Kategoria BISAC: Crafts & Hobbies >> Toymaking - General

Once upon a time there was a perfect little how-to guide to knitting toys...and it taught knitters just like you how to easily recreate traditional characters from best-loved tales...characters such as Humpty-Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, Jack and Jill, plus delightful animals that children know and love including five little ducks, and five little monkeys. This is no tall tale...yes, it's true...it's a book called Knitted Nursery Rhymes...and you'll love it, through and through

This charming guidebook brings you 15 adorable nursery rhyme toy...

Origami author Andrew Dewar rediscovered his childhood love of paper airplanes in Japan working with Yasuaki Ninomiya (creator of the famous White Wings planes). His designs are incredibly easy to assemble and his book not only explains how to make the origami planes, but how to tune them for better performance. He also gives tips on designing your own paper airplane models. All the paper folds are easy enough to be origami-for-kids projects and are a great way to learn Origami.

The helpful instruction...

Minecraft is an incredibly popular game with young people and adults. Its open-ended nature encourages exploration and creativity. Teachers and schools have adopted it as a educational tool, and Microsoft has started an initiative called MinecraftEdu to support it as a tool for educators. One of the types of blocks found in Minecraft is called "redstone," and it acts as the Minecraft equivalent of electricity. Within the game, players can use redstone and other components to craft "contraptions" that work like real-world electronics. Make: Minecraft to Maker: Redstone in Real Life is a fun...

Sew super cute rag dolls and their gorgeous clothes to make the perfect present for little girls. There's one basic doll sewing pattern which you can then alter to personalize your doll's hair and eye color and hair style Then choose from a range of fabulous different themed outfits and accessories to complete your uniquely charming doll--including a ballerina doll, a bedtime doll and a fairy doll All instructions are suitable for intermediate to experienced sewers and include full-sized templates for the doll, clothes and accessories.

Corinne Crasbercu is a dressmaking specialist...

Sewing soft dolls has never been easier with these adorable patterns from Gingermelon designer Shelly Down

The eagerly anticipated first book by popular toy designer Shelly Down, My Felt Doll shows sewers of all abilities how to make adorable soft dolls using the most basic of materials and skills.

With just felt sheets and a handful of simple notions, you will learn how to sew the simple yet delightful doll pattern and then discover 11 imaginative variations on the design, plus over 40 accompanying accessories - from a mermaid to a witch, from a princess to a superhero...

Gorgeous new collection of huggable creatures from fabulous toy designer Melly McNeice. Mums and grannies alike will love the designs for fantasy creatures including scary monsters and mystical unicorns, which will capture their imaginations as much as their children.

Sewers will adore the bright, modern fabrics Melly uses for her colorful designs and won't be able to resist the simple but effective patterns that are fun and easy to sew. They will love making the pretty mermaid for their daughter to cuddle up with at bedtime, or the friendly dragon who will protect them while they...

Making fun & imaginative wooden toys on the scroll saw is child s play with this book Author Erin Freuchtel-Dearing, a stay-at-home mom who taught herself to make toys without any prior woodworking experience, shows how to make 75 simple and charming wooden toys using just a scroll saw and a few simple tools. Her toys are so easy to make that your children can help to create and decorate them too.

Noted paper engineer Sam Ita has deconstructed and reengineered a collection of paper airplane projects to create a series of innovative, never-before-seen folding patterns. Sam kept the step-by-step folding instructions straightforward enough for even beginners to get in on the fun. With the included instructional DVD and enough custom-designed folding paper to make 56 planes, this kit has everything you need to get these fresh flyers soaring in no time at all.

This paper...

You don't need to be an expert crafter or arty creative type to enjoy making things with your young children. Mini Makers will give you the ideas and inspiration to explore the hugely rewarding world of making and creating together. Paint, draw, print, cut, stick, sew, and bake your way through these many projects with your little helpers. From messy potato prints to painting a cardboard boat and recreating a teddy bears' picnic, there is plenty to get hands messy and faces smiling.

Designed to encourage crafting together, grown-ups can create the basic...

These 12 paper planes are easy to build--you simply pop-out the paper parts, fold where indicated, and staple them. Then the fun begins The powerful rubber band catapult in the kit launches the planes straight up in the air, above the treetops--from where they glide gracefully back down to earth.

Awesome paper planes include:

• The sci-fi inspired Thunder Bird is a technological marvel and an incredibly easy plane to assemble
• The colorful Dragonfly has a unique...