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The Tinkering School. More of a lab than a school, this summer program, created by computer scientist Gever Tulley, lets children from seven to seventeen play around with interesting stuff and build cool things. At the headquarters in Montara, California, Tulley’s tinkerers have built: working zip-lines, motorcycles, toothbrush robots, roller coasters, and plastic bag bridges strong enough to hold people. Most of us aren’t able to ship our kids out to California for a week of tinkering, but we can all learn the “Five Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do.” So take nine minutes to listen to Tulley’s 2007 online TED Talk of that title. Then hand your kids a pocket-knife, some power tools, and a book of matches—and get out of the way. For more information, go to http://www.tinkeringschool.com/ (includes a link to Tulley’s talk).