See About archive blog posts. It’s hard to believe what David Hrobowski, above, can do with Popsicle sticks -- yes, Popsicle sticks. In one case, he used 20,000 of them to build a 6-foot-long ...

The engineer's goal is to design a truss that will slightly flex but not bend or break—even with strong forces acting on it. In this project you will make trusses by connecting popsicle sticks ...

It probably wasn't long afterward that the first popsicle-stick craft was made. The flat, oblong planks of white birch wood make ideal materials for miniature log cabins or handles for homemade ...