic guitar

This tutorial teaches us how to play an acoustic guitar cover of Daughtry's "Life After You". Done entirely from the performer's (not Daughtry, as should be immediately apparent) bed, it features handy graphics that help to overcome the somewhat quietly recorded audio and make the video an effective tool for learning how to play this popular song by the former American Idol finalist.

How To: Compare golf club shaft stiffness

Need help choosing the right club for a particular shot? This video will teach you how to compare and evaluate golf club shafts for stiffness and flexibility. When considering golf shaft stiffness, the thinner the diameter of the wall of the shaft, the more flexible the shaft is going to be. Find out about common weights of golf club shafts with this free video golfing lesson.

How To: Draw a cartoon monkey head step by step

In this video, viewers are taught how to draw a monkey character in a simple cartoon style. Starting with basic circular shapes, the artist shows how to build up detail until you have a recognizable image. This simple how-to would be good for younger viewers who are learning the basics of drawing and cartooning. After watching this video, they will have learned that more complicated pictures can be built up starting from simple shapes.

How To: Deal with itchy winter skin

Do you have to deal with dry, flaky skin? Is your skin especially itchy in the wintertime? Then you need to watch this video, which will teach you how to adjust to winter weather in order to take care of your skin. It can be as simple as remembering to moisturize, and switching from showers to baths. Once you follow these steps, you can say goodbye to dry, flaky, itchy, scaly skin!

How To: Build a character's objective for acting

Actor and teacher Benson Simmonds speaks on the actor's process that he teaches in this how-to video. This video acting lesson is about objective and obstacle. In addition, he remarks on the importance of the action. Whatever the objective, the actor needs to be able to translate that into a need and to express that feeling. Watch this video acting tutorial and learn how to build a character's objective.

How To: Create a bold, neutral eyeshadow look

Want a makeup look that pops but is still neutral? This makeup tutorial teaches you how to create a bold eye makeup look that uses natural colors. The cosmetic products used for this look are Wales eyeshadow palettes number 3 and 4. This is a great look for African American women, women of color and darker skin tones.

How To: Land on your feet after drum fills

This tutorial will teach you to get in and out of drum fills without derailing your drum pattern. Playing along with a drumless track with spaces for drum fills can test your ability to maintain a steady tempo through fills and transition back into the groove. The song from this tutorial, Canyon Jump, can be downloaded at unirunner.com/drumlesstracks. It has one, two and four-bar spaces for fills.

How To: Do The "Jonas Snap"

It may a couple of painful tries, but this instructional video can teach you how to perform the infamous, "Jonas Snap." If you are a dedicated fan of the Jonas Brothers, the pain will be worth the effort. Let them know how much you care.

How To: Make a Mc Donald's McFlurry at home

Addicted to the soft serve ice cream shakes sold at McDonalds? This how to video tutorial will teach you how to make an exact replica of the McFlurrys you buy at McDonalds in under 5 minutes. Watch and learn how simple it is to mix up. Use Oreo cookies and M&Ms or mix in your favorite candy into the McFlurry.

How To: Make your own recycled paper

Want to learn how to make your own paper? Teach your kids about the importance of trees and recycling paper with this cool, hands-on craft. All you will need is scrap paper, a deckle (or strainer), a tub, and a blender. You can also make a deckle out of an aluminum pan. Recycling paper by hand is a simple process that both children and adults can enjoy.

How To: Origami a Chinese rice dumpling

Review these simple steps to learn how to make an origami rice dumpling. You can use green paper as shown to make it look quite realistic. This simple but clear display of paper folding can teach you how to make seemingly edible objects with origami.

How To: Play a banjo lick based on the C melodic scale

This banjo tutorial teaches you how to play a lick based on the C melodic scale. This riff is a backwards roll where you add a chromatic note to the mix and then resolved to C major. This is a great banjo lesson for beginner to intermediate students. Watch this how to video and you can play this banjo lick based on the C melodic scale.

How To: Bow In Japan

In this tutorial, Akemi Solloway Sensei teaches a Young Samurai audience how to bow correctly in Japan. This is a very important way to greet Japanese people. There are different ways for a man and a woman to bow. Learn how to greet and bow when greeting Japanese friends with this video.

How To: Prepare your yard for the fall and winter

Although your yard may not be as fruitful during the fall and winter months, there is still much work for you to do. This tutorial teaches you how to prepare you yard for the fall and winter weather. Protect your yard from rain, frost and whatever else the season brings with the tips from this how to video.

How To: Volley in tennis like Roger Federer

If you're familiar with tennis, you would know that volleying can be both risky and difficult. But often a good volley can determine the outcome of a match. In this instructional video, Penn State tennis player Mark Barry teaches you how to properly volley in tennis like the pros. Footwork, racket placement, swing, and other strategies are covered in this tutorial to help improve your game.