Small and powerful laser diodes are getting cheaper and cheaper, and there are a few commercial products that give anyone the ability to cut paper and vinyl with a computer-controlled cutting machi… ...

A couple of viewers asked us to test the cutter after seeing videos of it in action on Facebook and Instagram. We ordered the green cylinder for $12 from a company called Ownest on Amazon.

I did lessons with shapes that I cut on the paper cutter. I had the children identify the shapes, then make a design out of it. For instance, I would give the children four black circles, two red ...