62 Projects to Make with a Dead Computer: (And Other Discarded Electronics)

I stumbled on this book some time back and thought it was a good idea.

I've dabbled with making insects out of computer chips, name tags out of circuit boards and so on so this appealed.

You can buy it online from Amazon.

With school holidays coming up (aren't they always?) and the council no longer taking our e-waste away, you can combine the two to fight boredom!

From Amazon and the Back Cover:

"Don't trash it -- Transform it!

It's irresistible geek chic: 62 projects with step-by-step instructions for repurposing old computers, cell phones, scanners, mp3 players-even that nest of useless cables and drawer full of meaningless remotes. There are fashion projects: RAM Money Clip, Capacitor Earrings. Arts and crafts projects: Mouse Pencil Sharpener. Gadget goodness: USB Destop Fan, Postindustrial Nightlight. And great toys, like My First Squiggle Bot and Mr. Resistor Man. Includes the basic tools and techniques for working with electronics and a full-color insert that shows the finished projects."