Wooden Toys

Chippo1 · Post by **Chippo1** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:04 pm

Was sitting in my garage this afternoon bit bored and wondered if any one has made toys in the past or is indeed in the process of doing so ?

Any way I collected some off cuts of softwood and made a load of building blocks 40 x 40 x 40, think I might make a storage box for them to. For the grand son

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wine~o · Post by **wine~o** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:18 pm

I made a wooden car once
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It wooden't go.

(I'll get my coat)

Chippo1 · Post by **Chippo1** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:25 pm

It needed filling

OchAye · Post by **OchAye** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:58 pm

wine~o wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:18 pm I made a wooden car once
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Someone else (not him) made London buses. He won't go either (politely any way).

OchAye · Post by **OchAye** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:59 pm

Chippo1 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:04 pm Any way I collected some off cuts of softwood and made a load of building blocks 40 x 40 x 40, think I might make a storage box for them to. For the grand son

Sand the edges first and then paint them in different colours (child safe). That will keep you busy until spring

Chippo1 · Post by **Chippo1** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 7:52 am

Sod painting them , that sounds like torture and there are limits to the amount of self abuse I will endure. Natural is the way to go

Some one suggested Jenga as another idea.

Chippo1 · Post by **Chippo1** » Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:03 am

Did add some letters and made a box

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wine~o · Post by **wine~o** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 5:41 pm

Nice.

Dave54 · Post by **Dave54** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 6:48 pm

Yes, they're great.

He'll have a good bit of fun with those,.
I remember playing time and again to my blocks (bought at Woolies I think) when I was little.

Chippo1 · Post by **Chippo1** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 8:30 pm

There seems to be lots of people in the US making these for their kids and comments that they are not only fun but educational to!

Just like a pile of empty cardboard boxes.