How To: Teach your kid to ride a bike
Make sure the bike is properly fit to the child. She should just be able to stand over the top bar of the frame without touching.
Make sure the bike is properly fit to the child. She should just be able to stand over the top bar of the frame without touching.
Thawing frozen food on the countertop or in warm water may put your family at risk from food-borne bacteria. Keep them safe by following these methods.
Whether you've just bought a brand new shiny surfboard, or your current wax job is a grimy, slick mess, here's how to get that perfect grip so you don't slip off.
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Learn how to do side to side pop push ups across a step. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life.
In this tutorial, we learn how to pitch a large tipi. First, work on the tripod and get it lifted up. Recruit people to help you get it lifted up and pull it up with a rope. Use poles to help keep it in place so it won't fall back down. Swing the tripod up until it's in the air. Place them to where they will go according to your measurements. Use a tape measure to see where everything should go, so you know you are putting it in the right spot. After this, your tipi will be pitches and set up!
In this video we learn how to draw long manga hair. First, draw straight but curved lines going out from the top of the head to the side of the paper, giving the girl really long hair. Then, draw the other side of her head with long lines that drift down to her shoulder area. Draw in a lot of lines that are not straight, because that won't look real. Just draw them slightly curved so they look like they are falling down from the head. Then, draw on the lines to the forehead for the bangs and ...
In this tutorial, we learn how to solder wires to your rc car motor. First, you will put the flux on the out wires. Put a small amount on, but make sure it's evenly coated all around. After this, do the same process for the motor tabs. Then, tin the wire and then wipe off with a damp sponge. From here you will do the same thing for the motor tabs, taking the back off the motor tabs to make it easier to move around. After this, put the wire on top of the tab and pres with the iron. Now you sho...
Why are you looking forward to fall? Other than sipping on warm vanilla lattes, watching the leaves change colors, and of course the start of the holiday season, we're looking forward to all the fresh, in season fruits and vegetables. Among these ripe offerings are grapes, which are extra juicy this time of year.
If you're like us, then after a long day working at the computer, coming home to browse the web on the computer, and then checking our Blackberries and updating our Twitters, you're feeling exhausted but can't seem to wind down enough to fall asleep.
In this video, we learn how to make a wooden soda holder that defies gravity. First, cut a hole into a piece of wood that is large enough to fit the cap of a 2 liter bottle of soda. Now, with the bottle still full, place the bottle into the hole and raise the piece of wood up so it's sitting on the edge of a table. Now, the wood should stay there without you having to hold it. This will look like it's defying gravity, but it is just the soda and wood being positioned perfectly so it doesn't f...
In this tutorial, we learn how to create an erupting volcano. First, take ammonium dichromate and pour it into a clear plastic dish. Next, grab a blow torch and blow it onto the material. This will make a substance that is black and looks like ash. This will get messy, so make sure you have a newspaper or cloth underneath the dish. Eventually, the material will catch on fire so you can remove the blow torch, then the ash will fall all around the volcano and the sparks will fly out of the midd...
In this tutorial, we learn how to remove stretch marks with lasers. The laser treatment is the most effective for removing stretch marks. This will turn the purple marks lighter, and once they are silver/white, they will make those less apparent. The Affirm laser treatment is proven to be extremely effective to remove the stretch marks, and make them only noticeable under a microscope. It will take several sessions to drastically remove the stretch marks, but it will be worth it in the end. D...
To some, SCRABBLE is just a board game to play during family game night or during a casual get-together. Others think of SCRABBLE as a mere hobby. But with any activity, there will always be fanatics—the ones who would rather sell their soul than stop—the ones with a constant yearning for self-improvement—the merciless.
Chords are the basis of all music, whether you play a piano or a banjo. They're good to fall back on during improvisations and also sound great when progressed one right after the other.
If you love the acrobatic style of the Prince of Persia games, you're going to love this tutorial. In this video you'll witness how to get the Acrobat trophy/ achievement in the latest game, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. It's so easy to get and takes about a minute of your time. All you basically have to do is jump on enemies 30 times in a row without falling or using a power. It's that simple! Enjoy!
This magic trick requires no equipment or setup and is sure to wow the crowd in any bar. The magician appears to thrust a coin upwards through the bottom of a pint glass, when really they use a French transfer to switch the coin to their other hand and drop it into the top of the glass with the hand that is holding the glass.
This video shows us how to install a ceramic soap dish in our bathroom shower. In this demonstration the instructor already had a slot in the shower tiles for the soap dish to go. Attach a long strip of masking tape on the edge of the soap dish. Mix some grout and place this on the part of the soap dish you are attaching. Be generous with the amount so you know it will stay. Place the soap dish in the slots and use the tape that you attached to be extra security that your dish will not fall. ...
To replace your old rusty drain cover. First, some masking tape over drain cover, to prevent screws from falling into drain. Sweep debris away, as so not to clog up the hole. Remove old shower drain cover to measure, take it to the store, to get the exact size. It's best to take along the screw too, just in case there isn't a screw thats of the same length. Chip away debris from old drain cover, as to make new drain cover fit in easily. If you follow this video, you'll able to replace your ol...
