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How to Solve the Rubik’s Cube

Solving a Rubik's Cube takes patience, practice and plenty of trial and error. Here's how to do it.

Make Your Paper Airplane Soar With These Tips

Making paper airplanes is tough, but BL is here to help. These three videos will make your next paper airplane fly far.

How to Lash Together Your Own Clothes Drying Rack

A drying rack is perfect for hanging wet clothes or towels during a long-term campout. Here's how to build it.

10 Amazing Duct-Tape Creations You Can Make Right Now

Is there anything you can’t make with duct tape and a little imagination?

How to Build Your Own Dishwashing Rack

Here's how to build a dishwashing rack that can be used for backcountry dish and utensil cleaning.

How to Build a Stand-Alone Camp Table

Here's how to lash together a small camp table to provide a convenient raised surface.

How to Build a Hand Wash Station

This wash station is sturdy, portable and very useful when camping away from washroom facilities.

Learn How To Be a Ventriloquist

A world-famous ventriloquist shares the secrets of how to do ventriloquism.

How to Keep Spiders as Pets

Spiders can make fascinating pets. Here are a few steps to get you started keeping spiders.

Take the Best Videos With These Videography Tips

Everybody has their own style, but here are some tips that will help you take the best videos.

Can You Spot 30 Hidden Animals in These Photos?

Some animals have amazing natural camouflage. Can you find where they're hiding?

5 Fun Backyard Games

Summer is for outside, and these fun games are just the things to get you out there.

Make a Weather Barometer

Make a barometer to give you a heads-up about weather conditions.

Amaze Your Friends with These 4 Awesome Magic Tricks

Learn how to do four magic tricks with the help of our video tutorials.

Catch a Snowflake and Keep It Forever

Find out how to preserve fragile snowflakes so you can study or admire them anytime you wish.

6 Weird Science Experiments

Have fun with the wacky world of science. Try these simple experiments.

How to Plan a Photo Scavenger Hunt

Use a digital camera or camera phone to create a trail of photo clues for your friends to find.

100 Movies Every Kid Should Watch

The first movie appeared just a few years before the first issue of Boys' Life. Since then, there have been a lot of great ones. Here are 100 movies that every kid should see.

How to Do 5 Awesome Yo-Yo Tricks

Watch as an expert demonstrates how to do five yo-yo tricks.

4 Fun Sports For the Great Outdoors

No referee? No sports field? No problem. We've adapted these four sports so they can be played almost anywhere.

How to Draw Cartoon Dogs

A professional illustrator shows how to make your penciled puppies come to life.

How to Find Fossils

Sometimes a rock's just a rock ... and sometimes it's a fossil. How can you tell the difference?

Conduct 7 Sweet Candy Experiments

Candy isn't just a sugary treat. You can learn something by using it in some fun science experiments.

6 Fun Games to Play in the Car

Stuck in the backseat on a long drive? Here are some classic (and free!) games to help travel time go by faster.

How to make amazing sand castles

Get some sand-sculpting tips from a pro.

How to Skip Rocks

A stone-skipping expert shares his tips to help you successfully skip rocks.

4 interesting weather experiments to try at home

Learn more about science, weather and energy by conducting these experiments with easy-to-find materials.

Tips to improve your golf game

Watch video tips from a young golfer who has played with the pros.

Use an old toy car to make a power door opener for your bedroom

Build a fun power door opener as seen in science-fiction and spy movies.

How to draw funny caricatures

Grab a piece of paper and a pencil and get ready to learn how to give your friends a few yucks and chuckles. This is a lesson in how to draw caricatures.

How to Cook Some Goofy Grub

We scoured the Internet for these six strange recipes and oddball cooking methods. Then we challenged a Scout troop to try them out.

Tips for making movie magic

Want to make an amazing movie? Just follow these tips from one of the best filmmakers around.

How to Get a Player’s Autograph

It’s not as easy to get an autograph in person as it used to be. Here’s how to attract your favorite baseball player’s attention.

How to Cook Camping Doughnuts

Like most food, doughnuts taste even better when you're camping. Here's a simple recipe to cook fresh doughnuts on your next outing.

Amazing Science Tricks with Common Household Items

You can demonstrate cool scientific laws using common objects around the house.

How to Plant a Compact Vegetable Garden

You can grow lots of food in a small space by placing plants close together in squares instead of traditional rows.

9 tips for taking better smartphone photos

Use these handy smartphone photography tips to take awesome pictures with your camera phone.

12 tips for taking better digital photos

Want to take better digital photos? Here are 12 tips that will help your pictures really stand out.

How to Draw an Elephant

Grab a pencil (NOT a pen!) and let's draw an elephant! Here's how.

50 Incredible Pinewood Derby Cars of 2012

Looking for some new Pinewood Derby car design ideas? Take a look at some of the great cars sent to us in 2012.

100 Amazing Pinewood Derby Car Design Photos of 2011

Looking for Pinewood Derby design ideas? Browse photos of more than 100 amazing Pinewood Derby cars.

100 Cool Pinewood Derby Car Photos of 2010

Looking for Pinewood Derby design ideas? Browse our photos of more than 100 amazing Pinewood Derby cars.

Sure-fire hits to get you reading

Not sure what to read? Start with this teacher/librarian-tested list of titles for boys of all ages.

Pro Angler Demonstrates 5 Ways to Cast Your Fishing Line

Improve your fishing with these casting tips from a professional fisherman.

How to start a hydroponic garden

Plants don't need soil as long as they have five things: food, water, light, air and support. You can provide all five in a hydroponic garden. Here's how to create your own.