Create Toys from Trash: Make Science Projects, Toys from Junk

Arvind Gupta’s Toys from Trash

Link : arvindguptatoys.com/toys.html
The website has a fantastic variety of educational experiences such as how to design a potato battery and a barometer of bottle, and a section called "discharge pumps, which includes a stellar looking syringe pump.

Example : Simple Spiral Motor (Link) + Video Tutorial Below

Of course there is a light series of experiments similar to those you find in the previously reviewed Science Toys you can do with their children. But besides the nerd things, educational, the site features quick and easy to exceptional measures which are not the least bit science-y, like how sometimes six types of newspaper hat.

Other Categories and Awesome Toys at Arvind Gupta’s Toys from Trash

Amazing Astronomy

Sudarshan Chakra , Balloon Rocket , Free Fall , Nutty Centrifuge , Sundial , Power Of Spin , Rocket Projectile , Water Centrifuge , Coin Centrifuge , Solar Eclipse , Focoult’s Pendulum , Basic Astronomy , Simple Sextant , CD – Spectroscope , Black Hole , Moon Phase , Moon Distance , Spin of Earth , Spiral Spinner , Rainbow Color , Simple Sundial , Sun – Earth – Moon Model , Twin Plane

Pumps from the Dump

Balloon Pump , Inertia Pump , Coin Pump , Rotary Pump , Jumbo Pump , Straw Centrifuge , Fan Sprinkler , Rubber Bulb Pump , Pipe and Bottle Cap Pump , Jumbo Syringe Pump , Inertia and Valve Pump , Simple Pump 2 , Air-Water Pump , Toothpaste Pump , Single Valve Pump , Twin Syringe Pump , Two Straws Water Pump , Mini Pen Pump , Mini Straw Pump , Simple Pump , Syringe Pump , Simple Handpump , Pipe Pump

Math Magic

Abacus , Flexagon , Triangle Grid , Flat Flexagon , Slipper Insets , Folding Pentagon , Which Holds More? , Tangram , 14 Page book , Paper Octagon , Cylinder and Cone , Area of Triangle , Inset Puzzle , A4 to Pentagon , Clock Face Cut Cake , Triangle to Square , Triangle to Rectangle , No-Glue Cube , Roulette , Geoboard , Star Patterns , Soap Films , Soap Path , Paper Diamonds , Paper Cobweb , Circle to Ellipse , Fun Fractions , Square Box , T – Puzzle , Plus Puzzle , Old Slipper Insets , Diameter of Refill , Square to Cylinder , Finger Multiplication , Broomstick Multiplication , Paper Protractor , Envelope Tetrahedron , Circle to Rectangle , Rectangle to Circle , Add Angles , Moebius Twist , Folding Parabola , Pythagoras Theorem , Bit by Bit , Prismatic Patterns , Twenty Teaser

Paper Fun

Colourful Fish , Jumping Frog , Flapping Butterfly , Newspaper Caps , Cat Puppet , Chatterbox , Goose Berry Star , Transformation , Self Locking Box , Cool Dude , Newspaper Bag , Square To Box , Modular Octagon , Beautiful Butterfly , Paper Bugs , Buckyball , Bird of Peace , Inside-Outside Cube , Newspaper Bin , Paper House , Paper Clapper , Tumbling Toy , Paper Man , Paper Shelf , Paperbag With Handle , Babloo’s Boat , Stand-Up Art , Pen Box , Paper Chandelier , Flapping Ear Rabbit , Flapping Bird , Fan-tailed Bird , Paper Bin , Paper Top , Mother and Baby , Square paper Spinner , Envelope Petals , Paper Pot , Carry Bag , Paper Crow , White Swan , Talking Frog , Lovely Lotus , Mother Teresa’s Medicine Pouch

Tipping Toppling Toys 

Balancing Nails , Dancing Dragonfly , Balancing Ballerina , Tilt Balance , Floating Forks , Balancing Toy , Margosa Merry-go-Round , Balancing Act , Balancing Doll , Cup Crocodile Motor and Generator , Homopolar Motor , AC Motor , DC Motor , Generator From Motor , Multiple Generator , No Magnet Motor , Portable Generator , Magnetic Torch , Simple Motor , Generator , Magnificent Motor , Open Generator , Disco Generator , Generator from Motor , Aluminium Can Motor , Simple Spiral Motor

Electricity and Magnetism

Spooky Spoke , Solar Car , Resistant Pencil , Forceful Fall , Series & Parallel , Magnetic Field Lines , Eddy Currents , Induced EMF , Induction Apparatus , Magnetic Jumping Frog , Paper Kite , Magnetic Needle , Nose Bug , Pen Prop , Magnetic Levitation , Paper Electroscope , Magnetism from Electricity , Fleming’s left hand rule , Geometry with Magnets , Induction in a Test Tube , Moon Buggy , Reactance , Maglev CD , Shocking!! , Static Strands , Magnetic Brake , Static Bell , Magnetic Zoom! , Magnetic Rail , Potato Battery , Crazy Magnet , Current – Magnet Effect , Making Magnets , Magnetic Motion , Magnetic Air Fan

Newton Unplugged

Spinning Bottle , Hovercraft , Climbing Brush , Newton’s Cradle , Inertia Bottles , Bottle Jet , Water Bottle Rocket , Straw Spinner , Balloon Helicopter , Crawling Coin , Potato Inertia , Float – spin Plate , Mad Marbles , Balloon Car , Balloon Rocket , Upright Coin , Stay- Put Coins , FAN CAR

