Make fun and imaginative wooden toys on your scroll saw! Easy-to-make projects for wooden toys, with simple instructions and tools and materials lists - 75 patterns from fairy tales, the forest, the farm, the ocean, and the city, most provided at full-size - Kid-safe finishes you can make at home from natural ingredients like berries, spices, and vegetables - Beginner-friendly introduction covers the basics, wood selection, cutting tips, and more - Self-taught author provides accessible, easy to follow content that makes woodworking simple With this book of scroll saw patterns, making handmade wooden toys is child's play! Author Erin Freuchtel-Dearing, a stay-at-home mom who taught herself to make wood toys without any prior woodworking experience, shows you how to make 75 simple and charming wooden toys using just a scroll saw and a few simple tools. Her toy designs are so easy to make that your children and grandchildren can help to create and decorate them! Rounded corners, food-coloring finishes, and natural materials make the toys safe for kids and toddlers. "I am evidence," Erin says, "that your typical mom with very little familiarity with power tools can learn to make simple, safe, creative, open-ended wooden toys for their children." Her work has been featured prominently in The Philadelphia Inquirer , Parents magazine, and Lucky Kids magazine. The 75 easy-to-make projects include: Fairytale: Castle Medieval People Dragons Unicorn Magic Wands - Forest: Stacking Hills Foxes Bears Bunnies Squirrels Hedgehogs Toadstools Tree House Nature Stacker - Farm: Barn Haystack Hen and Rooster Cows Horses Pigs Tractor Cornstalks - Ocean: Sand Castle Turtles Mermaids Boat Fish Seahorse Stacking Sand Dunes Crabs Seaweed Waves Stacker Whales Dolphins - City: Cityscape Stacker Cars Helicopter Airplane Stackable Fountain Trees in the Park Trains Even if you have never used a scroll saw before, this book will show you how to make delightful wooden toys that are sure to inspire young imaginations and promote creative play. A staggering array of projects, from animals and fantasy creatures to vehicles, buildings, and stackers, make amazing gifts that will delight kids. With the informative section on creating natural finishes for any craft project, you'll return to this project book again and again! Get started creating handmade wooden toys that are safe for kids and make perfect gifts, with Natural Wooden Toys ! "A comprehensive beginner's book for making beautiful wooden toys for children." —The Old Schoolhouse "An enjoyable guide to making toys to please children under eight." —Library Journal "This is a really fun book that you will love... great toys ready to be made for you or for someone else's kids." —Shortcuts "A comprehensive beginner's book for making beautiful wooden toys for children" --The Old Schoolhouse "An enjoyable guide to making toys to please children under eight." --Library Journal "Children in elementary grades will enjoy helping to decorate these sturdy homemade toys, and members of the diapered set will delight in playing with them." --Booklist "This is a really fun book that you will love... great toys ready to be made for you or for someone else's kids" --Shortcuts "A great resource for non-wood workers to make simple wooden toys for children" --Goodreads “A comprehensive beginner's book for making beautiful wooden toys for children” ―The Old Schoolhouse “An enjoyable guide to making toys to please children under eight.” ―Library Journal “Children in elementary grades will enjoy helping to decorate these sturdy homemade toys, and members of the diapered set will delight in playing with them.” ―Booklist “This is a really fun book that you will love… great toys ready to be made for you or for someone else’s kids” ―Shortcuts “A great resource for non-wood workers to make simple wooden toys for children” ―Goodreads Making fun toys on the scroll saw! Learn how to make 75 simple and charming wooden toys using just a scroll saw and a few simple tools. These toys are so easy to make, your children can help to create and decorate them too! Rounded corners, food-coloring finishes, and natural materials make the toys both safe and eco-friendly. make fun and imaginative wooden toys on the scroll saw Making cute and creative wooden toys 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. "A comprehensive beginner's book for making beautiful wooden toys for children." —THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE "An enjoyable guide to making toys to please children under eight." —LIBRARY JOURNAL "Children in elementary grades will enjoy helping to decorate these sturdy homemade toys, and members of the di