by Liska Myers | Jun 6, 2016 | DIY Toys, Featured, Wooden Toys
Inspired by the Montessori colour tablets, we decided to make our own gradient blocks. At first, I thought that they’d be a sturdier version of paint samples for creating a handmade gradient puzzle, but they actually turned out to be a very open-ended toy! This...
by Liska Myers | Jun 5, 2016 | Mother's & Father's Day, Seasonal
Father’s Day, Dad’s Birthday, Christmas – if kids are still young, sometimes they need help with a gift for Dad. Why not get something for their quality time together? This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience. Father’s Day...
by Liska Myers | Apr 11, 2016 | DIY Toys, Featured, Wooden Toys
For our son’s first birthday, we built him a toy wooden barn. Since then, it has gone through extensive play testing – indoors and outdoors, on both sides of the country. So we figured it’s high time we showed it and offered some guidelines to anyone...
by Liska Myers | Apr 4, 2016 | DIY Toys, Engineering Projects, Featured, Technology & Engineering, Wooden Toys
Boats hold a special romantic appeal, for kids as well as grown-ups. Add to this a little scientific experiment, and we have a winner – a balloon-powered boat! In this post, you’ll find a tutorial on how we made one. If you want to get one quickly, you can...
by Jeffrey Myers | Apr 2, 2016 | DIY Toys, Engineering Projects, Wooden Toys
Looking for a toy project that a kid can make, then give to a sibling or a friend as gift? Or the first woodworking project to make with dad? Here is our idea on how to make a simple wooden toy boat from a scrap of wood. This post contains Amazon affiliate links for...
by Liska Myers | Jan 27, 2016 | Winter, Wooden Toys
There are certain themes that seem inevitably popular among kids: dinosaurs, robots, and construction vehicles get a pretty universal love from the young generation. Boys are known for their adoration of vehicles, but there are plenty of girls who cannot walk past a...
by Liska Myers | Sep 21, 2015 | Autumn, Nature crafts, Outdoors, Spring
Inspiration for making art can sometimes strike unexpectedly and in unusual places. Who would have thought that a stump can turn into a canvas for creating beautiful nature portraits of our family? The idea came to my two-year-old, and I had nothing to do but follow...
by Liska Myers | Sep 14, 2015 | DIY Toys, Wooden Toys
What kid doesn’t like making noise? Throw a few old instruments their way and and you will soon have something approximating music! If your instruments haven’t done anything to deserve being passed off on a toddler, or if you just don’t have any,...
by Liska Myers | Aug 25, 2015 | DIY Toys, Engineering Projects, Featured, Wooden Toys
Do you want to make a wood robot toy? Or maybe looking for the first woodworking project for kids? Try this one! One morning, while our son was still sleeping, a surprise guest climbed onto his windowsill… “Wake up, Buddy! Look who’s here!” The...
by Liska Myers | Jun 17, 2015 | DIY Toys, Other Toys
It all started with a thump. I turned around and saw breadsticks scattering all over the kitchen floor and my son looking a little guilty with an empty plastic bag. We started collecting the breadsticks back. That is, I was doing that, and when I looked at Budster,...
by Liska Myers | Jun 8, 2015 | DIY Toys, Outdoors, Wooden Toys
After a long and snowy winter, our backyard looked desolate, but we didn’t feel discouraged. Instead, we embraced the chance to give it a makeover. In no time, dreaming and planning was in full swing. “Here we’ll put a sandbox, and there’ll be...
by Liska Myers | Mar 9, 2015 | Easter, Seasonal
If you like decorating eggs for Easter, this craft tutorial will show you how to paint eggs as a couple of cute owls! I am not what you would call “a big owl fan”. If I ever felt connection with any animals, that would be foxes. But somehow owls keep...
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