The top April 2016 DIY ideas highlight a number of innovations inspired by maker culture such as elaborate kits for cultivating a variety of foods from scratch and recipes for making organic beauty products at home.
Ahead of Easter 2016, the Ukrainian Museum in New York City is offering Easter egg decoration classes that will teach attendees how to make traditional Ukrainian Pysanky. The clever marketing move is a great way for the museum to entice new consumers by capitalizing on the obsession with DIY culture.
Separately, the Kraut Source Fermentation Kit is an all-inclusive DIY kit that enables the creation of homemade sauerkraut. Sauerkraut is just one example of a fermented foods that many consumers are learning to make on their own.
Top 25 DIY Ideas in April

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Bespoke Open-Source Chairs
The FABric Loungers Are Designed to Let Consumers Embrace DIY Culture

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Dual-Packaging Herb Kits
This Student Project is Designed to Promote Urban Gardening

23
Digital Craft Printers
The Brother 'ScanNCut 2' Cutting Scanner Machine Enables Customized Crafts
22
Weather-Reporting Footwear
This DIY Project Turns Your Converse Shoes Into Weather Reporters
21
Marbled Egg DIYs
This Easter Crafts are Customized with Colored Nail Polish
20
Homemade Post-Gym Bath Remedies
These DIY Bath Bombs Help You Relax and Sooth Tired Muscles
19
Post-Breakup Coloring Books
This Coloring Book is Designed to Help Users Overcome a Breakup
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Body Positive Coloring Books
This Coloring Book is Filled with Body Positive Illustrations
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Customizable Candle Subscriptions
The Busy Bee Candle Fragrance Club Includes Tiny Wax Melts
16
Colorful Cereal Cakes
This DIY Fruit Loop Cake Lets You Enjoy Sugary Cereal for Dessert
15
DIY Professional Drone Kits
The FireClouds AirFrame Kit Comes with Everything to Make a Drone
14
Robotic Component Kits
The 'PurpleKit' Home Robot Construction Kit Provides Components to DIY
13
DIY Cleansing Grains
The Creamy Rose Face-Cleansing Mix is for Sensitive or Dry Skin Types
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Small Batch Fermentation Kits
This Small Batch Fermentation Kit Makes Kimchi and Sauerkraut
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Easter Egg Decoration Workshops
This Workshop Teaches Participants How to Design Ukrainian Pysanky
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Recycled Towel Plant Pots
These DIY Plant Pots are Created Using Old Towels or Blankets
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Galactic Easter Eggs
Brit + Co's Galaxy Egg DIY Draws Inspiration from Outer Space
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Customizable Sock Kits
The Color-In Socks from Crayola Allow Consumers to Customize Their Hosiery
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DIY Remote-Control Hovercrafts
This DIY Hovercraft RC Vehicle Glides Over Snow and Possible Water
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Hands-On Museum Workshops
The Maker Club Teaches Children and Parents to Work with Their Hands
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Homemade Sauerkraut Kits
The Kraut Source Fermentation Kit Makes Natural Fermenting Easy
4
DIY Painted Coasters
This Tutorial Provides a Clever Way to Celebrate the Return of Spring
3
Bike-Inspired Lamps
This Customizable Bicycle Lamp Suits Design-Conscious Homes
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Veggie Fermenting Kits
This Vegetable Fermentation Kit Has Everything Needed to Get Started
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Crowdsourced City Guidebooks
The Connectors Society Created a Toolkit to Reclaim Your City
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