When you defend a snow-fort, or “snow-trench” to be modern, you not only want to keep the enemy’s attacking party at a distance by well-a’…
How to make a cardboard airplane that flies far – To make a Sling-Shot Glider, Cut stick A (Fig. 485) of the proportions shown, and…
Fun activity for your kids at home: Take a square of paper or cardboard, and cut it into four pieces, as shown. Now try to…
Backyard fun for kids – Animated Giraffe – The Giraffe is one of the rarest of animals, and very few are to be found in…
Fun activities for kids outside – The Elephant is one of the oldest forms of animated animals, and is at the same time one of…
Lay out the form of the capital letter Q with coins on a table and ask someone in the audience to select a number and…
Ring Throwing Game – The board for this game is made of a cover from an old candy or lard pail, washed and painted black.…
This interesting toy, with its funny animal targets, and a harmless pistol with which to shoot at them, will provide an endless amount of fun…
A Toy Jumping-Jack is always amusing, and Fig. 110 shows a simply constructed home-made model. You will see by Fig. 113 how the figure is…
How to Make a Whirligig – Excerpt from: HOME-MADE TOYS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS BOOKS BY A. NEELY HALL / LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.,…