Tass has compiled a video showing players a walk through of Civiballs, Christmas Edition, Outdoors. Players are shown how to 'cut' certain strings in order to achieve maximum points and divert the balls and objects into areas at specific timing for the best results. The balls are supposed to land into gift boxes that Santa can then deliver on Christmas. Maneuvering objects in the game such as swings, cannons, slopes, balls, Mr. Yeti and other various obstacles allows the player to customize w...
Mother and daughter duo Christine and Kim show techniques on how to cook bacon the right way. Place the bacon and space it properly on a cold pan. Slowly turn on the heat and put the timer on 4 minutes. Let the bacon cook and avoid touching it until the 4 minutes are up. Using a pair of thongs, make sure to flip the bacon so that it falls flat on the surface of the pan. After turning down the heat, set the timer to 3 minutes and let the bacon cook. Flip the bacon one more time and set the tim...
In this video from Dehstayne101 we learn how to create a scene hair style with clip in extensions. For this you will need conditioning hair wax, styling mousse, blow dryer with a cold setting, hair spray, and a teasing comb. Part your hair and tease where the clips will go so they do not fall out. Tease it again, then put the clips into the teasing and snap it in. Then put in iridescent gloss polish for a nice shine. Then use styling mousse to spike your hair a bit. Now blow dries on cold to ...
Simon Leach of Simon Leach Ceramics shows how to finish a lidded box, thrown on a potter's wheel. When cutting into the box, make sure to do so with a cut slanting downwards so that the lid is less prone to falling off. Proceed to smooth off the exterior of the box, beginning where the two halves meet. Once the outside is smoothed, the fit of the two parts is probably not perfect, and so the joint between the two can be smoothed off. Carved features such as scalloped footing may now be added....
Nick Sonani teaches a neat bottle trick where you flip a coin on a business card with one finger. - Take a 5 cent (nickel), dime or another small coin.
Geocaching can be a fun hobby for outdoorsy types of all ages. But it also presents its share of dangers, especially for kids. In this short video, Prospector Pete offers up tips to keep kids safe when they are Geocaching in the wild.
Garlic is great for spicing up your meals (and keeping vampires away!) and fall is a great time to grow it. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to grow garlic in your garden. Get some garlic bulbs from a seed catalog, nursery or organic grower, and you'll soon have a garlic crop to be proud of.
You'd kill to sleep, but even a quick rest is out of the question when you're on the job. If your performance is affected by lack of ZZZs, check out these ways to relax while you are working without falling asleep on the job.
If you're not sleeping well, that lack of rest is going to hinder your climb up the work ladder. Here, we'll teach you to fight nighttime insomnia so you can spend your daytime looking down the rungs at those saps who skipped out on snoozing.
This is a video tutorial for all of you people who don't know how to cut and fold zines, which are short magazines, especially a fanzine, or webzine. It's not brain science here. You basically just print, cut and fold. That's it.
This video explains how to fold an origami goldfish using a single sided solid colored sheet of paper of size 6".
Learn how to fold an origami rabbit with instruction by Ancella Simoes. This video is in two parts, so be sure to click on Chapter 2 for the complete tutorial.
Learn how to fold an origami Reindeer with instruction by Ancella Simoes. Ancella Simoes is the author of the Origamiancy Blog and creator of all the Origamiancy origami tutorial videos on WonderHowTo. From Ancella's site:
What else can you do with a deck of cards besides play games? Magic! There's nothing better for a magician's repertoire than a few great card tricks, so make sure you watch this video tutorial on how to perform the "jack's party" magic card trick. This is a lengthy trick, but it's sure to amaze and baffle anyone. To do this jack's party card trick, a little mathematics goes a long way, so don't fall asleep in math class.
Redoing your floors can be expensive unless you know how to do it yourself. Learn the basics for installing a new engineered wood floor in this how to video. Watch the short DIY show clip and follow along so that you too can install a new engineered floor in your kitchen.
In this short clip from a remodeling shows you can learn how to install a range hood for in your kitchen. Installing a kitchen range hood can be a daunting task, but with a little patience and some ready the task can get done. Watch this how to video to get tips and hints for installing a new vent hood.
This video is a short tutorial to assist in setting the combination for a Giant Surelock. In the event that a combination is compromised, it is important to change a lock to prevent from unwanted break-ins or theft. Watch this instructional video and learn how to reset the combination on an Giant Surelock.
This video is a short tutorial to assist in setting the combination for an OnGuard Lock. In the event that a combination is compromised, it is important to change a lock to prevent from unwanted break-ins or theft. Watch this instructional video and learn how to reset the combination on an OnGuard lock.
This short tutorial shows you how to smooth polygonal geometery so it renders smoothly from 3D Studio Max.
Learn decorative edging to enhance the look of crocheted projects. Watch this how to video to learn how to crochet picot edging. This video demonstrates the technique on a short chain but you can use picot edging all around a small or large crocheted piece.
Check out this how-to video to learn the correct way to operate a popcorn machine. Make sure you always unplug your popcorn machine before you do any kind of cleaning. It will take about three or four minutes before your pop corn is finished popping. When the corn is almost done popping, grab the handle and dump the kettle. You will want to dump in twice to make sure all the popcorn has fallen out of the kettle.