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Snappy Dressers: Sloth Scramble

  Sloth Scramble — How to play 🧩 SETUP (do this first) Take out the 7 sloth cards Place them in a vertical line → this is the “tree” Each player: Draws 1 random card → this is your climber (your marker) Places it below Sloth 1 → Everyone starts at the bottom Shuffle the rest of the deck and place it face down ▶️ GAME FLOW (repeat until someone wins) 1. Flip a card Turn over 1 card from the deck 2. Everyone looks & races Each player checks: The flipped card The next sloth ABOVE them 3. Find a match Look for a match in: 🎁 Gift 👕 Clothing color, glasses 4. First player shouts the match Example: “BLUE HAT!” or “BALLOON!” ✅ Must be correct 5. That player chooses ONE action: ⬆️ Option A — Move UP Move up his/her marker card 1 level on the tree ⬇️ Option B — Move someone DOWN Choose any player marker card Move them down 1 level 6. Discard the flipped card It’s used and removed Flip a new card → next round 🏆 WINNING First player to reach the top sloth wins ❓ FAQ ❓ Do all ...
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Mahjong table frame

Purpose: To make a collapsible frame for a portable table.  Completion date: 2025-01-12 The main purpose of the frame: Provide raised step (~0.5cm height) for aligning the tiles in a straight line A place to put turned-over tiles along the frame Raised step design to prevent the tiles from falling off the table Portable table: 34” x 34” Mahjong mat: 31” x 31” Materials: Cardboard Adhesive wallpaper Double-sided tape 4 x L-shape brackets Paper Nano tape 8 x snap button bottom part Old ziploc bag Non-slip mat backing Steps Cut 8 strips of cardboard.  4 pieces: 1” x 34” 4 pieces: 0.75” x 34” Fit set of four strips (0.75”) on the table with the mat.  Mark and cut two ends 45 degrees.  Fit the strips around the mat snug with its inner edge against the mat's edge. To check if snug: push the frame strips and see if it moves the mat. If yes, good. If not, try to reduce the slack gap in between the frame and the mat rim (could swap the strips to find best fit).  Mark the...

Fixing of retractable badge holder

Completion date: October 2, 2021 My retractable badge holder’s string is thinning and would be broken soon.   I cut it short.  Pull the rotten part out with a tweezer. Insert the string from this end.  Tie a knot.   Reinstall the silver triangle back. 

The Lego Power Functions Idea book. Vol 1: Machines and Mechanisms #169

Completion date: June 7, 2020 The Lego Power Functions Idea book.  Vol 1: Machines and Mechanisms #169 I followed the e-book version on this one.  The result is a walking motion of the legs swings in opposite directions.  The motor is too fast and I didn’t take a video on this one.

Star cushion

Completion date: Jun 12 2020 Steps 1. Trace the star shape onto the fabric.  Double over the fabric.  Apply pins to secure the edges.  Cut out. 2. Install a platform on the sewing machine.  3. Whenever I need to turn the fabric I place the needle down on the fabric before turning the fabric.  Sew until I get a 15 cm opening. 4. Flip the fabric inside out and put the foam filling inside the star cushion.  Bind off the opening by hand sewing. My daughter requested for a star cushion.  I recycled filling of a foam-type cushion into this one.  This was the first time I used a platform.  The table was not long enough but I put something underneath to support the platform.  She was pleased with it though it wasn’t pink as she originally requested.  Below in the picture was her little hand!