Fun with Pressure

Hydraulic Jack , Pressure Magic! , Height Might , Dare – devil Diver , Aerofoil , Barometer Bottle , Balloon And Bottle , Coin In Cup , Coupled Cups , Balloon Bench , Telescopic Jack , Fantastic Fountain , Bag Jack , Injection to Balloon , Level Low, Constant Flow , Bubbly Bottles , Heron Fountain , Open Balloon , Car Jack , Tubelight Diver , Siphon Height , Blowing Bernoulli , Fountain Jet , Boyle’s Balloon , JCB Truck , Ball in the Air , Bernoulli Cone , Bernoulli Bag , Blow And Lift , Deep Diver , Freaky Flame , Small is Strong , Push Plungers , Balloon Fountain

Fun with Light

Colour Mixer , LED Torch , Solar Eclipse , Running Horse , Simple Periscope , Moon Distance , The Phantascope , Japanese Lantern , Colour Wheel , Radio Meter , Fiber Optics , Total Reflection , Simple Rainbow , Plastic Scale Prism , Imagining Images , Flywheel , One Sun , Sun is One , Ray Models , Color Chroma , Light Experiments , Multiple Images

Toys from Trash

Coke-can Aeroplane , Spider Man , Spray Pen , Can Train , Rubber Cars , Tetrapack Butterfly , Tetrapack Models , Up-Down Ball , Float Ball , Ice-Cream Sticks Bomb , Cool Bottle , Tin Tanker , Butterfly Net , Floating Boat , Leaf Zoo , Corn Drummer , Mango-Seed Animal , Stretchable Stomach , Cool Wool , Coconut Creature , Buckling Basket , Lift , Stretchable Neck , Fevibond Acrobat , Fighters , Hide and Seek , Tin Clock , Pecking Cocks , Praying Frog , Running Mouse , Pod Art , Bottle Planter Simple Sounds , Clap in Air , Musical Obe , Musical Sound , Sarangi , Roaring Cylinder , Crown Cap Whistle , Crown Cap Tik-tiki , Pop Gun , Trumpet , Cap Whistle , Musical Glass , Paper Flute , Trumpet Thunder , Paper Phataka , Roaring Cup , Straw Flute , Puppeteer’s Whistle , Pod Phat – Phat

Strong Structures 

Tyre Playgrounds , Matchstick Mecanno , Stick strength , Corrugated Magic ! , Card Chair , Cup Chair , Atomic Balls , Tooth – pick Structures , Shell Seat

Flying Toys 

Air Surfing , Flying Bat , Paper Helicopter , Jumping Dragonfly , Flying Fish , Jumping Beetle

Force Fun

Climbing Butterfly , One Newton Force , Spider , Shimmering Fish , Rolling Bottle , Climbing Cat , Climbing Man , Resonance Magic , Back Bouncing Ball , Tug Of War , Dancing Diamonds , Pencil Dance , Funny Money , Gyro-Disk , Bendum Twistum , Thread Loop , Rampuri Chaku , Free Fall , Mischievous Ball , Resonating Nut , Stirling Engine , Twin Tots , Marble Mouse , Matchbox Train , Postal Balance , Matchbox Acrobat , Focoult’s Pendulum , Sympathetic Pendulum , Sympathetic Marbles , Law Of Moments , Self Turning Car

Spinning Toys 

Acrobat , Spinning Doll , Merry-go-round , Water Sprinkler , Sudarshan Chakra , Rotating Doll , Spinning Rings , Cup Centrifuge , Two Way Fan , Simple Spinner , Get Going Glass , Dancing Diamonds , Cup Spinner , Bottle Propeller , Straw Swivel , Cap Top , Spindle , Windmill , Pencil Spinner , Straw Lift , Spin of Earth , Spiral Spinner , Coin Centrifuge , Balloon Spinner , Marble Top , Fan Driven Doll , Plate Propellor , Tube Propellor , Paper Clip Spinner , Syringe Air Fan , Clay Ball , Dancing Washers , Three Blade Paper Fan , Magic Paper Fan , Simple Tornado , Bottle Tornado , Button Spinner , Spiral Snake , Magic Motion , Blow – Top , Spinning Snake , Bottle Ballerina , CD Top , Bent Straw Spinner

Magic Miscellany

Bird in Cage , Braille Cube , Pecking sparrows , Touching Slate , Palm Puppet , Tree Of Life , One Extra Buck !! , Thumb Trick! , Penguin Pair , Circling Bird , Button-Wheel Car , Tic – Tac Toy , Striking Snake , Pecking Birds , Wood Pecker , Moving Monkeys , Magic Bank , House Puzzle , Wrapper Woman , Cup And Ball , Phat-Phat Boat , Tumbling Capsule , Cloth Ball , Jumping Clips , Jumping Rubberband , Standing Waves , Rope Ripple , Lift Rice , Petal Pot , Bottle Box , Cut Potato Turns Brown?

Beginner’s Biology

Human Body Systems , Bee In Flower , Model of Eye , Sound From Where , Paper Skeleton

Air and water

Straw Turbine , Simple Rain Gauge , Water Turbine , Submarine , Surface Tension , Convection Currents , Buoyant Balls , Fresh Egg Sinks Rotten Egg Floats , Egg In Bottle , Cloth Siphon , Multi Boil , Paper Cone Ferrari , Candle fun! , Water Lens , Smoke Rings , Brine Buoyancy , Bottle Blast , Loop Glider , Expansion of Air , Boiling Water , Water Wheel , Force of Adhesion , Fun Fountain , Watery Grave , Water Squirt

String Games

String story , String Mosquito , Rescue The String , String Butterfly , Rescue The Ring , Weak Knot , Hand Release , String In A Ring.