Slotted Building Discs
While reading the December issue of Art Forum Magazine, I came across a brilliant Damián Ortega sculpture made of tortillas. Of course I immediately wished I could play with them. So I scanned some...
View ArticleWooden Slot Animal
I’ve always liked the simplicity of things that fit together with slots. Yesterday I made this little wooden toy. I think I should make more animals with interchangeable pieces so people could make...
View ArticleWooden Slot Animals Set
Yesterday I made some more wooden animals so there would be a complete set. The parts are interchangeable, so it’s possible to make many different creatures. I had a lot of fun trying them out before...
View ArticleCardboard Velcro Dolls for Harper’s Bazaar
Harper’s Bazaar Magazine asked me if I could make a craft for their bi-annual Bazaar Junior supplement in Singapore. Cool! I just got it in the mail. The magazine is beautiful and filled with amazing...
View ArticleBranch Trees
We’ve been having some more windy days with small sticks falling into our yard. So I took a piece of scrap board and drilled some holes into it and made a little forest building toy. It was fun...
View ArticleFlower Building Toy
My daughter loves flowers. And around the same time I thought of the branch tree idea, I came up with this flower building toy. I used some scrap wood and cut out shapes, then painted them. Then I...
View ArticleBuilding Fun with Nuts and Bolts
I was cleaning up my shop corner in the garage today and decided to select a few nuts, bolts, and other odds and ends for the kids to play around with. They’re always fascinated with screws and tools....
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