Havens helps home sewers create adorable soft toys whose looks fall somewhere between classically cute and Japanese modern and which can be extensively customized.
What do you get when you combine a large appliance box, a garbage bag, tape, a craft knife, and markers? A mini car wash for toddlers, of course This series is a teacher's dream You'll find more creative ways to use a tube sock, milk carton, and other inexpensive things found around the house than you ever imagined. Create unique, exciting toys and props to help children learn in appropriate ways. Don't recycle that cereal box . . . reuse it to make a simple puzzle Each age-appropriate "Making Toys "book will make you look at the everyday items around you in a whole new way.
Mechanical toys transcend categories of age with their universal appeal. Whether the mechanism is hidden or revealed, simple or complex, the cycle of movement allows you to simply turn a handle and see the magic work. Making Mechanical Toys explains how to make these wonderful and fascinating toys through a variety of bright and exciting projects. 17 original "gallery" mechanical toys have been designed and made especially for this book, which includes step-by-step instructions with over a 140 color photographs and plans for making the toys. Advice on tools and materials, priming and painting, and tricks of the trade draw upon the author’s wide experience.
• Easy-to-make wooden action toys and games that whiz, spin, pop, and fly. • 33 projects for exciting contraptions that illustrate STEAM principles (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics). • Great family activities for children and parents to complete together. • Projects feature step-by-step instructions, detailed patterns, color photography, tools and materials lists, and instructions for using the finished product. • Includes toy-making basics, time saving tips, and how-to advice for working with small children.
Perfect for intermediate to advanced scroll sawyers looking to practice their skills and create nostalgic toys and collectibles All projects contain complete plans, measured drawings, and parts lists Other wooden toy and car projects include a Ford Model A pickup, a 1932 Buick sedan, a flatbed trailer, and a van trailer Contains step-by-step instructions and photography on building a Peterbilt truck featured project A timeless guide for woodworkers and scroll sawyers to create vintage toy trucks and cars