How to make a bobsled out of wood – DIY vintage bobsled
How to make a bobsled out of wood There are two ways of building a bob-sled. One way is to knock together a pair of coasters out of any sort of material that happens to be at hand, and connect…
Category Wooden Toy Plans
Aeolian harp plans – build your own harp
What is an aeolian harp - This simple little musical instrument derives its name from Aeolus, god of the winds, who is said to have lived at Stromboli.
How to make Bow and Arrow – Traditional Archery DIY
How to make Bow and Arrow – Authorities claim that the best materials from which to make bows are mulberry, sassafras, Southern cedar, black locust, black walnut, apple, and slippery elm, in the order named; but if a boy selects…
Jack in the Box – How to Make a Jack in the Box Toy
DIY Jack-in-the-Box Toy (For Kids) 🧒 Age Group 6–10 years (adult help recommended for cutting) 🧰 Materials Needed Empty tissue box or small cardboard box with a lid Paper cup or toilet paper roll Spring (from an old pen) or…
Homemade Doll Furniture – How to Make Dolls House Furniture
The metal furniture which you can buy is very pretty when it is new, but this new appearance does not last long after it has come into a youngster’s possession, for the pieces are very slender and delicate, and thus…
Toy Stable Plans – A Homemade Toy Stable
A Homemade Toy Stable – If you prefer a garage instead of this stable, you may omit the stalls, and make one or two large windows in the rear wall in place of the small high windows shown. Fig.…
Wooden Doll House Plans – How to Make a Wooden Doll House
How to Make a Wooden Doll House – There is nothing more interesting to build than a doll-house, and the construction is within the ability of the average girl. If brother is willing to lend a hand with the carpenter…
Shooting Gallery Game for Kids – Homemade Shooting Gallery
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 for a winter’s evening or stormy afternoon. Excerpt from: HOME-MADE TOYS FOR GIRLS AND…
Cricket Rattle Toy – Wooden Toy Plans
A Cricket-rattle is about the liveliest form of rattle ever devised (Fig. 114). After constructing one for your sister or brother, you probably will decide to make one for yourself. Fig. 114.—Whirling the Cricket-rattle makes it chirp. For this…
Jumping Jack Toy – Wooden Toy Plans
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 made. The peaked hat is half a spool tapered down from the end to the…