These stick ponies, sometimes known as hobby horses, are ideal for horseplay. Your young cowboy or cowgirl will enjoy them for hours. From lumber that is 3/4 inch thick, all sections can be made. Parts drawings for both projects are included in the blueprints.
The wheels in the foot of this innovative pull-toy turtle truck allow it to roll. For the turtle's shell, four layers of colourful geometric shaped wood blocks join together in the truck bed. The entire project was constructed out of 3/4-inch thick lumber.
Make just four different front and rear halves and several tops and let the kids combine them in different ways to make dozens of different cars. Parts fit together on 3/8 inch dowels. Easy to build f...
Feed marbles into his head and watch the birds go up and down as each marble rolls down the chute. A fun and fascinating project inspired by the birds that eat bugs off real crocodiles. Inexpensive to...
Works with either marbles or gumballs! Drop the ball in the turtles cheek and hold the maze in both hands. Tilt and move the turtle around to guide the ball through the maze and drop out the end. Make...
Can you find the hole that matches the elephant? Great for developing hand-eye coordination. Top lifts off for easy access to animals. Make it from 3/4 inch stock. All patterns drawn FULL SIZE.
Learning numbers, colors and shapes is fun with this box of puzzle blocks. Animal shapes fit into their matching blocks and then can be arranged inside the storage box. Easy to make from 3/4 inch pine...
Kids love construction toys, especially those with moving parts. They can raise and lower this bulldozer's blade, just like the real thing. Simple construction but lots of fun. Measures 8-1/2 inches long. All patterns drawn full size.
Keep a few in your pocket, we call them pocket automobiles. Give one away to a youngster whenever you sees one around town. It is easy to create and a terrific way to utilize up 3/4-inch thick wood waste.
Make this car unique by adding our child's name! The alphabet's right and left side letters are the same size, making them interchangeable. On both sides of the car, the name will read correctly. FULL SIZE PLANS ARE DRAWN.
This alligator pull toy features a xylophone as part of its design, which your kids will appreciate. This melodic alligator will be the most popular of all the pull toys. FULL SIZE patterns are drawn. The length is 24 inches.
Fill Grampa's hat with small gumballs, then turn the chamber dowel in the brim of his hat, and a gumball will fall through his face! For more gum ball dropping fun, turn the knobs on his back to turn his eyes, nose, and whiskers.
Just wait until you show your kids or grandkids this amazing vanish trick. You construct this unique novelty box out of 1/2-inch plywood. The vanish box functions in the same way as some of the larger illusions.
Two participants battle to see who can get all ten of their marbles down the track to the bottom and into the winner's box first. Each player begins by placing one marble at a time into the highest ramp.
Learning letters, colors and shapes is fun with this puzzle box. Animals and other shapes fit into the corresponding blocks and can be placed in storage boxes. Thickness 1 3/8 inch x Height 19 1/4 inch x Length 22 3/4 inch.
Hinged cribbage board folds up for easy transport. Compartment holds a deck of cards and cribbage pegs. All patterns drawn FULL SIZE. Approximately 5-3/4 inches long x 1-1/2 inches thick when closed.
This game, also known by the name of Shut-the-Box, is easy to play and a great deal of fun. Opponents take turns rolling a pair of dice and flipping the levers to cover up the numbers corresponding to the numbers of the dice roll.
The mystery box illusion is one of the easiest magic tricks to perform yet one of the most baffling of all magic illusions. Because it is mechanical (it works by itself - no sleight of hand required) it is perfect for first time magicians or anyone just getting into magic.
This plan shows the secrets to making the logs, roof and all other parts. Kids will love to stack all the parts to build this log house.
Display favorite wildlife without having to hunt it down! You can make the decorative trophy version or the coat rack version.