The difference between a good toy and great one is the ability to entertain--and instruct--a child at the same time. The author, a woodworker with a graduate degree in Curriculum and Instructional Materials, combines his skills to show parents which toys are most effective for early childhood education, and then he gives them all the information they need to build those toys themselves. Nine fun projects--from Pattern Blocks and Dominos to a Puzzle Train--will get little ones learning--without them even realizing it!
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This is just the book I was hoping to find. The projects are fun to make and fun to play with. I was especially hoping to find plans for some unit building blocks for my grandkids for Christmas, and I just finished making the set from this book. I couldn't keep my wife away from them; she kept playing with them before they were finished! The plans are very detailed and easy to understand. The equipment needed is usually pretty basic, and there's a list of all the tools needed for each project. I'm anxious to get to work on some more of the toys. I don't hesitate to fully recommend this book.
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An excellent book with projects that are above the elementary level. Toys that provide continual challenge as the child develops. I have built the block set, a long-time favorite of my grandchildren despite their many "modern" electronic toys, and the train.
Caution: Be sure to double-check the dimensional drawings. There are several errors in the train drawings.
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Neufeld presents a set of children's toys of extremely high quality that are fun to build. And, my grandkids play with them for hours. I believe the book describes how to make heirlooms. I highly recommend this for any woodworker.
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all parents want toys that nurture and develop the creativity and learning ability that children naturally possess. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
flat smooth file, bead slices, veneer shapes, caboose roof, small inexpensive one, quarter cubes, rectangular arch, disk sander, axle pins, miter gauge, fraction circles, countersink bit, bead material, half cubes, box layers, sand the ends, finished edge, birch plywood, stacking blocks, making toys Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bead Board, Ultimate Building Block Set, Making Toys That Teach, Tools You Need, Big Beads New!
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all parents want toys that nurture and develop the creativity and learning ability that children naturally possess. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
flat smooth file, bead slices, veneer shapes, caboose roof, small inexpensive one, quarter cubes, rectangular arch, disk sander, axle pins, miter gauge, fraction circles, countersink bit, bead material, half cubes, box layers, sand the ends, finished edge, birch plywood, stacking blocks, making toys Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bead Board, Ultimate Building Block Set, Making Toys That Teach, Tools You Need, Big Beads New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Creative Curriculum [VHS] by Teaching Strategies in Back Matter
- Inventing Kindergarten by Norman Brosterman in Back Matter
- Little Rock: Race and Resistance at Central High School (Politics and Society in Twentieth-Century America) by Karen Anderson in Back Matter
- Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood by Diane Trister Dodge in Back Matter
- Hands-On Science A Professional's Guide by Ruth Young in Back Matter
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