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Featuring over 75 patterns for wooden toys with safe, natural finishes, it's easy to get away from the plastic and mass-produced and give a child playthings that encourage creativity and imagination. Erin Freutchel-Dearing, a stay-at-home mum who taught herself how to make toys without any prior woodworking experience, shows, with step-by-step instructions, how to make cute and creative wooden toys for children using just a scroll saw, a palm sander and a drill. Explore more than 75 charming designs in Fairytale, Forest, Farm, Ocean, and City themes: Ocean wave stacker, Fairytale princess, 4-piece bunny family, 15 parent and baby animal pairs, including seahorses, cows, and squirrels, Vehicles, including a tractor, boat and airplane. Instructions on creating natural and non-toxic colourful finishes are included. Sidebars throughout the book explain how to incorporate open-ended Waldorf-style elements into your child's play. These captivating wooden toys will encourage a child's creativity by helping them set a scene with a backdrop, characters and accessories, the rest is up to them!
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Erin Freutchel-Dearing is a stay-at-home mom with two young children. Concerns about the safety of her children's toys, as well as the low level of play and imagination they were promoting, led her to purchase a scroll saw on Craigslist and learn to make wooden toys from scratch. She began selling her creative, colourful and child-safe toys on Etsy.com. She was chosen from over 2000 applicants to become a part of Etsy's 25-member Second Community Council and represents the areas of toys and woodworking.
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Fun, easy to make toys
11 May 2012
Format:Paperback
My husband and I have enjoyed using this book to create toys for our daughter. It has been a fun family project. I love the author's designs, and the book sparked ideas for many other designs as well. It's easy to customize the toys to any child's interests. The directions are easy to follow. I especially like the instructions on how to use natural dyes and beeswax finish. Best of all, these toys are great for boys AND girls and don't involve marketing of any brands.
Lovely book!
19 April 2012
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Got this book to make things with my kids. It's simple and inspiring... I'm not a wood worker and feel like I can do each of these. My kids like to look at the book and pick what toys they want.
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For toy makers with no experience
4 Feb 2012
Format:Paperback
In a time of rushing about, many parents are looking toward natural wooden toys for their children, free of toxic chemicals, flashing lights, and obnoxious sounds. Studies have shown that simple toys encourage more creative play from children, making simple wooden toys or handmade cloth desirable. For many, the cost of lovely wooden toys is prohibitive and making the toys is a daunting idea for individuals without any wood working experience.
In her book Natural Wooden Toys: 75 Easy-to-Make and Kid-Safe Designs to Inspire Imaginations & Creative Play, Erin Freuchtel-Dearing has broken down the process of making your own wooden toys, from tool selection to natural dyes and sealing. With full color illustrations and numerous patterns which can be copied and used, the book is a great resource for non-wood workers who would like to make simple wooden toys for children. Waldorf education and philosophy are mentioned briefly toward the beginning of the book but the designs and information are applicable to anyone with a desire to make natural toys.
Disclaimer: A copy of this book was provided by the publisher.
In her book Natural Wooden Toys: 75 Easy-to-Make and Kid-Safe Designs to Inspire Imaginations & Creative Play, Erin Freuchtel-Dearing has broken down the process of making your own wooden toys, from tool selection to natural dyes and sealing. With full color illustrations and numerous patterns which can be copied and used, the book is a great resource for non-wood workers who would like to make simple wooden toys for children. Waldorf education and philosophy are mentioned briefly toward the beginning of the book but the designs and information are applicable to anyone with a desire to make natural toys.
Disclaimer: A copy of this book was provided by the publisher.
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