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08-03-2008, 01:56 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hemet, CA
Posts: 354
 |  Toys for girls?? Like most scroll saw clubs do, ours is making toys to donate around the holiday season. We are making cars, trucks, animals, and maybe rocking horses. For the girls we have a couple of ideas like doll cradles or rocking chairs, but they take longer to make then simple cars and trucks. Does anybody have any other ideas of toys for girls that are failry simple to make, don't use too much material, and don't take too long? Jim
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08-03-2008, 03:59 AM
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| 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
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| G'day Jim, I've got a couple of things I make. The little Doll pushers are simple and cheap to knock up, If you'd like a plan for those I have one I just drew up for another member. I'll take some photos of some other ideas, you may be able to use.
__________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" "Better to Die on your feet, Than live on your knees" Old Jungle Saying Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers |
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08-04-2008, 03:06 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Avon MN.
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| Me too John B. That's my problem every year are the little girls and what to make.
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08-04-2008, 03:31 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saltspring Island B.C. Canada
Posts: 602
| I googled toys for girls and unless your into making doll houses or strollers , there isn't much out there . All to do with making girls into Suzzie Home Maker .Perhaps the ladies will have a few suggestions ? Roger |
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08-04-2008, 06:09 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver Island, BC. Canada
Posts: 1,843
| This is like "don't give dolls to boys". If you give girls hand made toys they might grow up and become Wood Workers. The odd one might even become an Artist! Alan. |
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08-04-2008, 08:13 PM
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| Grumpy Old Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away
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 | My youngest daughter and my niece both love the Dinosaur puzzles from the Petersen's book. The other thing I've done for my wife's girl scout troop is given them unfinished pieces for them to paint (all kids love any kind of crafts if you take the time to show them). An unfinished piece and a picture of what it could look like finished would get them off to the races.
__________________ Kevin Scrollsaw Patterns Online Making holes in wood with an EX-30, Craftsman 16" VS, Dremel 1680 and 1671 |
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08-04-2008, 09:31 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL
Posts: 547
| Our club makes about 100 doll beds. I don't have the plans handy but they are well liked. A mattress firm donates some thin foam for the mattress and a local quilters group makes small quilts for them. Also, we do holders for coloring books and colors. Right now some of the office supply places have colors for 5 cents. Some make small boxes with swivel tops. Drill a large hole with a forstner, glue on the bottom and cut to shape. Some of the more adventurous make ironing boards, etc. but they are more labor intensive. Also, you'd be surprised but our organizations say a lot of girls like the cars as well. Earl |
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08-04-2008, 09:55 PM
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| Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005
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I'm just going to wait until Marsha reads this. I've got my steel helmet and dug a foxhole, so I'm prepared... Gill
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08-04-2008, 10:05 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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| Here is a couple of pictures showing the beds. We make the bed size to be 8 1/2 by 15. Earl |
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08-04-2008, 10:45 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 184
| Doll rocking chairs seem yo go well here I have made over 150 of these Jerry |
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