Making Toys that Teach


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Photographs and step-by-step instructions explain how to build toys that teach children basic motor skills, color matching, organizing by size and shape, and problem solving.




Making Toys for Preschool Children


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This series is a teacher's dream--create unique toys and props using everyday, inexpensive materials.




Making Heirloom Toys


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Provides detailed drawings and patterns, parts lists, construction photographs, and step-by-step instructions for making twenty-two wooden toys




Natural Wooden Toys


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Featuring over 75 patterns for wooden toys with safe, natural finishes, this book makes it easy to get away from the plastic and mass-produced and give a child playthings that encourage creativity and imagination




Made to Play!


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Delight young children and encourage play through unique handmade toys. From sewn and stuffed musical instruments to interlocking paper building blocks and wooden animal figurines, the projects in this book are meant to encourage open-ended play. Organized by kid-loving subjects, the toys here follow the themes of Zoo; House; Blocks, Cars & Trucks; Dress-Up; Music; and Art. Overall, the projects here are meant to stimulate imagination, build confidence through success and enjoyment, and enhance the bond between family and friends through the creation of unique, artistic handmade toys and crafts. The thirty-five projects in this book include a variety of crafts, from drawing to sewing and light woodworking. The toys presented here are made out of wonderfully tactile materials—repurposed fabrics, wood, and paper—and invite opportunities for creative and imaginative play. Every project is easy to complete, made with accessible materials, and requires little time to make. The projects are simple enough that endless variation can come from the making of each, leaving enough room for you to make the item to suit your own personal interests. With a design aesthetic that is clean, simple, and modern, each project is presented with full-color photos and hand-drawn instructional illustrations and templates. Projects include: • Modern Doll House and Doll House Furniture • Portable Zoo Animals • Abstract Vertical Puzzle • Wooden Nature Scene • Bottle-Cap Tambourine • Exploration Cape • Modern Alphabet Game • Shadow Puppet Theater • And more!




Teach Yourself to Make Soft Toys


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Teach Yourself to Make Soft Toys will enable you to create a wide array of kids' toys, from scaly snakes and creepy spiders to fuzzy ducklings and cuddly lambs.




Making Toys


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Want to learn exactly how to get started Making Toys and learn what the pros do? Discover The Secrets For Successful Toy Making That Teach You How to Delight Your Child And Others Every Time...Even As A Beginner! Just Follow The Instructions And You'll Be Turning Out Toys Like A Pro In No Time! Are you ready to get started on your delightful and fulfilling journey to becoming a skilled toy maker? Yes? Then let's get started! All too often a budding toy maker will rush right out, buy the first craft kit they see at the craft store, grab some materials and tools and head right into their workshop for a weekend of creative fun. Sadly, the experience is usually less than positive. Often the toy ends up breaking or looks so horrible that not even the dog will play with it. All that effort has achieved nothing and the toy ends up in the bin. It is worse still when maybe the child likes the toy and proudly shows it off to his friends, only to have it scorned and scoffed at. They are so hurt that it can make them lose their friends and their confidence - not to mention you losing your own. Before you know it you have decided against trying again and thus you lose the opportunity to let your creative side flow. Instead, you stifle your creativity and find something else to do because you are never willing to try making toys again. It doesn't have to be like that. You can learn the basics of toy making and take it to whatever destination you desire. Maybe you can even set up a home business doing it. You can do it with your own copy of "Toy Making." You Can Get Started Right Away "Toy Making" gives you everything you need to get started. Not only will you learn where to access the right patterns for your needs, you will learn also learn how to find materials that do not cost the earth. Here's more: Are You Mentally Prepared for Making Toys? It's not all elves and Santa. Making toys requires perseverance and discipline to get it right. Different Kinds of Toys to Make. What you make will usually depend on your interests and skills. But you can easily learn new skills and make something that you may never have thought you could. Learn more inside. Making Sure Those Toys are Safe is Important. No one likes a toy that breaks the first time it is played with. Nor one that hurts. Making your toys safe for children is an important part of your learning experience. How You Can Help Your Child's Development with the Right Toys. There are different kinds of toys; each one helps your child to develop in some way or another. It's not all about having fun, but learning as well. What you make may depend on what you want your child to learn. We want "Toy Making" to be an absolute 100% no-brainer for you. That's why you can order your copy with complete peace of mind. Tag: making toy cars, making toy swords, making toys, making toys for cats, making toys for dogs, making toys for infants and toddlers, making toys for kids, making toys heirloom toys to make in wood, making toys in wood, making toys that teach




Making Tiny Toys in Wood


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"Miniature woodworking for maximum enjoyment. Create delightful holiday ornaments that double as small toys with this easy-to-follow guidebook. Making Tiny Toys in Wood provides full-size patterns and step-by-step instructions for 15 working miniature masterpieces. From tugboats and tractors to windmills and wagons, these nostalgic moving toys make great Christmas decorations as well as keepsake gifts for family and friends. They're a great way to reuse and repurpose scrap wood, and require only minimal painting. All you need is a scroll saw, a drill, and some glue to create memorable heirloom collectibles. Make your own collectible toy holiday ornaments: 15 full-size patterns and step-by-step instructions ; Charming mini toys with moving parts ; Easy scrill saw projects that don't take a lot of wood or tools ; Great way to reuse and repurpose scrap wood ; Make great keepsake gifts." -- back cover.




Teach Me to Talk


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Create a Home of Learning


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Children learn while they play! Transform your home into a home of learning- using materials and concepts offered in our online masters class and training materials. This content has been developed and used by early childhood practitioners and educators for generations, now available to you with your children!By leveraging combined experience, knowledge, and practical application typically used and implemented in accredited preschool settings you can create your own home of learning!Understanding how children play and the right toys to provide, will transform the life of your children and open the world of learning and discovery right in your home. Each person who cares for a child can set up and facilitate a rich environment and use the simple techniques offered in this class.Review by Cecile Tousignant, M.Ed (30 years experience in early childhood) "An incredible resource for any caregiver with a young child. Author Jodi Dee took decades of research and knowledge and condensed it into a simple to follow format to implement in a home setting. Such a rich guide with beautiful authentic pictures, easy to follow instructions, lists of materials and activities! A timeless and powerful resource."