This will complete the Sing a Country Song challenge for the Vocalist skill.
Also, the next contest will start sometime in March.
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This week's challenges will focus on the Vocalist skill and on entering the DIY Idols contest. Today, you are challenged to sing a country song. Not sure what to sing? Click here to see what the mods suggest! Share your project with #countrysong. This will complete the Sing a Country Song challenge for the Vocalist skill. Tell us what you think about the new landing page in the comments!
Also, the next contest will start sometime in March.
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Daily ChallengeToday you are challenged to share a fact that you have learned today. Start your video by saying "today I learned...", then share the fact. You can use anything! Share your project with #todayilearned. DIY's New ContestThe newest contest will be a DIY Idol competition. You are to enter by singing any song (using karaoke music, playing an instrument, or singing acapella), then sharing it on DIY in a video. You can submit up to three entries. Be sure that you share it with #DIYidols in the comments of the project(s) you enter. There will be three rounds to the competition. The first round will end on February 27th, and the six contestants that will be moving on to the next round will be announced. On March 7th, the three winning contestants of that round will be announced. Finally, on March 20th, the winner will be announced. The winner will receive a backpack, a DIY t-shirt, the Vocalist patch, and a mystery patch. Good luck to all competitors!! Our next contest will be arriving some time in March!
Today you are challenged to create a video giving 30 seconds of wisdom. You can share what is meaningful to you, some of your favorite quotes, or anything else you can think of. Share your project with #30secondswisdom. This project can also be submitted to complete the Share 30 Seconds of Wisdom challenge for the Philosopher skill. The next contest is coming sometime in March!
Today you are challenged to compose a DIY jingle or other DIY related song. Share your project with #diyjingle. You can also submit your project to complete the Compose a DIY Jingle challenge for the Summer Intern skill. The next contest is coming some time in March!!
Today you are challenged to create a holiday card. First sketch a design, then you are ready to make your card. You can try making it light up, pop up, or maybe even move! Share your project with #holidaycard. This will also complete the Make a Holiday Card challenge for the Holiday Hacker skill. The next contest is coming some time in March!!
Today you are challenged to draw a food web to demonstrate how different life forms in an ecosystem depend on each other in order to survive. Share your project with #foodweb. This project completes the Draw a Food Web challenge for the Biologist skill. The next contest is coming some time in March!!
Today you are challenged to take part in one of DIY's oldest memes, the wolf on the turtle. You can use anything to create it, such as an illustration, digital art, puppets, etc. Share your projects with #wolfonturtle. Thanks to Gentle Hunt for creating the original Wolf on a Turtle meme! Also, thanks to Stalk Jimbo for this awesome Minecraft Wolf on a Turtle. The next contest is coming sometime in March!!
Today you are challenged to record a 15 second introduction video while impersonating a famous character or celebrity, just make sure that it is someone that most people will know. If you want you can even wear a costume. Share your project with #impersonation. This also can complete the Perform an Impersonation challenge for the Actor skill. The next contest is coming sometime in March!!
Today's daily challenge is to answer the question "If you could make one rule that everyone in the world had to follow, what would it be and why?". You are to share your answer in a video (whoops! I did a picture...), and tag it with #worldrule. The next contest it coming sometime in March!!
Today you are challenged to create a musical instrument on Scratch that other people are able to use. You can use clips from songs, music notes, or just random sounds to create your own instrument! Share a screenshot of it with #scratchmusic, and don't forget to put the link to it in the comments! This can also complete the Make a Musical Instrument challenge for the new Scratch skill! The next contest is coming sometime in March!
You have been challenged to create an interactive game in Scratch. You can make an adventure game, a sports game, a word game, a role-playing game, or any other type of game you can think of. Share your project with #scratchgame, and don't forget to leave the link to it! This also completes the Make an Interactive Game challenge for the new Scratcher skill!! The next contest is coming sometime in March!
