Craft Activities for Kids

Steam Roller Here is another jolly little toy model that can be easily made and given as a present to one of your many friends. It will cost practically nothing to build and does make a really fine steam roller. All that you will need in the way of materials is three old cotton reels, some paper clips, a few …

The Gocart Whilst on the subject of working with wood, here is another very useful article to make, the gocart. This is a self propelling car, made of old pieces of wood and a couple of pairs of pram wheels. You will also need a few nails, bolts and screws for fastening, and some paint for making the chariot really …

Jet Fighter One of the latest aeroplanes now made for the Royal Air Force is the Midge. It has a speed of 600 m.p.h and is a beautiful jet fighter. Let us make of this handsome plane using the modern balsa wood that can be obtained at good toy shops. You will need the 1/32 in. thickness of wood, about …

A Garden Swing What a lovely idea to build a swing for yourself and your friends and hand this from a shady tree in the garden. It will not be difficult to make and will certainly give a great deal of amusement for a long, long time. All you will need is some wood, rope, and a few screws. First …

Ashtray and Matchbox Holder This will make a fine present for the house and the illustration shows its usefulness. Although you have probably a number of ashtrays in your home, one that you have made yourself will be very welcome. You will need a piece of hard wood, cut to 5 in. square, and this should be about I in. …

Round the World Air Race Game This is a very jolly and interesting game that can easily be made and played by any number of players. The board for the game is illustrated on the next page and you can cut this out and paste it on to a piece of cardboard and use it as the base. Should you …

An Expanding Workbox You will see from the two illustrations that this handsome expanding workbox is well worth making. It is both practical and artistic and will certainly make a handsome piece of decorative furniture for the dining room table. It is sufficiently large to contain all cottons, needles, materials, wools, knitting needles, etc. in fact, everything that has to …

Armchair Ashtrays This is a very novel device for placing over armchairs, to be used as ashtrays that will not fall to the floor or carpet. A few pieces of 2 inch wide glove leather that is soft and smooth, cut to 10 inch or 12 inch in lengths. Cut the piece of leather to suit the width of the …

Kite Making The pastime of flying kite is very, very old and its origin is lost far back in the past. Boys have been flying kites of all kinds and shapes and patterns but basically the method of flying kite is same. The simplest form of kite is the crossbar type. Try making this first of all and then you …

Draughtboard Firescreen Most boys like to play draughts. It is one of the most entertaining of the indoor games and is ideal for the long winter evenings. Why not combine a draughtboard with a firescreen? This will have the added advantage of being extremely useful as well as ornamental can be used for the dual purpose of playing this absorbing …