Skill & Curiosity

SKILL Home automation (Raspberry Pi, Arduino) €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some training SKILL 3D printing €€€€ 6+ h/wk Some training SKILL Repairing electronics or appliances €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some training SKILL Lego builds or DIY kits €€€ 6+ h/wk Some basics SKILL Glowforge or silhouette crafts €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some training SKILL Laser engraving/etching €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building DIY speakers €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Learning basic soldering €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner SKILL Rewiring lamps or small devices € <1 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building kinetic sculptures €€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Restoring vintage tech (radios, record players) €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Reverse engineering old gadgets €€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building mechanical clocks €€€ 3–5 h/wk Advanced SKILL Modding or upcycling old tools € 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Repairing mechanical watches €€€ 3–5 h/wk Advanced SKILL Designing and printing circuit boards (PCBs) €€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Programming simple games (Scratch, PICO-8) € 1–2 h/wk Beginner SKILL Using CAD to design 3D parts € 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Creating interactive digital art (using code + display) € 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building a digital photo frame from an old tablet € 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Designing your own font/typeface € 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Generative art experiments (Processing, P5.js) € 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL DIY smart pet feeder €€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building a home security cam with Raspberry Pi €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Creating a DIY energy monitor for the home €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Automating holiday lights displays €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building a digital plant watering reminder € 1–2 h/wk Beginner SKILL Building simple wheeled robots €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Using Arduino to control lights or motors € 1–2 h/wk Beginner SKILL Building a robotic arm kit €€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Programming obstacle-avoiding robots €€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Adding sensors to robots (IR, proximity) €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building line-following robots €€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Creating robotic art (moving sculptures) €€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL DIY microscope builds €€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Crystal growing experiments € 1–2 h/wk Beginner SKILL Building marble runs or Rube Goldberg machines €€ 3–5 h/wk Beginner SKILL Creating home weather stations €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Safe chemistry experiments € 1–2 h/wk Beginner SKILL Puzzle box design & creation €€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL DIY electromagnet experiments € 1–2 h/wk Beginner SKILL Making a simple motor € <1 h/wk Beginner SKILL Conductivity experiments € 1–2 h/wk Beginner SKILL DIY magnetic levitation toys €€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Testing different materials for strength (fun science) € 1–2 h/wk Beginner SKILL Drone flying & photography €€€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Woodworking projects €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Retro gaming & emulation €€ Flexible Beginner SKILL Voice assistant custom routines € <1 h/wk Some basics SKILL DIY smart doorbell €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building a smart mirror €€€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Automated indoor garden system €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Smart thermostat from scratch €€ 1–2 h/wk Some training SKILL Home presence detection setup € <1 h/wk Some basics SKILL DIY air quality monitor €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building a smart light controller €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Motion-activated night lights € <1 h/wk Beginner SKILL Home dashboard display build €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building a guitar pedal €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Furniture restoration (stripping, staining, refinishing) €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Knife making basics €€ 3–5 h/wk Some training SKILL Building a custom keyboard €€€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building a workbench €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Bicycle repair and maintenance €€ Flexible Some basics SKILL Making concrete planters € 1–2 h/wk Beginner SKILL Building birdhouses and feeders € 1–2 h/wk Beginner SKILL Sharpening tools by hand €€ Flexible Some basics SKILL Making a simple electric guitar €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building flat-pack furniture from scratch €€€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Making a personal website from scratch € Flexible Some basics SKILL Building a Discord bot € Flexible Some basics SKILL Creating pixel art and sprites € Flexible Beginner SKILL Making chiptune music € Flexible Some basics SKILL Building a weather app € Flexible Some basics SKILL Learning command line basics € Flexible Some basics SKILL Making a text adventure game € Flexible Some basics SKILL 3D modelling in Blender € 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building a browser extension € Flexible Some basics SKILL Animating with code € Flexible Some basics SKILL Making QR code art € Flexible Beginner SKILL Building a personal wiki € Flexible Beginner SKILL Building a balancing robot €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Servo-controlled puppet €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building a plotter drawing machine €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Hexapod walking robot €€€ 6+ h/wk Some training SKILL Building a solar-powered robot €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Remote-controlled car from scratch €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building a robotic hand €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Motorised camera slider €€€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building a BEAM robot € 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Bluetooth-controlled rover €€ 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Kitchen science experiments € Flexible Beginner SKILL Building a Tesla coil €€€ 3–5 h/wk Advanced SKILL The science of fermentation (pH, cultures, chemistry) € Flexible Some basics SKILL Building a cloud chamber € 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Electrolysis experiments € Flexible Some basics SKILL Making invisible ink € Flexible Beginner SKILL DIY spectroscope build € 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building a pinhole camera € 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Building a hydraulic machine model € 1–2 h/wk Beginner SKILL Exploring non-Newtonian fluids € Flexible Beginner SKILL Making a sundial € 1–2 h/wk Some basics SKILL Podcast creation €€ 3–5 h/wk Some basics