Today you are challenged to recreate the DIY logo with whatever materials you have. You can create a drawing of DIY, a redo of the paw, or anything else you can think of. Share your project with #diylogo. Credit for the inspiration for the challenge and sand art goes to Apoppy. Congratulations to totes adorbs for winning the Daily DIY Mythical Creature contest!
There will be no contest during the month of February, but we will have a new contest in March! Daily ChallengeToday you are challenged to create a video telling everyone what you want to be when you grow up. It can be a job that already exists, one that is made up, or one that you think may exist in the future. Share your project with #whenigrowup. The picture above was made by H Bomb. Indiana's ChallengeToday Indiana has also challenged you to sing like an opera star (wherever you are). Share your project with #operastar. Want to see Indiana's video? Click here! Only two days left to join the #dailydiymythicalcreature contest!!
Today you are challenged to create a comic that is related to DIY. It can be an explanation for a project that took you a while to create, an epic fail, or about an interaction you had with one of your friends on DIY. Share your project with #diycomic. You could have a chance to be featured on Explore! The comic above is credited to 77pixels. Don't forget to join the #dailydiymythicalcreature contest!!
Today's daily challenge revolves around the snowstorm on the upper East Coast. You are challenged to choose any challenge from the Yeti skill to do, then share your project with #blizzardof2015. If you aren't on the East Coast, there are other Yeti skills that do not require snow. Of course you can submit your project to complete the challenge that is on the Yeti skill. Another way to spend your snow day is joining the #dailydiymythicalcreature contest!!
Daily ChallengeToday you are challenged to manipulate an image in Photoshop, GIMP, or any other thing like that. Share your projects with #alterimage. This can also be submitted to complete the Alter and Image challenge for the Meme Hacker skill. The picture is credited to Skate Frere. Report the News on Pizza VisionFour days ago, Hippogryph shared a project informing everyone on DIY that they can report the news on a special episode of Pizza Vision. Share a video (with #pizzanews) of you telling a story as a newscaster. It can be true or fictional. You can film it at your house or "in the field", but make sure that it is one minute or less. DIY will edit the videos to create the episode. So far only three projects have been submitted. Want to check out the video? Click here! Don't forget to join the #dailydiymythicalcreature contest!!
Weekend ChallengeThis weekend you are challenged to use some of your old LEGOs to make a useful tool. You can make iPhone stands, tape dispensers, or camera dollies. You could even make a selfie stick. Share your project with #legobricktool. Maybe your project could be featured on Explore. DIY's New Contest and Old Contest WinnersThe winners of the #whatiscolor contest are Emma Shoe, Evil Eye, and Forte. The newest contest is to create a lightpainting. You can either take a still photo, or take multiple ones and make them into an animation. Need some help? Click here is how to make a light painting with a DSLR, or you can click here to learn how to do it using the Light Paint app. But don't forget to share your project with #lightpaintingcontest. Put it in the comments (not the title) so it will appear on the hashtag page. The contest ends on February 1st, and the winner will be announced on February 6th. If you project is a photograph, you can use it to complete the Make Trick Photography challenge for the Photography skill. The Daily Challenges
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Today's daily challenge is to yodel, as randomly chosen by the newest DIY employee, Head Tape. Share your project with #yodel. This can also be submitted to complete the Yodel challenge for the Vocalist skill. Also, the results from the #whatiscolor contest will be released on Friday, along with a new contest from DIY! Don't forget to join the #dailydiymythicalcreature contest!!
Today's Daily ChallengeToday you were challenged to learn about what can be used as fuel in a nearby forest. You then were to gather what you found, and share a photo with details about your collection with #forestfuel. This project can also be submitted to complete the Harvest Fuel From the Forest challenge for the Forester skill. Yesterday's Daily ChallengeCompletely customize your archery experience by creating your own bow! Shoot some arrows with your custom bow and post a video: https://diy.org/skills/archer/challenges/1795/build-a-bow Don't forget to join the #dailydiymythicalcreature contest!!
Daily ChallengeDay two in the post-apocalyptic world, you are getting a bit hungry. You should make a solar cooker. To make your own basic solar cooker use a cardboard box (pizza boxes work pretty good) and some aluminum foil. Share your project with #solarcooker. You can also submit your project to complete the Build a Solar Cooker challenge for the Solar Engineer skill. Want to join a post-apocalyptic role play? Check out one by Larkin here!! Pizzachu's PlaylistPizzachu has started a list of challenges based on a theme that she called Pizzachu's Playlist. Here are the first two challenges she has released.
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This week's daily challenges will have to with planning out how you would survive in a post-apocalyptic world. A zombie invasion (or a series of natural disasters) has led to the loss of eletrcical power, a food and water shortage, and no shelters. Today, you will need to gather supplies to make a survival kit. Share your project with #survivalkit. You can also submit your project to complete the Assemble a First Aid Kit challenge for the Medic skill. Don't forget to join the #dailydiymythicalcreature contest!!
So sorry about the delay for these... The wifi stopped working at my house. Today's Daily ChallengeToday you are challenged to create a pen and paper game. Don't forget a set of rules! Share your project with #penandpaper. This also completes the Make a Pen and Paper Game challenge for the Game Designer skill. Yesterday's Daily ChallengeYesterday's daily challenge was to create an illusion by drawing something and using it in a photo. You were to share your project with #illusion. It also completes the Take an Effects Photo challenge for the Special Effect Wizard skill. Tuesday's Daily ChallengeTuesday's daily challenge was to create come origami. You were to share your project with #origami that could have gotten your creation featured on explore. This completed the Learn to Fold Origami challenge for the Papercrafter skill. Monday's Daily ChallengeOn Monday, you were challenged to design your own monster. You were to tag your project with #monster. It completed the Draw a Monster challenge for the Illustrator skill. This week, the daily challenges should all be able to be done at school. You can suggest an idea to one of the mods (but they may already have the ideas they need). There will be a contest coming out tomorrow! I will be posting both an article on it and something on my DIY portfolio.
Also the DIY contest winner will be announced, along with a new contest!! Today you have been challenged to create a funny skit in five seconds. You will need to use your time wisely to make your project end up hilarious. Share your project with #5secondskit. Your project may end up on explore! Your project can also be submitted for the Film a 5 Second Skit challenge for the Meme Hacker skill. Want to suggest a contest? Click here to find out more!!
First, I would like to say sorry for not adding these sooner, my cousins were visiting. Yesterday's Daily ChallengeThis week, all of the daily challenges will have a challenge related to Dr. Who. Yesterday, you were challenged to create a Dr. Who prop using any material. You were to share it with #drwhoprop. It also completed the Make a Prop challenge for the Superfan skill. Monday's Daily ChallengeOn Monday, the challenge was to create a crossover between your favorite Dr. Who character(s) with another character, book, movie, TV show, etc. that you love. You were to share your project with #crossover. It also completed the Create a Crossover challenge for the Superfan skill. If you aren't a fan of/don't watch Dr. Who, you could have created a crossover between your two favorite fandoms and still tag it with #crossover. Suggest a Contest!!Now on the contest page, you can go to the suggest a contest page! You can come up with the contest name, idea, and hashtag. Not all contest ideas will be used. A new contest is coming soon! Keep your eyes open for it!
Daily ChallengeThis week is Holiday Hacker themed challenges week. Today, use your holiday leftovers for a new snack or meal. Share your video or photo with #leftovers. This project can also be submitted for the Recycle Leftovers challenge for the Holiday Hacker skill. #dailydiychristmas Contest WinnersFIRST PLACE: Congratulations to Ethan5277! Their project, Christmas Tree, was really creative. Because it is a video, I can only provide a link, but please click here to view it. SECOND PLACE:
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Thank you everyone for entering. If you would like to view all the entries, click here.
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